okay fella's i am tryin to decide whether to go v8 or not. my 250 needs to b gone thru. so its not just a fix and drive. therefor i have a question 4 the mavrick guru's.. should i go ahead and look 4 a 302 for my mav, or just rebuild the 6. from all ive read the 250 doesnt get that good of gas milage to justify not goin 302. i mean 20 mpg is attainable with a 302 if drivin right. and in the end u still got the umph if u decide u need it. comon and give me some thoughts. am really wantin to get started on this. thanx.. jeff
thanx fella's think u just helped me make up my mind. now i guess i should start lookin for frame pads.. thanx agian..jeff
heres another idea that me myself would like to do just to be different. Classic Inlines Performance Parts - Home Clifford Performance :: Make 6 = 8
To me.. that's the problem with this stuff. If I'm going to spend 2k for a head, I'm sorry, it's going to be for a v8 set. I don't know how these are doing, sale wise, but the price makes me cringe. Wouldn't do it. I contemplated this idea when I was putting my car together and it was cheaper to go the v8 route.. and still is. Even a shortblock rebuild is higher on the inline 6. It's all what you want though and how you plan to use or drive the car.
Really it's more of a decision on how you want to spend your money. A built six cylinder would be very unique, as opposed to the vast sea of 302's out there, in many makes and models. No criticism, just an observation. On the other hand, my wish is to build up a Mav with a hi-po'd 4 cylinder. That would be trick. Chris
i think it would be really cool when people say "what kinda motor you got in there" and you'd just say "oh its the original 6 cylinder" heres a cool story with a sad end Classic Inlines Performance Parts - 74 Maverick Project Car
my car has a 250, but it wont be there for long if it was strictly a daily driver i'd probably keep a 6 but not if i wanted any power. and i'd never throw alot of money at a 6 either
im really thinkin money wise ill go 302. thanks for the info tho matt. but i allready did one of those in my younger days. built a 2.0 4 cylinder in a 71 pinto for auto cross. had the sidedraft webers and all.. was a cool car and u shoulda seen the kids faces when i ran them down and passed em in the curves. that was fun.. hmmm, anyone know where i can get me a pinto??? thanks agian.. jeff
