| Ford's 240/300 Inline 6 Data |
| Horsepower and Torque Ratings for the 300 6 according to Desktop Dyno are 114HP and 220LBS-Torque the peak Horsepower is at 3000 RPM and the peak Torque is at 2000 RPM The Bore of a stock 300 6 is 4.000 in and the Stroke is 3.980 The Cylinder Heads are Low Preformance/Stock Intake Valves are 1.781inches and the Exhaust Valves are 1.560 inches Compression Ratio is 8.5:1 The Carter YF 1 Barrel Carb has a 100 CFM induction flow@1.50inHG Manifold is a Single Plane Manifold Exhaust System is Stock The Cam is a Street/Economy, Lifters are Hydrolic, Cam-specs are Seat-To-Seat, Timing is ATDC 10 For a Desktop Dyno 2000 screen shot of the stock 300 6 click HERE |
| The 300 6 was used in all applications from light personal use to woodchippers to heavy machinery. There where 2 versons the ligth duty and heavy duty. the heavy duty features a stornger cam and pistions. From the exterior you could not tell the difference. The 300 6 was the best engine Ford had ever made. 400 000 kilometers on it and it would still go strong. They are very reliable and good on gas. 120 k of 100k highway driving would be about 5 gallons of gas or 1/4 of the gas tank. they are also very good in the city at around 12mpg and close to 20mpg on the highway. The best gas milage of the 300 6 would be at no more than 90km per hour. The 300 6 is a low reving engine with a lot of low end torque. This is also helped by the 2.75 or 3:1 gear ratio in the dana rear end. A recomendation of 10W30 oil and change it every 5000k along with a FRAM PH8A oil filter will help induce engine life. Motorcraft plugs should also be used. They should be gapped to .45m on 8mm wire. Every 25 000k the plugs, wires, distubutor and rotar should be changed. On the 300 6 there is a EGR Valve. A lot of people say if you plug the EGR valve you get more power. DO NOT DO THIS! The Emission Gas Regulator is there for a intended purpose. DO NOT DISCONNECT THE VACCUM LINE TO IT! The 300 6 also uses 2 fan belts to turn the alternator, harmonic blanacer and the fan it'self. The second Belt is used for the power steering pump if equipped. |
| All 300 6's came stock with the Carter YF 1 Barrel Carburetor. For a blown up pic of all the external parts and how they go together, click HERE |
| For external exploded diagrams click HERE |
| For interal exploded view, click HERE |
