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[dieselmaster]

There are some crazy ideas out there on how to make power. There are also a bunch of gimmics and hoax that most people on this site have read into and scientifically proved false. However we are still dealing with 6 cylinders, and an average of 200 ci. The same setup as in a porshe, bmw or whatever. SO the lighweight mildly powerful exotic cars get all the fame, while a lightweight mildly powerful falcon gets looked at with dismay. Relatively both vehicles performing the same and at much less the cost which is partially the reason i like building them. Back to the subject there is no magic to making power. Fuel, air and compression. Pack the most of these in the most amount of space. Well more carbs or fuel injection to get the fuel, turbo or supercharger for air, and some flat top pistons with a milled head for compression.....and somewhere at the peak the engine blows up. The one last thing we have to do is find more cubes. My suggestion is to research straight into stroker setups. If you want more cubes get a bigger engine...inline 6's only come so big so push the envelope on the stroke wihtout wacking the cam along with all of the above and the little six has its work cut out for it. When all of these options are out of resources then i'll look for something magical.

 

[Stubby]

Mike has already explored the stroker world. Drop him a PM. You can also read up on the Aussie 221.

I kinda like the idea of trying to do what I can with a 200.

The advice I would share with anyone who wants to play with cars is, "Plan the project and set some guidelines and a specific goal, then do it, with as little deviations from the plan as possible." It is easy to get caught up in "For a little bit more" and end up with an unfinished project.

 

[Bort62]

Parallel steps to increasing engine power output.

1.) Increase pumping efficiency.
2.) Increase combustion efficiency.
3.) Increase thermal efficiency.


That is about all there is too it

 

[dieselmaster]

i've ran by some subjects on the aussie and for me its a little mroe digging then what i want to do honestly, but again if you really want it then that is an option. I guess ci is planning on developing one which is kinda why i brought it up. But for the most part you guys get what i'm saying, brass tax the engine has its limits and it has to be done with iron not ferry dust. lol.

 

[XPC66]

The old formula was P = FACE

Fuel
Air
Compression
Efficiency

 

[69Falcon]

However we are still dealing with 6 cylinders, and an average of 200 ci. The same setup as in a porshe, bmw or whatever. SO the lighweight mildly powerful exotic cars get all the fame, while a lightweight mildly powerful falcon gets looked at with dismay. Relatively both vehicles performing the same and at much less the cost which is partially the reason i like building them.

I realize you're focusing on power, but Porsches and BMWs are acclaimed primarily for being the total package, not just power but also handling and comfort. And those are areas where our Falcons and early Mustangs simply don't compare, at least not for the general public. Me? I love my Falcon. She cruises at 75-80mph all day, gives me 25mpg on the highway, has air conditioning and a stereo that I can plug my ipod into and turn up loud enough to drown out the squeaks and rattles. I don't mind the manual steering and brakes; less things to break/maintain. Of course one of these days I'll get around to installing the Miata bucket seats and manual tranny sitting in my garage, and rebuild the motor for a little more power, install sub-frame connectors, and a rack & pinion setup, and... 8)