The 60s era GMC 478 c.i. V6 (roughly 8 liters) would top your list. It sits atop their V6 lineup, which also includes their 401, 351, and 305 c.i. engines.
there are plenty of engines that are better than the Hudson hornet engine if you compare horsepower to weight or displacement , but the fact that this engine was designed and made was made in the late forties and early fifties, and is still a relevant motor in a sense that with a few modifications can be competative when compared with modern engines today is quite impressive. also the reliability! WOW!
I love my 93 Ford F-150 short bed with its fuel injected 300 inline six and 5 speed manual. It's not as quick as a V8, but it's got torque that will pull some of the largest trailers. Around 4K RPM, with the stock camshaft, its responsive as hell. The truck's a blast to drive and the single Flowmaster exhaust gives it a great sound reminiscent of a sixties era sports car.
The Chrysler Australia Limited 265 Hemi 4.3L. Was the most powerful 6 cylinder in the world from the the start of the 1970's until the 1990's. The E49 build left the factory with 320hp and tuned versions with 600-800hp are still used for racing today.
Leaking and burning fucking oil? Ive got a 2007 falcon ute with 280,000kms on it and it runs literally like new! No oil leaks and blows zero smoke. And my dads got a 2004 BA ex-taxi with 780,000kms on it with full log book! Serviced and looked after extremely well and it too runs like brand new, blows no smoke and is still on the original timing chain.
Second comment The Hudson performed so well in racing not only to it's drivetrain, but the construction of the chassis. It's center of gravity was incredibly low, so it could outmaneuver the competition if it couldn't overpower it. A business-styled automobile with performance construction. Ahead of it's time.
Indeed, the Hudson Hornet 308 rated at 170 hp with "twin H-Power" was the hot car of the early 50's. Very popular on the track, Hudson sold speed parts to the public, just like Direct Connection/Mopar did decades later.
The Hudson Hornet was first introduced in 1951. Consequently, the mighty Hudson 308 six cylinder engine was exclusively produced for the Hornets from 1951 to 1956. In 1957, the last year of the Hudson, only an American Motors (AMC) eight cylinder engine was available for the Hornet.
Was a little disappointed not to see the Chevy 4.3, which is still in production today(albeit a completely different design, but still 4.3 liters). But you also missed the GMC V6 built from 59-74. A V6 up to 478ci or 7.8l. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/GMC_V6_engine
@@Leofred2000 MOST yeah. But you COULD get them in pickups or suburbans. And that's what this channel is all about, the weird stuff you've never heard of.
Bro you left out all the monster GM 6 cylinder truck engines, 305, 351, 401, 478, 637, 702 and there's more I'm forgetting all the different displacements.
@@jamieleeper8215 I thought the 12 was over 800ci? It's been a while since I've played with any old stuff just remember GM had some beastly 6's my grandpa had a old Chevy dump truck with a 478 in it thing was a tank.
They made a 503ci straight 6 in the late 50's and early 60's, but I think that was more for heavy trucks than your standard fare home use auto. Might not fit into the category of the video since he didn't include road tractors.
Looks like you may have to do an updated video of this again haha. But thankyou for continually making these videos, I've learned more from your channel than on almost all others combined. You're greatly appreciated Mr.Visio!
I've come to the conclusion my grandfather liked big 6 cylinder engine car. He had a 1950 Hudson with the big flat-head straight six, then when it got too old he parked it up and bought an Australian version of the Leyland (Austin-Morris) Marina powered by a 6 cylinder 265 cubic inch Hemi. I grow up around those cars and didn't think anything of them, shame they were sold 30+ years ago.
I love the subject, but you need a part 2 for this. Include the Chevy 4.3 V6, the 292 Chevy I6, the 270 and 302 GMC I6's, and the 305 and 351 GMC V6's. I see you limited the subject to passenger cars and pickup trucks, so won't bug you about the 379, 401, 432, and 478 versions of the GMC V6.
Hudson Hornet, my dad owned 2 of them back then. He would race better known cars over long distances in the Southwest (New Mexico and West Texas). Never lost a race. He loved those cars. I knew a guy in college that owned one. I rode around in it and it is also very roomy inside.
Our family car was a 1953 Hudson Hornet while growing up in the 60's and 70's. My father knew more about Hudson's then anyone I ever met, and belonged to the Hudson club. He had the car on the road until 1996 when it was destroyed in an accident. The car had over 400k miles on it, due to Dad replacing the motor 3 times, and it had been repainted 3 different times as well. It was a beast of a car and a member of the family. I still have the spotlight, hood ornament and a few other parts from it.
hello survivor bias! how are you doing? you're conveniently not including all the engines that broke. most things will last a long time if you maintain them properly
This is true. Have a 87 E250 cargo van with the 300 in it. Ran in out of oil one year and spun two bearings. Put a high concentration of Lucas Oil Stabilizer in it and ran for 7 more years before finally rebuilding it. Good engine.
I raced a V6 car "stock car" in 1968. Everything else on the track were V8's. Limited stock......300 hp. Running against Ford 292, Chevy 283, 327, Mopar 318 and 360. Our engine was a GMC 272 Cu In. bored to 301. trick heads and cam. single 4 bbl carb. Yep, held class records. 6CYL printed in foot high letters both sides of the '57 chevy hood. Truck engine torque, perfect for those short tracks. Mods allowed it to wind up to well over 6,000 rpm. sounded like nothing else on the track. Old man who owned a chain of Chevron gas stations built the engine and car for his son to race. I was fortunate to be on the pit crew and drive as a substitute and later a rookie. Folks who attended El Cajon raceway in 1968 might know this car as a Chevron Blue and White number 301.
I had a 4200 Vortex, what a good engine, very powerful, almost 300hp and very very reliable.. also, Toyota and Mitsubishi makes some big 6 cyl engines... 4.2, 4.5 and 4.8L
Missed the Chevrolet 230-250-292ci engine family. And also in the early 50's, GMC had a 270-302 inline six in their trucks that actually achieved a degree of success in racing, especially with a specially designed 12-port head.
My engine builder specialized in Ford flat head V-8's but also restored all manner of antique engines...I worked for him for a time and was lucky enough to work on a Hudson six. It was one of the most impressive flat head engines I've ever seen....it had individual ports for each valve (No siamesed ports) and were large and square. The block was also relieved from the port area and very smooth flowing. The great engine wasn't the only reason Hudson's were a success...they were very light and stiff and had a low center of gravity. And with the big six they made a lot of low end torque, so came out of the turns ahead of the new over head valve V-8's of the day.
YES. they included the Almighty 300! Damn that was a good motor, im 17 and have heard some crazy crazy stories of what people do to try and kill that motor! BUILT FORD TOUGH!
Had to use my PTO on my f250 with one ran the engine for 3 hours at 4k. Ran like a top. No overheating, or strange noises. just smooth consistent power
4 liter Austin Sheerline A125 4 liter Austin Princess 4 liter R 4 1/4 Bentley/Rolls 4,3 Alvis Speed 25 4,4 Austo-Daimler AD 617 4,5 liter Talbot (won 24 hours of Le Mans several times) 4 1/2 liter Meadows engines used in Invicta's and Lagonda's 4,5 litrer Voisin C12 4,9 Rolls Silver Cloud S1 5,4 liter Daimler DE36 5,8 liter Voisin C22 6,8 liter Pierce-Arrow Model 33 7,1 liter Mercedes SSKL 7,7 Rolls Phantom II 13,5 liter Pierce-Arrow Model 66 "There's no replacement for displacement" said Walter Owen Bentley once (by the way, he's the one behind the Aston DB5 engine. He was chef engineer for Lagonda since 1935, after the war, he developed a dohc straight six and a brand new frame. As David Brown bought Aston Martin, he also bought Lagonda to inherit that all new engine and frame to create what was to become the DB2 ^^).
Agree Jean-Charles. Your hero WO also came up with the 6-clyinder Bentley 8 litre of 1930 and 1931 (and the valve gear of the pre-1931 Bentley 6-cylinder cars was interesting). And WO came up with the nice refined LG6 & MR45 Lagondas (forget the V12's!) of the 1930's - one of which won LeMans in 1935. I quite like the 1930 Bentley Team Car 6½ litre engines, and the cars they were fitted to! In the 1930's there were lots of big six-cylinder engines! Cheers.
Sorry, I forgot about the pre-31 Bentley. It's hard to picture that they once were more than "silent sports cars". I will not say that Mr. Bentley is my hero, for his cars are a bit too heavy for my licking, but I sure won't decline a test drive if the chance was given to me ;-) I will much rather prefer a Lagonda 2 liter low chassis supercharged with a Weymann body... Light is right and a blower'll get your faster out of the corner !
Ah, a Lagonda 2 Litre - nice choice. A four cylinder. Obviously you like 1920's & 1930's sports cars, and lightweight (who doesn't!). For exotic, how about a Squire, or an Alta, or an Atalanta. You've mentioned Invicta, but for more British cars only, how about the Riley MPH, an SS100, AC 16/80, Railton Light Sports Tourer, Frazer-Nash TT Rep, Talbot 105...? French 1930 sports cars? That's another story! Cheers.
Thank you, as for a Riley, I've got a soft spot for the Speed 25. A late 20's Vauxhall 30-90 Clinton Saloon or a early 20's Sunbeam. Speaking of SS100, I've got a MKV with the same 3.5l engine... I can only imagine what it can do with 700 less kilos to move about and nothing separating the top of your head from the skies above. Judging by your username, you're more into pre-WW1 sports cars. By the way I'm french, and as for the Talbots, I prefer the cars the french division came up with, even before Anthony Lago's got involved into it. Like a nice 11Six, M67, or a big Pacific (like the Coach by Pelletier). A Ballot 2LTS or RH3, a Voisin C11 or 14, a Salmson with it's electromagnetic gearbox and DOHC ... The problem is which one to choose, I guess I'll have to own one of each !
@@HotForgeChaos Definitely, I feel they lacked some power when stock but you can squeeze some immense power if you tune them right! They are much reliable than those tb48 ones.
That Ford 300 sound brings back memories. I rode in a truck with one for years as a kid, lost compression somewhere north of 350,000 miles (no overdrive). Then a good friend had one as well. May not have been fast, but it took a week without oil to take out the lower end, and a month without coolant to crack the head.
BuzzLOLOL quite frankly if we wanted to go out of our way to our in engines that aren’t a 6 cylinder (as what this video is about) I could’ve said the Brutus bomber, darracq v8 or anything with a large engine but this video is about engines with 6 cylinders
Just pointing out that there was a 4-banger CAR engine that was even larger than that 6-banger! Imagine it with 2 more cylinders... ruclips.net/video/BfYbH7926gk/видео.html
You need to do a "Part 2", and possibly a "Part 3". There are a lot of engines that you missed. When you do get to that, don't forget the Bentley 8 litter six. Have fun.
Those engines are small. Between 1905 and 1925 the leading luxury cars had six cylinder engines that were real monsters. For example, the Pierce Arrow 66, 825 cu in or 13.5 liters. McFarlan Twin Valve Six, 572 cu in 9.37 liters. Oldsmobile Limited, 707 cu in 11.6 liters. From Europe there was the Renault 40CV with its 557 cu in 9.1 liter engine and the Napier, who made the first six cylinder car, made an 80HP racing model with a 920 cu in 15 liter engine.
The Ford Barra is indeed a big 6, and incredibly reliable (mine has 245 thousand miles on the clock, unopened) but it's not quite as big as one of it's predecessors, the 250 crossflow. However, the 250 might be a smaller variation of the 300, I'm not entirely sure.
they were meant to run all day with as little risk of breaking down as possible all while being reasonably cheap. This meant that their engines had relatively loosely fitting parts, low compression ratios and all that.
Is everything a race? No. Americans understand its easier to make a overbuilt and sometimes unnecessary big volume engines due to what the applications are. Better to underwork a big motor than overwork a small turbo motor.
It's due to regulations from back in the day put on auto makers. That's why American engines are very upgradable. But most of those regulations have been lifted.
Kuddlesworth NA .... it's our ridiculous pollution laws that choke the life out of any and all American produced engines....I mean, my lady's junk 1996 Chevy Suburban w/the detuned 454 big block V8 has a smog pump, which runs off of the belt, feeding TWO catalytic converters....It's GM junk, true, but still, that motor has the potential to make much more power than it does, but it can't really be modified because of Calif's retarded laws....
The Pierce Arrow 66 had a 14 litre / 825 ci six cylinder engine. The Rolls Royce Silver Ghost engine was 7 litres. Detroit Diesel 60 Series was offered in capacities up to 14 litres. What mekes a 3.3 litre six unusually big?
That engine was a modified helicopter motor. Tucker put lots of cool, innovative ideas into his cars, which is why the big three ( auto manufacturers ) ganged up and buried a upstart rival.. so we could have the crappy cars we've got today from them...
That was a Continental aircraft engine if I recall correctly .... aircraft engines were designed for more power per cubic inch and frequently featured such things as hemispherical heads and four valves per cylinder as they were not as cost constrained as auto engines, Look as Hispano Suisa
That Ford 300 is probably the slowest out of all the engines on this list but its my favorite. My Father owned several of them and they will tow nearly anything you ask of it (albeit, not in any hurry) and will run forever with proper care, especially oil changes.
Yeah those poor 300s are a gem for pulling but much above 3500 rpm they get winded think that's why they didn't make much h.p. They pulled much like a diesel. You can thank that on the normal sized bore and really long stroke.
@@maynardreed4036 yeah my crazy friend bought one time with over 250000 miles I asked him why he would buy something with that kinda mileage he suprised me when he got it to 415000miles before it started smoking some and making a little bearing rattle from low oil pressure
@soaringtractor wow someones got a problem calling people dumbasses for no real apparent reason. And I've never seen anywhere that the 300 was used in medium dutys first. It appears it came out for light and medium duty around the same year. And the ones in the bigger trucks had forged cranks and rods and larger exhaust manifold for extended heat and stress of pulling more weight.
Just to add some perspective to this , the Aussie Chrysler Valiant 265 cid in line 6 cylinder RT e-49 Charger held the title as the quickest accelerating PRODUCTION 6 cylinder in the world for nigh on 15 yrs, it was only with the advent of turbo charging that another in line ( the Holden Calais Brock Director Special with a turbo Nissan RBDet motor) 6 was able to beat it's 1/4 mile times. The triple dual throat webers hanging off the 265 gave it a howl that would send tingles up the spines of most V8 drivers as well, they knew how quick these bloody things were and most sane V8 steerers let them sprint away at the lights without trying to race them as they knew the embarrassment of getting flogged by a mere 6 pot would be hard to swallow. So far as bragging rights go, the 265 Aussie Hemi 6 handed every other in line 6 it's ass in spades, nothing held a candle to it as far as potency.
You know what I like? I like how much you like a lot of the same things I like. Brother you've got a lot of really good knowledge about motors. It's quite amazing how much you know. I love learning something new especially when it is beyond the beginner engine enthusiast level. Your content is definitely not for somebody who is just starting to learn about motors, it's a level above. There's just something awesome about an inline 6 that out-displaces many 8-cylinder motors. Some of those big 4 cylinders are amazing too. Thank you for all your hard work keeping the videos rolling out. I'd love to hear some more about Japanese touring car engines or GT1 prototype motors.
Finally saw my car's engine in one of your videos, by the way the 4200 vortec made 272hp for the first models it came with 291hp in the later models and 277 lb of torque.
First time I’ve seen your channel, interesting but lacking big time in research. You had some light duty pickups featured so let me give you some help. GMC had a line of V6 engines for their light duty trucks all during the 60’s and I to the early 70’s. They ranged from 305CI all the way to 401CI, they even had. 432 and a 478CI. All of these dwarf your 12 largest 6 cyl engines. GM’s slogan was the power of a 8 cyl and the economy of a 6 cyl. By the way, neither claim was anywhere near true.
Sorry but I’m Australian and your numbers for the N/A Barra is off, the latest N/A Barra is 198kw. The turbo version is up around 300kw but all the cars in the video are N/A.
The BF makes 195 KW in base model (250 HP, give or take) and with a supercharger, what I'm planning to do, can make so much more. Also, as a family sedan, the cars are cheap to make, and can run on regular fuel without drama. An amazing motor that should still be in production
In my late '50s Auto Shop Class I was taught that all inline 6's, regardless of manufacturer, have the same firing order- 1-5-3-6-2-4, and that that was not true for any other engine type!
Honesty shut the ever-loving-fuck up. This video is speculation based on his region and what he’s been exposed to via hearsay and likely the culture based on where he’s from. You fuckers ate lots of paint chips as a kid eh?
- Brazilian Chevrolet Opala and Omega, with a 4.1L engine - Nissan Patrol with a 4,8L engine - V6 Vortec used in the Chevy SS10, GMC Sonoma and so on...
I agree with the one comment the best engine I've ever built for straight 6 was the G MC 302 2 barrel carb 3in exhaust 12-inch clutch what are credible smooth-running Beast and it did have a great oiling system tremendous low-end torque I put it in a flatbed truck for a guy it was a sweet running machine
1948 Tucker - 6 cylinder boxer, 5475cc, 334CID. It was a Franklin O-335 converted from aviation use and air cooling to automotive use and water cooling.
Im very glad so much research goes into your videos. I used to have an Atlas LL8 on a Chevy TrailBlazer, and now an AMC 282 on a VAM Grand Wagoneer I got for my dad
Great video man! However, you forgot to mention some engines like the Chevy 4.1L that was used in the Brazilian Opala in the 80s, and later on in the 90s Chevy introduced the 4.3L V6 vortec, which here in Brazil powered both the pickup truck s10 and the Blazer (the SUVs' father lol)
The 60s era GMC 478 c.i. V6 (roughly 8 liters) would top your list. It sits atop their V6 lineup, which also includes their 401, 351, and 305 c.i. engines.
Yep, I thought they would be here also and that's why I watched the video.
Did they come in pickup trucks?
@YOU BLYAT No they came in GMC cars
@@hannibalsimpsonthefishseller the 8 liter model? If so I want
@@hannibalsimpsonthefishseller They were in the GMC pickup, it was the engine and the trim levels that made the Chevy truck and the GMC different.
there are plenty of engines that are better than the Hudson hornet engine if you compare horsepower to weight or displacement , but the fact that this engine was designed and made was made in the late forties and early fifties, and is still a relevant motor in a sense that with a few modifications can be competative when compared with modern engines today is quite impressive. also the reliability! WOW!
I love my 93 Ford F-150 short bed with its fuel injected 300 inline six and 5 speed manual. It's not as quick as a V8, but it's got torque that will pull some of the largest trailers. Around 4K RPM, with the stock camshaft, its responsive as hell. The truck's a blast to drive and the single Flowmaster exhaust gives it a great sound reminiscent of a sixties era sports car.
The Chrysler Australia Limited 265 Hemi 4.3L. Was the most powerful 6 cylinder in the world from the the start of the 1970's until the 1990's. The E49 build left the factory with 320hp and tuned versions with 600-800hp are still used for racing today.
I was hoping someone had got to this before me (Y) :-)
But it wasn't REALLY a Hemi...
Those slant-6 engines were legendary, mainly because they had such a long stroke!
Not a true hemi but the 265 even beat a ferrari up webbers "test track" when under development in bologna.
Glad to see the good ol' Hemi six mentioned here
FORD BARRA STRAYAAAAAAA
They're good at leaking & burning oil after a few yrs!
Leaking and burning fucking oil? Ive got a 2007 falcon ute with 280,000kms on it and it runs literally like new! No oil leaks and blows zero smoke. And my dads got a 2004 BA ex-taxi with 780,000kms on it with full log book! Serviced and looked after extremely well and it too runs like brand new, blows no smoke and is still on the original timing chain.
Gay!!!!!!
MrWombatty no there not my 14 year old barra that’s been tuned and beat on every day has no oil leaks nothing is wrong
Up the Barra Brother ☝️🤙
The brazilian Chevy Opala had a 4100 cc engine, the 250!
You wouldn't believe this engine was born before the GM V8 smallblocks
@@Berchol I think the engine was born in 1929, used in trucks right?
Absolutely (y)
Not just that but, when modified, it could reach 4.4L (268 c.i.)
250 (4.1L) and the 292 (4.9L) on the same block
Second comment
The Hudson performed so well in racing not only to it's drivetrain, but the construction of the chassis. It's center of gravity was incredibly low, so it could outmaneuver the competition if it couldn't overpower it. A business-styled automobile with performance construction. Ahead of it's time.
Indeed, the Hudson Hornet 308 rated at 170 hp with "twin H-Power" was the hot car of the early 50's. Very popular on the track, Hudson sold speed parts to the public, just like Direct Connection/Mopar did decades later.
The Hudson Hornet was first introduced in 1951. Consequently, the mighty Hudson 308 six cylinder engine was exclusively produced for the Hornets from 1951 to 1956. In 1957, the last year of the Hudson, only an American Motors (AMC) eight cylinder engine was available for the Hornet.
My dad had a Hornet before I was born. He sure talked about it a lot!
I learned about torque, from the stories he told me.
Was a little disappointed not to see the Chevy 4.3, which is still in production today(albeit a completely different design, but still 4.3 liters). But you also missed the GMC V6 built from 59-74. A V6 up to 478ci or 7.8l. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/GMC_V6_engine
But still a fantastic video as always of course!
Most of those engines were commercial truck engines tho
@@Leofred2000 MOST yeah. But you COULD get them in pickups or suburbans. And that's what this channel is all about, the weird stuff you've never heard of.
@@joec1995jc yea he should put the 4.3 vortec/ecotec v6
The 305 was mostly in pick ups.
Take your time with narration, there’s no shame in doing more than one take
Lmao
Good info as always, but I think he should get an American to proof read the text and do the narration. His English and pronunciation are very poor.
@@donellmuniz590 why a american are non Americans not allowed to have a literall voice 🤣
You’re doing fine. Enjoy your work!
@Tim Koontz . 🤮
Don't forget the triple carb 4.3 litre hemi 6 in the Australian Valiant Charger.
The Mighty 265
That things powerful as
The AMC 6 in line Cylinders engine has always been my favorite because it lasted a long time
Jorge Rodriguez and they sound so velvety smooth...
Any one else happy to see a good old Aussie BARRA as the first vid ?
Bro you left out all the monster GM 6 cylinder truck engines, 305, 351, 401, 478, 637, 702 and there's more I'm forgetting all the different displacements.
The 702 was the v-12 made out of two 351s
@@jamieleeper8215 I thought the 12 was over 800ci? It's been a while since I've played with any old stuff just remember GM had some beastly 6's my grandpa had a old Chevy dump truck with a 478 in it thing was a tank.
I could only imagine! I have a 63 pick up with the 305 v6
Derek Joon Shocked to see this one left out - my friend still drives his pick up every day with the 305.
They made a 503ci straight 6 in the late 50's and early 60's, but I think that was more for heavy trucks than your standard fare home use auto. Might not fit into the category of the video since he didn't include road tractors.
My parents purchased a 1953 Twin Hornet six. It was fast, comfortable and cornered like a champ. It was a great car!
I've always loved the sound of 6 cylinder engines, don't get me wrong I like other engine sounds too.
Looks like you may have to do an updated video of this again haha. But thankyou for continually making these videos, I've learned more from your channel than on almost all others combined. You're greatly appreciated Mr.Visio!
All of these 6 cylinder videos never seem to mention Chrysler's 265ci Hemi. C'mon its a legendary engine with good power
one of the strongest i6 out there
I've come to the conclusion my grandfather liked big 6 cylinder engine car. He had a 1950 Hudson with the big flat-head straight six, then when it got too old he parked it up and bought an Australian version of the Leyland (Austin-Morris) Marina powered by a 6 cylinder 265 cubic inch Hemi. I grow up around those cars and didn't think anything of them, shame they were sold 30+ years ago.
I love the subject, but you need a part 2 for this. Include the Chevy 4.3 V6, the 292 Chevy I6, the 270 and 302 GMC I6's, and the 305 and 351 GMC V6's. I see you limited the subject to passenger cars and pickup trucks, so won't bug you about the 379, 401, 432, and 478 versions of the GMC V6.
The barra is currently able to support 1200hp on the stock block, and there are drag versions making 2500hp
4.8 L6 on Nissan Patrol Y61
Adrian Fidi the TB48DE
exactly, the tb48
Arabs love em. Better than guns. Tutuutututu
Marios Tabajen especially Mohammed Bin Saeed
Can’t forget about the td42.
VisoRacer, you're on top of the game right now. Pumping out quality content. Nice, keep it up fam
You forgot the Tucker 48, this car has a 5.5 liter flat 6 ! 😥
Would love one of em, the power figures are impressive too
Hudson Hornet, my dad owned 2 of them back then. He would race better known cars over long distances in the Southwest (New Mexico and West Texas). Never lost a race. He loved those cars.
I knew a guy in college that owned one. I rode around in it and it is also very roomy inside.
1910 - 1918 Pierce-Arrow Model 66. Beginning in 1913, the inline 6-cylinder was enlarged to 825 cubic inches, or 13.5L.
Thanks for adding the Aussie Barra to the list
And yeah we are very lucky to have those awesome engines
Our family car was a 1953 Hudson Hornet while growing up in the 60's and 70's. My father knew more about Hudson's then anyone I ever met, and belonged to the Hudson club. He had the car on the road until 1996 when it was destroyed in an accident. The car had over 400k miles on it, due to Dad replacing the motor 3 times, and it had been repainted 3 different times as well. It was a beast of a car and a member of the family. I still have the spotlight, hood ornament and a few other parts from it.
The ford 300 is indestructable i can 100% confirm that!
The 300 has the added benefit of sounding badass, especially with no cats a bullet muffler, really brings out that throaty rumble they have.
hello survivor bias! how are you doing? you're conveniently not including all the engines that broke. most things will last a long time if you maintain them properly
This is true. Have a 87 E250 cargo van with the 300 in it. Ran in out of oil one year and spun two bearings. Put a high concentration of Lucas Oil Stabilizer in it and ran for 7 more years before finally rebuilding it. Good engine.
Grandfather has a 1978 F-150 4x4 with that engine he bought new in '78 that he still drives occasionally so I would have to agree.
This msg is authentic. It is the strongest engine a work of art
1:27 GO THE MIGHTY AU FALCON!
He should have included that it was only gas engines
Mitchell Pickels "automotive"
Mitchell Pickels Agreed. The 5.9 and 6.7 Cummins are both way larger than these engines.
crazyyoutubeuser24 So? Cars can be diesel too 😩
Åberg automotive means ONLY FOR CARS. Thus no diesel! Cause diesel engines have multiple uses
WELL NO DUH
My dad drove a 1980 VAM Rally with the AMC 4.6L engine. I remember it was huge and it was very loud! And it was very reliable.
The Australian Barra engine was also exported to England and South Africa in the BA series Falcons so not just available in Oz
New Zealand too got BA Barras including the Turbo version that Hubnut tested
I raced a V6 car "stock car" in 1968. Everything else on the track were V8's. Limited stock......300 hp. Running against Ford 292, Chevy 283, 327, Mopar 318 and 360. Our engine was a GMC 272 Cu In. bored to 301. trick heads and cam. single 4 bbl carb. Yep, held class records. 6CYL printed in foot high letters both sides of the '57 chevy hood. Truck engine torque, perfect for those short tracks. Mods allowed it to wind up to well over 6,000 rpm. sounded like nothing else on the track. Old man who owned a chain of Chevron gas stations built the engine and car for his son to race. I was fortunate to be on the pit crew and drive as a substitute and later a rookie. Folks who attended El Cajon raceway in 1968 might know this car as a Chevron Blue and White number 301.
I had a 4200 Vortex, what a good engine, very powerful, almost 300hp and very very reliable.. also, Toyota and Mitsubishi makes some big 6 cyl engines... 4.2, 4.5 and 4.8L
Havnt seen the Mitsubishi big 6cyls, I know of the Toyota 4.2 and Nissan tb48 though
Missed the Chevrolet 230-250-292ci engine family. And also in the early 50's, GMC had a 270-302 inline six in their trucks that actually achieved a degree of success in racing, especially with a specially designed 12-port head.
5:10 4-day-sex?
I have an essex powered truck
Well, visio is one lucky man
I wasn't ready 😂😂😂 👉👌
LMAO
My engine builder specialized in Ford flat head V-8's but also restored all manner of antique engines...I worked for him for a time and was lucky enough to work on a Hudson six.
It was one of the most impressive flat head engines I've ever seen....it had individual ports for each valve (No siamesed ports) and were large and square. The block was also relieved from the port area and very smooth flowing. The great engine wasn't the only reason Hudson's were a success...they were very light and stiff and had a low center of gravity. And with the big six they made a lot of low end torque, so came out of the turns ahead of the new over head valve V-8's of the day.
YES. they included the Almighty 300! Damn that was a good motor, im 17 and have heard some crazy crazy stories of what people do to try and kill that motor! BUILT FORD TOUGH!
Had to use my PTO on my f250 with one ran the engine for 3 hours at 4k. Ran like a top. No overheating, or strange noises. just smooth consistent power
4 liter Austin Sheerline A125
4 liter Austin Princess 4 liter R
4 1/4 Bentley/Rolls
4,3 Alvis Speed 25
4,4 Austo-Daimler AD 617
4,5 liter Talbot (won 24 hours of Le Mans several times)
4 1/2 liter Meadows engines used in Invicta's and Lagonda's
4,5 litrer Voisin C12
4,9 Rolls Silver Cloud S1
5,4 liter Daimler DE36
5,8 liter Voisin C22
6,8 liter Pierce-Arrow Model 33
7,1 liter Mercedes SSKL
7,7 Rolls Phantom II
13,5 liter Pierce-Arrow Model 66
"There's no replacement for displacement" said Walter Owen Bentley once (by the way, he's the one behind the Aston DB5 engine. He was chef engineer for Lagonda since 1935, after the war, he developed a dohc straight six and a brand new frame. As David Brown bought Aston Martin, he also bought Lagonda to inherit that all new engine and frame to create what was to become the DB2 ^^).
Agree Jean-Charles. Your hero WO also came up with the 6-clyinder Bentley 8 litre of 1930 and 1931 (and the valve gear of the pre-1931 Bentley 6-cylinder cars was interesting). And WO came up with the nice refined LG6 & MR45 Lagondas (forget the V12's!) of the 1930's - one of which won LeMans in 1935. I quite like the 1930 Bentley Team Car 6½ litre engines, and the cars they were fitted to! In the 1930's there were lots of big six-cylinder engines! Cheers.
Sorry, I forgot about the pre-31 Bentley. It's hard to picture that they once were more than "silent sports cars". I will not say that Mr. Bentley is my hero, for his cars are a bit too heavy for my licking, but I sure won't decline a test drive if the chance was given to me ;-)
I will much rather prefer a Lagonda 2 liter low chassis supercharged with a Weymann body... Light is right and a blower'll get your faster out of the corner !
Ah, a Lagonda 2 Litre - nice choice. A four cylinder. Obviously you like 1920's & 1930's sports cars, and lightweight (who doesn't!). For exotic, how about a Squire, or an Alta, or an Atalanta. You've mentioned Invicta, but for more British cars only, how about the Riley MPH, an SS100, AC 16/80, Railton Light Sports Tourer, Frazer-Nash TT Rep, Talbot 105...? French 1930 sports cars? That's another story! Cheers.
Thank you, as for a Riley, I've got a soft spot for the Speed 25.
A late 20's Vauxhall 30-90 Clinton Saloon or a early 20's Sunbeam. Speaking of SS100, I've got a MKV with the same 3.5l engine... I can only imagine what it can do with 700 less kilos to move about and nothing separating the top of your head from the skies above.
Judging by your username, you're more into pre-WW1 sports cars.
By the way I'm french, and as for the Talbots, I prefer the cars the french division came up with, even before Anthony Lago's got involved into it. Like a nice 11Six, M67, or a big Pacific (like the Coach by Pelletier).
A Ballot 2LTS or RH3, a Voisin C11 or 14, a Salmson with it's electromagnetic gearbox and DOHC ... The problem is which one to choose, I guess I'll have to own one of each !
most of those aren't cars, they're living rooms on wheels
Where is Nissan's TB48DE from Nissan Patrol?
Chrysler Australia had a big six a 265ci inline six.In the mid 70's to early 80's it was considered the "Big Block" of sixes in Australia.
The 4.0L straight six, was out before the Barra line of engines, in Australia. And some of those falcon's, could have had the earlier engines.
Are we not going to mention the 5.9 and 6.7 Cummins?
You forgot to mention Nissan's TB48DE 4800CC i6 engine in the patrol!
And the TB45, although those engines were a bit shit
@@HotForgeChaos Definitely, I feel they lacked some power when stock but you can squeeze some immense power if you tune them right! They are much reliable than those tb48 ones.
That Ford 300 sound brings back memories. I rode in a truck with one for years as a kid, lost compression somewhere north of 350,000 miles (no overdrive). Then a good friend had one as well. May not have been fast, but it took a week without oil to take out the lower end, and a month without coolant to crack the head.
My x~con~line van with 3003on the tree wasn't overly fast/strong/or good on gas but 400+k miles & still moving on...
Ford 300 c.i. 4.9 L inline six. is hands down the best inline six cylinder engine ever produced. they were bullet proof.
Pierce arrow of 1920 and before had around a 14 litre straight 6
Fiat had about a 14L 4-banger...
BuzzLOLOL quite frankly if we wanted to go out of our way to our in engines that aren’t a 6 cylinder (as what this video is about) I could’ve said the Brutus bomber, darracq v8 or anything with a large engine but this video is about engines with 6 cylinders
Just pointing out that there was a 4-banger CAR engine that was even larger than that 6-banger! Imagine it with 2 more cylinders... ruclips.net/video/BfYbH7926gk/видео.html
THAT'S the one I clicked on THIS VIDEO for!!!!!
I believe it was the Pierce Arrow model-66, 800 C.I.D.; 125 H.P.
Ohh yeah, The Beast of Turin!!!
South Africa also got a few Barra's...
The almighty Chevrolet Turbo-Thrift deserves the same glory as the Ford 300 being older and outliving it by 8 years.
You need to do a "Part 2", and possibly a "Part 3".
There are a lot of engines that you missed.
When you do get to that, don't forget the Bentley 8 litter six.
Have fun.
Along with the barra u should of mentiond 250 xflow and 4.0 sohc same displacement
or just the NA barra they are ball ball tearers as well
God that F150 with the loud exhaust on the V6 is just embarassing
How?
Those engines are small. Between 1905 and 1925 the leading luxury cars had six cylinder engines that were real monsters. For example, the Pierce Arrow 66, 825 cu in or 13.5 liters. McFarlan Twin Valve Six, 572 cu in 9.37 liters. Oldsmobile Limited, 707 cu in 11.6 liters. From Europe there was the Renault 40CV with its 557 cu in 9.1 liter engine and the Napier, who made the first six cylinder car, made an 80HP racing model with a 920 cu in 15 liter engine.
From Leo: I have a 302 Cubic Inch straight 6 in my 1958 GMC pickup.
My favorite V6 engines from general motors are: 3.1L L82 V6, 3.4L LA1 V6, 3.8L L67 series 2 supercharged V6 and the long living 4.3L Vortec/Ecotec V6.
The 4.3 is used in so many different things. I was disappointed to see it didn't make the video.
Garbage Motors!!! There's NOT ONE GM built car which has reached 100 years old!! They have NOT been around that long!!
Did anyone say they had? You have a lot of anger about GM. Can you show us on the doll where the 4.3 touched you?
@@FlameOnTheBeat damn that must of hurt
@@Oddman1980 same here
Inline 6 are BEST engines EVER!
The Ford Barra is indeed a big 6, and incredibly reliable (mine has 245 thousand miles on the clock, unopened) but it's not quite as big as one of it's predecessors, the 250 crossflow. However, the 250 might be a smaller variation of the 300, I'm not entirely sure.
I had a 70's F100 with a 300 straight 6 and a C6 trans with a locking rear diff.
Best light/full duty ever.
You missed the Chevy/GMC 292 straight six.
And its GMC ancestor, the 248-302 cubic inch 6.
I still have no idea how American's managed to make engines so huge with such little power outputs.
they were meant to run all day with as little risk of breaking down as possible all while being reasonably cheap. This meant that their engines had relatively loosely fitting parts, low compression ratios and all that.
A trip across a country in Europe isn't even close to the size of some American states and Canadian provinces.
Is everything a race? No. Americans understand its easier to make a overbuilt and sometimes unnecessary big volume engines due to what the applications are. Better to underwork a big motor than overwork a small turbo motor.
It's due to regulations from back in the day put on auto makers. That's why American engines are very upgradable. But most of those regulations have been lifted.
Kuddlesworth NA .... it's our ridiculous pollution laws that choke the life out of any and all American produced engines....I mean, my lady's junk 1996 Chevy Suburban w/the detuned 454 big block V8 has a smog pump, which runs off of the belt, feeding TWO catalytic converters....It's GM junk, true, but still, that motor has the potential to make much more power than it does, but it can't really be modified because of Calif's retarded laws....
Ford 300 was the best engine I ever owned. Those things will run until the end of time. My buddy has almost 700k miles on his F150 with one.
The later Atlas 4,2 had over 290 HP. It was on Ward's 10 best engines list for many years. But I'm certain it never made the 16000 RPM you show.
The Pierce Arrow 66 had a 14 litre / 825 ci six cylinder engine. The Rolls Royce Silver Ghost engine was 7 litres. Detroit Diesel 60 Series was offered in capacities up to 14 litres. What mekes a 3.3 litre six unusually big?
you forgot the Tucker 48 it had a 334ci 5.5L horizontally opposed six cylinder and made 166hp not bad for 1948
I don't know if you could say the Tucker was a production engine.
That engine was a modified helicopter motor. Tucker put lots of cool, innovative ideas into his cars, which is why the big three ( auto manufacturers ) ganged up and buried a upstart rival.. so we could have the crappy cars we've got today from them...
That was a Continental aircraft engine if I recall correctly .... aircraft engines were designed for more power per cubic inch and frequently featured such things as hemispherical heads and four valves per cylinder as they were not as cost constrained as auto engines, Look as Hispano Suisa
Also designed for low RPMs HP to keep blade speed down...
Tucker's weren't air cooled. They modified the engine to be water cooled.
I love all of your videos! Keep up the good work
Mr 420 are you going to tell him
Mr 420 could you tell me too? I just wanted to know, I’m not doubting you.
I'm Australian, everytime I see a Barra 6-cylinder I can't help but think "fuck that's a long engine!"
That Ford 300 is probably the slowest out of all the engines on this list but its my favorite. My Father owned several of them and they will tow nearly anything you ask of it (albeit, not in any hurry) and will run forever with proper care, especially oil changes.
Yeah those poor 300s are a gem for pulling but much above 3500 rpm they get winded think that's why they didn't make much h.p. They pulled much like a diesel. You can thank that on the normal sized bore and really long stroke.
Love the 300 ci ford. Can't kill them if properly maintained.
@@maynardreed4036 yeah my crazy friend bought one time with over 250000 miles I asked him why he would buy something with that kinda mileage he suprised me when he got it to 415000miles before it started smoking some and making a little bearing rattle from low oil pressure
@@ReidHenderson yup probably still had another 50 or 75000 miles in it.
@soaringtractor wow someones got a problem calling people dumbasses for no real apparent reason. And I've never seen anywhere that the 300 was used in medium dutys first. It appears it came out for light and medium duty around the same year. And the ones in the bigger trucks had forged cranks and rods and larger exhaust manifold for extended heat and stress of pulling more weight.
The barra almost looks like an M104/OM606.at least we have these beasts he in center/east europe :D
They are very different how they go about things, the Ford will also run 9sec 1/4 on a stock bottom end.
Sky Surv Aviation check out TurboBandit for some referance on the M104
Lol yeah.I have written it here for a reason :D
Just to add some perspective to this , the Aussie Chrysler Valiant 265 cid in line 6 cylinder RT e-49 Charger held the title as the quickest accelerating PRODUCTION 6 cylinder in the world for nigh on 15 yrs, it was only with the advent of turbo charging that another in line ( the Holden Calais Brock Director Special with a turbo Nissan RBDet motor) 6 was able to beat it's 1/4 mile times. The triple dual throat webers hanging off the 265 gave it a howl that would send tingles up the spines of most V8 drivers as well, they knew how quick these bloody things were and most sane V8 steerers let them sprint away at the lights without trying to race them as they knew the embarrassment of getting flogged by a mere 6 pot would be hard to swallow.
So far as bragging rights go, the 265 Aussie Hemi 6 handed every other in line 6 it's ass in spades, nothing held a candle to it as far as potency.
You know what I like?
I like how much you like a lot of the same things I like.
Brother you've got a lot of really good knowledge about motors. It's quite amazing how much you know. I love learning something new especially when it is beyond the beginner engine enthusiast level. Your content is definitely not for somebody who is just starting to learn about motors, it's a level above. There's just something awesome about an inline 6 that out-displaces many 8-cylinder motors. Some of those big 4 cylinders are amazing too. Thank you for all your hard work keeping the videos rolling out. I'd love to hear some more about Japanese touring car engines or GT1 prototype motors.
The Barea is a force to be reckoned with and they are finally legally available for import to the US. I'm going to put one in my 88 fox body Mustang
Barea?
@YOU BLYAT Sorry, Barra
You forgot the Chevy 292, the GMC 305 and 351 V6.
They got all the way to 478 too!
@@captainchicken8983
Yeah but I think this was just for automobiles. I think they only used those in dump trucks and other big trucks.
dont forget the 302 Inline six
You pronounce Buick as Bjuke :)
its his accent, dont blame him
No! The i is npt silent.
Meneer De Kip you would love hering som people I have heard trying to peernounce Lincolin, with there thick dialect l
B-you-ick
Finally saw my car's engine in one of your videos, by the way the 4200 vortec made 272hp for the first models it came with 291hp in the later models and 277 lb of torque.
Love the Hudson!
First time I’ve seen your channel, interesting but lacking big time in research. You had some light duty pickups featured so let me give you some help. GMC had a line of V6 engines for their light duty trucks all during the 60’s and I to the early 70’s. They ranged from 305CI all the way to 401CI, they even had. 432 and a 478CI. All of these dwarf your 12 largest 6 cyl engines. GM’s slogan was the power of a 8 cyl and the economy of a 6 cyl. By the way, neither claim was anywhere near true.
Almost every cummins?
Will Glenz I was kinda surprised not to see a Cummins on the list
it's basically a bus engine
@@merroika1050 But they are used in production automotives as well 🤔
They are all gassers in this video
Ryder he took several us pickups in here, so he could manage a cummins
I Loved the 4.9L in-line 6cyl in my 82 and 92 F150.
I put over 350K miles on both of them.
An in-line 6cyl has 40% less moving parts of any V8 engine
Where is the Brazilian pride from 70's, the Chevy Opala 4.1L S250 engine?! What a shame forget that car in a list like that...
There's no replacement for displacement!
Variable valve timing...Turbo charging... But you're right. Nothing feels like a v8 N/A engine with tons of response and bottom end torque.
Watch Boostedbois, that might change your mind hahah.
4.1 liters but 125hp?
@@franciscodieguez5187 The 1976 SS Model had 171 hp and 319 nm, pretty good for 70s
yeah. and Nux affirms that
Is it weird that the Ford Barra in the 2nd clip sounded almost like a Chevy/Ford V8 at idle?
Single cam 4L Intech motors get a massive chop on when you drop a decent cam into them
owned an AU XR6 lumpy cam 3-inch pipe it used to vibrate the windows on houses at 25kph
And all the 'Barra's' in the article never came in those models. BA on.
The Ford Falcon (Barra) used to have a 4.1 litre (250 cu) carburetor and fuel injected inline six My favourite was the crossflow.
Completely different motors
What about the Nissan Patrol 4800 VTC(or safari) edition?
The TB48 engine can make ridicolous amounts of power,sadly only exists in arabic regions
A good car but a bad mileage i have one
I think they also sold the TB48 in europe
And Australia
Selling in Australia too
And New Zealand. NZ also gets the GU Patrol in TI spec with the TD42T, something Australia never got for some stupid reason
Sorry but I’m Australian and your numbers for the N/A Barra is off, the latest N/A Barra is 198kw. The turbo version is up around 300kw but all the cars in the video are N/A.
The turbo was actually 400kw in final guise, ford underate their power figures compared to GM which overhyped everything.
Sky Surv Aviation I was being conservative because he showed mostly BA falcons I think the BA mk2 was about 300kw
The BF makes 195 KW in base model (250 HP, give or take) and with a supercharger, what I'm planning to do, can make so much more. Also, as a family sedan, the cars are cheap to make, and can run on regular fuel without drama. An amazing motor that should still be in production
The turbo Barra in xr6 sprint is officially rated at 335kw or 370kw on overboost if I am correct
In my late '50s Auto Shop Class I was taught that all inline 6's, regardless of manufacturer, have the same firing order- 1-5-3-6-2-4, and that that was not true for any other engine type!
Again for your service you have made a great video as always
And no hemi 265? you need to do more research dude
Anthony Suarez and neither do you mate
Honesty shut the ever-loving-fuck up. This video is speculation based on his region and what he’s been exposed to via hearsay and likely the culture based on where he’s from. You fuckers ate lots of paint chips as a kid eh?
Im early so lemme make a joke...
1999 Toyota Prius G
my cat laughed
You forgot GM 503 and 707 inline sixes GM/Chev 292 and302 six, and the GMC V6s 305,351,401,478
- Brazilian Chevrolet Opala and Omega, with a 4.1L engine
- Nissan Patrol with a 4,8L engine
- V6 Vortec used in the Chevy SS10, GMC Sonoma and so on...
My land cruiser is 4.2 inline 6
1HD or 1HZ?
@@HotForgeChaos hd 121kw
So is mine. 2f. But you know the fzj80 had a 4.5 l gas motor.
Rams 6.7 liter inline 6 cummins turbo diesel???
They put that shit in fire trucks.
Well, not the 6.7, but the 14.9 six cylinders are the top of the line right now with 600hp and 1800 ft/lbs.
@@spencerhudzenko3734 psst! Its 605hp and 2050 lb/ft.
Diesels are in an other league. They don't play right here.
Volvo FH16 is a 16 liter inline six.
I agree with the one comment the best engine I've ever built for straight 6 was the G MC 302 2 barrel carb 3in exhaust 12-inch clutch what are credible smooth-running Beast and it did have a great oiling system tremendous low-end torque I put it in a flatbed truck for a guy it was a sweet running machine
1948 Tucker - 6 cylinder boxer, 5475cc, 334CID. It was a Franklin O-335 converted from aviation use and air cooling to automotive use and water cooling.
“12 largest gasoline 6 cyliners” I was expecting the Cummins 6bt at least
That's a diesel engine.
DOH!
Flies2FLL - Yeah no shit? I made that comment saying that, what I said should have been the video’s title, since I was expecting a Cummins, get it?
Pontiac had a 350 cubic inch overhead cam inline six in the late 60's. The block was iron and the cylinder head was aluminum.
I do love the sound of large 6 banger engines.
Im very glad so much research goes into your videos. I used to have an Atlas LL8 on a Chevy TrailBlazer, and now an AMC 282 on a VAM Grand Wagoneer I got for my dad
Great video man! However, you forgot to mention some engines like the Chevy 4.1L that was used in the Brazilian Opala in the 80s, and later on in the 90s Chevy introduced the 4.3L V6 vortec, which here in Brazil powered both the pickup truck s10 and the Blazer (the SUVs' father lol)