Post Your Straight Six Pics!

[Hubscrub]

Originally Posted by Pont406

I had a smaller 215. Junk man picked it up a while ago. Still have carb and some pulleys.

wow! at the amount of crud on it

['68OrangeSunshine]

Originally Posted by Hubscrub

wow! at the amount of crud on it

I didn't want to say it, but it looks like somebody used that 215 for a boat anchor already.
Was there ever a 2v Rochester carb and GM intake for that specific motor and was it compatible with 250s and 292s?
'72 SMOKER: That's no ordinary 292, is it?

[Shaky]

Originally Posted by '68OrangeSunshine

I didn't want to say it, but it looks like somebody used that 215 for a boat anchor already.
Was there ever a 2v Rochester carb and GM intake for that specific motor and was it compatible with 250s and 292s?
'72 SMOKER: That's no ordinary 292, is it?

I had a 215 in a '65 LeMans. It had the same 1-barrel as the others. I think I still have the manifold in the barn.

[72smoker]

Originally Posted by '68OrangeSunshine

I didn't want to say it, but it looks like somebody used that 215 for a boat anchor already.
Was there ever a 2v Rochester carb and GM intake for that specific motor and was it compatible with 250s and 292s?
'72 SMOKER: That's no ordinary 292, is it?

No it's not, the truck did have a 292 in it before though. It's a 1991 5.9 cummins and still a strait 6.

[gmtec93c1500]

Originally Posted by 72smoker

No it's not, the truck did have a 292 in it before though. It's a 1991 5.9 cummins and still a strait 6.

cool ride man

['68OrangeSunshine]

Originally Posted by 72smoker

No it's not, the truck did have a 292 in it before though. It's a 1991 5.9 cummins and still a strait 6.

Well yeah, I knew it was a diesel. I was paraphrasing from 'Monty Python and the Holy Grail:' "...That's no ordinary rabbit."
Is that a turbo on that Cummins? And can you go BioDiesel? I think the only way to beat the high cost of fuel these days would be to go BioDiesel, manage a McDonalds, and then steal the grease.

[68 IRON]

Originally Posted by Pont406

I had a smaller 215. Junk man picked it up a while ago. Still have carb and some pulleys.

Shoot! You should never pick an engine before it matures.....too bad to, it coulda' been a 292! Just look at the roots on that thing!

[Shaky]

Originally Posted by Pont406

I had a smaller 215. Junk man picked it up a while ago. Still have carb and some pulleys.

That gets my vote as the cruddiest engine/trans I've ever seen...

[Pont406]

Believe or not there was no rust under mud. Pic of a trunk filled with mud and after car wash. It was sitting in the desert since '78.

[68 IRON]

Some good lookin' engines here, but haven't seen any with a/c. Still waitin' on Pritch's engines to return (maybe he will do a progress with pics?). Maybe get an autograph (sign the engine?) since the builder is a Salt Flats Legend! Lets see some more pics, it will keep me motivated!

[RichardJ]

No bling or paint, but there is plenty of cold AC.

[NC67Chev]

Originally Posted by RichardJ

No bling or paint, but there is plenty of cold AC.

I have a couple of questions regarding your A/C set-up. Did you have to modify the air cleaner support to accomodate the the a/c brackets? It doesn't look like you added a different shroud when you put a/c on, am I missing something? Finally, what aftermarket a/c set-up did you go with?

[70STOVEBOLT]

What kind of carb is that?

[RichardJ]

Carter AVS from '70 Mopar

['68OrangeSunshine]

Originally Posted by RichardJ

Carter AVS from '70 Mopar

Hey, I got one of those! It was prop in a kevin costner movie that no one saw. I 'swagged' it when the pic was over and they were throwing stuff out. I bought a bunch of rods and jets from the Edelbrock Thunderor 1825 for a rebuild. The accelerator pump had a purple leather cup. I couldn't find the 3-stage metering rods, anymore. I have one pair of deep-dish primary jets, that some P.O. had switched to the back, secondary jet position. [.100. I think]
Somebody looked it up on line and said it was out of an early '70s 440 Mopar.
I've back burner-ed the project for now but I'd like to know more about your carb for future reference.
I never thought about using it on an L6 though. I think 500 CFM for a 296CuIn build: [292 @ .030- over = 296] is already too fat, but , heck, I got tired of always adjusting my Holley 390. After a 25 year run, it was shot...

[RichardJ]

If I understand your question, the answer is no. It is just spaced out from the head a little. The bracket uses the two bolt holes near the front of the head and the bottom of the two holes behind the #2 plug. One piece of steel stock goes from the front straight back to that bolt. A second piece from the top of the bracket goes down at an angle and is welded to the lower piece, just below plug #2.

No shroud. The '94 Cad DeVille pusher fan runs all the time the AC is on, which is all the time because it is an Electronic Climate Control from a '87 Lincoln Mark VII. You just set the temp degrees and leave it alone year round. The other fan is a '89 DeVille fan. It is on a 208 deg temp switch mounted on top of the thermistat housing and to my knowledge has never turned on. The factory temp gauge has just the "L" and "H". In this heat, it goes all the way up just over the "L".

I love the unit, but it was far too much work to sqeeze it in there. Had I known, I would have used an aftermarket.

[RichardJ]

To keep this Chevy related, the spec sheet with the rebuild kit for this carb shows that it was used on 1966 Chevrolet 327's. It was also used on 307, 327 and 350 Chevy Marine engines.
The Mopar 440 AVS had 1 11/16" primary and secondary bores. The 383, 340 carbs had smaller 1 7/16" primary bores. Depends on who you believe, but many list them as 625 and 750 cfm carbs. Edelbrock's cheap copies are listed as 500, 650 and 800. They don't list the bore or venturi sizes so I don't know how they compare.
The one with the smaller primary and the flow regulated secondary does not have a problem with a 300 cu in engine from what I've seen. The secondary only flows as much air as the engine can handle.

[TigerDMD]

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[fryer1979]

subscribed. Cool stuff!

[fryer1979]

Too late to add pics to my previous post I guess.....here's a shot of the 230 in my '65 C10. She's backed by the SM420 "granny" 4 speed, and I assume 4.11 or higher gears. This was taken a week or so after I got the truck at the beginning of the year. Not much has changed; I cleaned up the battery, and a lot of the dust is gone from tuning and driving her. Other than that, this is how she sits today.

[tkeduk8r]

I have good news for you.. that is not a 230 pictured, you have a 292!!!!! Your side covers are the 6" tall versions, and your fuel pump is located behind the motor mount on the pass side....
--Mike

[slick copper]

Originally Posted by tkeduk8r

I have good news for you.. that is not a 230 pictured, you have a 292!!!!! Your side covers are the 6" tall versions, and your fuel pump is located behind the motor mount on the pass side....
--Mike

That lucky dog!

[fryer1979]

Originally Posted by tkeduk8r

I have good news for you.. that is not a 230 pictured, you have a 292!!!!! Your side covers are the 6" tall versions, and your fuel pump is located behind the motor mount on the pass side....
--Mike

Serious? Wow! I never had a clue....glad I didn't trade it off. She sure runs strong, makes sense I guess. Thanks man, you just made my night!

[Gokart Mozart]

Originally Posted by tkeduk8r

I have good news for you.. that is not a 230 pictured, you have a 292!!!!! Your side covers are the 6" tall versions, and your fuel pump is located behind the motor mount on the pass side....
--Mike

How can you tell the difference between a 230 and 250? I was told by the po mine was a 292. The vin shows a v8.

Originally Posted by Gokart Mozart

Here's my 70 for now

[laid_out_70]

hello I6 guys. im new and ignorant to em but very interested in swapping my 350 for a I6 in my 70 c20 in the future. just want to lean what i can about them. which one is the most popular and why? not interested in power really, just a dependable motor. does one motor have cheaper replacement parts over others? are the I6's taller then a sbc?