Building an inline 6 Chevy 250 engine
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==Cylinder heads== | ==Cylinder heads== | ||
| − | Beginning in the mid-'70s, the inline 6 Chevy got an integrated intake cylinder head. This was a step in the wrong direction for doing performance mods- the intake being cast as part of the head means it would take too much work to remove it to be able to use any kind of 4-barrel carb. | + | Beginning in the mid-'70s, the inline 6 Chevy got an integrated intake cylinder head. This was a step in the wrong direction for doing performance mods- the intake being cast as part of the head means it would take too much work to remove it to be able to use any kind of 4-barrel carb. |
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| + | Because of a lack of aftermarket support for the inline Chevy 6, that leaves the hotrodder with the removeable intake head as the best choice for performance use. | ||
===Intake ports=== | ===Intake ports=== | ||
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|[[File:4bbl inline int.jpg|thumb|350px|center|4-barrel inline 6 intake]] | |[[File:4bbl inline int.jpg|thumb|350px|center|4-barrel inline 6 intake]] | ||
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| + | ==Timing gears== | ||
| + | The Chevy inline 6 uses a pair of gears and no chain to turn the camshaft. There are high performance gear sets available from Comp and others. | ||
==Exhaust== | ==Exhaust== | ||
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