I too did a 292 build in the early '80's to put in my 64 Chevy van that I had converted to 4 wheel drive. I started with an industrial engine I sourced from a wrecking yard that had been used to drive an agricultural water pump, because they were built much more stout than the automotive equivalent, they were built to run nonstop all day and night. It was bored .30 over and balanced and line honed and the block and head were flattened out. The head was fitted with big valves to make it like a 194 fueler head on a V8, it had an Offenhauser manifold and a Carter 4barrel carb and dual exhaust headers. It had a comp cam and high volume oil pump and I found an HEI distributor out of a later model 6. Sadly my van was hit while parked by a drunk driver and looked like a Banana. It found new life in a '69 Chevelle for a while until I put it into a '68 Grumman Olsen Curbside step van. If you were in Huntington Beach in '85 - '86 then you saw it parked on PCH North of the pier almost every morning as it was my Surf mobile! In those days I lived to surf! As for power I never got to Dyno it, but in that van, which had a 5 ton gvrw, and 5.88 rear end gears with a top loader granny low 4 speed I easily pulled the grapevine going North from Bakersfield at 90mph and could have gone faster, but I was afraid of getting pulled over by the Chippies. It still lives today mated to a 700R4 automatic in a '67 Nova and she still is a runner!

Funny how something “out of the ordinary” came in 90% of these trucks when they were new lol. Straight 6 engines are awesome

One of the best engines ever made.

The Pontiac overhead cam straight 6 would be an interesting engine under boost!

I wonder why Straight 6's don't get more love on these kinda shows? I think this setup is just amazing !!

292 is a very torquey and dependable!

I'd love to see you guys do a build with the old GMC 302 inline 6 or the old GMC 60 degree V6 truck only engines.

My dad was a mechanic in the 70's and he says that the straight six is by far his favorite engine. He says *1.* It never dies because you can pretty much just keep replacing parts until you have a 'ship of Theseus' situation. *2.* He said you can practically fix anything on the thing from above, just the hood up while wearing a tuxedo and not get it dirty. I've talked to a few other older mechanics and told him what my dad said, one simply said, 'sounds about right' and the second said, 'the straight six is a beautiful thing.'

I would like to see more old school inline 6 builds.

Wow it reminds me of building my 292 .030 over back in the early 80s with a iski cam, offehauser man, 4 barrel Holley, and Headers. Nice job!!

My uncle [ R.I.P.] used to haul in scrap metal for extra $. In the late 80's he had an old Chevy pick up with a 292 strait six 3 on the tree. Many a time the guy paying out at the recycle center told him that he was the heaviest load of the day.Which is saying something when there was dually Dodges and commercial trucks in and out of there. We live in the mountains and have to cross a few of them to get there but that old thing never missed a beat. Stout little beast.

This engine was in school buses back in the 60's and was tough as nails. It was really a bullet proof engine. Drove one for thousands of miles. After some wear, they ran much better by advancing the timing till just before causing a starting problem. These engines had the dog poop run out of them in a school bus.

The Chevy/GM inline six is my favorite engine for everyday use.

My first vehicle. 1959 Chevy truck with the 292 six, granny low 4 speed. It was at least 4 different colors. Paid $50 for the truck and $50 for a new battery. Lived on the farm so that truck worked hard. Hauling hay, pulling a trailer and much more.

Six bangers will make a lot of power and its good seeing inline six builds. Although I love V8's but I love seeing those straight 6 builds. I loved the Chrysler 225 slant 6 and the EFI turbo Ford 300 straight 6 build

My dad had a 78 nova with a straight six ,I learned to drive in that car (but no air conditioning) it never got stuck In the snow .straight sixes are underappreciated works of art .

I have always loved these old school six builds. They just don't make inline sixes that are this utilitarian and strong anymore. I always wondered why all of the old 40s and 50s heavy duty trucks had an old large displacement inline six, but they're made to last and be strong, so they're known to last for hundreds of thousands of miles before they need a rebuild. Still, you rarely ever hear of anyone building one to make good power. I also really enjoyed when the guy from Trucks said, "it sounds like a Skyline motor (a RB26DETT)." That made my day.

Holy smokes there’s more hair oil in the dyno room than in the motor oil in the straight 6!

OK, I Built a 60 over 292 first one ever in my life of Hot-Rods !!!! . headwork ,ported, intakes lumps 194/164 SB VALVES w/ SB/Rollers , SmIth mad up push rods (5/16) coating all internal bearings ,Balanced asm. Roos forged ,floating pins 100th off head and block ,Schneider cam only went, I think I could have gone more lift 505/525 but 245@ 50 ,108 separation 106 intake (stick car) tuned long tube hedders with 30 inch collectors , Holley 450 dual quads on a Clifford and tons of other top shelf parts ! Not a dime spared .Lots of dyno time 383 HP 418 .7 TQ !! ...................Wish I had you shop set up and resources.. I had to take 425th off the rocker stud surface to get the 175 rollers to get the proper lift and I put screw in studs with guides ,push rods by Smith Bros.

Its not out of the ordinary . Theres lots of us out there that play with those straight 6 s . I love the sounds with split exhaust manifolds and many diffrent intake combinations .

This takes me back. In the early 70s I drag/street raced a 62 Nova with a 292 C.I. Had a Holley 500 - solid lifter cam - header - 4:11 gears.

I really liked how the machinist showed what was happening and why it was being done as he worked through the machining steps. Awesome video!

siiiiick 6 bangers are so underrated. Love a good 6 banger mate.

Nothing beats the sound of a ‘buzxin half dozen’! Great job guys.

I love inline 6 builds. I have a 4.0 with an aluminum edelbrock head, 24 pound injectors, comp cam and many more supporting mods. And my bayliner is having a 250 inline six built for it. Tough motors.

BRING ON THE TURBO!!!

These guys are so technical.... I Love It!! Love Them!! Does anyone remember “Shade Tree Mechanics?” Or I’m showing my age?

Love the inline 6...V8 builds get boring after a while. Gonna dyno it with the turbo? PLEASE!!!

I own several 1969 18ft Mark Twain boats with a 292 and a Type II Mercury/Kiekhaefer outdrive with a 1:78 ratio along with open exhaust. Love this setup!

I'm glued in for this series. I love the 292

The (smaller) Aussie Holden reg motor versions of this were a staple of hot-rodding in Australia for decades. From 173 cu in up to 202 cu in. I had a low compression 173 with an aftermarket big valve head, a two barrel 500 Holley and headers in a van. Electronic ignition and fibreglass cooling fan. The original rear end was a 4.5:1 which I swapped out for a 3.5:1.

Good lord have mercy that little 292 sings a sweeeeet song! LOVE IT!

This is one of the best detailed engine builds on youtube!!!! What a wonderful video!

I turbocharged my 2001 Cherokee 4.0l with an Edelbrock head and a heavily modified 96 to 98 intake. The torque is phenomenal.

Would love to see a ford 300 build!

Straight 6's have perfect primary and secondary balance. The Chevy 292 and Ford 300 both have seven main bearings too. Very tough engines that make lots of torque.

Got more tools in his shirt pocket than the whole snapon truck

Just wait until they turbo it. Love these old Chevy inliners, great build.

A lot of work and money for such low power numbers but then again we will just pay it had to be done for doings sake! There are so many ideas that I would love to one day try! Engines I would love to build!

I had a all most new 4cyl Ford backhoe turbo I got from work. I asked my buddy if he wanted it and he put it on his 83 F150. It had a 300 I6 I6 carburated. He purchased a Ofenhouser 4 bbl intake, took a Holley double pumper converted it into a blow thru, made his own headers and hot side for the turbo. A backhoe with a large 4cyl deisel isn't made to turn a lot of rpm the waste gate is designed to make boost quick and a lot of it in a 2200 rpm range. He cranked his truck and oh shit come out of his mouth. It was making 6# of boost at idle. It make a lot of boost around 35# He installed a blow off valve to calm the boost down. After the 3rd used engine burning a piston he removed it. It was a lot of fun to drive. Guess that's how you burn pistons having fun with cast pistons and 6# of boost at idle.

When I used to build Holden red motors which is same design as the one you guys did we would allow more oil onto the timing gear when upgrading to the alloy / steel gear 😊

Great videos!! Haha “pound feet” gets me every time

Pat, that's an impressive array of pens in your pocket

My 57 Chevy has a 235 and a 3-spd. I love that combo. Best starting and smoothest carb engine I have.

Totally love seeing tried and true engines being built, for the most part a short block is pretty much the same, for most engines. The cylinderhead design is what makes big power.

I love that you weren't going for max HP.. This will make a mighty street motor, and fun!

This is my favorite build I took my drivers license in a 1959 apache with a 292 inch 6 cylinder it was a fun truck it was mint condition to three speed on column my uncle said someone ordered a brand new motor for a school bus and never came back to get it and it was setting in there shop brand new so he bought it put it into a 59 Chevy truck in mint condition for his own truck I was lucky to get to use it to take the driver test because it had to pass inspection to use it and it was all mint and the parking breaks still working right I remember after I got my license he let me go out on dates in it I used out run a lot of cars from dead stop I could pull away from them hard it had plenty of power to out run normal cars this was a strong set up I can only amigine it with a turbo charger on it you need some serious rear end to plant it down to the road the one I remember would smoke the tire everlessly

The modern gearhead world has no idea how fun, economical and reliable these old six cylinders were back in the day. Such a cool episode and a great teaching tool. Thank you!

Hb a Pontiac 250 ohc sometime? Love inline sixes!

My guy is rocking a high performance pocket protector with all them pens on his chest lol

Just started my grandfather's 63 c-10 292. Lots of great ideas here. thank you

This keeps showing up in my feed, so I finally decided to watch it. Let's see them build a Ford 300 (4.9L) inline 6-cylinder!

Love the 292 got one in my 65 Chevy k10 4x4 built to the hilt around 300hp all my friends want me to put a small block in it but it does better than most of there trucks with V8 it will out pull them all off road so the little inline 6 is staying in it

Love the sound of the in line 6, it's more like a classic Jaguar. Really enjoyed to watch this build.

Dad had a 65 Chevy with one of those 292. A seven main bearing engine. It lasted about 20 years hauled unknown tons of hay, fence posts and feed. When the bed rotted through it got a flatbed and just kept going.

Nice to see something different. My first car was a 66 c10 with that engine.

I had a 66 dump truck with a 292 The truck could haul a heaping load of 6 tons of gravel

I enjoy I-6 Chevy and Ford 300’s😎Thanks.

Me too! There is a web forum dedicated to the 292. I have a 1968 Chevrolet C20 with coil springs that has a stock 292, 4 speed manual, former state gravel truck, dual pivot hanger bearing driveline with a very low geared posi rearend. It can pull a train down a dirt road! I never drive it over 50-55 mph, because it's humming like a german tank! An OD high gear for the highway or interstate would be nice, while keeping the fun lower gears for pulling. I have a spare 292 with 4 gear to hot rod someday. That spare 292 also came out of another former state truck that was auctioned off. Torque, torque, torque!

Can we please see a ford 4.9l/300 6cyl that would be awesome and you supposedly can turbo them with very little work

Did chevy, amc-jeep straight 6. They are fun.

My 216 dip and splash still runs great now seventy years from her first startup at build plant. The famous “ stove bolt” Chevrolet inline six. Like a rock,, built to stay tough.

I'd like to have the going to and coming back from commercial announcer guy's job. What a gig. "For MAXimum POWer, the STRAIGHT SIX gets a CAMSHAFT with a KYUSSTIM GRINNND" Legend

Finally something different! I do love the smooth torque of an inline 6. The hopped up 232/T5 conversion in my Rambler is spunky.

Thanks for not committing the mortal sin of dropping a Ford engine in a Chevy or vice versa.

I have a 292 with an Eaton blower going into my Buick hotrod. I enjoyed the upload

the 292 was a very strong engine. A lot of pulp wood trucks cam with these engines. Good torque and strong.

I would like a chevy 250 instead, but the 292 do the job. Next episode the ford 300 for a little competition

Those old in line 6s are the best motors, you can't kill them the 300 of ford and the 292 were discontinued because they were old workhorses that didn't sell enough parts

They did the head up right at least. After plugging 12bolt.com a few times you would have thought that they could have used one of Tom’s torque plates, taken his decades of experience with these motors and installed the cam gear the correct way, used the right pistons and used the proven turbo cam he sells. I’m all for doing something different and going the 292 route, but the mix of parts just don’t seem to be working. I’ll eat crow if this thing cranks out 500hp under boost though. Regardless, it’s still super cool.

I had a friend that raced those on dirt tracks instead of small blocks in Chevelles in the early 70s. After cutting off one one cylinder on each small block head. Then welding them. He filled the V8 head bolt holes and bored more holes to fit the 6 cylinder block. He installed 350 pistons in the 6 cylinder block. The next year he did the same thing with a 250 block and machined the block so the 292 crank would fit. His experience was he did not need more than one engine for entire season vs two or three with small blocks. Oh and the small blocks, good luck keeping up with a built six on a short track.

gota love a good blow through unit

I would of went with Forged pistons over them Hyper's regardless of the intended HP goal.

What ever that cell phone commercial is, before your show, i don't even know what kind it is, even though they have played it before my hundreds of times. Thanks for posting/sharing.

Thanks for choosing an inline 6, super cool!

Y’all should build a ford 300 inline 6

What about a Ford 300 I6?

It does sound like a Skyline engine! Comparing that to an RB is a damn good compliment. You'e made a damn smooth running engine.

I rebuilt a 292 and was really impressed by the torque

6 in a row makes it go ! I would have done a 250 ci or OHC Pontiac, 292's are more of a 4X4 truck or 1ton stake body farm truck, be easy people just my opinion

Couldn't you guys have bought, borrowed, fabricated or had fabricated a GM 292 torque plate? I know they aren't common but they are out there.

That is a yes on the six rebuilds. had a 66 Chevy. squeezed everything I could out of my 235 six. have a one barrel carb. but went with Clifford Rechearch headers. got in a little bit of trouble. with stacks and headers. Loved that truck. with my manual transmission. another story. LOL.

FINALLY something unique and different other than v8 ls stuff.... i LUV it... keep it up

Torque plate avail from 12bolt.com A show like this could have spent the money.

I would like to see someone do a old school 453 Detroit. In one of these old trucks that would be cool there should be enough room for the side mounted blower but the large bell housing would cause firewall to be modified it would be cool with all the deseial swaps now a days with its manual injection pump the tanks would only have to have a return line addedits been so long since I worked on one I think that was a wrong statement I don't recall a return line on them those engines had a bad rap cause they Lea k ed oil but they hadlow end power used inform lifts log sliders loaders many applications reverseable rotatations made them real versable

That’s a really solid engine.

Love inline 6 292 Love to make it even better

So with more compression for NA it should be close to 300hp. Love the straight 6

19:06 I didn't know Don Jr was into cars.

I worked on the line building the 250 and 292 inline 6, 54 years ago..Man I'm gettin old...

This needs to be put on Motor Trend tv like it used to be !!!

The lift on the cam they put in this thing is freaking huge

I might've gone with a Clifford intake over Offenhauser for this build. Seems like the more open nature of the Clifford would better suit.

This is the engine everyone ripped out so they could stick in a 350.

How is that fingernail ding Pat?? Ouch!! Love watching you guys work on these straight 6 engines.

I used to send a lot of work to Shaklett in Nashville and they do great work.

Next straight six: 2jz

I never got free parts when I ordered.. hmm For 12bolt gifting such items.. they should have made a more obvious mention. Just my 2 cent.

l am a very big fan of the Chevy inline 6's, thanks guy's....You are the best....

This motor would be great in a rock crawler