Hank,
Thx 4 the prod I even learned some stuff building the 200/220/262 v6 Gonkulator model. Kinda snoozers as they came out in the 70'80s.
When I model these in the Gonkulator it spits out not only net hp (the factory ratings) but gross hp (the way the 60s cars were rated).
So here are some comparisons - the gross hp for the 200/229/262 are calculated but they've gotta be close:
120ghp 194i6-1v-1962-up
124ghp (gross hp) 200v6-2v-1978-79 95 net hp
V6 is No great improvement.
140ghp 230i6-1v-1963-up
155ghp 230i6-1v-"HiPerf"-1964 (wish theyda put this in 63 Nova)
145ghp 229v6-2v-1980-84 110-115 net hp
V6 is again No great improvement.
155ghp 250i6-1v-1966-up
177ghp 262v6-4v-qjet-1985-86 155 net hp
183ghp 262v6-tbi-1987-92 avg 160 net hp
So there is some gain here but v6 has:
* 12 extra inches
* A 4v or tbi
If we do that to a 250i6 the ghp will come right up there.
So surprisingly (as you noted about the low head flow) the v6 was no great improvement, just shorter and probably lighter.
What wakes it up is the Turbo!
They werent kidding about that 280 net hp Syclone, it has to make that and well over 300ghp to push that brick of a truck to 93mph.
For yours, I recall your saying once it ran maybe 104-106mph with a high of 108mph. Even assuming the 108mph was a "good weather" day, you gotta be making 450 net hp or so, near 500ghp as I'm betting on lots of losses thru the 4wd train and aero.
Any idea how much boost you're running?
Fun comparison!
