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Car Forum / Ford / Ford Trucks / July 20064.9 300 inline 6 engine
Am looking to buy a full size bronco w/ this 4.9 inline 6 primaraly for the fuel economy. What I'm reading does'nt give me much hope though. what are the benefits to this engine aside from the reliability(which i value)? Is this engine easy to work on? Are parts easily found? The 2 broncos i'm looking at are both early 80's models. I've driven an inline 6 before, but in a dodge aspen. I understand that i won't be draggn with this truck. > Am looking to buy a full size bronco w/ this 4.9 inline 6 primaraly for > the fuel economy. What I'm reading does'nt give me much hope though. [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > inline 6 before, but in a dodge aspen. I understand that i won't be > draggn with this truck. If taken care of it will run forever. It will pull a house down. Things it's not: Fast off the line its not, a speed demon on the 1/4 no, but it will move down the highway Gas sipper not close, it can be a very thirsty beast. regardless of what engine 4.9, 5.0, or 5.7, early 80's model broncos and fuel economy are two things that wont go together Whitelightning Thanks for your response- So, am i better off going then with a small > > Am looking to buy a full size bronco w/ this 4.9 inline 6 primaraly for > > the fuel economy. What I'm reading does'nt give me much hope though. [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > > Whitelightning Mind if I ask what you're planning to do with the vehicle? If you really don't need a full size, I'd point you to a 4 cylinder Ranger. I have two of them, and have found them excellent. First, I get 20 mpg in city driving, and upper 20's on the highway. In the real world, you're likely to get 12-13 mpg in an F-series or Bronco in the city, and no more than 18-20 on the highway. That's just the way it is. Even a 4.0L Ranger would be better than what you'll get in a full size. In short: if you don't need a full-size truck, you'll do far better in fuel economy with a Ranger, plus, they're cheaper to purchase. CJB > Thanks for your response- So, am i better off going then with a small >> > Am looking to buy a full size bronco w/ this 4.9 inline 6 primaraly for [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] >> >> Whitelightning first, I love broncos. second, I need something I can haul the kids around in when i need to pick them up from school/ practice and all. thanks for the response. In my real world i could use a p/u being a home owner and all. mabe i need to consider the ranger as an option( maybe extra cab). > Mind if I ask what you're planning to do with the vehicle? If you really > don't need a full size, I'd point you to a 4 cylinder Ranger. I have two of [quoted text clipped - 31 lines] > >> > >> Whitelightning My kids love my Ranger SuperCab. They fight over who gets the jumpseats! CJB > first, I love broncos. second, I need something I can haul the kids > around in when i need to pick them up from school/ practice and all. [quoted text clipped - 44 lines] >> >> >> >> Whitelightning >My kids love my Ranger SuperCab. They fight over who gets the jumpseats! My God man that must be hell. How can you stand it. Unless it's two girls. I love a cat fight. > >My kids love my Ranger SuperCab. They fight over who gets the jumpseats! > > > My God man that must be hell. How can you stand it. Unless it's two girls. I > love a cat fight. WTF man? > Am looking to buy a full size bronco w/ this 4.9 inline 6 primaraly for > the fuel economy. What I'm reading does'nt give me much hope though. [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > inline 6 before, but in a dodge aspen. I understand that i won't be > draggn with this truck. You won't see better fuel mileage from a 4.9 inline six than you can get with a 5.0 V-8, PERIOD. Some folks claim better some worse, over all there is absolutely no fuel mileage advantage. My first hand experience has always resulted in better mileage from the 302/5.0 than the 300/4.9. Yes the 4.9 has some LOW RPM torque advantages, but on the highway, they are totally blown away by the V-8. Parts are MUCH more plentiful for the 302/5.0. Many hundreds of thousands more of them were manufactured than the 300/4.9, and many more after market parts are available... As a daily driver the V-8 beats the Inline-6 hands down. |
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