Summit’s Ford 300 I6 Turbo Kits Turn Workhorses Into 500-HP Thoroughbreds

You can say a lot about Ford's 300-cubic-inch inline-six. For starters, you can say it's insanely durable and laughably simple, which is exactly what you want in a workhorse. But you can't really say it's a powerhouse, at least in stock form. Fortunately, Summit Racing sells a few kits that address the issue by providing everything you need to boost the cast-iron engine to big numbers.

The kits consist of the parts that PowerNation's Engine Power crew used to make 522 horsepower and 597 pound-feet of torque on 13.2 psi. If you've looked into performance-built Ford 300s at all, there's a good chance you've seen that engine; it's easily recognizable for its white-and-red paint, and it used to power a truck-mounted sprayer. Anywho, the guys at Engine Power are the ones who compiled these components into off-the-shelf kits that anyone can buy, so long as they have the scratch.

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If you want to copy their turbo setup exactly, you can get this combo for $2,818.36. It has the Turbonetics C15 TNX turbocharger, a VS Racing 50-millimeter wastegate, Turbosmart Gen-V blow-off valve, CSF air-to-air intercooler, Dorman exhaust manifold, and all the piping with Vibrant Performance fittings. It may be pricey, but they've done all the work in developing a turbo setup so you don't have to. And if you've already gone through the trouble, you can save yourself the scratch and buy whatever else you need.