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    1968 fastback inline 6
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I have a 68 Fastback with an inline 6 300 and a manual. the car I believe had a 351 Windsor originally but a previous owner replaced it with the 300. ive decided to build the I6 because ive had a truck with one before and really love straight 6s anyway. This car is bone stock other than that and I was wondering if I could get some advice on how to get more power and maybe gas mileage out of it and what parts/companies to use. Im on a budget a little but ive got a few grand to put into it. I got a Exhaust manifold off of a 71 dumptruck that i read elsewhere were the best for these particular engines if you plan to turbo them down the road. The head needs redone so wanted to send it off the get rebuilt and possibly get it ported, port matched and polished but wanted to see if there are any alternative heads/ upgrades i should do first. Thanks in advance for any help.
 

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Here is the episode I think you need. They use a newer head instead of porting.

Full-Tilt Build On Our Ford 300 Inline 6 For Serious Power Gains

Full-Tilt Build On Our Ford 300 Inline 6 For Serious Power Gains | Engine Power
www.powernationtv.com
 
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Thank you @7991LXnSHO ill watch that immediately
 

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I wish I could refer you to a magazine article, but that’s about a done deal.
If this is the right episode, they got a 300 I6 from an industrial machine and took it from 88 HP to at least as fun as a base 289/302 should have been. I do not remember if they added a turbo to it in a later episode.
Les
 

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LeviathanX86 said:
I believe had a 351 Windsor originally
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351W was not an option in 1968 in the Mustang. It started in '69. What is the 5th digit in your VIN?
 
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KRUISR said:
351W was not an option in 1968 in the Mustang. It started in '69. What is the 5th digit in your VIN?
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The fifth digit is M.
 

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What is the first digit in the VIN? M was not an available engine code for 1968.
 
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9. it has all the trim and style of a 68 and says 68 on the title so......
 
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swapped vin?
 

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9 means 69, which explains the M for engine code.

I would say it is a swapped VIN if the car looks like a 68. What does the door tag say?

Also, where is your VIN plate mounted? 68 was passenger side dash, 69 was driver side dash.
 
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