How much HP can I get out of a 290 in-line 6?

Question

I am trying to get 300-400 hp (just for novelty purposes) under the hood of a 64 Chevy II SS. Can this be accomplished with a in line 6. without NOS. It is a SS but factory 6 cylinder. I do not want to change all of the coil springs and crap to put in a v-8. (this would have to be done. Right?) This is going to be my week end, play car. I also dont care what i have to do to get it..(get the hp) bore, stroke, cam, fuel injection.. What ever. Any ideas...? Thanks Daniel
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Answer 1

whew! that is a tall order! but i like it. talk about dare to be diffrent. can it be done? you betcha! you will more and likely have to run a turbo.

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Answer 2

Well if your trying to get that much H.P. from a 6 then be prepaired for inovation. I am working on a ford 6 that I am going to turbo charge. I have a 67 Mustang with a 6 and I am going to dare to be different. But I am using a newer model 6 because the block is a lot stronger and I am going from a 200 cid to a 250 cid........Trust me I am going to do some serious fabrication

Answer 3

not as much as you can get out of a 4-cylinder engine. I have read the ecotech engine 2.0L got over 700+ hp on the dyno with no load.

Answer 4

yes- supercharged or turbocharged. and lots of money.

it would prolly be cheaper to v-8 swap it.

cam, head, intake, etc will have to be custom done because it's an out of the norm motor to hop up.

Answer 5

Also try http://cliffordperformance.net