the statement about taking so much to make it run with a stock 302 is just nonsense, especially within city speeds. My near stock 200 (well its near stock right now) with just a pertronix and a pony carbs 1100 (so yeah pretty much stock) has plenty of low end torque as it is, and from light to light will run with a stock (130hp) honda, and thats shifting at 3 and a half (a gentleman tried to race me the other day. That is with about 70rwhp at 4500rpms, probably only about 50 or 60 when i'm shifting. Torque is what the sixes have on em in the low end.

That combined with weight, (add about 200lbs at least for all the heavier equipment and v8) especially in a light falcon will make it move quite well in city. Sure unless you turbo it you won't be running 11's, but from stoplight to stoplight you could build a nice little six that gets 25mpg or more highway, and 20s in city (when babying it) but still has plenty of hop with a cam, rebuilt head with bigger valves, two barrel carb, electronic ignition and header with free flowing exhaust should put you at about 98 or 110 rwhp. Spend a little more up front and purchase one of the alloy heads when they come out, those are gonna be so much easier to addon, with choices from TBI, EFI, or just two or four barrel carbs.

If you turbo it you can get even more out of it (hows 300ftlbs at 2,000rpms sound?).

So yeah in the end the six has its bad points, crappy breathing head, not a huge parts database, but you know what its fun being different and i like peoples looks when they see the straight engine under my hood.