The Brief History Of The Chrysler Slant 6

The Brief History Of The Chrysler Slant 6, the slant 6 isnt the biggest most powerful engine on the planet, but it is still a powerhouse and an icon in the racing world, it cam still be called the almighty slant 6

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[bob]

I lived that era and owned MANY mopar slant 6's. The 70's and early 80's models were plagued with defective Carter carbs, making the cars start and run poorly, bad fuel economy, etc. I bought so many of these destressed cars when the owners had given up on them. I resold the cars after replacing the defective carb with the Holley Economaster. Easy swap and the cars ran perfectly afterward. The slant 6 was an amazing engine, and lasted forever. While not a high performance racing engine, it did offer enough torque to pull reasonable sized trailers. I had a 76 Plymouth Volare that I used to pull a double snowmobile trailer and it worked very well. Long live the slant 6!!

[noelanderson]

I live in Australia and in 1969 I bought a brand new VE Valiant after trading my AP6 Model. This car travelled 93, 000+ miles in 4 years without any problem at all. We had the adventure of a lifetime when we travelled from Cairns to Perth for an Australian sailing championship. We covered the 3904 miles in just 4 days, having only two overnight stops on the way. The Nullabor highway in those days included 320 miles of gravel road from Ceduna in SA to the Western Australian border where the road magically became a nice smooth bitumen sealed road. We had 4 drivers and by the time we got back to Cairns we had travelled 12, 500 miles in just 5 weeks. When at home, the oil (mineral) was changed every 2000 miles and the car had a complete service every 5, 000 miles.

[jerrodrollins]

I really enjoyed your video. Very informative and it was able to keep my add from getting the best of me and my attention.
Thanks for letting me know about the slant six!

[motogrey]

Very well done. Kudos from one also born in 1960 👊🤠

[steveb]

The slant 6 was such a great, solid design. The one thing I never understood, why a plastic distributor drive gear?

[crazylarryjr]

My dad bought a Plymouth Volare Python, with a S6 and a 4 speed overdrive, the motor had a knock, so he found a s6 from an old farm truck that had sat untouched for 15 years (this was early 90's, put it in untested (but did verify it was not locked up). got it running and probably drove it another 50K miles with no issues, smoke or anything. We called it the Cockroach, because like the tenacious insect, we believed that car could survive a nuclear bomb

[harrytazzia]

Block and head cast at Huber Ave. foundry Detroit.

[ronwest]

My 1980 pickup got 21 MPG with a slant six. I also worked at a Dodge dealer and these engines never seemed to break, Aspens sold with the super six two barrel were good cars.
My father raced a Lancer with the hyper pac package and it ran 14 flats all day long. The slant six was a good engine.

[grizzleyadams]

In the 1960s the Dodge Dart with the slant six had a reputation as one of most reliable cars on the road.

[peterketchijian]

I owned a 1980 Dodge Aspen bought from the showroom zero mileage with slant six 225 engine. It was a durable engine but the cold starting made me sick. You would try again and again and again it was really annoying

[Richaag]

I saw so many of these engines repurposed after the car they were in rusted out.

[oldionus]

I had a 64 Dart with this engine and it ran 150, 000 miles with no engine work of any kind... which was pretty unusual in those days.

[americanrambler]

23 mpg? That’s not really all that good. I had a friend who had what was a 74 or 75 gold duster (and it was actually painted that factory gold color used in that time frame) with an automatic which provided up to 32 mpg on the highway. I was with him on a trip where he actually got that economy. That was over the course of several tanks. I had trouble believing it, but being there and watching the miles and gas actually used made it pretty credible.

[MichaelSmith-ljfe]

I'm about to rebuild the 6 in my 1985 short bed. I'm glad I'll not do the v8 swop.

[Joshie]

Fewer main bearings are of no performance advantage, only a cost advantage. G engine main bearings are the same dimension as the RB engine. The 170 and 225 were introduced years before the Gen II Hemi.

[thomasheer]

Had a B200 van with a camper package in it. 225 with 3 on the tree and it got 22-25 mpg on the highway if I drove it, and if the ex-wife drove it was around 17 mpg. Later on we had a Plymouth Volary with the super six and it still got in the low 20's on the highway for the 200k I owned it.

[loganfulcher]

I have a 225 slant6 in I 1985dodge d150 with a 4speed as my daily and I love it

[jamesmendyk]

My high school car (mid 90’s) was a very tired 225 68 barracuda fastback. Never had issues with it starting but it did have a 1bbl holly. After setting in my shop for 20+ years I’m about to overhaul the old girl. I’m taking the head from a 74 to get hardened seats, sending the cam off for a RV10 re-grind, swapping out for a 82 2bbl intake and splitting the exhaust manifold. If that’s not peppy enough I’ll be getting a M90 3.8 Buick/Pontiac supercharger to mount on it.

[jasonmorris]

The slant 6 sure an A1 engine, the question remains - Q. Given the hemi cylinder head is a later-on thing, what really launched Chrysler Motors popularity? A. Carter carburetors because Carter carburetors could deal with water being in the fuel system which is because of 3 things #1 T-model Ford days #2 Chrysler knowing lots of Chrysler's were country cars and that's combined with #3 only anti-drip technology not good seals.

[scottbrown]

I think my 70 dart, slant six, averages 14mpg.