RustyRatRod's Guide To Hot Rod Bliss

Rainy Day Auto said

ok, now to throw something in the mix for change.

In this thread I get the sharp vibe that hot rod bliss is synonymous with a well tuned V8. That is cool and all but to some people hot rod haven can be reached with a slant six.

What would you do to be cost effective but warm up a slant six?

I understand this is a tall order because I have a Clifford header and 4 bbl. set up and I can tell you first hand that is was not cheap to buy it all new. :protest:

but assuming someone does not have a big budget but has a slant under the hood and a lot of time, what would you do to warm it up a bit. Not expecting a rocket but just some old fashion hot rodding with what exists.

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The slant will never really be "warmed up" naturally aspirated. At least that's my opinion. In other words, while you can and will increase power output with the same bolt ons as a V8, you will never make the same differences in power and torque VS money spent as you can with a V8. It's simple math. The slant is missing 2 pistons.

Certainly, you can do a budget turbo build on a slant, but I really didn't take this thread on to get caught up in that. IMO it's really not something a newbie to the hobby would do because of lack of experience. I know. It CAN be done, and HAS been done.

There is no reason in the world why a slant cannot have a four barrel, headers more compression, hotter cam and better intake for upgrades. Just realize you can do only SO much given those parameters.