Project Black Betty
Thanks. I bet your enthusiasm for these builds is helping get a lot of people involved.
Thanks for the kind words.
The advantage the Slant six motor has, is its ability to LIVE with a lot of boost, because it's almost like a Diesel in its sturdy infrastructure.
The fact is, cylinder head breathes so poorly because of its small valves and ports, the only way to make one really run, compared with V8's, is with forced induction or nitrous.
It took me many, many years to come to that conclusion, but the cars of Ryan Petersen and Tom Wolfe opened my eyes with their 500hp engines and they did it without turning over 5,500 rpm or, employing fuel injection. Those motors are very simple in that they don't even have roller cams or any other hi-tech parts... just flat tappet cams, a basic port job on the head and a 4bbl carb.
I suppose their output could be surpassed with an EFI system and a computerized spark-advance curve, but a 500-horsepower slant six is a pretty satisfying thing....
I decided to build a bald-faced copy of their two engines and it's about ready to run as we speak.
I can't wait.... :blob:
