farm combine slant engines

Bruce (RIP) told me on more than one occasion that the industrial and agricultural slants were cast thicker than the production car and truck slants. If anyone would have known, it would have been him. He also said the heads were different, thicker, more reinforced and all had hardened exhaust seats.

I do know that they did have both single and dual point distributors with a cast iron housing and sans vacuum advance. Beyond that, I am at a loss.

I would take Bruce's (RIP) description as gospel. That guy really knew more than anyone I have ever known regarding details like that. Anyone who ever had the pleasure of meeting him can vouch for that.

I can also say this.....although not about the slant, the early Hemi industrial versions and truck versions were cast with an "extended service block". That meant that the blocks were capable of extreme overbore. I have one. The idea was not to have to ever replace the block, but just keep over boring it as needed. We sonic tested mine before I assembled it and on the thrust side is was over .300" thick on all of them. Stupid thick. I am sure they did other engines the same.