250 HP Slant Six - No Turbo
In the end, I guess it would be unfair to group "everyone" on slantsix as assbags. I'm sure there are a lot of cool guys over there just hanging out for the occasional helpful advice.
I've always told people in my business, if you have a question, ask it! It's the only way you learn. If someone asks a really stupid question, I don't piss on their face and laugh, I answer their question. Sometimes the stupid questions lead into the real question the person wanted to ask anyway.
I asked 6 questions on the slantsix forum. All 6 questions were answered by Dan with comments such as: "
if you read the factory service manual you would know that," or my personal favorite, "
I'm not wasting my time answering that question." (I asked what the difference was between the Offenhauser and Clifford intakes.) Of course, this was a year or so ago, so maybe Dan is off the rag now.
The only reason I grouped everyone in with Dan was because they acted like his minions. Brainless followers who thought he was God, to scared to say otherwise and frightened that Dan might not answer one of their questions someday. Ole well. I just don't like people who can't think for themselves.
Otherwise, I predict that, like so many others, you'll fall well short of your goal, and, in frustration, swap in a V-8. Which is too bad. But hot rodding slants is about more than just making the most horsepower. Folks either get that, or they don't. Time will tell if youre really cut out to be a slanter, but if so, you'll eventually learn just how few of us there really are. Because of that, we few need to stick together and get along. Again, good luck.
I predict that you'll be eating those words. You should go into motivational speaking. I'm almost embarrased that you posted on this thread. There are a handful of eager young people on this forum who are yearning for knowledge and your post simply put says, "it's too hard, give up now." Why not contribute to the thread if you behold some much powerful knowledge? Don't blab on about how slantsix is the cat's *** and then make a reply that flushes everything you just defended.
Nothing is impossible. Limitations are only set by the walls of your mind. If we did all the things we are capable of, we would literally astound ourselves.
