SLANT 6 a GAS GUZZLER?
Due to the out of control nature of the thread, I'd like to publicly say SORRY to Madmax for overstepping boundries and flyin off the handle posting classless insluts and
banning you for a week.
Guys - I got a bit out of control and overreacted. For that I apologize. Sometimes my temper gets the better of me.
Nice....takes a big man.
Now.....to the topic at hand....I'm new to slants, but I'm very easily squeezing 22mpg out of my 69 225 in my 76 Valiant. I'm thinking that as I tweek it more, I'll get 25+.
For those who don't "get" the slant thing....here's my situation....maybe it'll shed some light on the issue:
I like the v8s as much as the next guy and am in the last stages of swapping a mildly worked over 302 in my 54 Ford, but I recently needed a commuter car and didn't want to go into debt to get one, so I found a 76 Valiant with an absolutely flawless body and interior for a few hundred bucks.
Someone had gotten the engine too hot about 25 years ago and it sat in a garage with a locked up engine that whole time. I trailered it home, pulled the old slant, and dropped in another one that I picked up for almost nothing....and whamo...I'm on the road in a great little car for under $500.
I've taken it to a few swap meets and the first thing guys always ask me is "does that thing have a slant in it?"
It's just a different engine....yeah it got its quirks, but it's a ton of fun, easy to work on, and the parts are cheap as hell.
So...that's my two bits.
