Posted on 09/06/2018 1:25:26 PM PDT by Red Badger
I had a 62 Lancer push button slant 6 for several years. Ran as smooth as a sewing machine.
My wife and I owned a 1972 Dodge Demon with the 225 Slant 6 and Holley one barrel.
Bought it new in October of 1971, drove it every day as a family car and sold it to a collector in 2006. My wife then got the second car of her life at age 53.
Original engine with 186k miles. Trannie was rebuilt a couple of times (funny story about the second rebuild).
Hell of a durable engine. Body leaked something fierce - horrible body integrity. Luckily from 1979 on we were able to keep it garaged.
My 1986 BMW with a 3.5L M30 in-line-6 engine, still runs smooth....after nearly 400,000 miles.....
I had a 2006 GMC Canyon 4x4 that was powered by an I-5. I was taken aback, because I didn’t realize they made I-5 engines. I swore up and down it must be a V4, or an I-6.
Nope, it was inline 5 cylinder, 3.5L, 220 HP at 5600 RPM engine. The crazy thing is, around 70,000 miles, the engine got better - I gained 5 MPG after crossing the 70,000 mile mark. Never did understand that.
>That animation has the inline cylinders firing in pairs, as though it were a V. Did the old inline sixes fire like that? <
The firing order of all my chev 6s was: 1-5-3-6-2-4.
I never worked on a V6 and have no idea of their firing order.
I had a 72 amc yellow hornet x I bought in 84 from the salvation army for $100. Sold it three years later for $600. Wish I still had it. No problems at all. Cant say that about the 7i grand prix I “ upgraded” to.
Thanks for the reply. I posted my original reply question before thinking it through.
I believe they killed the design for more compact hoods in modern cars with safety regulations.
The BMW pulled it off expertly, but that took a lot of effort.
My’51 Chevy pickup had a 216 inline six.
Then had a couple Toyota Supras and old BMWs with I6 engines.
It’s a nice format that makes for a great looking engine bay. Long and narrow with long valve covers.
And you could actually work on them.
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I had a 240 Z. Engine damn near bulletproof.
I think maybe those 2002-2010 or so GM straight engines used the same parts, in an inline they just cut a cylinder off? I think they made a straight 4 too. They were called atlas engines I think?
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That is a rare gem these days.
Not a bad powerplant at all, pretty cool actually.
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Ah! Here it is:
I remember the old Dodge and Plymouth 225 Slant 6 engines. They were incredibly reliable, and really did lend themselves to high performance modifications. They were very easy to work on, even in smaller cars, though changing the oil filter could be messy.
As I recall, they came from the factory with a forged steel crankshaft and solid lifters. A number of after-market companies made high performance parts. I had a friend with one that was very powerful for a car with an engine around half the displacement of typical “muscle cars.” He had set up the car with an Offy intake manifold, Holly 4 barrel carb, a very “lopey” Crane cam, and Hooker headers. It was loud and extremely fast, though stopping was very exciting with standard drum brakes!
My mother had an early 1960s Plymouth Valiant with a 225 Slant Six, and we had it until the late 1980s. It was a great little car.
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