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C lassic Mopar engines are always a fun topic of discussion. Maybe more now than ever with whispers of the Hemi returning to ...
and Dodge Challenger. Chrysler introduced the 170 cubic inch slant six engine in the 1960 Plymouth Valiant and a 225 cubic inch version in larger models. The slant six got its name from the 30 ...
Dodge is bringing ... carburetors under the Six Pack name. But those were V8s, while the automaker’s historic straight-six ...
"I've never been able to blow one up." Many times, a conversation revolving around a Slant Six engine results in that very quote. It's the Leaning Tower of Power, it's indestructible, and the ...
The rig in question is a 1980 Dodge D150 with the 225-cubic-inch power plant. In case you’re unfamiliar with the slant-six, it’s essentially an inline engine that’s leaned 30 degrees to the ...
The first straight-six internal combustion engine design, produced by Spyker in 1903, led to widespread usage of similar designs over the following years. While V8 power would eventually dominate ...
Dodge Charger parked in a garage in 1979 needs work, but could easily return to the road without the buyer spending big ...
Since Romeo is a starch proponent of Slant Six racing, he sent MEW a 225 engine for dissection. The base engine for the build was a mess, and soon it became obvious there are some inherent ...
It's the return of the Slant ... Dodge lineups in the coming years, even as the automaker begins its transition to an electric vehicle lineup. The automaker last offered an inline-six-cylinder ...
The Hemi V8 engine returned in 2003. Could the Slant-6 be ... U.S. was the 1987 Dodge Ram pickup, but the automaker continued to sell Jeeps powered by a different inline-6 that it inherited ...
Somehow the big diesel made less power than Dodge's own venerable Slant Six engine. Apparently the trucks topped out around 60 miles per hour, and getting there from a stop took quite a lot of ...
The engine is the bulletproof but not-so-powerful 225-cubic-inch Slant-6, bolted to an automatic transmission for the same reason that rental cars got automatic transmissions back in 1978.