i don't any 6 or worse-4/or-2L/or-9K-RPM-screams( i got into the brands because they look great and mine didn't end up being chevy-fide because dodge makes good lower torque-engine's it's the missing/thin-paint/wires and for 60's-era lacking OD-trans interiors/sound-systems was lacking( one-speaker/mono being passed off as luxurious LOLZ's compared with quadriphonic systems in the other brand's/same-era and or new-models ) or so-so ect but as mopar-people you probably know that by now ) in a dodge/Chrysler-LLC past the 1st-G-hemi/1950 ( pre 1950's for me is v8's( V10/vipers/SRT-truck is a pass*ish ) or straight-L8's + larger ci/HP as that's USA/dodge marketing/customers ) is sacrilege, turbans/BEV/hybrid's/fuel-cell getting a * pass as example 1960's there's a B's-or-C's&dart-prototypes/leasing-dealers with jet-power and or it kicked the 426-hemi at it's own-game just not the piss-poor MPG/EPA because of the fact it couldn't use a 883/stick and was stuck with a 727 that dodge refusing to add lock-up and OD-gear and mildly-hybridisation( quick-trip/cold-starts and or cities in slower traffic was a fuel-hog/maintenance-hog just as the 440-6 and 2-hemi was ) would probably also have helped but it's still pre-1990-era/DR-goodenough/lithium's-revulsion the only reason why iv/millennial/zoomer-generation considering ( leftovers 383/recovery boosted parts added 75-70-turbo-ect as i cannot stand 90HP/sub-300hp~ in a charger/4K-lb's~( probably less now as interiors-ect missing from being chopper's and for now under duress id do the minimum legally required for hy-way/tag's use ) way to slow ect and or agervaring-experience ) that/slanty or hurricane( or LSX or eagle/cat's but frame/exhaust plumbing doesn't play well ect ) is junkyard cheapness+i don't care/abuse's and or worry about transportation/vin's-safety( got joyrided+chopper's( to shell same effect on my K1500 80's, so no truck's and or apartments/rental-homes living as i had to a-just after being divorced winks ) around covid-era, and my 540~ci+tr6060-platform it's ready and it's looking like i need to move me plus it to a different shop/housing ect this year or later in 26~ ) and also got knocked down into poverty's/9~k-yearly( was up to ~55k best year for me ) and or career stunt'd ect otherwise i got EFI+7speed hemi-itis/hem-rod's and it's fully-blown/boosted lolz, got that from a form/car-show jokes slanted sickly and or malnutrition's sounds like a STD/body-shape/ligament( or back/spinal cord/skeletal issues ) might want to see a doctor about that lol 😂
Love me some Slant content! It's cool to not V8 everything, but some people are just engine snobs. Not every vehicle on the road needs to be a racecar.
@@mattwhaley9917 ruclips.net/video/ncLYIUsHXWE/видео.htmlsi=9iXqctKk96ciNXHR can you make cheaper power? Most definitely. Can you make funner power? That’s negligible.
Dude, I could not agree more. “Everything is not a hotrod” has been on my list of things to make a video about for years now. Sometimes cars are just… cars. It’s increasingly less common with classics of course. And @PlymouthOnPlywood dang… goals. That thing sounds amazing, and mooooves.
@@DeadDodgeGarage my bug with the L6( and new hurricane and worsen for 2L bee-box's/9k-rpm and or 4's ) is mopar after the 50's-forwards became known for its V8's and or larger CI and HP offering's ( as well as larger body styling, Europe's equals would probably be a merc or rover's ) that was generally possible to CPO/delivered/buy as quiet and good manners or like the 572-hemi( special 1970/crate-programs dealership's winks wasn't normality ) rowdy's, and yes i own a 383-charger pre1970 with a 727( wanted a stick/clutch but for 21yo/2009 era that best i could get and or compromises with the wife's on full-loaded/powered equipment aka A/c and power-steering-ect was a must ) and yes it got chopped/stolen and recovered* leading to me going to a C7-dropout/7-speed( cheapest way to get stick+2 OD-gearing and or lowered 1st/3:1 and letting me keep my OEM-rear-end+3.2-FG and 33X12in( not tubed-yet but the metal-direct mini's are on my wishful list at 1st-chances )~mud's/cheater's-compound ) and repop-( for high compression and or flatten dome's )540-iron-EFI-hemi ( my engine builder's and or local buddies/family and insurers told/2C me to ditch my 906's for D8's/edibrock's even though im more of a max-wedge 440+ci types-fan, hopefully the EFI can calm down the hemi's bad-habits like plugs and or city/cold/hard-starts bog ect, and turban/? 518 code? for now isn't being repop'd or equivalent/better-aftermarket design's sadly, and i don't know why they/thievery went for a lowered trimmed-vin i just didn't get it back in good/hole-shape ) aimed at lowering costs of ownership and or better MPG's im interested in uk average mans ( also C3's and RX8's ect, not Italian's-wink ) vin's so large 6's and mid-12's are more likely to buy and iv been considering the lighting( not a ford fan gramps-moms side and dad-RIP was/is, but a good product is worth tying once ) as ( loved my chevy truck's all-pre1990's )chevy/local-dealership-snubbed-me/illegal-activity i want nothing to do with and dodge put the REV off into 2026~
The good ol leaning tower of power. 😅. Straight 6 guys in America have it pretty good with the manufacturers offering up a few to choose from. 300 inch Ford, 258 amc and the 225 slant. Should be a fun build. 👍👍
Slant sickness, LOL! I saw a build a few years ago. A pro build where they took the whole car. Balanced it to the nuts. Gave it a 4 barrel aluminum intake and headers. They used a fairly throaty cam. They dynoed the thing. 160hp. Really? I'm sure the guys wife was impressed. That's over twice as much as just before they rebuilt it. So a 318 with a bandit/pirate build. would likely get 250-300hp. Which would get better fuel economy?
I wish the aluminum ones were actually good. There have been a couple for sale lately and it’s a very charming idea. But the reality is, everything is aluminum engine specific, and it will never, ever seal to the head right for long. Not a good basis for a performance build.
Back in 2001, I built my "Screamin' Six" 225 Slant 6. It had the good stuff. Full groove bearings, 30 over pistons, 9:1 compression, 268 Purple Shaft cam, double roller timing chain, Clifford Performance Street Rod dual outlet headers, 450 Holley mechanical secondary carb, fully ported head with 1.77 / 1.50 valves, etc. It ran low 16's at 84 in my 1971 Plymouth Valiant. Long story short, I spent over $3000 to go as fast as a nearly stock 318 engine would have. And I'd rev it to 5000 on the dragstrip shifts.
It is such a dodge/chrysler thing to have soooo many projects on the go. I love me a slant. Top 5 engines ever made. We are doing a turbo slant as we speak. Keep doing cool shit.
Happy Thanksgiving Jamie, Instead of watching football over the holiday, I've been binge watching episodes of "Highway Patrol" on a channel that has all but 2 of the 156 episodes ever made. Nice seeing all those cars from the 50's, especially the beautiful old Mopars back when they were new.
I for one am a slant 6 fan. When I was a young teen in the 60's I recall reading a Mopar racing book that featured a rail that had a 225 slant 6 and a stock auto transmission in it. They stated it ran in both C and D class competitively by running the tach to 3k then dumping it into D. It was the only rail there that had a working reverse gear. I thought the story was awesome. I had a slant 6 of my own in a 61 Lancer and dropped a 225 from the local junk yard in place of the worn out 170. Didn't quite fit but I drove it for more than 3 years and a dozen clutches. I look forward to the build.
👍Always good to hear from Sir Jamie. *Side note, my old 07 Chevy inline 6 banger. Nothing special & not a Dodge however it’s been a great old Chevy. Always starts, always dependable. Yall say what ya will about inline 6 cylinders, I like em, they seem to like me. 200k miles & still going to the grocery store, Home Depot or Lowe’s when we need it. Just keep up the oil & maintenance.
@@billfioretti3013 the 300 is my favorite ford engine. My dad bought a mint 86’ 300 4speed Bronco when I was it high school. We had so much fun with that little truck.
Man, I found you three or four days ago as I’m getting ready to build a 5.9 magnum. I can’t stop watching. Love the channel man! Love the cadence, the editing, the humor the works. Just thought I’d mention it. Thanks for the content!
save the 1 bbl carbs, there is a polly 318 intake that uses 8 of those also a slant 3 bbl intake that uses those its Australian but is awesome if you find one
A month in the machine shop! Wow. I guess it's gonna be a bit before we get another taste of the 318 build. No squawks here about more projects. In fact, I encourage such behavior, another project = more videos. Keep'em comin', Jamie. You are more entertaining than network TV!!
They’re busy bees over there. This will be the fourth engine I’ve taken them this month, and I’m about to drop another one in their lap. Haha. I don’t need it back any faster than that. Thank you! I certainly appreciate that review.
I had a 1980 Dodge Diplomat with the slant six, single barrel, my first Mopar and my only Slant 6. It was reliable, about the same mileage as the 318 in the Fifth Aves I've had. I'm interested in seeing how much potential these old engines have.
One of the best, and toughest engines I ever had was in an 86 D100. Bought it new, drove it from Chicago to San Diego pulling a 12' Uhaul, and the bed loaded to the max. Let's just say, I was waaay over its GVW! Mountains... no problem. I'm a big fan of slant 6's. (And quirky, oddball engines most people overlook, or ignore) That engine looks to be in impeccable shape!
I learned how to drive on a 72 Slant-six Dodge Demon with a 3spd on the floor. So I have a soft spot in my heart for Mopar slant sixes. I looking forward to the build.
@duncandmcgrath6290 I was with my dad when he ordered it from Northshore Dodge(now Amato) in Glendale, Wisconsin. It was gold w a green interior and a rubber floor mat instead of carpet. Dad opted for rallye wheels at my encouragement, but sadly, I couldn't get him to opt for a V8.
Count me among the folks what likes the slant 6. There are lots of 4 door Darts where I live in Medellin Colombia. They were used as taxis and actually built here in Colombia around 1970-1976. They're all slant 6's with 3 on the trees. They also built 318 Demons and a few other models of Chrysler products here. A 70-72 dart is on my list to make a nice Sunday driver. Someday when I have more space and time... and money. Looking forward to seeing your progress with this. Tim.
The mighty slant! I had one in an 85 d150, pitched #6 out the block one night, still started back up drove home at highway speed! Kept it around to do dump runs. Pour a couple litres of oil in the hole in block and crank it up and go! Made about 20 trips never skipped a beat! Pulled the head to give to a friend, all but two push rods were bent. I have no idea how that thing ran so damn well. I guess it just wanted to live.
Amazing - and not at all the only story I’ve heard like that. A friend of a friend had one that blew #6 and it took the starter mounting ears with it. He jammed some rags in the hole and drove it that way for a while. Just took a bit of a dance jamming the starter back into place to get it to fire up.
Love the Rube Goldberg comment on the hyd lifter oiling. Always up for a “What’s it gonna look like inside?” tear down. Looks like a good builder to me.
I’ve thought about this so much… and @AsswipeGarage the Australian Hemi 6 is NOT a cross flow design. It is just like the slant, and the even more similar AMC inline six in that regard.
Its cool you are doing a slant 6 build when everyone else is doing 440's and hemi's. The slant six has a very rich history which I'm sure you know better than I . The commercial use and even military use goes way back to the year I was born. Yea its that old ....lol
I’m doing two 426 Hemis and a 440 too 😅 but I’m doing the slant, a 273, and a 318 to balance things out. I love the smaller underdog engines. That’s where I am happiest.
I experienced two of these light weight Slant 6. Both were gutless turds! My Sister In Laws truck, my Wife dented it. I remember the story where her husband floored it, coughed and ripped around the corner at 10 kph, not mph It was old man owned and mint before she bought it. My neighbors truck would barely spin on gravel! He actually got it spin slightly on pavement, spinning like made on gravel before hitting the pavement. My 77 van came with Slant 6 with huge holes in the block. But a friend mentioned draining the oil out of one and driving it, trying to kill it, took forever.
I'm a slant six fan. When I needed reliable economy, the SS was there. It gave me what I needed and didn't ask for much to do it. Not a unique feature of straight six design, but still valuable for what it is.
Love Slants!!! Almost Impossible to Completely Kill! Chucked #5 rod out the block! We shoved a piece of sheet metal over the hole and held in place by rags between it and the starter. Drive it 50 miles back to the shop!
A few of my buds were slant sixer's, love them, closest I got was an old '63 Rambler straight 6 (231? I forget) and it was a gem. I really like this teardown and OP explains it very well, looking forward to seeing this move a car :D
Reading again your post, i see 1963. So that would have been the 196 Alloy motor, whereas the 232 came out in 1964, introduced in the new Typhoon. They still made 4800 odd 196 in early 64 production tho. The 232's (out to 258 in the 70's) were still used in the 4.0L Jeeps in the 90's by Chrysler, but a little more mod-con
Sometimes a guy just gets burnt out on a project too, having some time away on something else can give you time to think on things if your stuck wait on parts etc sometimes life happens too. You just worry about getting these videos out on whatever you happen to be working on and I’ll continue watching! Take care bud
Unpopular opinion: A well running inline6 runs super smooth and refined. And has better balance then a V8. There is a reason Jaguar (XK) and BMW (M20, M30 and the later 24valve engines) and Mercedes (M110) offered inline6 engines for a long loooong time. Even Volvo(B30, B6304) and GM/Opel/Vauxhall did it. So Dodge was not wrong when offering the slant6. I'm very curious to hear that engine run!
It’s not an unpopular opinion, it’s a verifiable fact. I am really looking forward to my XK project. Aluminum Hemi dual overhead cam straight six?! Yes, please!
Love the Slant 6❤ I haven’t cared about burnouts since I was a teenager. That Dart you’re building? I’m envious. It’ll be a sweet, reliable, highway cruiser. And get decent-ish gas mileage. A daily driver to be proud of. 😸👍
Looks like a very nice block. I don't know why you don't do more slant 6 content. Leaning Tower of Power. Six in a row and go man go! Cheers! Happy Thanksgiving! 😎👍🏎🏁🏁6⃣
I’ve done a bunch of slant revivals and a couple slant based projects over the life of the channel. As always, I just make videos on subjects as they come. There will definitely be more coming. Thanks!
Good info, I had a 84 D100 with a slant 6 and overdrive four speed manual, great truck, super smooth ride, great on gas, not enough power to hurt anything, it even tow3d a car trailer much to the shagrin of the clutch
I love your channel ! I'm the same way, build something uncommon that's not played out, like your slant 6. I love the sound of them, especially with a neato designed header. I have an '86 mustang gt lots of goodies done to it, buuuuttttt, I decided to build my 2008 mazdaspeed3 gt. I get ragged on all the time for it. But man was it worth it. Just follow your heart and let the car steer your dreams ! 😊
OK, I can wait for the Turbo Slant! But if it ends up a 10 or 11 second car that can burn Uncle Tony's "Project Whatever" Jeep or even Bottle Rocket, that would make some serious headlines...
I appreciate the slant 6 and it's longevity! I remember when the venerable Slant was in all kinds of Chrysler vehicles, vans and trucks. My personal taste has always been and is Pontiac, (restoring one now) but one of my favorite cars of all time is the 1967 Dodge Charger! Memories of when I was young.
I just recently discovered this channel and now im a fan. So far i love the content and your choices in projects. I agree, not everything has to be a racecar! Slant 6, Ford 300, and Chevy 250s are super reliable and can be fun with some giggle parts. I love the fact that you dont expect all your projects to be perfect. Most car/truck guys and gals dont have perfect vehicles. Most just love the wrenching and changing their projects. Thanks for the content!
Really seeing a healthy running Slant-6 torn down to see nothing is wrong with it, is all the joy i need. No need to see absolutely twisted and sheared steel carnage to sate the engine tear down hunger. You were talking of building a street slant-6, will this block and other factory components be modified VIA blueprinting to shed more weight off of certain casting flash? Thanks Jamie for another informational & educational slant-6 shenanigans.
If I remember colorectally; the hydro-slant's lifters are fed oil from the rocker shaft, through the pushrod, DOWN to the lifter. They would have had to completely re-engineer the block to make an oil passage that fed the lifters first. I heard an anecdote years ago that initially, the Slant was designed with splash rublication to keep costs down as other sixes in the 1950's (Hudson, Studebaker, Chevrolet) didn't have pressurized lubrication. I think the Chevy six got full-pressure lube in '55 or '56. I say that's an anecdote because I've never been able to fully substantiate it and also the timeline doesn't really align.... unless Chrysler began designing the Slant in 1954 or 1955. That kind of information isn't easily found. Part of the "Performance" game is also "Reliability". I love owning a classic car that still runs points and a carburetor but lights off easily and can be daily driven. A car that makes 500 horsepower but barely runs long enough to get warm isn't..... fun. Not everything needs to be fast.
Yes, that is correct. I got to that later in the video. And the splash oil lifter design was certainly retained for cost cutting reasons. The oil galley is on that side of the block, and I think they could’ve enlarged it and added passages to the lifters without too much difficulty. But Chrysler thought it unnecessary I guess.
Actually, it's kinda nice to see an engine come apart, minus the nightmares. Just as interesting to me at least. I think we could all due with a few less nightmares
Six in a row ready to go! I am of the mind that the inline six is just plain better than the V8 and, indeed, if I'm buying an old vehicle I go straight for the six cylinder. I'm even mad enough to swap a six into a vehicle that came with an eight! My daily is a 71 Chevy C10 with a 250 I6 in it; I am not swapping that out for anything but another 250 if the time ever comes that I need to do so. I wouldn't be fucking with the CR very much if it were my build. One of the things I love about the USDM I6s from back in the day is that their low compression ratios mean they're pretty much 'IDGAF if it burns I'll run on it'. Ford 240/300, Chevy 250/292, Chrysler slants, AMC 232/258, they're all the same in this regard. They don't care what you feed them as long as a spark plug can ignite it after a carb gets done atomizing it. Rather fascinating that the slants only have 4 mains instead of the 7 that most everyone else uses. Ford did something similar with the flathead V8s, fun fact, those only have three main bearings instead of the usual 5 for a V8. And, like the slant six, they're also known to be tough as nails. I am 125% confident you will get 318 numbers out of this 225 easy peasy lemon squeezy.
Extra compression is where a bit of that juice will come from. And we’d still be lucky to end up as high as 8.5:1. I love V8s… but I can definitely appreciate an inline six too.
Don't forget to put a drilled out restriction plug in the oil hole coming up out of the top of the block that goes to the head. it will put more oil to the main bearings then most of the oil to the head saving the bearings life . I did slant6 oil mods on my channel part 1 part 2 ect. i even show how to make a windage tray for the oil pans . use the oil pump with the snorkel tube it acts as an anti drain back
I’ll certainly be adding some oil control in the bottom end. Have seen a small block windage tray adapted to the slant before. Had not thought about oil restriction. I’ll check your videos out, thanks!
there's aluminium casting's but i play with 440's/hemi's so i cannot remember tonight what years ect or if aftermarket supplies didn't clark/industrial/marine use them and or there's differences between automotive use
Cool stuff, I recently dun my 225 with mid range cam and long runner hurricane 4 barrel manifold from aussie speed , we never seen any hydraulic slants in nz.
I have seen slants run when others would have broken down crying... I threw a rod in my '65 Valiant and still drove it 45 miles home, where I sold it to a neighbor who put in a 318... I had a friend do the same, right through the block, he removed the rod, welded a plate over the hole and drove it as a 5 cylinder for 4 years. Mighty little motors. 50 miles without oil pressure? Making a clattering sound? Replace the pushrods, and get another 40k miles on it before rebuilding the engine... I have a lot of respect for those things... I've owned 7 Slant 6 cars without major issue, pretty much... Except for the Valiant. (edited for misspelling)
The Slant Sixness is strong in this one.😊
Much love for the slant six, despite it's weird design it served and ran so well!
The engine was "slanted" 30 degrees so it would fit in the engine bay of the new 1960 Valiant without the need for a bulge in the hood.
@@phillipcramer7936 Yes I know.
i don't any 6 or worse-4/or-2L/or-9K-RPM-screams( i got into the brands because they look great and mine didn't end up being chevy-fide because dodge makes good lower torque-engine's it's the missing/thin-paint/wires and for 60's-era lacking OD-trans interiors/sound-systems was lacking( one-speaker/mono being passed off as luxurious LOLZ's compared with quadriphonic systems in the other brand's/same-era and or new-models ) or so-so ect but as mopar-people you probably know that by now ) in a dodge/Chrysler-LLC past the 1st-G-hemi/1950 ( pre 1950's for me is v8's( V10/vipers/SRT-truck is a pass*ish ) or straight-L8's + larger ci/HP as that's USA/dodge marketing/customers ) is sacrilege, turbans/BEV/hybrid's/fuel-cell getting a * pass as example 1960's there's a B's-or-C's&dart-prototypes/leasing-dealers with jet-power and or it kicked the 426-hemi at it's own-game just not the piss-poor MPG/EPA because of the fact it couldn't use a 883/stick and was stuck with a 727 that dodge refusing to add lock-up and OD-gear and mildly-hybridisation( quick-trip/cold-starts and or cities in slower traffic was a fuel-hog/maintenance-hog just as the 440-6 and 2-hemi was ) would probably also have helped but it's still pre-1990-era/DR-goodenough/lithium's-revulsion
the only reason why iv/millennial/zoomer-generation considering ( leftovers 383/recovery boosted parts added 75-70-turbo-ect as i cannot stand 90HP/sub-300hp~ in a charger/4K-lb's~( probably less now as interiors-ect missing from being chopper's and for now under duress id do the minimum legally required for hy-way/tag's use ) way to slow ect and or agervaring-experience ) that/slanty or hurricane( or LSX or eagle/cat's but frame/exhaust plumbing doesn't play well ect ) is junkyard cheapness+i don't care/abuse's and or worry about transportation/vin's-safety( got joyrided+chopper's( to shell same effect on my K1500 80's, so no truck's and or apartments/rental-homes living as i had to a-just after being divorced winks ) around covid-era, and my 540~ci+tr6060-platform it's ready and it's looking like i need to move me plus it to a different shop/housing ect this year or later in 26~ ) and also got knocked down into poverty's/9~k-yearly( was up to ~55k best year for me ) and or career stunt'd ect
otherwise i got EFI+7speed hemi-itis/hem-rod's and it's fully-blown/boosted lolz, got that from a form/car-show jokes
slanted sickly and or malnutrition's sounds like a STD/body-shape/ligament( or back/spinal cord/skeletal issues ) might want to see a doctor about that lol 😂
Love me some Slant content! It's cool to not V8 everything, but some people are just engine snobs. Not every vehicle on the road needs to be a racecar.
Did you know racecar spelled backwards is racecar?
@@mattwhaley9917 ruclips.net/video/ncLYIUsHXWE/видео.htmlsi=9iXqctKk96ciNXHR can you make cheaper power? Most definitely. Can you make funner power? That’s negligible.
Dude, I could not agree more. “Everything is not a hotrod” has been on my list of things to make a video about for years now. Sometimes cars are just… cars. It’s increasingly less common with classics of course. And @PlymouthOnPlywood dang… goals. That thing sounds amazing, and mooooves.
Yeah or every time hearing : V " we're goin to LS swap this . "
@@DeadDodgeGarage my bug with the L6( and new hurricane and worsen for 2L bee-box's/9k-rpm and or 4's ) is mopar after the 50's-forwards became known for its V8's and or larger CI and HP offering's ( as well as larger body styling, Europe's equals would probably be a merc or rover's ) that was generally possible to CPO/delivered/buy as quiet and good manners or like the 572-hemi( special 1970/crate-programs dealership's winks wasn't normality ) rowdy's, and yes i own a 383-charger pre1970 with a 727( wanted a stick/clutch but for 21yo/2009 era that best i could get and or compromises with the wife's on full-loaded/powered equipment aka A/c and power-steering-ect was a must ) and yes it got chopped/stolen and recovered* leading to me going to a C7-dropout/7-speed( cheapest way to get stick+2 OD-gearing and or lowered 1st/3:1 and letting me keep my OEM-rear-end+3.2-FG and 33X12in( not tubed-yet but the metal-direct mini's are on my wishful list at 1st-chances )~mud's/cheater's-compound ) and repop-( for high compression and or flatten dome's )540-iron-EFI-hemi ( my engine builder's and or local buddies/family and insurers told/2C me to ditch my 906's for D8's/edibrock's even though im more of a max-wedge 440+ci types-fan, hopefully the EFI can calm down the hemi's bad-habits like plugs and or city/cold/hard-starts bog ect, and turban/? 518 code? for now isn't being repop'd or equivalent/better-aftermarket design's sadly, and i don't know why they/thievery went for a lowered trimmed-vin i just didn't get it back in good/hole-shape ) aimed at lowering costs of ownership and or better MPG's
im interested in uk average mans ( also C3's and RX8's ect, not Italian's-wink ) vin's so large 6's and mid-12's are more likely to buy and iv been considering the lighting( not a ford fan gramps-moms side and dad-RIP was/is, but a good product is worth tying once ) as ( loved my chevy truck's all-pre1990's )chevy/local-dealership-snubbed-me/illegal-activity i want nothing to do with and dodge put the REV off into 2026~
Can't wait to see how this one turns out. Very interesting!!!!!!!!
The good ol leaning tower of power. 😅. Straight 6 guys in America have it pretty good with the manufacturers offering up a few to choose from. 300 inch Ford, 258 amc and the 225 slant. Should be a fun build. 👍👍
Don't forget the 4.0L Jeep
Once again Jamie excellent
Thanks a million, your videos always make me chuckle, and i think you do a fantastic mix of information and humor!
Thanks! Much appreciated.
All the slant goodness in one spot!
Slant sickness, LOL! I saw a build a few years ago. A pro build where they took the whole car. Balanced it to the nuts. Gave it a 4 barrel aluminum intake and headers. They used a fairly throaty cam. They dynoed the thing. 160hp. Really? I'm sure the guys wife was impressed. That's over twice as much as just before they rebuilt it. So a 318 with a bandit/pirate build. would likely get 250-300hp. Which would get better fuel economy?
Clearly Jamie is down with the slant sickness! I am too and can't wait to see this one done!!
Welding 3 weeks sounds alot like a vacation.. nobody to bother me.. have endless supply of coffee and it shall happend :D
Can't wait to see how she runs!
Love the 225 👍 this is excellent content 👌
did not know about light weight slants... well, except for the old aluminum ones. Good info
I wish the aluminum ones were actually good. There have been a couple for sale lately and it’s a very charming idea. But the reality is, everything is aluminum engine specific, and it will never, ever seal to the head right for long. Not a good basis for a performance build.
I also might have this slant sickness. It all started when I saw a 74 Dodge dart on offer up. Now it's mine. Lol
Back in 2001, I built my "Screamin' Six" 225 Slant 6. It had the good stuff. Full groove bearings, 30 over pistons, 9:1 compression, 268 Purple Shaft cam, double roller timing chain, Clifford Performance Street Rod dual outlet headers, 450 Holley mechanical secondary carb, fully ported head with 1.77 / 1.50 valves, etc. It ran low 16's at 84 in my 1971 Plymouth Valiant. Long story short, I spent over $3000 to go as fast as a nearly stock 318 engine would have. And I'd rev it to 5000 on the dragstrip shifts.
Yeah but it’s so cool!
The cool factor is priceless though 👍🏻👍🏻
I just saw a video of a slant powered lancer running an 11.08… so I think you left some power on the table. Haha. Sounds cool.
It is such a dodge/chrysler thing to have soooo many projects on the go. I love me a slant. Top 5 engines ever made. We are doing a turbo slant as we speak. Keep doing cool shit.
Nice! I like turbo slants a lot. Haha.
Happy Thanksgiving Jamie, Instead of watching football over the holiday, I've been binge watching episodes of "Highway Patrol" on a channel that has all but 2 of the 156 episodes ever made.
Nice seeing all those cars from the 50's, especially the beautiful old Mopars back when they were new.
It must be your clean living, Jamie. You got yourself a nice donor block there. Good Luck!
I for one am a slant 6 fan. When I was a young teen in the 60's I recall reading a Mopar racing book that featured a rail that had a 225 slant 6 and a stock auto transmission in it. They stated it ran in both C and D class competitively by running the tach to 3k then dumping it into D. It was the only rail there that had a working reverse gear. I thought the story was awesome. I had a slant 6 of my own in a 61 Lancer and dropped a 225 from the local junk yard in place of the worn out 170. Didn't quite fit but I drove it for more than 3 years and a dozen clutches. I look forward to the build.
👍Always good to hear from Sir Jamie. *Side note, my old 07 Chevy inline 6 banger. Nothing special & not a Dodge however it’s been a great old Chevy. Always starts, always dependable. Yall say what ya will about inline 6 cylinders, I like em, they seem to like me. 200k miles & still going to the grocery store, Home Depot or Lowe’s when we need it. Just keep up the oil & maintenance.
I think the 4.2 is a decent engine. I just wish those damn ignition coils would quit dying!
Hard to beat a inline 6 ! Reliable and loyal.
those 4.2 Atlas things are wolves in sheeps clothing. add a turbo and hang on
Love the Slant Six action. Just did a 225 for my Lancer. Raised compression to 9.2 to 1, and a factory higher lift cam.
Thanks for makin' more slant 6 videos Jamie, it was a pretty good design. Happy holidays!
Still one of the most reliable engines of the era. That, and the Ford 300 six.
@@billfioretti3013 the 300 is my favorite ford engine. My dad bought a mint 86’ 300 4speed Bronco when I was it high school. We had so much fun with that little truck.
I really like the 300! I had a one ton Econoline with a 300 that got truly impressive fuel economy.
weld one of them hollow rocker pushrods onto an air chuck and you got yourself a good air blower with smooth edge. Autobody finishers love them
Brilliant!
It's OK to call them freeze plugs!
No matter their purpose, everyone calls them freeze plugs! 👍☕️
Precisely. Haha.
Call them whatever you want...soft plugs, freeze plugs, I know what they are
Man, I found you three or four days ago as I’m getting ready to build a 5.9 magnum. I can’t stop watching. Love the channel man! Love the cadence, the editing, the humor the works. Just thought I’d mention it. Thanks for the content!
Thank you! Much appreciated.
save the 1 bbl carbs, there is a polly 318 intake that uses 8 of those also a slant 3 bbl intake that uses those its Australian but is awesome if you find one
I see nothing wrong with rebuilding and upgrading a slant 6. It will be interesting to watch the rest of the build. Happy Thanksgiving to all.
A month in the machine shop! Wow. I guess it's gonna be a bit before we get another taste of the 318 build. No squawks here about more projects. In fact, I encourage such behavior, another project = more videos. Keep'em comin', Jamie. You are more entertaining than network TV!!
They’re busy bees over there. This will be the fourth engine I’ve taken them this month, and I’m about to drop another one in their lap. Haha. I don’t need it back any faster than that. Thank you! I certainly appreciate that review.
I had a 1980 Dodge Diplomat with the slant six, single barrel, my first Mopar and my only Slant 6. It was reliable, about the same mileage as the 318 in the Fifth Aves I've had. I'm interested in seeing how much potential these old engines have.
Never seen a BBS on a Dip usually they were BBD two barrels.
It'll be pretty sweet they sound pretty cool with headers
My 2¢ - I don't care how many projects you start. It's inspirational.
JAMIE, just remember there are your projects, and you work on them as you want to. All I can say is mo-par to you.
I liked the "Let's attach the GoPro to the valve cover while we remove it" shot a lot
Proud of that one. Haha.
One of the best, and toughest engines I ever had was in an 86 D100. Bought it new, drove it from Chicago to San Diego pulling a 12' Uhaul, and the bed loaded to the max. Let's just say, I was waaay over its GVW! Mountains... no problem. I'm a big fan of slant 6's. (And quirky, oddball engines most people overlook, or ignore)
That engine looks to be in impeccable shape!
I love a slant six build. Doing it for the sake of doing it and having fun.
I learned how to drive on a 72 Slant-six Dodge Demon with a 3spd on the floor. So I have a soft spot in my heart for Mopar slant sixes. I looking forward to the build.
I loved how the shifter had a weird squiggle in the chrome rod.
Your so fortunate!
I didn’t know a Demon came with a 225 /6?
@duncandmcgrath6290 I was with my dad when he ordered it from Northshore Dodge(now Amato) in Glendale, Wisconsin. It was gold w a green interior and a rubber floor mat instead of carpet. Dad opted for rallye wheels at my encouragement, but sadly, I couldn't get him to opt for a V8.
@@arthurbilenker2622 I tried putting a Hurst t handle on the shifter to replace the black oe shift knob.
Cool Vid Jamie. Happy Thanksgiving.
Count me among the folks what likes the slant 6. There are lots of 4 door Darts where I live in Medellin Colombia. They were used as taxis and actually built here in Colombia around 1970-1976. They're all slant 6's with 3 on the trees. They also built 318 Demons and a few other models of Chrysler products here. A 70-72 dart is on my list to make a nice Sunday driver. Someday when I have more space and time... and money. Looking forward to seeing your progress with this. Tim.
14:23 That's OBVIOUSLY a 228 Slant Six.....I thought you were a MOPAR GUY? JEEZ!
I liked that too. Haha.
I saw that old leaning tower of power strapped on the ramp truck a couple videos back and I was waiting for this one!
Slants are awesome, for what they are. A proper "performance" rebuild should see mid 200's and still live to see the tricentennial.
Thank you again for the science that goes with your videos.
Happy Thanksgiving to the DDG Family!
Happy Thanksgiving!
"Slant sickness".. lol. Very clever
I bought a brand new Sportsman 100 with a 225ci in 1974... 350k on the clock before I gave to niebours son... I love the slant 😂
That’s very interesting. I’ve never seen a slant powered B-van, and wasn’t sure they actually existed.
The leaning tower of power and a yard full of Mopar's, doesn't get any better.
The mighty slant! I had one in an 85 d150, pitched #6 out the block one night, still started back up drove home at highway speed! Kept it around to do dump runs. Pour a couple litres of oil in the hole in block and crank it up and go! Made about 20 trips never skipped a beat! Pulled the head to give to a friend, all but two push rods were bent. I have no idea how that thing ran so damn well. I guess it just wanted to live.
Amazing - and not at all the only story I’ve heard like that. A friend of a friend had one that blew #6 and it took the starter mounting ears with it. He jammed some rags in the hole and drove it that way for a while. Just took a bit of a dance jamming the starter back into place to get it to fire up.
I will be watching this build with great interest
Love the Rube Goldberg comment on the hyd lifter oiling. Always up for a “What’s it gonna look like inside?” tear down. Looks like a good builder to me.
One of my dream cars is a ‘60 Valiant wagon with a warmed over 225 and the goofy floor shift… happy Thanksgiving to you and the fam!
Great video!
I think this could be a really good build series....looking forward to part 2!
Jeff
If only there was an aftermarket head. Would be killer with massive max wedge port sizes and custom manifolds.
A crossflow, hemi head would be rad. Like they had in Australia!
I’ve thought about this so much… and @AsswipeGarage the Australian Hemi 6 is NOT a cross flow design. It is just like the slant, and the even more similar AMC inline six in that regard.
Good afternoon,,,,,,, Yeee Yeee 😊😊😊😊😊
Here with my slant on the content. It's cool.
Its cool you are doing a slant 6 build when everyone else is doing 440's and hemi's. The slant six has a very rich history which I'm sure you know better than I . The commercial use and even military use goes way back to the year I was born. Yea its that old ....lol
I’m doing two 426 Hemis and a 440 too 😅 but I’m doing the slant, a 273, and a 318 to balance things out. I love the smaller underdog engines. That’s where I am happiest.
I experienced two of these light weight Slant 6. Both were gutless turds! My Sister In Laws truck, my Wife dented it. I remember the story where her husband floored it, coughed and ripped around the corner at 10 kph, not mph
It was old man owned and mint before she bought it. My neighbors truck would barely spin on gravel! He actually got it spin slightly on pavement, spinning like made on gravel before hitting the pavement. My 77 van came with Slant 6 with huge holes in the block. But a friend mentioned draining the oil out of one and driving it, trying to kill it, took forever.
I’m really excited for this build! This is basically what I’m going to do with my 64 “4spd” valiant wagon
I've got the Slant Sickness....sounds like a great t shirt idea to me....Props on 47,000+ subscribers Mr.J.
I'm a slant six fan. When I needed reliable economy, the SS was there. It gave me what I needed and didn't ask for much to do it. Not a unique feature of straight six design, but still valuable for what it is.
AWESOME video. I am always willing to soak up more about the slant. I like that I spotted this engine last week HAHA. F the haters and CHEERS DDG
Love Slants!!! Almost Impossible to Completely Kill!
Chucked #5 rod out the block!
We shoved a piece of sheet metal over the hole and held in place by rags between it and the starter.
Drive it 50 miles back to the shop!
I’ve heard so many stories just like that. Just amazing.
@DeadDodgeGarage I have 3 slants waiting to go in Projects.
I have a '26 Ford T truck that will have a 225/4spd in it next year or so.
A few of my buds were slant sixer's, love them, closest I got was an old '63 Rambler straight 6 (231? I forget) and it was a gem. I really like this teardown and OP explains it very well, looking forward to seeing this move a car :D
You were REAL close. Try 232
Reading again your post, i see 1963. So that would have been the 196 Alloy motor, whereas the 232 came out in 1964, introduced in the new Typhoon. They still made 4800 odd 196 in early 64 production tho. The 232's (out to 258 in the 70's) were still used in the 4.0L Jeeps in the 90's by Chrysler, but a little more mod-con
Sometimes a guy just gets burnt out on a project too, having some time away on something else can give you time to think on things if your stuck wait on parts etc sometimes life happens too. You just worry about getting these videos out on whatever you happen to be working on and I’ll continue watching! Take care bud
Unpopular opinion: A well running inline6 runs super smooth and refined. And has better balance then a V8.
There is a reason Jaguar (XK) and BMW (M20, M30 and the later 24valve engines) and Mercedes (M110) offered inline6 engines for a long loooong time. Even Volvo(B30, B6304) and GM/Opel/Vauxhall did it.
So Dodge was not wrong when offering the slant6.
I'm very curious to hear that engine run!
Don't forget the Cummins 6BT.
It’s not an unpopular opinion, it’s a verifiable fact. I am really looking forward to my XK project. Aluminum Hemi dual overhead cam straight six?! Yes, please!
@@DeadDodgeGarage That's going to be a phenomenal build!
Love the Slant 6❤ I haven’t cared about burnouts since I was a teenager. That Dart you’re building? I’m envious. It’ll be a sweet, reliable, highway cruiser. And get decent-ish gas mileage. A daily driver to be proud of. 😸👍
Looks like a very nice block. I don't know why you don't do more slant 6 content. Leaning Tower of Power. Six in a row and go man go! Cheers! Happy Thanksgiving! 😎👍🏎🏁🏁6⃣
I’ve done a bunch of slant revivals and a couple slant based projects over the life of the channel. As always, I just make videos on subjects as they come. There will definitely be more coming. Thanks!
The "commenter voice" will never get old lol. 24:22
I hope not 😅
Pretty cool. I did not know the slants had 4 main bearings instead of 7. Also cool this block is 1 year and 10 days younger than I am
Nailed it!
These slant 6s can be made to go real good quite common here is the triple side draft weber 2 barrel carbs looks real cool
Good info, I had a 84 D100 with a slant 6 and overdrive four speed manual, great truck, super smooth ride, great on gas, not enough power to hurt anything, it even tow3d a car trailer much to the shagrin of the clutch
Well, you knew you'd get at least ONE viewer excited by this vid - yay!!! Awesome how clean it was in there. I'll take that as a good omen!
True. Haha. It seems to be quite popular, that’s the good news. I think it’s going to be good!
@@DeadDodgeGarage Think I'm gonna use my dying slant as a garage heater later today when I work on the Hawk lol.
I miss having a Dodge pickup with a slant 6. It’s just a magical engine.
I owned an 84 D-100 with the exact same engine. No problems with the computer.
I love your channel ! I'm the same way, build something uncommon that's not played out, like your slant 6. I love the sound of them, especially with a neato designed header. I have an '86 mustang gt lots of goodies done to it, buuuuttttt, I decided to build my 2008 mazdaspeed3 gt. I get ragged on all the time for it. But man was it worth it. Just follow your heart and let the car steer your dreams ! 😊
OK, I can wait for the Turbo Slant! But if it ends up a 10 or 11 second car that can burn Uncle Tony's "Project Whatever" Jeep or even Bottle Rocket, that would make some serious headlines...
High 13s would be more likely.
I make no promises - but it’s important to have goals, and mine is for it to be slightly faster than the Demon. So we’ll see.
I appreciate the slant 6 and it's longevity! I remember when the venerable Slant was in all kinds of Chrysler vehicles, vans and trucks. My personal taste has always been and is Pontiac, (restoring one now) but one of my favorite cars of all time is the 1967 Dodge Charger! Memories of when I was young.
The leaning tower of power! Cheap, fun engines. When you've got no particular place to be fast.
When the 318 can’t -go with the slant / 👍
YOU probably put that Wix oil filter on, the LAST time it had an oil change. 13:58 YEP!
Haha… you think I actually serviced one of my trucks 😅
😂😂
@DeadDodgeGarage Yes, yes I do.
The heeled over half dozens of happiness...Always welcome at DDG world headquarters......
I will be watching my area for these engines to put in my jacuzzi 😂
Probably my favorite channel at the moment, I should probably buy some merch.
You should,awesome shirts. Very comfortable.😊
Thank you! And I’ll be happy to sell you some. Haha. It’s quality stuff, and I’m definitely not charging enough.
I just recently discovered this channel and now im a fan. So far i love the content and your choices in projects. I agree, not everything has to be a racecar! Slant 6, Ford 300, and Chevy 250s are super reliable and can be fun with some giggle parts. I love the fact that you dont expect all your projects to be perfect. Most car/truck guys and gals dont have perfect vehicles. Most just love the wrenching and changing their projects. Thanks for the content!
That’s right! I prefer to live in the real world, where perfection doesn’t exist. It’s all about good enough. Haha. Thank you!
@DeadDodgeGarage I'd rather see and own daily drivers over trailer queens and show cars.
Happy Slantsgiving!
Happy thanksgiving. Enjoying your slant six content.🙂🐏🐑
24:32 you started sounding like the guy from regular car reviews lmao 😂
My “commenter voice” is totally lifted from him 😅 I love that guy
Really seeing a healthy running Slant-6 torn down to see nothing is wrong with it, is all the joy i need.
No need to see absolutely twisted and sheared steel carnage to sate the engine tear down hunger.
You were talking of building a street slant-6, will this block and other factory components be modified VIA blueprinting to shed more weight off of certain casting flash?
Thanks Jamie for another informational & educational slant-6 shenanigans.
I don’t think I will be doing any of that, as the block and crank are already at the machine shop. I should have considered going over things first.
If I remember colorectally; the hydro-slant's lifters are fed oil from the rocker shaft, through the pushrod, DOWN to the lifter. They would have had to completely re-engineer the block to make an oil passage that fed the lifters first. I heard an anecdote years ago that initially, the Slant was designed with splash rublication to keep costs down as other sixes in the 1950's (Hudson, Studebaker, Chevrolet) didn't have pressurized lubrication. I think the Chevy six got full-pressure lube in '55 or '56. I say that's an anecdote because I've never been able to fully substantiate it and also the timeline doesn't really align.... unless Chrysler began designing the Slant in 1954 or 1955. That kind of information isn't easily found.
Part of the "Performance" game is also "Reliability". I love owning a classic car that still runs points and a carburetor but lights off easily and can be daily driven. A car that makes 500 horsepower but barely runs long enough to get warm isn't..... fun. Not everything needs to be fast.
Yes, that is correct. I got to that later in the video. And the splash oil lifter design was certainly retained for cost cutting reasons. The oil galley is on that side of the block, and I think they could’ve enlarged it and added passages to the lifters without too much difficulty. But Chrysler thought it unnecessary I guess.
Thank you Jamie.
That’s funny one of the rare videos where you can actually see your face while you’re talking into the camera lol lol
Actually, it's kinda nice to see an engine come apart, minus the nightmares. Just as interesting to me at least. I think we could all due with a few less nightmares
Get slanted!!! Enjoyed!! lookin forward to the 2nd ep .
Six in a row ready to go! I am of the mind that the inline six is just plain better than the V8 and, indeed, if I'm buying an old vehicle I go straight for the six cylinder. I'm even mad enough to swap a six into a vehicle that came with an eight! My daily is a 71 Chevy C10 with a 250 I6 in it; I am not swapping that out for anything but another 250 if the time ever comes that I need to do so.
I wouldn't be fucking with the CR very much if it were my build. One of the things I love about the USDM I6s from back in the day is that their low compression ratios mean they're pretty much 'IDGAF if it burns I'll run on it'. Ford 240/300, Chevy 250/292, Chrysler slants, AMC 232/258, they're all the same in this regard. They don't care what you feed them as long as a spark plug can ignite it after a carb gets done atomizing it.
Rather fascinating that the slants only have 4 mains instead of the 7 that most everyone else uses. Ford did something similar with the flathead V8s, fun fact, those only have three main bearings instead of the usual 5 for a V8. And, like the slant six, they're also known to be tough as nails.
I am 125% confident you will get 318 numbers out of this 225 easy peasy lemon squeezy.
Extra compression is where a bit of that juice will come from. And we’d still be lucky to end up as high as 8.5:1. I love V8s… but I can definitely appreciate an inline six too.
@DeadDodgeGarage It should be around 8.5:1 from factory! Where the other manufacturerer's sixes landed.
Don't forget to put a drilled out restriction plug in the oil hole coming up out of the top of the block that goes to the head. it will put more oil to the main bearings then most of the oil to the head saving the bearings life . I did slant6 oil mods on my channel part 1 part 2 ect. i even show how to make a windage tray for the oil pans . use the oil pump with the snorkel tube it acts as an anti drain back
I’ll certainly be adding some oil control in the bottom end. Have seen a small block windage tray adapted to the slant before. Had not thought about oil restriction. I’ll check your videos out, thanks!
Love these tear down vids. Also love Dylan's Sport in the background 😎
It’s lookin’ goooooood!
Who knew that the 80’s slant 6 was a super light weight upgrade?
Uncle Tony knew. Haha.
not me!
@@DeadDodgeGarage Haha I was going to say the same. I learned that in Uncle Tony's videos about the slant sixes.
Even the block is lighter.
there's aluminium casting's but i play with 440's/hemi's so i cannot remember tonight what years ect or if aftermarket supplies
didn't clark/industrial/marine use them and or there's differences between automotive use
Cool stuff, I recently dun my 225 with mid range cam and long runner hurricane 4 barrel manifold from aussie speed , we never seen any hydraulic slants in nz.
I have seen slants run when others would have broken down crying... I threw a rod in my '65 Valiant and still drove it 45 miles home, where I sold it to a neighbor who put in a 318... I had a friend do the same, right through the block, he removed the rod, welded a plate over the hole and drove it as a 5 cylinder for 4 years. Mighty little motors. 50 miles without oil pressure? Making a clattering sound? Replace the pushrods, and get another 40k miles on it before rebuilding the engine... I have a lot of respect for those things... I've owned 7 Slant 6 cars without major issue, pretty much... Except for the Valiant.
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Much like Tony, you have a distressed comment reading voice. 😂 Not a bad thing. Merely an observation.
As a few people have noticed now, mine is borrowed from Mr. Regular at Regular Car Reviews. Haha.
Looking forward to seeing you build the leaning tower of power !