WANTED 360 Engine ISO California or within driving distance
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Philoctet
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Could be a Slant6 !
First time I see the antenna on the driver side fender. All of my D truck have it on the passenger side
Nothing wrong with the/6.
I built one up to put back in my '85...
For what you need to change to swap to a v8 (exhaust, trans, mounts, radiator etc) the money yous spend on all of that can be put instead towards building up a better /6....
Philoctet
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Exactly, nothing wrong with the slant6, you supposed it was probably a 318 so I just added it could be a slant6 too
Philoctet
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And... nothing 
Just agree with you !
Just agree with you !
Kern Dog
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Screw that.
You'll never get the slant six to equal the power and performance of a V8, especially a decent one.
Some of you slant six fans are delusional. The slant six is great for early Darts and Valiants and farm trucks. After that, it sucks. It sounds terrible and makes no horsepower until you modify it so much, it needs a 5000 stall converter and 4.10 gears.
I am building 2 trucks. An 85 1/2 ton and a 83 3/4 ton. The 85 is an original/6 truck on which I built a fresh one for, and built up. I want to see what I can do with one. I didn't have a v8 trans, v8 mounts, v8 exhaust, V8 radiator, so I put "that" money into building a stronger better/6.
Then there's my 3/4 ton.that ones gonna be a 360 with an nv4500 5 speed stick.
And no, working with a/6 is not "delusional" by any stretch. I know I can get more out of a v8. I never said I couldn't. But I also like DIFFERENT, which is why I don't have a Camaro a mustang a Chevelle or a jap piece of crap. I don't see any of these trucks on the road around here any more. All the more reason for me to do 2 of them up.
And the /6 will do fine for what I want it for.
Every vehicle doesn't have to be a tire shredder, and get 7 mpg or less ..
And for a daily there's absolutely nothing wrong with a 318 either. I've had too many to count, and they're quite the work horse.
I would be putting that in the 3/4 ton (like it had originally only worked up a bit) if I didn't have laying around what I do.
Then there's my 3/4 ton.that ones gonna be a 360 with an nv4500 5 speed stick.
And no, working with a/6 is not "delusional" by any stretch. I know I can get more out of a v8. I never said I couldn't. But I also like DIFFERENT, which is why I don't have a Camaro a mustang a Chevelle or a jap piece of crap. I don't see any of these trucks on the road around here any more. All the more reason for me to do 2 of them up.
And the /6 will do fine for what I want it for.
Every vehicle doesn't have to be a tire shredder, and get 7 mpg or less ..
And for a daily there's absolutely nothing wrong with a 318 either. I've had too many to count, and they're quite the work horse.
I would be putting that in the 3/4 ton (like it had originally only worked up a bit) if I didn't have laying around what I do.