Slant 6 replacement for a Hi-Drive OT

[Don Coatney]

Interesting link.

http://forum.olskoolrodz.com/showthread.php?t=47435

[55 Fargo]

Can't go wrong with this set-up, once all the mounting and installing of engine is taken care of.

I am still leaking oil on my flattie, I always watch the levl, but really need to take care of this, before something like this happens to me also.

I figure flathead 6s are very tough, but maybe not as tough as the slant 6.........

[claybill]

ugh!

bill

[brian hood]

I have both flat and slant. I must say, my slant 6 is my favorite!

[55 Fargo]

I have both flat and slant. I must say, my slant 6 is my favorite!

The slant 6 was part of a group of top engines of all time in Hemmings magazine a while back, along with the SBC, Mopar 318, Chevy's stovebolt 6, Fords flathead V8.

I cannot understand why the Mopar Flathead 6 would have been excluded, this engine was not only used for passenger vehicles, but for light trucks, industrial uses, farm implements welders, army vehicles, marine, and was made for several years from the 1930s right to 1972.

So how Hemmings article could omit this great engine, and then state the slant 6 which is a great engine also, was designed to replace the inadequate L head 6 is beyond me.

Whta is the concensus, is the flathead 6 as tough, and as good an engine as the slant 6, or does it fall short of the mark..............Fred

[55 Fargo]

The slant 6 was part of a group of top engines of all time in Hemmings magazine a while back, along with the SBC, Mopar 318, Chevy's stovebolt 6, Fords flathead V8.

I cannot understand why the Mopar Flathead 6 would have been excluded, this engine was not only used for passenger vehicles, but for light trucks, industrial uses, farm implements welders, army vehicles, marine, and was made for several years from the 1930s right to 1972.

So how Hemmings article could omit this great engine, and then state the slant 6 which is a great engine also, was designed to replace the inadequate L head 6 is beyond me.

Whta is the concensus, is the flathead 6 as tough, and as good an engine as the slant 6, or does it fall short of the mark..............Fred

Just wondering without insult or predjudice, any thoughts/opinions on the comparisons of the slant 6 and the flathead 6 engines.

I was sure I would have seen a few responses to this statement, based on some of your experiences with these engines.........Thanx Fred

[knuckleharley]

Whta is the concensus, is the flathead 6 as tough, and as good an engine as the slant 6, or does it fall short of the mark..............Fred

NO gasoline engine is as good or tough as a slant 6

[RobertKB]

"Inadequate flathead six"......by the time the flattie was replaced it was inadequate for the times. It was designed in the '30's and was a great engine for decades, as good as any stovebolt or Ford flathead eight. All these engines just outlived their usefulness and engines more user friendly on Interstates, city freeways, and regular paved highways were needed. I agree it should have been mentioned as one of the great engines but everybody on this forum knows how great they are.