>Actually the long runners were the key to the economical Slant6. Compared >to other straight sixes in the sixties, the AMC, Chevy, Ford, all of which >ranged from 17-19MPG, the slant 6 I owned in 1969 got a consistent 21MPG, >with an automatic. My Dad's '74 with three on the column (and 225 Cu In.) >regularly got 24MPG - both pulling cars in the 3400 pound range (Valiant). > In 1961, my Dad bought a brand new Plymouth station wagon with the 225Cu >In slant 6 and 3 on the tree, it also constantly got 21MPG, pulling one of >the largest wagons in history. And finally, in 1976, Plymouth came out >with a car they called the "feather" Duster, a 2door slant back Valiant, >equipped with the same slant 6, 4 speed OD tranny, achieved 27-28MPG. Add >to excellent gas economy, the engine's renowned durability, and you have a >winning combination. And that car remained in production in Australia... including Oz-made Dodge Darts with Chrysler Valiant badges... and grew into an Aussie-only Valiant in the 70s & 80s, some with very hot 6s which ate V8s on the racetracks. -- Andrew Grebneff Dunedin New Zealand Fossil preparator <andrew.grebneff@stonebow.otago.ac.nz> Seashell, Macintosh, VW/Toyota van nut HUMANITY: THE ULTIMATE VON NEUMANN MACHINE DEMOCRACY: RULE BY THE LOWEST COMMON DENOMINATOR |
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