the first 2 barrel slant six
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the first 2 barrel slant six
The first two barrel slant six
By Morris Shouse
I started driving Chrysler products in 1965. Most were old style hemis, 413, 440 in Chrysler bodys, even a new 1966 dodge charger And I knew that slant six’s were good engines, so when in 1975 I found a 1964 GT Dart, for $100, I knew it was a bargen. It was a real 4-speed car. It was missing an alternator and a starter. And it was a little beat up. I just grabbed a regulator Chrysler starter, and of course it worked. I ran across a Prestolite alternitor for free, so I made a braket and put it on the left side of the engine. I all ways though the placement of factory alternators in the right side of a slant sixs made that side to crouded. To put a two barrel carb on the slant six, I used a 318 carb. I made a steel plate that matched to two barrel. Then I ground the one barrel pad on the stock manifold off. Then I drilled the stock manifold to match the steel plate. Then I welded the plate to the manifold, but the welding pulled the two center ports up, this made it hard the seal them. If I had to do it over I would bolt the plate to the manifold, NOT weld. Be sure the throttle shaft runs the same direction as the crankshaft. I faced the left side of the two barrel to the front of the car. If you put the throttle shaft 90 degrees to the crank, it will cause the fuel move to the front or back. So don’t do it that way. The way I hooked up the throttle was to rob the conector off a slant six one barrel carb, that the throttle shaft from the pedal turns left to right or right to left, I cant remember which way. And put it on the right side of the two barrel carb, it wasn’t easy I had to take the plates out and extend the shaft about ¼ inch then add the conector. it gained about 30 hp, it like having an other engine. the mpg didnt seam to change.
By Morris Shouse
I started driving Chrysler products in 1965. Most were old style hemis, 413, 440 in Chrysler bodys, even a new 1966 dodge charger And I knew that slant six’s were good engines, so when in 1975 I found a 1964 GT Dart, for $100, I knew it was a bargen. It was a real 4-speed car. It was missing an alternator and a starter. And it was a little beat up. I just grabbed a regulator Chrysler starter, and of course it worked. I ran across a Prestolite alternitor for free, so I made a braket and put it on the left side of the engine. I all ways though the placement of factory alternators in the right side of a slant sixs made that side to crouded. To put a two barrel carb on the slant six, I used a 318 carb. I made a steel plate that matched to two barrel. Then I ground the one barrel pad on the stock manifold off. Then I drilled the stock manifold to match the steel plate. Then I welded the plate to the manifold, but the welding pulled the two center ports up, this made it hard the seal them. If I had to do it over I would bolt the plate to the manifold, NOT weld. Be sure the throttle shaft runs the same direction as the crankshaft. I faced the left side of the two barrel to the front of the car. If you put the throttle shaft 90 degrees to the crank, it will cause the fuel move to the front or back. So don’t do it that way. The way I hooked up the throttle was to rob the conector off a slant six one barrel carb, that the throttle shaft from the pedal turns left to right or right to left, I cant remember which way. And put it on the right side of the two barrel carb, it wasn’t easy I had to take the plates out and extend the shaft about ¼ inch then add the conector. it gained about 30 hp, it like having an other engine. the mpg didnt seam to change.