What happened to the Slant 6 engine?
What happened to the Slant 6 engine? After an early factory racing program was discontinued by 1962, the Slant Six did not receive much performance development. Most Slant Sixs were equipped with a single 1-barrel carburetor. It replaced the Slant-6 in the rest of the Dodge truck line at the end of the 1987 model year. Why did they make a Slant Six engine? The inline engine was given the Slant Six name because of its unique, 30-degree tilt toward the passenger side of the vehicle. The center of gravity is much lower than in upright engines. Increased clearance for...