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For everyone that says slant sixes and six cylinder engines in general can't perform...
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Early sixties Slant Six Valiant vs. a 2015 Challenger with a Hellcat engine.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lO0nP-3n6P4

I'll say it again- a v-8 is the lazy persons route to performance.


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Re: For everyone that says slant sixes and six cylinder engines in general can't perform...
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That little Valiant had a lot of money thrown at it.... racin a stock car...





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I am trying to find out the specs of the Valiant, but I doubt it had any more money spent than a standard V-8 build.


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Well come on now...that Valiant is in the 3.7 to 3.8L range, if that. The Hellcat is 6.2L. The Valiant...the owner (and perhaps his machine shop) have done a LOT of work on their own...the Hellcat has had a LOT of work done, by the factory, with a huge budget, and team of engineers.

Slice it how you want...that's an IMPRESSIVE run by the Valiant.

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Oh I agree it was impressive ... the valiant is set up as a drag car & the hellcat isnt, skinny tires ect ect...

How about a stock valiant up against a stock hellcat ?


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Excuses excuses. Of course a stock Valiant would not beat a stock Hellcat Challenger. My point is that the people who always rip out sixes in favor of eights and say things like six cylinders are dogs and don't perform are just wrong.

For the same or less than the cost of a v-8 build, a six cylinder motor can be made to perform quite well. More thought has to go into parts selection, especially matching the gear ratios in the trans and axle(s) to the power band of the motor, but that is just a little extra effort.


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The 6 is what this country was built on, pistons the size of aircraft. The 6 has it pound for pound. I just didnt think the race was fair.


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Apparently the slant six Valiant and the Challenger are owned by the same racing team. All I could find out was that the Valiant has an air shifted manual 5 speed trans.

I know some of the guys associated with that slant, and I can tell you that they are pretty serious gear heads. however, for any 50 year old six cylinder car to beat even a stock high performance modern V-8 is a petty impressive feat.


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Just confirmed the slant was naturally aspirated. I am trying to track down a list of the build specs. Slant beat the Hellcat by a full second. 6>8!


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