1962 Lancer Wagon, Lancersaurus!

Hyper_pak said
HemiEd
When I read the early design info on the slant, they started with the 170 and that was the basis for the engineering. All the design was around the little engine. When they enlarged to the 225, they had a ton of problems and one engineer said it was a P.O.S. Now we know that is not true, but it got me thinking about port sizes and stuff. The Hyper Pac was run using the smaller engine and I have been told it will zing to 7 or 8K with very few problems. The weight break is better with the little engine and I just want to try making it work. I have a lot of time running the 225 with the Hyper Pac and none with the 170 so it will be a learning experience. Plus I know the 170 will allow me to run an air cleaner under the hood without trimming. Not sure about the 225.

That is a very informative post, thank you! My memory is just not what it used to be, but I had one of those aluminum block slant 6s, and put it in my daughters car for a while. Kept it in there until she blew the second head gasket pretty quickly.

I always thought it was a 225, am I correct?

It had a real design flaw, in that the cylinders were not tied to the block wall all the way up. They were just like upright sleeves, attached at the bottom, or very near the bottom.

We are talking twenty years ago, so some of the details are sketchy.

It had a very sophisticated and expensive head gasket, I assume trying to keep the cylinders sealed to the head, since they were prone to move around.