Slant 6 bolt on's!

raw111 said
Hi guys im sure its been beatin with a horse 1000x . But I am on the Fence about swapping out my 6 If i do keep it in there i would like to, Gain a bit more performance so its not "gramps old grocery getter" I need to replace my Exhaust manifold as it is, and i have 2 of them. But Can i get a easy build list with parts i can kinda find? not looking for one offs.
I would like
Intake manifold
Carb
Exhaust manifold
Cam
Exhaust size
ignition?
Let me know what works and what doesnt i want something Very drivable
"I am not looking for an all out race car"
only summer driving and would like to stick with 87/89 gas
Just something to wake the old girl up!
once again new to this and my car was >40k miles so shes still got a nice tight bottom end :P
I was thinking of doing the headgasket while i have it apart for the intake exhaust so if i should look for certain valves? rockers?
What works guys!
And thanks!

The absolute, #1 most bang-for-the-buck modification you can do for a slant isn't a bolt-on. Assuming your engine is stock, your compression is likely less than 8:1. The best thing you can do to help power AND mileage is increase the compression by milling the cylinder head. (and since you're thinking of doing a head gasket anyway, this shouldn't seem unreasonable) Pull the head, take some measurements, and take the head and have it milled enough to achieve about 9:1 compression. And there's absolutely NO downside to this (aside from the time, effort, and money). While you have the manifolds off, you could throw on a Super Six conversion (factory 2bbl set-up), switch to electronic ignition if it doesn't already have it, give it a thorough tune-up, and you'll have a peppy, economical little engine for commuting.

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