Slant six turbo cost analysis: 300 hp

Bill Dedman said
Here is an article that shows the pure folly of trying to make meaningful power with a naturally-aspirated slant six: It appeared about EIGHT YEARS AGO in a Mopar Muscle,,, and they were proud to get 300 hp.... after moving the earth off its axis to get it... A monumental waste of time.

http://www.moparmusclemagazine.com/techarticles/mopp_0602_chrysler_slant_six_engine/viewall.html

The lengths they went to to get a measly 300 hp were extensive and time-consuming, with no small amount of engineering derring-do.

The secret is 28 pounds of boost, which the mighty slant six can live with!

I LOVE this motor....:violent1:

Bill, I understand where you are coming from in saying that they only made 320 horse, but that's thinking in decent cube v8 terms. That is roughly 1.37hp per cid from a severely strangled 225(234). To even begin to get the same numbers with a v8, would be similar to building a 380 horse 273.

In short, yes, a slant can be blistering fast. It takes 28 lbs of boost and a lot of money to make one run on v8 hp levels though. Throw almost 30 pounds of boost on ANYTHING and you automatically have a rocketship.