Draw through slant six turbo setup

Brandon Weaver said

Thanks, I absolutely love my Dart! It's a 225, but it feels more similar to a 273. Not blazing, but a good foundation for sure.

Do you have an AFR gauge of any sort? I'd be cautious of running that thing lean, especially under load. Fuel Injection would do absolute wonders, that would be about the only way you could get me to go turbo, plus with blow through, you can intercool it.

I like the draw thru setup, I can only imagine it would be much easier to tune!

What kind of fuel economy are you getting? Or do you even worry about it lol

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Are you thinking of turbocharging your dart? It would be a good foundation for a turbo since it sounds like it is healthy. My Dart has a 318 warmed over, which is fun, but it needs better heads to make more power, that or boost. The original slant was removed by one of the previous owners.

I do NOT have an AFR gauge. Yet. I will be getting one to see what is happening though. One of the benefits of draw through is that the carburetor's fuel metering is not modified, so it works like normal. The other benefit is my vacuum assisted brakes hooked up to the carb manifold like a conventional manifold, that and the HVAC vacuum line. Being that the carb was jetted for a 273, it likely is richer than a slant needs, only way to know is to get the AFR gauge though.

My fuel economy when hauling stuff stopping and loading was 11.5 mpg, that was also with side and headwinds that are common this time of year in MN during season change. I have gotten as much as 15 mpg with the 4 barrel setup before turbocharging it when I was accelerating gently and kept it around 55 mph on the highway. I feel I will be able to pull off that mileage again when I get the vacuum advance hooked back up and drive nicely without a load. Do I care about mpg? Yes, but I also care about power and capability.:burnout: