Jeep 4.0 in 69 Barracuda

John,

I assume your answer to my question of, "How many turbocharged slant sixes have you worked on? How much information, in your experience, do you have about, what these forced-induction engines "like?" " is none, and none.

Well, that is completely understandable, as the forced-induction slant six is a too-well-kept secret. I had never enterained the idea of one until about seven years ago when I became aware of Ryan Peterson's and Tom Wolfe's cars. I didn't think this up on my own.... I started off from "ground zero" having NO knowledge of the engine OR turbos at that time. Everything I have learned about both, I have absorbed in that time period, so, no, I am too new at this to be of much use as a source of information; there are TONS of people on this board who have forgotten more about slants and turbos than I will ~ever~ know. That is the (sad) truth... but, I will help in any way my limited knowledge allows me to. All you have to do is ask...

My initial post was an attempt to try to find out why the boosted slant was not a contender for this project; now, I know...you were like me, seven years ago... you didn't know..... like ME. :)

This is a super-neat project and has my interest, for sure! "I'll be watching you...." Sting said.... LOL!

Thanks for all the information!

Bill

Ok, I tried to avoid this as I really dont want a chest beating contest on this thread. But in short I am against turbos in general. Turbo's are all in all great for adding a small amount of power such as between shifts to ensure I am still pulling as I pull out the clutch such as my son's factory 1990 turbo charged toyota supra with a 3.0L inline 6 with 4 pounds of boost which is tuned just about right for between shifts. As to how many turbo charged slant sixes have I worked on. NONE. As most people I know dont waste the time to build a slant six like I would, they build V8's and in those cases they dont need a turbo to hit 500 hp. When it comes to a streetable car, i will never consider a turbo'd six or any other engine short of my 2014 VW TDI which is highly computer controlled 2.0L 4 cyl turbo diesel (yes I am included in the whole VW dieselgate). A turbo'd slant six would be a great quarter mile car setup. And doing things such as rear mounted turbo's where the turbo sits under the trunk would be kind of cool to do.

Enjoy the thread