Aluminum Head /6

There are probably 20 times more people building hopped-up and stroked Jeep/AMC 4.0L sixes than the Chrysler slant-6, partly because it was in production for much longer but it's also a superior design IMO especially the H.O. variant like I have in my Jeep. AMC didn't have the same strict engine length requirements like Chrysler did for the first Valiant so the bore/stroke ratio on the AMC L-6 is much better. I personally have a hard time being enthusiastic about the /6 when I have an AMC/Jeep 4.0L that makes more power, has more power potential, is stronger (in some ways), and IMO sounds much cooler. Almost like a miniature Cummins diesel if you put a loud muffler on it. I would love to someday build up an old Rambler with a built 4.0L pushing 250 HP backed by an AX-15 or T-5 5-speed manual, much rather do that than build up a slant-6 which has insufficient head flow from the factory and those teeny-tiny bores which restrict valve size. At least for me living at high altitude where all engines make roughly 20-25% less power than at sea level (unless boosted) slant-6 powered Mopars are downright gutless and can barely even keep up on the freeway at 80 mph.

Actually my slant handles L.A traffic like a breeze but it's not stock with 3.55s though lol. It keeps up with the 200 horse kias honda and what ever new foreign junk. Tears up that payment in first and a baby Chrip in second. Key to hot rodding motors with less horsepower is gears they need more to rev up faster. I had a stock 273 with highway gears and my slant would pull harder.