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Originally Posted by captainmoody
Ugh.. A Slant Six in a van.. Total slugmobile..!
I can put up with one in a Dart or Aspen, but draw the line there!
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I worked for an uber-cheep service department that had two 1977 Dodge vans with the 225 ci slant 6 and a three-speed on column manual trans. The senior road tech had a 1980 tradesman van with a 318 V8 and manual on the floor, slightly to the rear of the seat. We had to log all the oil we added and the gas used. Oddly, the 318 V8 got slightly better gas mileage. We laughed heartily at how the owner was such a cheapskate yet paid more to run the sixes.
I had my '73 Fury with a 400-4V at the time and it was tough getting used to making merges etc, when I drove the vans
It still was not as bad as the '83 Nissan pickup that another shop used for a delivery vehicle. THAT was a total slug!