Re: For Sale: 1968 Dodge Polara show winner, must see photos / rare

HEMI-Powered wrote:


> In the early 1960s, Chrysler had several special programs to add 
> oomph to the little engines of the day, e.g., in 1961, there was 
> a set of parts comprising what was known as Hyper-Pak for the 170 
> CID Slant Six that had a small Carter AFB on it, very long intake 
> runners to simulate the effect of a Long Ram engine, and later 
> that year, they added Hyper-Pak to the 225. When the latter was 
> coupled with the aluminum block engine - very short lived because 
> it weeped oil through the ****ous block metal, it was a pretty 
> potent engine compared to a Corvair or Falcon. 

Never heard anything about the AlSl6 weeping oil. I know 80s Cadillac 
blocks did that (heck, some Northstars still do!), but the AlSl6 block 
was die-cast, not sand cast, and therefore pretty solid not to mention 
ahead of its time. Way expensive to build, though, and I always 
understood that was what ended its production run.

People are still having fun with those engines, though. Doug Dutra is 
building a modified aluminum 225 right now and do***enting it on
slant6.org.