Slant 6 Connecting Rods

The first vehicle to offer the 170 slant 6 was the 1960 valiant.

Slant 6 connecting rods.

The engine has a bore of 3 2 5 in 86 4 mm and a stroke of 3 1 8 in 79 4 mm for an actual displacement of 170 2 cu in 2 8 l. The rods and slugsthe slant six has a long standing reputation as being virtually indestructible. These slant six 6 rods are ideal for any muscle car rebuild street car hot rod nostalgia dragster supercharged turbocharged or nitrous engines racing engines. Pistons and connecting rods the stock piston and rod assembly on a slant 6 is heavy offers a less than optimal ring package and gives a low compression ratio.

The molnar engineering staff has 30 years of hands on experience in designing engineering and manufacturing the best connecting rods for high performance and racing engines. This wealth of experience is an important factor in designing con rods which. K1 technologies mopar slant six 6 connecting rods are h beam billet type rods for superior strength and durability and are bronze bushed for use with full floating piston pins. Molnar technologies h beam slant 6 rods are machined from billet 4340 steel and then heat treated to provide improved strength.

As we said in our hidden treasures article the engine is a 225 inch slant with a 904 transmission bolted to it. One reason for this is the pistons which have such tall skirts they actually look like beer cans. For serious performance builds i recommend replacing the stock rods and pistons with k1k1 or molnar connecting rods and wiseco pistons. All molnar slant six connecting rods are fitted with highly durable premium bronze bushings for use with floating pin type.

The slant six valiant range of aussiespeed performance products is popular not just here in australia but with many of the slant 6 community in the usa south america and parts of europe the aussiespeed hurricane was so well accepted by the world that the aussiespeed range of slant 6 parts is one of the largest ranges produced by one manufacturer in the world. Disassembly was a little harder than planned as pistons number five and six were. These slant 6 rod sets come complete with arp2000 bolts instructions and assembly lube. K1 technologies mopar slant six 6 connecting rods are h beam billet type rods for superior strength and durability and are bronze bushed for use with full floating piston pins.

To make the rods even stronger they are shot peened which also increases fatigue life. Connecting rod length is 5 669 in 144 0 mm.