1966 Dodge Dart slant six build thread
03-19-2012, 10:16 AM
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1966 Dodge Dart slant six build thread
Thought I'd start a build thread for my 1966 Dodge Dart. Here's some pictures of the current work in progress.
The car is a 1966 Dodge Dart with a 225 slant six. A while ago, I had tried using some parts that I bought from the guy who wrote this article:
http://www.slantsix.org/articles/tur...bo-article.htm
His turbo setup really didn't work well for my needs. The rewelded exhaust manifold was developing severe cracks. The K-car turbo wouldn't let it rev past 3000 RPM before choking things off. And I couldn't make the carb work. So, I ended up tossing all the parts from his setup and making some new ones.
The intake is a Clifford manifold reworked for Supra 440 cc/min injectors, with a fuel rail made from 1" square mechanical tubing. A Ford 4.6 Crown Vic throttle body sits on a length of aluminum sewer pipe. The plumbing parts are a mixture of Spectre and CX Racing stuff, with a few hump couplers from Race Parts Solutions thrown in. There's a CX Racing intercooler up front, too. A MegaSquirt-I V2.2 (which was pretty much all that was available when I started the build) controls fuel and ignition.
On the other side, there's a Garrett GT4082 turbo, connected to a new stock exhaust manifold with an up-pipe using flex joint to take the expansion. The turbo is mounted to an angle iron bracket that I welded together.
The car is a 1966 Dodge Dart with a 225 slant six. A while ago, I had tried using some parts that I bought from the guy who wrote this article:
http://www.slantsix.org/articles/tur...bo-article.htm
His turbo setup really didn't work well for my needs. The rewelded exhaust manifold was developing severe cracks. The K-car turbo wouldn't let it rev past 3000 RPM before choking things off. And I couldn't make the carb work. So, I ended up tossing all the parts from his setup and making some new ones.
The intake is a Clifford manifold reworked for Supra 440 cc/min injectors, with a fuel rail made from 1" square mechanical tubing. A Ford 4.6 Crown Vic throttle body sits on a length of aluminum sewer pipe. The plumbing parts are a mixture of Spectre and CX Racing stuff, with a few hump couplers from Race Parts Solutions thrown in. There's a CX Racing intercooler up front, too. A MegaSquirt-I V2.2 (which was pretty much all that was available when I started the build) controls fuel and ignition.
On the other side, there's a Garrett GT4082 turbo, connected to a new stock exhaust manifold with an up-pipe using flex joint to take the expansion. The turbo is mounted to an angle iron bracket that I welded together.
06-28-2016, 10:53 PM
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Matt, how did this go? Im still working on mine (years), but it is similar to yours, big turbo and MS2.2 EFI on a Windstar 4.3 TB. No intercooler though, mines just 6 pieces of 1.5 EMT coming out the bottom of a cast Edelbrock Valve cover. What are you using as a waste gate?
06-29-2016, 08:18 AM
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I'm using a Tialsport wastegate.
Had to put this project on hold for a while as a Chevy C10 that supposedly needed minimal work turned out to have a cracked block and then grenaded its transmission, but I'll be back on this project soon.
Had to put this project on hold for a while as a Chevy C10 that supposedly needed minimal work turned out to have a cracked block and then grenaded its transmission, but I'll be back on this project soon.
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