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Not nitpicking, this game is awesome, been waiting for something like this for YEARS. But it struck me as odd how the time line goes back to 1940 and yet there isn't any flat head design. Almost all cars up until the 50's had a flat head engine. Hell, I mow my 7 acre lawn with a 1948 Ford 8N tractor with a 4 cylinder flat head displacing 120 cubic inches with a 6:1 compression ratio.

good point - a flathead setup would be awesome - but its all extra dev work

another item i have also seen on cars is a reverse flow Pushrod Cylinder head - with the intake and exhaust on the same side of the head - at times sharing the one big cast manifold - like you see on the Chrysler Valiant's with their inline 6 Hemi's and the like in the 70's - that would be cool to see

but its all extra work way beyond what i can posibly fathom for a bunch of guys that are already overworked enough

It'll be there eventually, along with Diesels, Rotaries and all that other stuff we've left out so far to keep things managable

What about the slant-6? One of my dad's first cars had a "slant-6" engine. Besides being inline-6 leaning to one side (like half a v12) I don't know if it had anything special or was just on it's edge for no reason.

I think its just an I6 leaning over on its side to make it a little less tall.

its not just an slanted inline six the intake and exhaust manifolds are shaped differently as well




some intake manifolds

http://www.google.com/search?tbm=isch&hl=en&source=hp&biw=1440&bih=809&q=slant+6+intake+manifold&gbv=2&oq=slant+6+intake&aq=1S&aqi=g-S2&aql=&gs_l=img.1.1.0i24l2.3601.9454.0.11628.14.9.0.5.5.0.97.689.9.9.0...0.0.UA8DfcKNH6c

here is a link for a google image search for exhaust manifolds

http://www.google.com/search?tbm=isch&hl=en&source=hp&biw=1440&bih=809&q=slant+6+intake+manifold&gbv=2&oq=slant+6+intake&aq=1S&aqi=g-S2&aql=&gs_l=img.1.1.0i24l2.3601.9454.0.11628.14.9.0.5.5.0.97.689.9.9.0...0.0.UA8DfcKNH6c#hl=en&gbv=2&tbm=isch&sa=1&q=slant+6+exhaust+manifold&oq=slant+6+exhaust+manifold&aq=f&aqi=&aql=&gs_l=img.3...46472.48778.0.48870.7.7.0.0.0.1.254.1208.0j4j2.6.0...0.0.pC0EwTg-cfo&pbx=1&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_qf.,cf.osb&fp=4dbe9187873eebfa&biw=1440&bih=809

and for headers

http://www.google.com/search?tbm=isch&hl=en&source=hp&biw=1440&bih=809&q=slant+6+intake+manifold&gbv=2&oq=slant+6+intake&aq=1S&aqi=g-S2&aql=&gs_l=img.1.1.0i24l2.3601.9454.0.11628.14.9.0.5.5.0.97.689.9.9.0...0.0.UA8DfcKNH6c#hl=en&gbv=2&tbm=isch&sa=1&q=slant+6+exhaust+headers&oq=slant+6+exhaust+headers&aq=f&aqi=&aql=&gs_l=img.3...121358.123308.5.123448.9.0.1.8.0.0.0.0..0.0...0.0.XKJma_T8H3A&pbx=1&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_qf.,cf.osb&fp=4dbe9187873eebfa&biw=1440&bih=809

here is the Wikipedia page for Chrysler's Slant-6 engine

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slant_Six

sorry for hijacking the thread

Aaah, so its also slanted so it can run hugely long intake runners. neat!

not to mention extremely reliable and durable

Yeah, but the reliablity wasn't created by leaning it over

"The G-engine gained a reputation for reliability and durability. The basic engine design is rigid and sturdy, in part because the engine was designed to be made of either iron or aluminum; an aluminum block was produced in 1961-1963, but most blocks were made of iron.[1] The block is of a deep-skirt design, with the crankshaft axis well above the oil pan rails for structural rigidity. Although only four main bearings are used, they are of the same dimensions as those in the Hemi. Efficient cooling and lubrication systems, a favorable ratio of connecting rod length to stroke, and a massive forged steel crankshaft (on engines made through mid-1976) all contributed to the engine's strength." ... and it was leaned over to decrease the height

Non of that makes it anything different from a Inline 6, so it just an inline 6 that's leaned over to decrease the height, and because it's leaned over they had room for long intakes for that low down torque Americans like. And it's reliable but lots of inline 6s are.

And finally a quote "The Slant-6, known within Chrysler as the G-engine, is one of Chrysler's better known automobile engines. The engine is an inline-6 piston engine"

Is leaning over the engine going to be an option? To reduce height and lower the center of gravity but decreasing space available in the engine bay, this would be good, especially in a transverse engine like in a FF or MR vehicle. I think I saw something like it in the "Building a Car from Start to Finish" video.

Shifting the engine backwards and forwards is not going to be in, leaning MAYBE