1971 Plymouth Duster! - SUPERCHARGED SLANT SIX! - Midwest Mopars in the Park.

[@MattsRadShow]

For those of you who want to hear JUST the engine at the end of the video without music. Here ya go. Skip to the 1:50 mark on the following video link. kzbin.info/www/bejne/hYSkmpWomLiLotk

[@hgone7221]

Your choice of intro music is spot on. I was just listening to The Sound Defects-Theme from The Iron Horse.👍🏻

[@juanherrera2859]

Slant Six, supercharged, 600 hp, automatic. All words that should not be in the same sentence. But here it is and it's glorious.

[@reallyaintbuynit2018]

Try finding a clutch, flywheel, and blowproof bell housing for a slant! Not easy. Clutches that fit in there can't handled less HP than this thing puts out!

[@benlancaster6535]

I just got to ask, why?

[@sandrarobinson7430]

My Duster had 90hp from the factory

[@williamg2552]

@@benlancaster6535 just BECAUSE.

[@chrismc410]

@@williamg2552 better question is: Why not? I'm looking at a 1968 Valiant for sale for $3500, engine runs like crap but is still roadworthy. I'm told by a mechanic I know who specializes in old Mopars who says if I can get it below $3000, do it but even $3500 is semi decent for one that drives and is inspected and will pass inspection.

[@Pedroisanickname]

Uncle Tony is gonna blow a gasket when he sees this 600hp slant six! #UTG

[@robertlee9395]

He's gonna have to up his game with Bottle Rocket! Lol

[@AtZero138]

I Seem to have Found some Fellow Nephews of good old Uncle Tony.. Peace Brothers.. Mopar Always..

[@emanyo]

Peter Lyons haha foreal!

[@jeffbecker8716]

If that 600 HP figure is honest, this man definitely could use some of UT's help in setting that Duster up for the track. Either that, or have Lambchop drive it.

[@lskiller1903]

@@jeffbecker8716 LMAO I believe Uncle Tony could use this guys help, not the other way around.

[@barleypop4me]

Steve and I met when we were 16 and I remember when he bought the Duster. It has certainly come a long way since then. I am so happy that he has accomplished his dream of restoring both cars. The '66 Barracuda is beautiful and the Duster is in a class of it's own! We are still good friends to this day.

[@wisevision2981]

And a liar no way 600 horse power

[@enjoythesho1992]

@@wisevision2981 How is he a liar? They are plenty of big hp slant six's out there now

[@tinkersspeedshop8401]

This video made me cry, I just revived my father's 1966 formula s barracuda, back to how he had it. It hurts me to think he loved it so much and parked it to raise me and my brother. I am the third owner, and he had a similar story. I miss my dad terribly

[@oldsledpurgatory3595]

In the end, all we want to do is make our cars happy and reward them for all the hard work they do. That's what this guy did, and it's beautiful.

[@AViewFromTheMiddle]

I was just browsing around and came across this. Unfortunately just as I am about to have to leave for work, but I will finish it later. My mother actually had a Duster and one of my earliest memories was when she first brought it home. Can't remember the year hers was, but the body style was close to this one. She drove that car for at least ten years. Brought some memories back for me.

[@agoraphobicadam1171]

Steve Nitti ,I hope you have many years of fun driving that Duster. What an awesome car with great history and memories.

[@22rockcrawler]

What a couple of cool cars! With great stories. Wish more people still respected stuff like this and would keep cars for the long haul.

[@rapidride2]

Proof that almost ANYTHING can be made to go fast if you're willing to spend more money and include some intense planning, engineering and fabrication of parts that aren't necessarily found on the shelf of jegs. I'm not really a mopar guy but kudos to this guy for being a success at taking the road less traveled. Cool car, even better conversation piece.

[@that_gti_guy]

It's crazy how this was a suggested video from KZbin. I actually talked to this guy 2 years ago at the state fair about his duster and he is my inspiration to supercharging my 64 Plymouth Valiant four on the floor convertible. Crazy how this video comes circling back to me. Too bad I couldn't make it to mopars this year due to engine trouble. Next year! He's a really nice dude!

[@MrBluoct]

Nothing Nothing Replaces that feeling of freedom with your own first car That barracuda...

[@k.r.v.4219]

Wow does that bring back memories! An older brother of a very good old friend of mine had lost his license back in 1971 driving his 1970 GTX 440 Six Pack, so his father made him trade it in on a 1971 Plymouth Duster that looked exactly like this one! But his was a Three Speed Stick. With a Slant Six. But he got one over on his father, he took the engine out an brought it to an engine builder, where together the balanced and blueprinted it along with forged internals. From what he learned in the process was the Slant Sixes that were back then still built in America were basically very easy to bulletproof! He had a custom ground camshaft and the heads ported and polished with a triple two brl manifold and Holley carbs, along with a high energy ignition system installed. He was never able to find out how much power it made, but with the four speed transmission and 4:10 gears he was able to get in the low 13’s. At over 100 mph! Plus get just over 20 mpg driving there to the track.

[@cliffordcullen1687]

Now if Dennis Weaver had this bad ass slant 6 in his 4 door red Plymouth Valiant in the movie Duel. The outcome would have been different but except for that pesky upper radiator hose. That movie was a testament of how indestructible that engine is. Durability and reliability in one simple package. Love it 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@robmclaren664]

Didn't matter, you can never kill a slant six. My buddy had a 66 Valiant with a six, when it was time to dump it. We cut the lower rad hose, put a brick on the pedal, ran for a 1/2 hour, didn't do anything. So we drained the oil and started her back up, ran for another 5 minutes before she blew up. But that was in 82.

[@garrettengberg8338]

I got to see these cars in person the same day this was recorded

[@dashriprok5852]

U bet is does.a work of art life is good for him

[@lkporter1989]

Man that is so wicked! I love straight 6 cars... ive been trying to find a old dodge pickup with the slant six.. ive never seen one built up so crazy! I wanna make a sleeper old farm truck now haha

[@MattsRadShow]

That would be sweet man!

[@79tazman]

I use to have a 1985 Ram with a Slant 6 in it I put the 4 bbl intake and carb with a header and a 3.55 Sure Grip rear end it was a fun truck it got crazy in the rain or on wet roads

[@alexandernotchappleseed9965]

My grandfather being a slant six master found a 1987 dodge ram d100 with a slant six and i bought it from him and we fixed up the engine which had no problems we just replaced parts and painted it but the transmission was the problem. He made the modification hole to the mouse maze plate or aka valve body plate and we replaced the friction discs, springs and shift valve and now it runs like brand new. It's an awesome truck and I'm not done putting more work into it

[@BondeSmith]

I've met this Guy and talked to him at the MOTORHEAD MADNESS car shows here in Duluth, Minnesota. Very Nice Guy and a Very Nice Car! :)

[@duncandmcgrath6290]

Had a 74 Dart with a leaning tower of power and a 3spd od back in high school daze ..... incredible punishment and that 6 didn’t flinch ..... a true iron horse.

[@HenauderTitzauf]

That smile of a “Sixer” is just absolutely GREAT! Great story, video, thanks for sharing. I’m a 1967 Ford Mustang, 200 c.i. Six, auto, bench seat that cost extra, and my car is a 1 of 1, certified by Mr. Ford, Kevin Marti.

[@jdwthebullitt7765]

Interesting video. Wifey still has her 1972 Duster with Slant 6 that she bought new when she was in High School. Hope to start doing a partial restore soon. Currently runs OK, just need refreshed. Parked next to her Duster is a 1970 Nova SS that I purchased new when I was in High School. Based upon these cars, that were purchased while we were in HS, you can pretty much determine our ages.

[@jumpinjojo]

JDW TheBullitt Just needs to be refreshed.*

[@MrTheHillfolk]

It's just a number , bub, rock on.

[@tarasbulba3190]

JDW TheBullitt Based on these cars which were purchased new when you were in HS, you can pretty much determine that cars they make today suck by comparison.

[@robertlee9395]

Says a lot that you still have them! Good for both of you! I hope you're driving them to car shows!

[@Alexie3333]

Maybe time did changed, but buying a new car when on HS? But great cars you two chosen.

[@sromanow8192]

Love it ! Had 63 Valiant Convertible as first car...$ 200... Drove her from 1982 - 1993. Totally stock when purchased & by the time she was sold we had...4bbl...headers..sway bars...dual exhaust . Push button tranny rules ! Cheers !

[@tarasbulba3190]

s romanow Well MOPAR TO YA!!!

[@Mr.EricMBlack]

I'm a Jeep 4.0 guy and this got my attention. SWEET rides!!!

[@nancysmith2295]

Very cool. I had an old dodge dart. My 38 and 40 year old sons still have great memories of the dart.

[@curtnicholson7771]

Well it always was a good motor. Now it just happens to be a Great one! This man has taken unbelievable care of his cars.

[@analogaudiorules1724]

I hope that dudes son and lil girl take great care of those amazing cars...

[@analogaudiorules1724]

@@thegoodtom1718 💀 even if they like others, it's still not an excuse to abuse them, if they do they're idiots. 😂

[@Jimmyboy1674]

Wow even got the rare sharktooth grill! I used to own a '70 Duster/Valiant with a slant 6, i loved that car! Mopar baby!

[@franktaylor7617]

Shared with my Mopar buddies on FB. 👍

[@RhettyforHistory]

These old mopar cars are so cool. I wonder what all these guys think of these newer bvb ones trying pay hommage to the old ones.

[@robertsnyder5149]

I love it! A six that pulls wheelie's. My 1970 Dodge Challenger R/T 449 Six-Pak turned 10:93's at S.I.R. in Kent, Wash. and it pulled wheelie's too. ET was 12 mph.

[@indridcold8433]

Wow, it makes my 23 years of ownership of my current vehicle mean nothing. But I have driven mine daily since we started our long journey together so many years ago. I still love her. She is my love, my life, my dream come true.

[@drtb69]

That is the best looking duster I have ever seen. Good work amd craftsmanship as well.

[@renaebearden]

A must go to the link to hear the car run, sounds great. Thanks to both of you . great build.

[@robertlee9395]

I had a 74 Duster and a 79 Dodge Aspen, both had the Leaning Tower of Power. Now I see their potential! They'd make great sleepers! The slant six is real popular in S America and Australia.

[@79tazman]

That Duster is bad ass love how it lifted the front tire in the air running low 11's in the 1/4 is good for a slant six I always wanted to build a Slant six my first car was a 1979 Dodge Aspen with a super six and use to beat the snot out of it and it just loved it I thought I blew it up one day but I blew the muffler off the pipe LOL!!! I had a 1985 Dodge Ram with a 225 slant 6 I put a 4bbl and header on it with a 3.55 sure grip I would beat my friends firebird with a 305 in it and took it to the track once but forget the times I was running with it .

[@nickleforte4153]

Finally a feel good story for a change :-) . A great sound track also.

[@alanserlin4926]

It’s wonderful to see a really happy man.

[@mothermagicaofficial]

PS.. I also drove to the hospital in my duster to give birth ♥️ this warms my heart

[@troydzuricsko7331]

Cudas to this man! The old Plymouths bring back memories.

[@HiVoltish]

The riches that we are truly blessed with....family and those that we love.

[@desperadolighfoot8534]

Love the sound track and voice over. Cool, soothing and right on!!!

[@denzilhitaua7739]

Great man who’s car are part of family history!! Respect

[@steveo6622]

That's awesome.. Thanks for sharing these great cars the last few videos.. Matts Rad Car Show....👍😎

[@MattsRadShow]

Nice. Maybe I should have a "Matts Rad Car Show" someday of my own.

[@steveo6622]

@@MattsRadShow Heck ya! That would be great👍🏻👍🏻😁

[@Westy73]

My kid got to sit in this beastie a couple years ago thanks!

[@derekv275]

Very cool and great story behind it

[@fuse8052]

Just awesome. Touching video filled with feeling from the heart and nice cars

[@Barnabas45]

Had one with a manual 3 speed!, It was the best car I ever had!

[@pupi149]

I think this is the beginning of a great friendship

[@HenauderTitzauf]

Great vlog, great build, thanks for posting, thanks for sharing. If I had kept my Plymouth, I’d liked to have performed the tricks you did! I wholly respect your builds and the thought processes you did for the cars. 6 in a row can GO!

[@fortj3]

I see Slant Six, I click on video. I see 600 horse Slant Six, I smash the like button.

[@TASMAN-1]

Cool vid. I can fully appreciate that guys love for the cars. I can appreciate you not walking round with a selfie stick in hand. It gets old real quick when people make a "car vid" but have to have their face in every shot. I personally have this habit of hanging on to cars way too long & fix them up over time. By the time I'm done, everybody wants to own them, but they're worth more than cash money to me. Especially when you've just dropped a new engine in your factory performance vehicle... you kinda' wanna put some miles on it first!

[@rodmandealerman3297]

A supercharged slant 6. Godzilla himself COULD NOT COMPETE!! Now I really wish I had the time and $$$ to take my '76 Feather Duster back from my buddies brother and slap a supercharger on it. Great Stuff!!

[@beverlyweeden9759]

I had a slant 6 duster in the early 80's..my dad helped me purchase it..I think it was a 1974 but not positive..it was my favorite car that I ever had, along with my 1970 Nova..just don't make rides like that anymore..!

[@gerald4133]

Dam Man your a Wizard at Mechanics. I had a 383 cuda with a cam aluminum manifold and holley carb. My Dad had a 69' cuda 440. One of only 500 made. He paid $3500 new i believe. Later he bought me a 71 mach 1 351 cleveland 4spd. Nice car dude. Great memories Thank you for sharing them with us.

[@gerald4133]

My friend had a 340 Demon purple. 71 he raced it till he had a medical emergency it was beautiful.

[@robertjordan9075]

I’m a slant 6 ower too and I love your car 👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽

[@carlbutcher9854]

Slant Six way way way way way underrated . Those things were put in every kind of application . Car trucks some made to go fast on the drag strip and yes people did drag race these. So many of the beautiful engines were just to get people from point A to point B . It did that it did that with very few issues . You could put 500,000 mile son these without a rebuild as long as you changed you're oil every 3,000 miles. I miss engines like this not well known but was the workhorse for so many cars for so many years.

[@Industry-insider]

Amazing engines, in-line 6 is the best and my first car was an e46 m3 with the bit more advanced s54b32

[@javabeanz8549]

my first car had a Slant six, my grandma gave it to me, she had bought it new. No mods, but it was very quick.

[@morningstarx5340]

The narration of your vids are top notch. Keep going, man.

[@johnbutler5650]

Love a slant six! Such a great car and apparently, a really great guy..

[@ericbengtson3490]

I cannot fathom why anyone would thumbs down this video. Unusual engine to procharge but it sure does work. Great job!

[@indridcold8433]

The people that gave a thumbs down are Garbage Motors (GM) fans.

[@relco9825]

Fantastic video!

[@sbjennings99]

Awesome informational educational video experience Y'alls

[@patriotrob7066]

Great guy I talked with him one year at the street machine national's.. maybe we'll see that car at the Frankensteiners ball!!!! Oct 12th 😉😉

[@themichaelvortex4784]

Nice featurette Matt! Cool Duster! Thank you.👍🏼🤘🏼😎

[@ronyeahright9536]

long live the slant 6 an amazing motor

[@Sir.AdamsVIII]

Perfect music to this video , really captures the passion in these cars with a quinten Tarantino feel to them .

[@Sir.AdamsVIII]

mike force awww that’s to bad. Ok imagine the ending in gone in 60 seconds... this music wouldn’t be a Badass outro in the background???? Come on!!!???

[@Sir.AdamsVIII]

Fine ! You’re no fun lol.

[@Sir.AdamsVIII]

mike force lmao just so we’re clear I am totally stealing that one !

[@Rampant_Colt]

I'm deeply moved by the emotional voiceover music

[@davidgrant3940]

Awesome car but even better history behind it.

[@rickybobby7752]

Wow! Beautiful! And one helluva story too! Did you hear it? I love the sound of an inline (or slant) 6. I hope my AMC 4.0L can sound like that soon. Well . . It's not gonna be blown though. Tell Steve Thank You.

[@robertheinkel6225]

Interesting how I just watched another video on why the slant six cannot be modified to produce any power, no matter what you do to it. Very nice Duster. Congrats.

[@christophersine84]

There just aren't a lot of readily available parts to do it. There is a company that makes superchargers specifically for slant sixes now. There are some cams available, 4 barrel intakes, headers, etc. But, you won't find aluminum heads, stroker kits and the like. Your window for improvement is REALLY narrow. It can be done, but you better be creative.

[@Imnotyourdoormat]

We were trippin on that new Australian dude that got like 285 out of a naturally aspirated version...but this!!!!

[@BonheurEsperer]

Great build!! Congrats👍👍👍

[@joejoe-qn4hu]

Awesome mopars. My brother had a formula s was stick car that thing ran pretty dam good for a 273

[@perplexedautorehab]

beautiful engine and car!

[@70stunes71]

Get that frame tied together. That way it's not twisting. One heck of a nice vehicle and runs wonderful :-)

[@jeffwang6460]

Awesome cinematography and great narrating!

[@dryan8377]

Factory wood inlay Hurst shifter spotted at 4:26 - Those were super cool shifters that Chrysler decided on.

[@christiantroy7722]

Hell yea brother. I'd love to do that to my barra 4.0 liter six

[@MrTheHillfolk]

Thanks Uncle Tony for all these cool slant 6 cars in my feed. This ones a ripper, what an excellent story behind it.

[@60viking]

Did you know when we were discontinuing the slant 6 , one of the configurations was a turbo and it ran great. If i remember correctly we use the 60s crank and rods and didn't blow the head gasket till about 20psi. I was sad to say good by. Good for you enjoying it. And running like a scalded dog.

[@ernst_junger]

the music tells me this is supposed to be depressing and somber, but the content is exciting and cool

[@kencohagen4967]

I love the Duster, and would like to know more about how he built it. There was a Plymouth Cricket station wagon in AZ running a slant six that ran 8.'s . Incredible speed from such a utilitarian engine.

[@mechanicforlife9468]

Impressive Duster with the Slant 6!

[@jackmehoffen4359]

600 whp out of a 225 c.i. slant 6 is fantastic!

[@herbm8709]

Those are some nice cars! Thanks Matt!

[@adamturner2507]

Uncle tonys garage needs to see this one lol

[@MrTheHillfolk]

Because of him , all these cool slant 6 vids are in my feed 👍

[@canabox7112]

Adam Turner just turn the pistons around and you have 600 hp

[@rickuyeda4818]

My first show with a '32 Ford 3 window Coupe that I built, won Best in Show. After that, trophies never meant much to me. Every car I've had since, I leave before trophies are announced.

[@desertbrewcrew1974]

Awesome to see Vegas cars in action!

[@glennoropeza3545]

I now have a whole new respect for the slant 6 engine , LOL!

[@mo-fogarage8739]

Wow. What a beautiful, tough duster. I'd swap my aussie valiant for a Duster anyday. What a great story behind both the Duster and the Barracuda. That's passion to the core. Thanks for sharing. Check out my Aussie 1967 VE VIP Valiant. Mopar or no car.......or a ford for a daily.

[@UncleTonysGarage]

I can't believe the Easter Bunny had time to run that Slant up on his dyno!

[@chemxfan]

My dad had a slant six-powered LeBaron wagon back in the 80's...I wanted it, because I had some crazy idea of putting the Buick Grand National Turbo V6 drivetrain in it. But now, having seen this Duster - I realize I would've made a mistake. I just would've had to keep the car around long enough for the technology to catch up w/it.

[@paul1x1]

Barracuda is nice but that Duster is just so cool

[@mothermagicaofficial]

I'm about to do this to my 69 valiant tho.. beautiful job on that 6!!!!!!!

[@tighematthew]

Awesome video mate...

[@wakjob961]

Oh man, do a follow up video discussing the engine build...in detail!

[@truthhurts1785]

Very cool!!!

[@joemadonia1267]

thanks for sharing

[@stevejarred6484]

Whoa! Now I really miss my '94 Plymouth Sundance/Duster that I named P-Body (because that was the Mopar designation for Dodge Shadows & Plymouth Dusters at the time). I opted for the 2.5L 4 cyl because it was made in MI over the Mitsu V6 (I heard rumors that those V6's had durebility isuses anyway...). So I had a Motown made car (Respect to the Sterling Heights assembly plant!) with a Motown made engine (Respect to the Trenton engine plant!) and an American made A-413 transaxle (Sorry, I'm having a senior moment trying to remember exactly where A-413's where made). I hopped it up myself and what work I couldn't do I got help from my co-members of the Shelby Dodge Automotive Club (or SDAC for short). I put cross drilled brake rotors on the front, had a shift kit put in the transaxle, put lower profile Z-rated tires on a set of "pizza wheel" aluminums and Koni shocks, drove P-Body on our honeymoon, drove it daily and at high performance driving schools, test 'n' tunes at the Milan drag strip and had a wonderful & fun time with P-Body - The first brand spanking new car I drove off the the dealer lot which was in spitting distance from the Sterling Heights (MI) Assembly Plant - Where she was born. I had to leave P-Body behind when we moved down to Maryland during "Crash of 2008". I actually cry in shame that I left P-Body in back in Detroit to be taken to a "Pick-n-pull" and parted out! I am comforted by the fact her parts were picked up by other SDAC fans so their cars can carry on and live...

[@bobwhite5440]

congrats to Steve. nice to see a different engine build and a very successful one like this slant 6. i like Steve and i've never met him. great vid.

[@nonurbuzzness378]

This guy's voice has also been in some old western movies