Universal Laws, Hot Rodding And The Slant Six

Borrowing from philosophies found in mathematics, sociology and metaphysics, coupling with good old American iron for the goal of shrinking time and space at the Drag Strip.

[@shaunwhitmore1997]

I came for technical information, I left feeling philosophical enlightened, and technically informed. 👍🏻

[@hotrodray6802]

👍👍🔔 I'm sure some left baffled and confused by the simple things.

[@eugenepolan1750]

Tony is ready to write "Zen and the Art of Building a Drag Car"

[@1980bwc]

Wonder how many Terabytes Tony's brain is?

[@fastdadgarage-northsouthch4418]

This was like a class at “UTI” .... only it’s Uncle Tony Institute.

[@GreaseRookie]

hahaha. brilliant!

[@Carstuff111]

Winning!

[@johnclark3431]

He’s more inspiring tho!

[@JMKady76]

And it didn't cost us 30 grand.

[@nightflyer40]

Right?!

[@thequietonesometimes6415]

My Dad would always say 1 minute of preparation. Would save you an 1 hour of aggravation. Can't tell you how true that is.

[@forgotmylogininfo]

So true! At my last job, we had a guy who kept running to the boss saying we took to long to change over the machines. He would be done in 1 hour, I would be done in about 1.5 hours. Boss started asking us what was up, I said look at the production after he did it & then again after I did it. When he did it we had to fight it & tweak it for 2 days. When I did it you would have to babysit machine for 45 minutes then it would purr like a kitten for weeks.

[@tommylyeah]

A good friend of mine has a saying: "What's the difference between a good job and a bad job? Fifteen minutes."

[@mrshine1971]

Your dad is a smart man!

[@thequietonesometimes6415]

@@mrshine1971 thank you, he was. And an incredible mechanic (self taught)/handyman.

[@timheilman2089]

"If you don't have time to do it right, when will you have time to do it over? " - John Wooden

[@carlholm7867]

It's like the last 20% of the pizza I ate that caused 80% of the nausea!

[@davenhla]

You do the little things because they add up. This has been the philosophy of every guy wrenching on a Fox Mustang(up to the newer ones even) for decades now. I owned(sold to my son last summer now) a 94 Mustang (still 302) and that was the entire point of owning the car, taking a corporate derived sporty car designed for daily commuting and turning it into a spicy rip roaring weekend warrior. I added over 50 HP and took a full second off my 0-60 without doing cam/heads/intake through changing other things one at a time, pipes, rear gears, larger mass air and some minor TB port work, ignition stuff(computer tuner) etc. The car went from putting a smile on your face bumming it around to a true delight. Tuned the pipes with stainless borla and a no cats bassani x pipe, tuned the ignition to wake it up, changed the gears to make optimal use of the power band, put 295r17 rubber on the back so it would stand up launch, changed the shifter to a steeda for comfort and reliability on hard shifts. It would cruise when I wanted, and a stab of the go peddle instantly responded into a snarling angry small block. Let off the gas, and that "buurrrblblblblblblblblblblbl like a sweet symphony, but no harsh engine braking to throw you around(it would throw you back if you made it though lol) So I sold it to my son because that car sparked his interest in V8's and wrenching. I used the money to fund a Ramcharger project I wanted to do(in the works) and also because I want to do a big block car in the near future. But what you speak of here, yeah, that's why you do the little stuff. The combination of little things might not make hard numbers on a dyno so the know it all's will dismiss them, but there is a lot more to tuning a car and how it runs and drives then just HP numbers. Pulling max HP numbers out of an engine might leave it with piss poor street manners and make it a chore to drive, as just one example. but those little things, that's how you tune the engine, the car, to behave how you want it to. And that is the lesson I put to my son, you make a car for yourself. Everyone should. if you are making a car to make some one else happy, you are a poser and you are doing it wrong. I told him straight out I left almost 100HP on the table just in NA motor mods he could do if he wanted, but that also it would alter the car into a drag strip straight line driver, and I wanted something to book around banging gears on the county trunk roads around here(super rural WI) and adding more HP will surpass the chassis capability to control it in a corner without massive race-oriented alterations. But I leave the choice to him, because it's his car now. I will help him learn it, to know it as well as I do so he can tune it to drive how he wants it to, whether it's responsive, windows down county road D (maybe speeding wink wink) in the summer, or rip roaring drag race monster.

[@stanglincoln1659]

I'd like to buy an old Mopar that myself and stepsons can enjoy since I am legally blind maybe an affordable way to go was to get a slant six car and to do some affordable upgrade to it wish me luck that's my goal for this year

[@richardlincoln8438]

Hope that You are able to realize that goal. Best Wishes

[@UncleTonysGarage]

Dive in and go, man. Good luck with it

[@79tazman]

Where are you located Stang Lincoln ?

[@stanglincoln1659]

@@79tazman I am located in the Hartford Connecticut area

[@MikeBrown-ii3pt]

Best of luck to you and your boys. I've never personally built a slant 6 Mopar, but, I have built many Chevrolet and Ford 6s. Let me tell you-those buzzin half dozens can make some serious power when done right!

[@AlejandroRamirez-vl8mr]

The result is always more dependant in the way you do it, than the sum of it's parts. Loved this!

[@ThePaulv12]

Zen and the Art of Mopar Maintenance. An epistemological discussion of existentialism. Now I really love you Uncle Tony. You've bought a tear to my eye.

[@davidclark7584]

I've heard the preado principle applied to economics many times, but never hot rodding. Totally awesome. Uncle Tony is the man.

[@justiinlay2840]

Uncle tony just keeps hitting us with life lessons. 80/20. I understand now. Thankyou uncle tony.

[@MikeBrown-ii3pt]

Even if it doesn't net you a performance gain, radiusing the sharp edges and removing the casting flash does help prevent stress risers, therefore reducing the risk of cracks.

[@eugenepolan1750]

And the same goes for the lower end of the block - air has to swiftly flow up under the piston on the compression and exhaust strokes and flow out from under the piston on power and intake strokes. Smoothing the hard corners helps the airflow, ergo the pistons move more freely and the engine makes more power. If you piss into the ocean, does it not raise the level of the water?

[@MikeBrown-ii3pt]

Eugene Polan Nice comparison but true all the same lol! Personally, I radius and de-burr EVERYTHING when building an engine. Daily driver or high performance, it doesn't matter to me. I like to do it right the first time.

[@LunarOutlawsGarage]

UTG it is like A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte by Georges Seurat. If you judge it up close or at a glance it’s muddled and obtuse. However if you stand back and look at the peace as a whole, all of the parts and pieces come together and make a masterpiece

[@cincyspin178]

Damn, I'm gonna have to read that book. Does it have anything to do with Pointillism or Neo-Impressionism? Kidding. I saw "the study" at the MMOA in the 70's, but need to go to Chicago Institute of Art for the final product. Great analogy.

[@brianmaynard7320]

Little things add up!! Hope you get to feeling better uncle Tony!! I prescribe whiskey/honey/lemon.. .

[@eddiehuff7366]

Tony you continue to amaze me.!! 'The vital few and the trvial many' I heard from Dr. Juran and quoted it all the time in my 46 years in factory management positions.

[@michaelwittke8336]

I could tell by your voice you weren't feeling 100%, yet still took the time to share with us your wealth of knowledge. I for one GREATLY appreciate your efforts

[@jdhill770]

The best , most applicable explanation to the pareto principle I've come across. Uncle Tony, the breadth and depth of your knowledge, and more importantly your understanding of how to apply it are amazing. I listen to your videos and never walk away having not learned something.

[@dwlw668]

A Mechanic philosopher with hottroding engineering experience? This Is why I call you Master Tony! Thank You for the know-how.

[@deathunit1]

The rabbit hole goes so deep. Thanks Tony!

[@eighty6gt]

Glorious, glorious video, Tony. This is truly the ESSENCE of hot rodding. If you don't understand this, you will never get it, you will not get the full experience.

[@c.s.s.1723]

That is so profound you just blew my mind. I knew there was a reason that I wanted to make every improvement possible- no matter how small. This is how philosophy meets the metaphysical. 💫

[@Stranded360]

Good video- now we need a second channel with life advice from uncle tony =)

[@joeangell5652]

To quote Richard Petty from many years ago. He was discussing different methods in reducing car weight. “The best way to remove a pound is find sixteen places to remove an ounce”.

[@easygoing2479]

GREAT! UT taught me something new again! So I took that Pareto Effect and applied it to Uncle T's words here; I put every 5th word he spoke together and found out I should start a company that builds vacuum-tube TV sets. Brilliant! Went to the bank yesterday, mortgaged everything I own.

[@hddm3]

You can make a million videos and still only scratch the surface. You are definitely a jem and a American treasure. God bless

[@fyriskung]

I like how Tony uses sociological theory and transmits it to the engine-building! Brilliant!

[@dillonrumley3295]

You get out only what passion,sweat and heart that you put in will reward you for your work and passion

[@larryreagan6936]

I was talking with my brother about our old 6cyl days and about your building this slant 6 and getting it light as possible and he mentioned how our dad use to lighten up the block on the bottom of the bores by cutting away unused bore in the bottom and I remember it being like 20 or so pounds of meat he robbed from the bottom, it never bothered the longevity of the block even when we ran 100 shot of nitro. we did split a few blocks by over revving em though, we thought a rev limiter was a block under the pedal lol evidently there is a limit to anything. keep us updated man, these videos take me back to the good ol days!

[@richardlincoln8438]

Once again, excellent content. Thanks for sharing.

[@mitchellferre1652]

This is like a hot rudders version of "art of war" by Sun Tzu . 👍

[@mrshine1971]

UT, I hated school, dropped out my senior year. Even though we are close to the same age, I wish you were one of my teachers....I enjoy coming to KZbin's UTG Tech....I actually look forward to every vid with excitement! We are brothers from a different mother in alot of ways.....keep em coming!!

[@gabrielmuthler2101]

Now you got me thinking of hopping up a slant six

[@ranchurdhimster4955]

They've got to be cheap.

[@ericshinault3628]

Performance VW it's fun to see the looks you get. Just like an air-cooled

[@jeffnorbert1871]

Don't know about today but years ago they were drag raced. Great engines. Have owned a couple. One was in a '76 B100 Van. A727A Torqueflight behind it. Should have kept it.

[@gabrielmuthler2101]

Eric Shinault it’s kinda funny when people pass me going 65, then I shoot past them later doing 90, the looks are priceless

[@yako0000]

I'm loving the Slant 6 videos Uncle Tony. keep em coming. never too much.

[@raphaelhernandez4088]

Another day in class another lesson learned. Thanks uncle Tony.

[@AryDontSurf]

its definitely true, nothing happens all at once and results are usually the reward for persistence. I respect the hell out of how much you read Tony.

[@imskeptic1]

What a fabulous philosophy. Once again, I have learned something that I might never have gotten to on my own. Thank you, much respect to you sir.

[@grahamrobson9292]

Another great video thanks Tony what a glimpse into to old school mechanic world

[@saxongreen78]

10% voice...90% information...100% gold.

[@riverwizard22]

I'm 73' , quit 🚨 cigarettes 21 years ago so I could watch my daughter graduate college. Well she is graduating this summer. And I have had a cig in 21 years. It's tough. I know I was a truck mechainc and cigs are part of everyone's tool box !!!

[@GreaseRookie]

Your videos really are incredibly helpful! I’m just not wired to be a gear head. Definitely more of a body repair guy.

[@LionsHead159]

Grease Rookie theres nothing wrong with being a metal masseur 👍

[@GreaseRookie]

LionsHead159 well I’m not quite masseur. My channel is all about my rookie efforts restomoding a 65 Mustang. Maybe someday a masseur.🤞

[@hotrodray6802]

A knowledgeable teacher can show you more in 30 minutes than you can learn by yourself in months. Trouble is.... MOST body guys I've seen in 40 yrs are horrible at it... Regardless of how it looks it won't last.

[@GreaseRookie]

@@hotrodray6802 If you can recommend any good channels for bodywork let me know. I'm always eager to learn.

[@GreaseRookie]

billyfromtheusa thanks. I’m no stranger to foul mouths. I’ll be sure to check him out. 👍

[@chrismontreuil2206]

Slant six, one of the best engines ever made and you make them that much better.

[@yodawunn6700]

Patience and understanding what's going on inside the engine is the key difference between putting an engine together and building an engine. Smokey Yunick had a see through engine with a big DC electric motor that spun it as he studied the moving parts. At 6500 rpms, the pushrods would deflect over 3/8". Pretty amazing stuff.

[@justinsoluna2760]

This is what we need in car culture. Bring back the intelligent and philosophical approach to wrenching.

[@jamest.5001]

That was DEEP!

[@spenner3529]

As a newcomer to your channel, Uncle, I was so pleasantly surprised to find something such as the Pareto principle here that I’ll ignore my baser instincts and not quibble about principles and laws. I very much like the calm tone of your videos. Cheers!

[@ericheine2414]

It's the last 10% of everything that makes the first 90% worthwhile. It's the last straw that pisses the camel off. Holding your thumbs and your index fingers together take three deep cleansing breaths, with your eyes closed, as you release the third breath repeat this mantra: "Fucking A" When you are good with that you can work on B. Excellent video

[@Carstuff111]

This makes me want to take apart the built Honda B18A1 I just bought to go through it and make more improvements.... :)

[@jvt1226]

Philosopher. Learning life’s highest principles with Uncle Tony because he loves us.

[@williamstamper442]

Uncle Tony thank you for presenting this idea in form of public service announcement from the mind of a life long mechanic. Of course you are only scratching the surface of "micro imorovements" (well said) when added up reveal a positive result and increased performance as an advantage over others thanks to attention to detail. The last couple live streams ive tried to ask questions to get you started on sharing secrets us long time mechanics have learned and executed over the years. This type of information is worth passing on to younger and/or aspiring mechanics and high performance seekers, often giving one the edge over the guy or gal in the other lane. Becomimg a good mechanic is a worthy trade. Attention to detail often is the difference between a good mechanic and mediocre skill level. Keep up the great work!

[@ChristopherChartier]

Been listening to this video on the way to the gym.

[@drmopar6122]

Excellent explanation of the cumulative effects of small changes and details making an overall positive effect. It’s worth doing these small things just to not put additional work and add heat and aeration to the oil. Then you have an improvement on the quality of oil pumped back into the bearings and top end which helps to reduce frictional loads and help reliability at high loads and rpm. Then you start to apply this train of thought through out. Very informative to the uninitiated to learn these things. A mechanical system is only as good as the attention paid to the details within, and the finer the attention, the better!

[@musicaldrops]

Excellent explanation Tony!

[@hotrodray6802]

Head porting: The first 20% of the work gets you 80% of the gain. aka... Big things make power gains but the accumulated small things win the races.

[@hotrodray6802]

Oh ya. Don't forget that home made windage try/ crank scraper. 🔔😁😎

[@paintnamer6403]

You can chamfer the oil holes in the crank, sometimes the factory chamfering needs a little more.

[@JDWorkshop-wn9tt]

Very enlightening indeed. 20% of detailed tasks will yield 80% positive results of the total task. Cool tech Uncle Tony! Details matter.

[@edsmachine93]

Hi Tony, first time posting here. I have a machine shop,and have been a Mopar man most of my life. I have built many engines in my career. I have built some slant sixes. You are correct, anything you do is a benefit. These engine were mass produced. And there was not attention to detail like the hi performance V8s that we are use to seeing. I deburr the cranks rods, beam polish while making them lighter,makes them stronger. I shot peen them also. If you are not regrinding the crankshaft, then you cannot shot peen. I line honed the last one, bored the rear seal retainer and finish line honed with ARP bolts. As the are four caps they need all the help they can get. ARP rod bolts and recon the rods keeping the length all within .002 total. The rotating assembly balanced to less than 2 grams at 3.0 inch radius. We also decked .090 off the block and .090 to .120 off of the head. Bored .060. SI oversized intake and exaust valves, bronze guides 340 valve springs make a budget valve spring. Cast pistons are fine, Molly rings are preferred in my shop. The Offenhauser is a great old school intake. Ported and matched to the head. I have trick to insure there is a perfect match. A split header is a big plus. Pertronic electronic conversion works great. PS, I prefer a solid lifter cam always on a slant six. Great work Tony, it's Mopar or no car. I am building a 68 Dart.

[@UncleTonysGarage]

Hi Ed, welcome! and thanks for sharing all that

[@joeangell5652]

Great information Tony. Definitely something to think about. Interesting stuff!

[@raulfavela51]

Thank you, That is a free life leson!

[@torrebergey25]

Thanks Tony, I'm always willing to learn something !

[@josesalinas6710]

I love your channel You have a genuine and unique perspective to cars and the history of them

[@Kmecha84]

Pass on the knowledge to the younger generation. None of any accumulative effect means anything if you don't first pass on the knowledge to keep this trade going. I know there's gonna be the ppl that say "well I had to figure everything out" that's all fine but what once worked in the past might or might not work in today's day and age but it will certainly keep your legacy going.

[@hotrodray6802]

Knowledge...the only thing you can give away and still keep. 👍🔔😁😎

[@Kmecha84]

@Paul Anderson there was an old guy that I used to work with that ended up retiring last year, he took every crane electrical schematic he had and threw them in the garbage just to be a prick. Now instead of being remembered as a cool old guy that knew lots he'll be remembered for that last act of his. I think his attitude was "he's the best and no one will ever match him" and by throwing everything away made our jobs harder for the next how many years moving forward.

[@davidbeer]

@@Kmecha84 never a short supply of these miserable codgers😡

[@1234Testicle]

Zen And The Art Of Uncle Tony.

[@michaelroach4219]

Excellent video,Uncle Tony!You are an automotive guru!

[@jeffnorbert1871]

Uncle Tony; helping the universe unfold as it should!

[@bluesdude758]

Great video! The philosophy of auto mechanics - automology - explained by Professor Uncle Tony! 😁

[@budbeardmctoken7495]

We gotta smoke a j together someday, really unleash your philosophical side 🤣

[@arielmatiasantunezdubra]

A came seking mechanical knowledge and i found philosophical !!! You are greate!!

[@rloewen11]

Wow! Super philosophical!

[@georgebonney90]

Great advice, one of ur better videos in my opinion, thank u so much👍

[@franktaylor7617]

👊 Thanks brother. 🤘 If anyone ever wonders how an inanimate object gets it's soul. The more you offer it. The more it will take. Eventually it takes on some of your soul. It's a gift. You lose nothing but your pride and joy now has an energy, a feeling, a magic. Sometimes it's only the owner can feel it. That's how the machine gets it's soul. You have to give it life. Weird but it's true.

[@johnwilburn]

If I drill one hole in my 69 Dart, it's worth zero, but......

[@OlympusHeavyCavalry]

Hi Uncle Tony, Of note; Saying 'I don't know' is the first step on the road to wisdom ... Cheers for the Video bud :-)

[@two_number_nines]

Working towards end goal is a job. Putting the method of the buld process as the goal itself makes it a hobby.

[@pfleeger2010]

Sage advice from a man seldom seen without a cigarette. These, my friends, are words you can take to the bank.

[@Junkyardmethod]

That was deep! I’ve taught many people the rule of 80/20. It’s almost as consistent as gravity! I hope you get to feeling better. I just went through the crud myself.

[@mudduck754]

Very well explained bro.

[@supernova1969a]

Profound!! Thanks for sharing your insight!

[@Freedomquest08]

The little steps can add up to make a big difference, but in a way it also means one step adds up to 20 more steps as smoothing the crank really should also include rechecking balance/re-balancing, and that leads on to....(here we go).

[@terrysspeedshop]

I definitely feel smarter now. Thanks uncle Tony!

[@davidrosales3663]

GREAT VEIDO!!!.... Keep up the good work!!!!!!!......

[@fordtechlife]

One bolt at a time, don't get ahead of yourself, but do think about how good it will run and sound and perform on the track, Keeps You Going Thanks Uncle Tony, Get Well Soon 👍🇺🇸🔧🚘🔴

[@muppetmk1]

Uncle tony does philosophy .... love it 👍

[@AtZero138]

My Small metal Files.. removing small bits on sharp metal edges from my Linkage on my Carter BBD.. smooth operational movement.. Thanks Always Uncle Tony.. Oi oi oi..

[@UncleTonysGarage]

BBD is my all time favorite fuel metering device. There's nothing not to absolutely adore about the little fuckers.

[@burnsynthechapel2387]

Uncle Tony ..we love U...put down the smokes...we love ya

[@raoulcruz4404]

Burnsy Nthechapel The automotive hobby thrives because of people like UT. My grandpa in law started plowing behind a mule at age 8. Was a farmer and a truck driver at the same time. One solid dude. He smoked. The last 2 years of his life, his lungs would only let him shuffle down the hall with a walker. Hope UT can stay with us a good while.

[@burnsynthechapel2387]

@@raoulcruz4404 lost my dad 3 years ago...heart failure...he smoked his whole life...

[@wildracoon666]

That makes a lot of sense uncle tony🤘greetings from Manchester England

[@RussZHC]

Agree but would debate that it is more on a sliding scale since often the control is time. As one continues to learn, hopefully, there is as much to be gained from knowing which rabbit holes not to go down.

[@firstgenerationgarage2803]

Hi Uncle Tony I hope you are feeling a whole lot better I love to watch your KZbin channel even though I do not have any Moparts but I am a car guy love classic cars I deal with first-generation Firebird I built them from the ground up I own a 67 Firebird with a 455 and now I am building a 69 Pontiac Firebird about 80% done thank you for sharing all your knowledge I really appreciate it I would like to ask you what motor oil do you recommend on these classic engines thank you Uncle Tony take care and God bless you

[@UncleTonysGarage]

Thanks, Luis..I appreciate that! Oil? I generally use Shell Rotella in my daily drivers

[@firstgenerationgarage2803]

@@UncleTonysGarage thanks

[@josephtaverna1287]

Hey Uncle Tony and Kathy been feeling under the weather sound a little bit better Tony great video very informative take care Aunt Kathy and Uncle Tony

[@toddburgess6792]

"Borrowing from philosophies found in mathematics, sociology and metaphysics with good old American iron for the goal of shrinking time and space at the Drag Strip." All while wearing a Mystik hat. How apropos? You ground off that hundredth monkey! Good stuff Unk.

[@Jrez]

Awesome video, so helpful. Law of attraction isn't this magical phenomena that exists in reality. What I feel you're describing is more accurately defined as a positive attitude, clear reachable goals, focus, and passion. Hope you get better soon!

[@UncleTonysGarage]

There's actually a TON more to the LOA that I really didn't want to get into in this vid. I only tried to break down one aspect of it to practical terms than anybody could accept and apply.

[@gravelyman]

Makes sense. You sound a little better each day. Get Well soon!!!

[@yobentley7274]

Life Lessons.... Thanks Tony

[@jy7duality]

Great philosophy here, it can be applied to anything

[@whistlinginthewind4141]

Zen master Tony..May the force be with you!

[@justintime8793]

Thanks for the education.I appreciate the videos.

[@_Peremalfait]

And to think this guy dropped out of high school. You blow my mind sometimes, Tony. Now when someone brings up the pareto principle, I'll know exactly what they're talking about.

[@joeculver4103]

Great video and motivational speech 👍👍

[@judih.8754]

To further your point (and adding some technology to it ala Pareto) what you are describing starting around 5:35 would be best served by creating a Gantt Chart. Aside from showing the amount of work required for each step it can also show order of precedence. i.e. "Install Pistons" before "Install Head". Its a great way to keep track of those "small" items that may get lost in the process.

[@aussiedazvk4djh889]

Well said Professor Tony. 👍

[@tommyvercetti6035]

tony, I feel as you and I view things in a very similar way.

[@jasongollaher9822]

Pretty deep utg🤙