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{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2017}} {{Use British English|date=May 2017}} {{Infobox engine | name = Vauxhall Slant-4 engine | image = File:Vauxhall viva 2300 (2).jpg | manufacturer = [[Vauxhall Motors]] | aka = | production = September 1967 - July 1983<ref name="vauxhall"/> | predecessor = | successor = [[Opel cam-in-head engine]] | configuration = [[Naturally aspirated]] [[Straight-four engine|inline-four]] | displacement = {{ubl | {{cvt|1599|cc|cuin}} | {{cvt|1759|cc|cuin}} | {{cvt|1979|cc|cuin}} | {{cvt|2279|cc|cuin}}}} | bore = {{ubl | {{cvt|85.73|mm|in}}| {{cvt|95.25|mm|in}}| {{cvt|97.4|mm|in}}}} | stroke = {{ubl | {{cvt|69.24|mm|in}}| {{cvt|76.2|mm|in}}}} | block = [[Cast iron]] | head = Cast iron | valvetrain = [[SOHC]] 2 or [[Multi-valve#Four valves|4 valves x cyl.]] | compression = 7.3:1, 8.5:1, 9.2:1 | supercharger = | turbocharger = | fuelsystem = [[Carburettor]] | management = | fueltype = [[Gasoline|Petrol]] | oilsystem = [[Wet sump]] | coolingsystem = [[Radiator (engine cooling)#Automobiles and motorcycles|Water-cooled]] | idle = | redline = | power = {{cvt|69.2-135|bhp|kW}} | specpower = | torque = {{cvt|83-145.5|lbft|Nm}} | length = | width = | height = | diameter = | weight = | emissions level = | emissions control = }} The '''Vauxhall Slant-4''' (or '''Slant Four''') is an [[Straight-four engine|inline four-cylinder]] petrol [[automobile|car]] [[engine]] manufactured by [[Vauxhall Motors]]. Unveiled in 1966, it was one of the first production [[overhead camshaft]] designs to use a [[Timing belt (camshaft)|timing belt]] to drive the [[camshaft]]. The Slant-4 block was used as a development mule for the [[Lotus 900 series]] of engines.<ref name="enthusiasts"/> Vauxhall used the engine in a variety of models until production ended in 1983.<ref name="vauxhall"/>
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