Complex sentence: Also a 15 degree slant to the right of the cylinders was chosen instead of a vertical arrangement in the OM-61X engines, giving more room directly above the engine under the hood for the longer intake runners which help boost the OM-601's torque.
Split into simpler sentences: Also a 15 degree slant to the right of the cylinders was chosen instead of a vertical arrangement in the OM-61X engines. Thus giving more room directly above the engine under the hood for the longer intake runners which help boost the OM-601's torque.