Cosworth Yb - can be made into a turbo beast, or a NA monster..
4
Duratec v6 - very versatile made from a 2.5 up to a 3.5 twin turbo
6
Chevy LS v8 - needs no introduction...versatile..and tried and tested for years!
8
Favorite Engine Thread 4-6-8
Cosworth Yb - can be made into a turbo beast, or a NA monster..
4
Duratec v6 - very versatile made from a 2.5 up to a 3.5 twin turbo
6
Chevy LS v8 - needs no introduction...versatile..and tried and tested for years!
8
You forgot 5.
The T5 Whiteblock. Reliable, easy to work on, takes well to mods and sounds awesome.
Exhaust
4- 3SGTE or maybe the KA24E
6- VG30DETT(they can have a nice low growl with nice exhaust)
8- 427 BBC
4- Ford 2.3L Turbo:
6- Ford Ecoboost V6:
8- Ford 5.4L Cobra R:
-Zach-
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Originally Posted by Catnip
two 4's and two 6's. not fond of many 8's
VG30E
L28
3tc
4age 16v
Keith Duckworth's Double Four Valve V8
Honda's NR500 and NR750
Colombo V12
more later
that ecoboost is a duratec cousin!6- Ford Ecoboost V6:
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I threw in some video links for how they sound as well. Good thread!
Four Cylinder - F20C
I must give credit where credit is due. I'm not a huge fan of Honda, but this is quite an amazing engine. Revs for days, 120 bhp per liter with natural aspiration, and it's absolutely bulletproof. There is probably a better engine than this built by Honda, but my knowledge of Honda is rather limited.
Six Cylinder - Arese V-6
Now my bias will show. It's an absolutely beautiful piece of machinery, it sounds incredible, and it was making more power than most V-8s of its time. Did you know Alfa Romeo was the first company to use variable valve timing in production cars? Two other engines I must mention though are BMW's straight-6 engines. No explanation needed...they've used the same design for decades on end and it's never failed them. Also, Porsche's flat-6 engine for the same reason.
Eight Cylinder - Rover V8
The LS series has already been mentioned, so I thought I'd call attention to the Rover V8. This was originally a General Motors design, the Buick 215 engine. It was extremely efficient and quite light, but it was a rather expensive design and it would've been scrapped until Rover bought the rights to the engine and redesigned it. This engine has been used in cars built by Land Rover, TVR, Morgan, and Triumph and has even been used in some light aircraft. It's like Britain's version of the Chevrolet Small Block.
Ten Cylinder - V10 TDI
I like diesel technology and I was blown away by this engine when I saw that it delivered 500+ pound feet of torque and still managed to deliver 25 mpg on a vehicle that weighs 5000 lbs. I don't even like SUVs, but I would buy a Touareg just for that engine.
Twelve Cylinder - AMG V12
AMG has taken the smoothest engine configuration and has turned it into a nuclear weapon. While I like the twin turbo rocket sedans by Mercedes that feature this engine, my favorite application is in the Pagani Zonda Cinque where, in naturally aspirated form, it makes nearly 680 bhp. That's just mind-blowing to me.
Sixteen Cylinders - Bugatti W16
Yea there aren't that many sixteen cylinder engines out there, but I have to call attention to the W-16 which I think is an engineering masterpiece. It's one thing to get 1000 bhp from an engine, but it's quite another to get it in a production car that can be driven daily...oh, and it sounds like a Blackhawk helicopter. Amazing.
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what about rotary??? how can you forget that!!!
anyways
Four Cylinder -B18C5
Six Cylinder - RB26DETT
Eight Cylinder - LSX
4 = f22 (s2000), ka24de (240sx)
6 = 2jzgte (supra) , LC2 (grand national)
8 = LSX
Dave
h22
grand national 3.8
BBC 454
AKA HIZDAWAY
4-K20A
6-2JZ NO S#IT
8-LS or LQ9 - Still in the air on that one
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I went above and beyond what you asked for, because, why not?
0-13B N/A massive ports and lightened rotating assembly
4-F20C w/ a turbocharger
6-S54 with the CSL carbon airbox and ITBs(E46 BMW M3 CSL)
8-Koenigsegg twin supercharged V8 whatever it's called
10-Lexus LF-A engine
12- Countach LP-546 for the sound alone.
16-Bugatti because you can't really find another 16 cyl engine haha.
^^ Yeah, I drew a frame of a man running on each fan blade. That is him running at idle
i want to see some pics if u can!!!
but i was gonna throw up the other.. but i think the rotary kind of takes the cake on that and lord forbid i make it a 4cyl! the world will turn upside down!
4- 4G63
6- 2JZGTE
8- LS9
i thought you might like this.
i wish i had the pics of the BOSS Shadrack the Machine Shop built and owns next door. The car looks the exact same though, this is the twin turbo Shadrack and there's also a supercharged Shadrach, but anywho the Boss is 9.4L Custom big block irrc made 800hp all motor, this one irrc made 780hp on these gt30's if memory serves
just had to whore it up with sexytime..i not a ford fan but i'd rock it
Dave
4 - SR20VET
6 - RB26DETT
8 - VH45DE
99 Infinti G20t w/ Primera Parts and a few other small things
4-Honda's B/D's
6-2jz or chevy's 4.3L
8-Of course LSX motors hands down <even ford guys know that
-If You Own A Honda And Say "Headers", Go Jump Off Bridge...........
The Nissan Sr20 is probably the most capable stock block 4 CYL ever made. 400whp capable w/out cracking the block open. 2.0l, gobs of torque - and rev happy as well. IMO it's the 2JZ of 4 cylinder motors.
Plus, they'll pull a premium 2 weeks before Race Wars.
"I'm not a gynecologist... but I'll take a look."
forget piston engines, 26b quad rotor takes the cake for me, just listen to it http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S0pm0nlIYLs
Marmon V16
Cadillac V16 (copied the Marmon in many ways)
BRM 1.5L V16
BRM 1.5L H16 (Great sound, terrible performance)
Auto Union V16 (Porsche designed)
Miller V16 (Indy car engine)
Porsche 917 Flat 16
and some of them came with their own version of vtec. VVL power!The Nissan Sr20 is probably the most capable stock block 4 CYL ever made. 400whp capable w/out cracking the block open. IMO it's the 2JZ of 4 cylinder motors.
Plus, they'll pull a premium 2 weeks before Race Wars.
One difference from Honda's VTEC system is that NEO VVL engages the change of intake and exhaust cams independently for a flatter, more consistent power band. On the SR20VE, the intake camshaft is switched at 5000 rpm, and the exhaust at 6500 rpm. However this trait was not included on the newer '20V' version, as both camshafts engage at the same RPM.
99 Infinti G20t w/ Primera Parts and a few other small things
EJ, is there any experimental motors that would could be classed with the rotary, and miller? that made it into production?
I assume you mean Miller Cycle engine so i'm not sure exactly.
One of the latest engines to be off from what's normal is Ilmor Engineering's 5 stroke 700 cc turbo 3 cylinder making 130hp.
http://www.ilmor.co.uk/concept_5-stroke_1.php
my favorite motor being the most reliable, most hp per liter, and just sexy is my b16a2
B16 is not the most HP per liter.
"I'm not a gynecologist... but I'll take a look."
torqueless wonder!
Both of those are off.
I've got a another I just have to mention.
The AJP8 "Speed Eight" was built for the TVR Cerbera and was the first engine developed solely by the company itself. They used to rely on other manufacturers' engines, such as the Rover V8. It's a 75 degree flat-plane crank V8...pretty much a racing engine. It made 360 bhp with 4.2 liters of displacement or 420 bhp with 4.5 liters. It was also very light for a V8, weighing only 267 lbs. Something funny I found out about the development of this engine...they engineered it to backfire loudly while the throttle was disengaged because they thought that was the sort of thing TVR owners would enjoy. Yea, TVRs really are ridiculous cars. Also, the engine looked like it was built by an alien. Difficult to find good pictures of it though. EJ, can you help me out? Hahaha.
This is the best I've got.
since i'm a ford fan.
2.3t(as mentioned earlier)
3.5Ecoboost(again mentioned earlier)
5.0L(just cause i'm used to working on them and have decent potential)
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Yea I agree on the sr20, I was going to say so can the SRT-4's I've seen 500hp on stock more then once 400hp safely, but there trans SUCK! Plus the sr20's are way cheaper. I change my vote on 4banger lolThe Nissan Sr20 is probably the most capable stock block 4 CYL ever made. 400whp capable w/out cracking the block open. 2.0l, gobs of torque - and rev happy as well. IMO it's the 2JZ of 4 cylinder motors.
Plus, they'll pull a premium 2 weeks before Race Wars.
-If You Own A Honda And Say "Headers", Go Jump Off Bridge...........
Just be open minded
-If You Own A Honda And Say "Headers", Go Jump Off Bridge...........
REPS for proving me wrong, but how about the Bugatti is still my favorite because it's obviously the only one I know anything about haha.
^^ Yeah, I drew a frame of a man running on each fan blade. That is him running at idle
Those and the Cizeta's V-16 are the only sixteen cylinder engines I know of.Cadillac V16
Auto Union V16 (Porsche designed)
Porsche 917 Flat 16
I knew about the Cizeta but figured it didn't accomplish enough compared to the rest i posted.Those and the Cizeta's V-16 are the only sixteen cylinder engines I know of.
About the AJP8. Since TVR has been in the shit as of late, Al Melling has started his own project building the Wildcat. He was also responsible for TVR'S I6 which i actually like better than the V8 since I6s are a dieing breed.
was when it was first introduced.
being as i have 265.5k miles on my 9 yr old b16, i call it reliable. It has had 1 timing belt change and water pump change. no rebuild.
i have had no other car last as long and still perform as it did when it had 100k miles.
4. dont really have one but the fe3 is a pretty beefy engine.
6. klde/klze hands down
8. probably any ls series engine.
4 - K20a
6 - 2JZ
8 - 400 SBC
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