Your Fave Car Engines

[Demon-Xanth]

Chevy Small Block:
Why? Most versitile, well supported engine ever. Nothing comes close to having been in different platforms nor the sheer number of aftermarket options.

The LS1, 2, 6, and 7 engine line.
Why? Compact, simple, powerful. Lighter than engines with half the displacement.

MOPAR 426 Hemi.
Why? Legendary. Nothing else has had what it has, and nothing else will ever have what it has. The beast was never even attempted to be tamed. It's still in production as a crate engine, and many VERY high end racing engines are based on it.

Duesenberg supercharged straight 8.
Why? It was an eagle in an era of pidgeons. It pushed a car to 150MPH in an era when aerodynamics referred to nothing other than swoopy styling. It was the epitome of performance in it's era.

 

[Demon-Xanth]

A couple engines that I'll give honorable mentions to:

Buick 3.8 V6.
Durable, stout, worked well NA, supercharged, and turbocharged. Never quite made the lime light.

Cummins I-6.
Made a guy with a Chevy tattoo buy a Dodge. Damned near indestructible, and always up for the job. Can be hotrodded to stupid levels.

Not on the list, but will never make the list: Jeep/Dodge 4.7 SOHC V8
The engine that is the single most widely used bastard child of the industry. Never given a chance in the aftermarket, barely even given a chance by it's own creators. It's easy to work on, the construction is simple, durable, and straight forward. But after being in the Dakota since 2000 and the Grand Cherokee since 1998, the aftermarket is still virtually nonexistant.

 

[andylawcc]

Originally posted by: mwmorph
632ci of pure power

17k for that engine????

 

[andylawcc]

Originally posted by: Horus
You people saying it's incredible that the S2000 can develop 200hp out of a 2.0L engine...

The RENESIS gets 240 out of 1.3L, Natural Aspiration!

1.3L in a rotary translate to 3.9L in a four-stroke piston engine.

 

[gar3555]

Chevy 350, 351 Windsor, 383 Stroker, 502, 572, 396, 496....the list goes on and on, basically most V-8's. Especially the Big Blocks

 

[andylawcc]

Originally posted by: CVSiN
4.6 Modular Ford 1996-present

it is ironic that this America engine only produces 300hp in Ford's hand.... but under British's engineering (MG Rover) it can make up to 400hp N/A. (it is on that MG SV car from last year's TopGear)

also I would like to note that the Ford Duratec V6 3.0 (200hp in N/A form) can make up to 425 hp (with two turbos no less).... also thanks to British engineering (Nobel GTO)


why can't Ford make their OWN engine better????

 

[Iron Woode]

my 2 favourites:

http://pics.bbzzdd.com/users/IronWoode/competitionhemiengine.jpg

and

http://pics.bbzzdd.com/users/IronWoode/113_0311_nhra_08_z.jpg

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[Summitdrinker]

the first 318, poly head, last year was 66 in usa, 67 in canada

slant 6 gets second place

power: 426 max wedge or 426 race hemi

 

[oneshot47]

Ford 5.0