Greatest Automotive engines ever made?

[Slim Jim]

Correct. My dad had a '94 Mustang GT.

[T-5 Killer]

Correct. My dad had a '94 Mustang GT.

Sweet you gotta love the "Black sheep" Pushrod SN-95 Mustangs. I have a '95 Cobra.

[stephenl9000]

In my opinion the best engine ever made was either the Toyota 1MZ-FE for its silky smoothness despite it being a V6 (it also sounds amazing), or Samuel Brown's Gas Vacuum Engine, for without it the internal combustion engine may not have been invented in the first place. I would post pictures but I don't know how to.

[T-5 Killer]

In my opinion the best engine ever made was either the Toyota 1MZ-FE for its silky smoothness despite it being a V6 (it also sounds amazing), or Samuel Brown's Gas Vacuum Engine, for without it the internal combustion engine may not have been invented in the first place. I would post pictures but I don't know how to.

A Camry motor? not very exciting lol.

[stephenl9000]

I never said it was exciting. Check the sidebar and you will see that I have firsthand experience with the engine. Plus the engine often is swapped into MR2s and the occasional Elise, and those are pretty exciting cars. Also, an engine is an engine regardless of what car it is put in. The 2JZ may have developed a similar reputation if it was used in the Camry.

[T-5 Killer]

I never said it was exciting. Check the sidebar and you will see that I have firsthand experience with the engine. Plus the engine often is swapped into MR2s and the occasional Elise, and those are pretty exciting cars. Also, an engine is an engine regardless of what car it is put in. The 2JZ may have developed a similar reputation if it was used in the Camry.

It may be have been swapped into some hot cars, but my point is its a run of the mill V-6 that isn't super special, it doesn't have a storied racing history or known for being in production for a long time.

[conan]

JZ series are all Inline 6.

[WildKarrde]

BMW Inline 6. Just pick one, they're all amazing.

[madderdog]

Fiat/Lancia DOHC is probably one of the most successful engines in motorsport. Several wins in both Rallying and Touring cars to it's name.

[quantexrox]

Too late to poke in here?

I think the subject of greatest engine is pretty, well, subjective. Depends on what you're after.

For me, I like longevity, simplicity, and reliability. In that case, mine would go:

International Harvester Comanche series engines
- In 304, 345, and 392 cubic inch flavors
- low revving, low end torque pushrod engines, the 304 was built to easily take 400+ hp though it produced less than 190 most of it's life
- even though they are a somewhat uncommon engine, parts are plentiful and quite cheap, not that you will ever need to replace any
- very heavy

AMC 401 V8
- forged steel connecting rods and crankshaft from the factory
- extremely strong engine, very sought after for power potential

Buick V6 Engines
- good low end torque
- very tough engines that run forever
- millions made, cheap and easy to locate parts/replacements

[ScuderiaFerrari]

@Drake

No worries. Cummins all the way though

hell yeah CUMMINS !!!

*Detroit Diesel all the way

[WildKarrde]

I've started to really LOVE the BMW M30B34 in my 535i. The nearly 30 years of development that went into the M30 really shows. That engine is freaking indestructible!! My car broke down as the previous owner was driving it to the shop I work at. I've put about $300 into it and almost have the engine running perfect now. It's a true back from the dead tale. Ive always been partial to the M20 and M52 for non-M cars, but the M30 is quickly becoming my favorite non-M inline 6.

Of course we cant forget the BMW S70/2 though. That's still the engine that powers the fastest naturally aspirated production car in the history of the world, the McLaren F1.

BMW engines are a big reason why Im studying to be a mechanical engineer now. And thats also a big reason why this game demo facinates me.

[Bishop]

subaru eg33, way ahead of its time and super stout in stock form.

[Raticon]

Oh boy you haven't seen tough engines until you have seen the Lada/Vaz 1.5L engine!

One man had a Lada, then he totaled the car absolutely. I mean, totaled like you wouldn't recognize the car. He survived and sold some parts that survived the crash to his friend who put it in his Lada 2105, which he then drowned in a lake. The car sat there for 2 days before being pulled up, the interior all ruined and the engine full of water. He lifted out the engine from the car and sold it to me for a couple of beer-bottles. I removed the spark-plugs, changed the oil, mounted a battery then cranked it like a madman until all water was out of the cylinders. Screw back those plugs and give it some gasoline and then she ran like... well, pretty horribly i must say, but she ran!

Totally indestructible, but thirsty and sluggish. Makes for my top 10 at least!

[darkjedi]

my father had a lada once ; 2107 with the 1.5 unit. nasty cars. he used it for carying construction materials and workers. ) he once put 1 ton of bricks in it an managed to take the load. was lower than the most hardcore low riders:)). wasn't5 that reliable though, except for the bodywork which took quite a beating.