What is your favourite engine and why

[ozexige]

Wot henke, no reference to your environmental credentials, this time?

[henk4]

just keeping in mind the "pearls before swines" principle

[Kudosdude]

OZExige - You may be correct in your opinion of diesel (even environmentalists can't agree so lets leave it at this) . . .
but please don't slam other members opinions - NOT IN THIS THREAD

Anyway - back to the thread - one week till I post the poll . . .

thanks to all that have commented thus far.

[ozexige]

It was not a 'SLAM' as you described, nor was it an opinion, it is the facts regarding the dangers of diesel emissions because of the large quantities of particulate matter that is exhausted.

[henk4]

If OZexige had read my post carefully, and knew what is going on, then he might have grasped that I was talking about the HDI engine with FAP (Filtre Anti Particles). Currently Peugeot is the only diesel engine maker producing this filter, and I have seen convincing (German) tests where a road use of about 50,000 km's was simulated, for a conventional Mercedes E class and the then new Peugeot 607. The Mercedes produced about three litre bottles of particles. while the Peugeot managed to fill just the bottom of one bottle. You may still consider that to be too much but I think the reduction is certainly in the same order of magnitude as the 6-7 factor OZ is mentioning that was found in the Australian test.
In other posts I noticed that he is fond of Audi's. It may have escaped him that Audi just released the latest diesel version of the A8, of which the specs are really impressive.
I will stick to my opinion that in every day use a modern diesel engine is much more preferable over a petrol engined car.

[Kudosdude]

Thankyou all for your comments - to the poll >-boing

[piledriver]

I have changed my mind...
since yesterday, my favourite engine is the Porsche B6...
what sound!!!! amazing!!!

[FERRARI~KING]

My favorite engines are made by..guess!...Lingenfelter! I work there and they have the most effective engines on earth methinks. The 427 cubic inch twin turbo got a Corvette C-5 to 60 in 1.97 seconds!!

[motormaniac]

Maclaren Fl Gtr

[motorhead]

343 HP 3.3L inline 6 in the one and only beloved E46 M3

[Ghost]

The perenial 1974 911RSR 2.7 liter Flat six.

[more-boost1555]

for their easy tunability (and great power resulting from this), great muscle car rumble, and the fact that they're the most technologicly advanced V8 you can get from an American manufacturer. (spelling?)

[bum-man]

My favorite engines are made by..guess!...Lingenfelter! I work there and they have the most effective engines on earth methinks. The 427 cubic inch twin turbo got a Corvette C-5 to 60 in 1.97 seconds!!

of course it did that with drag slicks and not streetable tires.

[bk4uyeah]

how could their be anything like a 502 big block Chevy?

[Evil Ewok]

Oh this is a pretty tough choice. But it's gonna have to be either the porsche 911 gt1 flat 6 twin that ran 96, 97 and 98 in the le mans. Either that or the Mclaren of course, my choices.