What is your favorite engine?

[henk4]

Big engine (displacement) small relative power is irrelevant.

If this is the LS1 for example, I believe it is very light, and very compact. So who cares if it is relatively small power?

I'd expect you least of all people would care about specific power.

the only reason why it is called the small block is to distinghuish it from the big block, not because of its size per se. And that people put it in everything is probably because you can buy it in about every supermarket around the corner.

[wwgkd]

Big engine (displacement) small relative power is irrelevant.

If this is the LS1 for example, I believe it is very light, and very compact. So who cares if it is relatively small power?

I'd expect you least of all people would care about specific power.

Was confused by that.

Edit: Beat to a post again. It is pretty small for displacement and factory power. Maybe not compared to a 1.6L, but apples to oranges. Smaller displacement engines do make similar power from the factory, but the actual size and weight of the engine is what counts and there they do all right for what's available in US emissions form. Aftermarket they get pretty crazy, too.

[Fleet 500]

Hard to pick one.

I'll have to make my choice a tie between:

1968-1971 (high-compression) Mopar 440-4 bbl. Big cubes means lots of low-end torque, well-built and reliable. Responds well to mods. Almost as much torque as the 426-Hemi but easier to maintain.

1968-1970 (high-compression) 472-4 bbl Cadillac. Well-engineered, rugged and reliable. Tons of torque (gross rating= 525 lbs-ft @ 3000 rpm). Plenty of power even in 5,000-lb. Cadillacs. Also responds well to mods, but I doubt that many owners do that.

[clutch-monkey]

That's going to be controversial.

It's quite small physically though, isn't it?

it can fit in MX5's, so yes.
it is still wide for engine bays designed around an I6 or I4 but can usually be shoehorned in.

[ruim20]

It's a very tough choice

For now, i'll take 2.

The 3.2 from the E46 M3 the S54B32, specially the exaust note, rude and so metallic. It's brilliant.

And the Ford 351 Clevland? from the Pantera, Best sounding V8 ever!

[pimento]

As far as noise goes, it's hard to beat the old BRM V16 F1 engine. There's a video clip of it linked there, on a little known car site. Also eligible, the old supercharged AMG 55. I'm also a fan of the Volvo I5 turbo, as used in my avatar and evolved into the Focus RS.

[jediali]

I'm also a fan of the Volvo I5 turbo, as used in my avatar and evolved into the Focus RS.

Agreed. Just a shame they are likely to phase it out and replace it with the new 2.0 turbo. Reports are good for the new engine.

There are many engines I can think of as my favourite.

- BMW S65 - my favourite V8.

- VAG EA113/EA888 - everydayness

- Fiat muliair petrol/diesel to come - technology for everyone (who wants a fiat group car)

... for now

[NSXType-R]

it can fit in MX5's, so yes.
it is still wide for engine bays designed around an I6 or I4 but can usually be shoehorned in.

Honestly, I don't understand that. If I wanted a Corvette, I'd get a Corvette. Putting a different engine into a completely different car makes no sense to me.

For me, the 6L AMG V12 that powers the Pagani Zonda, for obvious reasons.

And by the way, I'm glad this site is still up.

Because it's damn cool.

http://www.honda.co.jp/SoundofHonda/engine/index.html

[Commodore GS/E]

hard question...but it hink it's between those three:

the M297 E73 Merc V12 (7.3 liters!!!) from the SL 73 AMG

the c40se Opel engine from the 80s (originally used in the Senator 4.0)

and the infamous ferrari V8 from the 360 Challenge Stradale (best sounding engine BAR NONE)

[pimento]

For me, the 6L AMG V12 that powers the Pagani Zonda, for obvious reasons.

You might be thinking of the 7.3 that they've been using since most of them.

[Ferrer]

The 3.2 from the E46 M3 the S54B32, specially the exaust note, rude and so metallic. It's brilliant.

That's a great choice.

[Cobrafan427]

Even though it was terribly unreliable and overheats like a woolly mammoth in death valley, i gotta agree w/ pimento and say the BRM V16. The fact that it has 16 cylinders and only has a displacement of 1.5L intrigues the hell out of me and it sounds like nothing i've ever heard before. Almost like a mash up of multiple engines yet it has it's own uniqueness that you can't quite place your finger on. Besides that, i gotta say the Ford 289 that went in the Cobra b/c it dominated and also the 427 out of respect and terror

[Commodore GS/E]

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fZMPDCNyQxE]YouTube - BRM V16 Engine Sound[/ame]

[NSXType-R]

You might be thinking of the 7.3 that they've been using since most of them.

Yeah, 7.3. I looked at the Pagani Zonda concept, which was 6L.

[cargirl1990]

it is a big engine with relatively small power. It is only small compared to a big block chevy, which is a bigger engine with even smaller power....

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