List your 5 fav. non-Toyota engines!!
11-18-05, 06:11 PM
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List your 5 fav. non-Toyota engines!!
Here are mine in no particular order...
Keep it NON SUPERCAR!! (No car that costs over 80,000)
LS1/LS2
LS6/LS7
RB26
Viper Gen II
20B-RE
Keep it NON SUPERCAR!! (No car that costs over 80,000)
LS1/LS2
LS6/LS7
RB26
Viper Gen II
20B-RE
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11-19-05, 06:16 AM
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Like Henry, I'm not an expert at engine codes ( that seems to be flipside909's bag )...but, as requested, here are my 5 picks for non-Toyota / Lexus engines, and it will depend on what the primary purpose of the engine is:
1. For economy, the Volkswagen 1.9L TDI diesel. As I've posted on CL so many times, it offers hybrid ( or better-than-hybrid ) fuel mileage without hybrid complexity and the heavy battery packs. Unfortunately, right now in my area diesel fuel is more expensive then gas...which has REALLY dropped.
2. For general cruising and for quick acceleration whan needed, I like the 5.7L 340 HP Chrysler Hemi. There's a lot of torque if you need it.....or want it......and the fuel shut-off system for one bank of cylinders at cruise helps gas mileage when you don't. This fuel shut-off feature, BTW is NOT shared with the higher-powered 6.2L 425 HP SRT-8 version...the engineers couldn't figure out how to install it with the SRT-8's other modifications.
3. For sports cars, handling, weight distribution, and small size I like the Mazda RX-8's Renesis Rotary engine. This, very small, light, aluminum engine is about the size of a basketball (and probably doesn't weigh much more
) yet produces as much as 238 HP in some versions even without the last-generation's twin turbos and, like Honda's VTEC fours, has an astronomical redline. This IMO is the ideal engine for small sports cars, but be warned....it DOES use both oil and gas. Perhaps that is why Mazda will not install it in the Miata despite many previous suggestions to do so.
4. For all-around competence, it is hard to beat the basic Nissan 3.5L V6 block...one reason why it is used in so many different Nissan / Infiniti vehicles for so many different reasons ( in addition to cost-cutting, of course ). It is competent, durable, reasonably smooth-running and quiet, versatile, and in some versions produces close to 290-300 HP.
5. For AWD use, there is no surpassing the Subaru flat-fours and sixes. I myself like the Subaru 2.5L H-4. ( Hey, I bought one ) The 2.5L H-4's basic layout allows not only a very low center-of-gravity for handling and weight distribution ( one reason why Subarus handle so well ) but also allows the driveshaft, unlike transverse-mount engines, to go straight back to the transmission / final-drive and front differential without all the extra bevel gears required, say, in Toyota RAV-4's, Honda CRV's, Mitsubishi Outlanders, etc.... The H4 comes in both N/A and Turbo versions...and the Turbo produces as much HP and MORE torque than the H6. DIY oil changes are a snap, especially on the base Outback with its high ground clearance and lack of a front underbody panel.......just reach right up under the front bumper for both the drain plug and the oil filter. The only flies in this engines's ointment have been weak head gaskets in pre-2003 versions ( which seems to have been fixed now ) and a rubber timing belt instead of the H6's steel chain....but the H6 is much more expensive and not as good a value.
1. For economy, the Volkswagen 1.9L TDI diesel. As I've posted on CL so many times, it offers hybrid ( or better-than-hybrid ) fuel mileage without hybrid complexity and the heavy battery packs. Unfortunately, right now in my area diesel fuel is more expensive then gas...which has REALLY dropped.
2. For general cruising and for quick acceleration whan needed, I like the 5.7L 340 HP Chrysler Hemi. There's a lot of torque if you need it.....or want it......and the fuel shut-off system for one bank of cylinders at cruise helps gas mileage when you don't. This fuel shut-off feature, BTW is NOT shared with the higher-powered 6.2L 425 HP SRT-8 version...the engineers couldn't figure out how to install it with the SRT-8's other modifications.
3. For sports cars, handling, weight distribution, and small size I like the Mazda RX-8's Renesis Rotary engine. This, very small, light, aluminum engine is about the size of a basketball (and probably doesn't weigh much more
) yet produces as much as 238 HP in some versions even without the last-generation's twin turbos and, like Honda's VTEC fours, has an astronomical redline. This IMO is the ideal engine for small sports cars, but be warned....it DOES use both oil and gas. Perhaps that is why Mazda will not install it in the Miata despite many previous suggestions to do so.4. For all-around competence, it is hard to beat the basic Nissan 3.5L V6 block...one reason why it is used in so many different Nissan / Infiniti vehicles for so many different reasons ( in addition to cost-cutting, of course ). It is competent, durable, reasonably smooth-running and quiet, versatile, and in some versions produces close to 290-300 HP.
5. For AWD use, there is no surpassing the Subaru flat-fours and sixes. I myself like the Subaru 2.5L H-4. ( Hey, I bought one
) The 2.5L H-4's basic layout allows not only a very low center-of-gravity for handling and weight distribution ( one reason why Subarus handle so well ) but also allows the driveshaft, unlike transverse-mount engines, to go straight back to the transmission / final-drive and front differential without all the extra bevel gears required, say, in Toyota RAV-4's, Honda CRV's, Mitsubishi Outlanders, etc.... The H4 comes in both N/A and Turbo versions...and the Turbo produces as much HP and MORE torque than the H6. DIY oil changes are a snap, especially on the base Outback with its high ground clearance and lack of a front underbody panel.......just reach right up under the front bumper for both the drain plug and the oil filter. The only flies in this engines's ointment have been weak head gaskets in pre-2003 versions ( which seems to have been fixed now ) and a rubber timing belt instead of the H6's steel chain....but the H6 is much more expensive and not as good a value.
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11-19-05, 06:30 AM
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1. ZL1 427 Aluminum Big Block Chevrolet
2. Ford 5.0
3. 426 Max Wedge
4. 426 Hemi
5. The Z06's LS6
My favorites are obviously based on nostalgia and brute force over refinement and technology. The Ford 5.0 may be a bit of a surprise, but the sound of an old pushrod 5.0 with a set of Flowmaster mufflers is still one of my favorite sounds.... A list of current favorite motors would make my list look a lot like the others, including a few Nissan turbo engines like the SR20DET and the RB26DETT, and I guess I would have chosen a BMW straight 6 as well.
2. Ford 5.0
3. 426 Max Wedge
4. 426 Hemi
5. The Z06's LS6
My favorites are obviously based on nostalgia and brute force over refinement and technology. The Ford 5.0 may be a bit of a surprise, but the sound of an old pushrod 5.0 with a set of Flowmaster mufflers is still one of my favorite sounds.... A list of current favorite motors would make my list look a lot like the others, including a few Nissan turbo engines like the SR20DET and the RB26DETT, and I guess I would have chosen a BMW straight 6 as well.
11-19-05, 06:37 AM
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Originally Posted by Coffey454
1. ZL1 427 Aluminum Big Block Chevrolet
2. Ford 5.0
3. 426 Max Wedge
4. 426 Hemi
5. The Z06's LS6
My favorites are obviously based on nostalgia and brute force over refinement and technology. The Ford 5.0 may be a bit of a surprise, but the sound of an old pushrod 5.0 with a set of Flowmaster mufflers is still one of my favorite sounds.... A list of current favorite motors would make my list look a lot like the others, including a few Nissan turbo engines like the SR20DET and the RB26DETT, and I guess I would have chosen a BMW straight 6 as well.
2. Ford 5.0
3. 426 Max Wedge
4. 426 Hemi
5. The Z06's LS6
My favorites are obviously based on nostalgia and brute force over refinement and technology. The Ford 5.0 may be a bit of a surprise, but the sound of an old pushrod 5.0 with a set of Flowmaster mufflers is still one of my favorite sounds.... A list of current favorite motors would make my list look a lot like the others, including a few Nissan turbo engines like the SR20DET and the RB26DETT, and I guess I would have chosen a BMW straight 6 as well.
