Most impressive engines
10-28-2016 | 06:10 PM
#16
Drifting
Joined: Apr 2014
Posts: 2,335
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From: Los Angeles
For therapy after struggling with the M96 my 5.9L turbo diesel Cummins is a joy of accessibility and simplicity.
http://www.onallcylinders.com/2014/0...-turbo-diesel/
http://www.onallcylinders.com/2014/0...-turbo-diesel/
10-29-2016 | 08:39 AM
#22
Pro
Joined: May 2015
Posts: 606
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Straight 6 Chevy 235, or 250 is hard to beat... I am with you on the type 1 VW.... The Chinese killed that market though.. I still have several Land Speed Records that stand with T1 engines I built, and I've made over 300HP NA from one, and over 700HP with boost, on Alky... Those engines are where I cut my teeth.
I have a first Gen Duramax in my GMC and it's been making over 600HP for the last 200K miles. All I've ever done to it is a water pump. A few weeks ago it still made 505HP at the rear wheels on my chassis dyno. It shreds rear tires, damn thing still spins pulling a 30' trailer.
I have a first Gen Duramax in my GMC and it's been making over 600HP for the last 200K miles. All I've ever done to it is a water pump. A few weeks ago it still made 505HP at the rear wheels on my chassis dyno. It shreds rear tires, damn thing still spins pulling a 30' trailer.
10-29-2016 | 11:29 AM
#24
Instructor
Joined: Nov 2014
Posts: 103
Likes: 0
From: Marietta, GA
All good choices but the sound of the motor can be as mesmerizing.
My last two sport cars were rotaries and the sound of my stock 13REW with a straight pipe instead of a muffler always had people coming up and asking me what I had done to the motor to make it sound so good. The 787B was the ultimate rotary. Watch a vid on YT, if that doesn't give you chills, you aren't a motorhead. Heard it run at VIR years ago,the sound is probably still echoing in the trees.
Also a well tuned VQ with titanium exhaust sounds amazing.
All that said, I love the sound of my current flat 6 ;-) Makes me grin every damn day!
My last two sport cars were rotaries and the sound of my stock 13REW with a straight pipe instead of a muffler always had people coming up and asking me what I had done to the motor to make it sound so good. The 787B was the ultimate rotary. Watch a vid on YT, if that doesn't give you chills, you aren't a motorhead. Heard it run at VIR years ago,the sound is probably still echoing in the trees.
Also a well tuned VQ with titanium exhaust sounds amazing.
All that said, I love the sound of my current flat 6 ;-) Makes me grin every damn day!
10-29-2016 | 01:06 PM
#25
Instructor
Joined: Jan 2004
Posts: 231
Likes: 13
From: No. Va.
Honda NR500 oval piston MotoGP engine, still impressive that they made it work.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honda_NR500
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honda_NR500
