10 Best Engines Of The Last 20 Years
01-29-14, 06:28 PM
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10 Best Engines Of The Last 20 Years
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10.) Honda K20
9.) Toyota 1LR-GUE V10
8.) AMC 4.0
7.) Alfa Romeo V6 24V
6.) Toyota 2JZ-GTE
5.) Buick V6 Series 2 3800
4.) Volkswagen TFSI
3.) Ford Ecoboost V6
2.) BMW S54
1.) GM LS Series
10.) Honda K20
9.) Toyota 1LR-GUE V10
8.) AMC 4.0
7.) Alfa Romeo V6 24V
6.) Toyota 2JZ-GTE
5.) Buick V6 Series 2 3800
4.) Volkswagen TFSI
3.) Ford Ecoboost V6
2.) BMW S54
1.) GM LS Series
01-30-14, 04:08 AM
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I generally agree, these are all top-notch engines.
AMC 4.0L (Jeep), yep.
GM 3800 Series II, yep.
2JZ-GTE, totally.
GM LS series, totally.
Honda K20 and BMW S54 for the RPM fans, yep.
Pretty good list.
AMC 4.0L (Jeep), yep.
GM 3800 Series II, yep.
2JZ-GTE, totally.
GM LS series, totally.
Honda K20 and BMW S54 for the RPM fans, yep.
Pretty good list.
01-30-14, 04:17 AM
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10.) Honda K20
9.) Toyota 1LR-GUE V10
8.) AMC 4.0
7.) Alfa Romeo V6 24V
6.) Toyota 2JZ-GTE
5.) Buick V6 Series 2 3800
4.) Volkswagen TFSI
3.) Ford Ecoboost V6
2.) BMW S54
1.) GM LS Series
10.) Honda K20
9.) Toyota 1LR-GUE V10
8.) AMC 4.0
7.) Alfa Romeo V6 24V
6.) Toyota 2JZ-GTE
5.) Buick V6 Series 2 3800
4.) Volkswagen TFSI
3.) Ford Ecoboost V6
2.) BMW S54
1.) GM LS Series
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Mainly due to timing belt instead of chain, less displacement, port injection instead of DI, sturdier engine mounts and dampers.
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A friend in high school had a Jeep Cherokee (80's/90's box style) with the 4.0L "High Output" engine, and a 5-speed manual transmission. Let me tell you, that thing FLEW, even with 4 people on-board, especially among cars of its day. Also very smooth and refined like most Inline-6 engines are.
The GM 3800 Series II has also been a long-time favorite of mine. Only 200hp or so, but with all of the torque it drove like it had a lot more. Yep, made 4000 lb Buicks and other large GM cars still seem light on their feet. Turbine smooth also. Every import 3.0L class engine struggled with 4-speed automatics, but not the GM 3800. Sad that it's gone now.
GM LS series speaks for itself I think. Most powerful and efficient engines on the planet, yet still economical to build, and compact due to the OHV architecture so easy to deploy in a wide range of applications.
The GM 3800 Series II has also been a long-time favorite of mine. Only 200hp or so, but with all of the torque it drove like it had a lot more. Yep, made 4000 lb Buicks and other large GM cars still seem light on their feet. Turbine smooth also. Every import 3.0L class engine struggled with 4-speed automatics, but not the GM 3800. Sad that it's gone now.
GM LS series speaks for itself I think. Most powerful and efficient engines on the planet, yet still economical to build, and compact due to the OHV architecture so easy to deploy in a wide range of applications.
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A friend in high school had a Jeep Cherokee (80's/90's box style) with the 4.0L "High Output" engine, and a 5-speed manual transmission. Let me tell you, that thing FLEW, even with 4 people on-board, especially among cars of its day. Also very smooth and refined like most Inline-6 engines are.
The GM 3800 Series II has also been a long-time favorite of mine. Only 200hp or so, but with all of the torque it drove like it had a lot more. Yep, made 4000 lb Buicks and other large GM cars still seem light on their feet. Turbine smooth also. Every import 3.0L class engine struggled with 4-speed automatics, but not the GM 3800. Sad that it's gone now.
GM LS series speaks for itself I think. Most powerful and efficient engines on the planet, yet still economical to build, and compact due to the OHV architecture so easy to deploy in a wide range of applications.
The GM 3800 Series II has also been a long-time favorite of mine. Only 200hp or so, but with all of the torque it drove like it had a lot more. Yep, made 4000 lb Buicks and other large GM cars still seem light on their feet. Turbine smooth also. Every import 3.0L class engine struggled with 4-speed automatics, but not the GM 3800. Sad that it's gone now.
GM LS series speaks for itself I think. Most powerful and efficient engines on the planet, yet still economical to build, and compact due to the OHV architecture so easy to deploy in a wide range of applications.
When given a choice of the 6.2L or the 3.6L always go for the V8 as it consumes the same amount of fuel but has way more power, torque and sounds much nicer.
The high feature V6 is trash
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The engine in my CLS63 is considered one of the best n/a v8's ever built. As far as reliability goes its complete crap, camshaft adjusters are a big issue and if you don't get them fixed in time bam! You bend all your valves and need a new head. I was luck enough to find a used one but others arent as lucky.