10 Greatest engines of all time

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Originally Posted by johntins

That Ford engine is a beaut. The Turbo version of the Barra is regarded by many tuners as the equal to Nissan's RB26DETT of GTR fame, although I dips me lid to the Nissan, simply because what is achievable from the smaller capacity.

Another straight six worthy of note is any of them fitted to BMW's 'M' cars.

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Hmm....

https://youtu.be/70XvW4Yh5vw

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Originally Posted by V8Ian

Before opening the attachment, the Jaguar engine sprang to mind.
I would have included the big Cummins, from the NH 220 (hp) of 743 cui through its various incarnations to the 525 hp N14 Plus at 855 cui. After over 40 years of production, virtually no parts were interchangeable but, the basic design remained the same. It was a sweet engine to drive, giving incredibly high service mileage even with excessive wear.
I'm surprised the two stroke Detroits didn't rate a mention, if only for their versatility.

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If we're talking big engines then the bulletproof Cummins K series needs to be mentioned IMO. From the inline 6 K19 to the V16 K50 these are some of the most reliable engines ever built which regularly see over 99.5% uptime in mining applications.

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Originally Posted by johntins

Hmm....

https://youtu.be/70XvW4Yh5vw

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Oooo lookie,, my old car,, it never went that fast for me,,, and God knows I tried [bigwhistle]

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Originally Posted by Homestar

If we're talking big engines then the bulletproof Cummins K series needs to be mentioned IMO. From the inline 6 K19 to the V16 K50 these are some of the most reliable engines ever built which regularly see over 99.5% uptime in mining applications.

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I once was speaking to a fellow who worked in a remote power station, with two K19s stirring up the electrons. Engine 1 would be generating then at peak demand engine 2 would kick in, as the demand fell engine 1 would drop out and that cycle of alternating the engines would continue. This fellow had a bit of a slack attack and failed to ensure the second engine was doing what it should. When he did check, the only working engine had the turbo and manifold so hot, they were almost transparent. He manually started the second engine, allowing the first to run also, therefore cooling gradually. It suffered no detrimental effects.

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Originally Posted by Chops

Oooo lookie,, my old car,, it never went that fast for me,,, and God knows I tried [bigwhistle]

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Be honest now, your's was never that straight, was it?

Funny that the Holden star fire four did not get a mention... [bigwhistle]
Cheers Hall

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Originally Posted by Hall

Funny that the Holden star fire four did not get a mention... [bigwhistle]
Cheers Hall

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Well, in the Toyota world that I inhabited back then, they were known, without affection, as the Backfire four.

The old ad was for the Sunbird, with a few Japanese engineers peering at it. Voiceover was " Damn crever, these Austrayans"

Sure.

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Originally Posted by V8Ian

I would have included the big Cummins, from the NH 220 (hp) of 743 cui through its various incarnations to the 525 hp N14 Plus at 855 cui. After over 40 years of production, virtually no parts were interchangeable but, the basic design remained the same. It was a sweet engine to drive, giving incredibly high service mileage even with excessive wear.
I'm surprised the two stroke Detroits didn't rate a mention, if only for their versatility.

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In some way, the 855 series did have a brilliant run and the milage was profound, but there where also some good brands doing the same...

I love my Cummins engines, but I will praise others... V8 flathead ford was the basis for the 3208 Cat, so I spose the Ford gets acknowledgement there...

Isuzu have built better engines than 6bt, so why only the 6bt? I have heard a lot of problems with them, vibration, economy and even reliability, so?

Even being a US poll, there where better engines in the US, so its not the greatest engines, its the most popular, and that just promotes the idea of popularity rather engineering greatness..

In regards to the "Screaming Demon" GM, I think the original 2 strokes from Europe should be acknowledge more... Mostly built in ships to start with and once they got into trucks, continued with some amazing engineering, ie horizontally opposed pistons and sliding ports... Mind you I have enjoyed driving a truck with a 8V71 and 8V71T, even tho they where in the low end of horse power needed for the work I did...

The list of diesels could go on for months and the list of engines world wide (both diesel, petrol, gas and steam) is huge and absolutely amazing...

The design variations available is mind blowing and what some designers came up with is borderline madness(or extreme imagination)...

Imagine a petrol engine with no pistons, oops already done, ok overhead cam, oh no, done before 1920...[happycry]