Thread: 10 Greatest engines of all time

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.

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.

Originally Posted by johntins

Hmm....

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

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.

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.

Originally Posted by Chops

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

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

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

Originally Posted by Hall

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

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.