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By Benjamin Zhang 1 hours ago



Ward's Automotive just released its annual list of the world's 10 best engines — and it's the most diverse selection of powerplants in the 21-year history of the award. Six use turbocharging tech to boost horsepower, while one uses supercharging to create ridiculous amounts of power.
There's one naturally aspirated internal combustion engine, one fuel cell, and one electric motor on this list. Of the 10 best engines, four are holdovers from last year's list and six make their debut.
According to Ward's, only new or significantly re-engineered engines or propulsion systems that are available for sale in the US and are installed in cars having a base price of less than $60,000 are eligible for the top 10.
Of 37 entries — 10 returning winners from last year and 27 new contenders — were evaluated by Ward's team of editors. All of the cars were put through their paces under normal daily commutes by the editors over the past two months in Detroit. Ward's editors scored each engine based on power, torque, technology, fuel economy, and relative competitiveness, while taking noise, vibrations, and refinement into account.
The Subaru WRX is a legend in the world rally racing. One of the big reasons for WRX's success is the company's signature 2.0 liter 4-cylinder engine.





The 268-horsepower engine is one of the three turbocharged 4-cylinder power plants to make the list.





Volkswagen's owes its recent sales resurgence to the Golf. Although the car may be new, its 1.8-liter turbocharged 4-cylinder engine is a holdover from last year's top 10 list.





Ward's editors loved the 170-horsepower engine's power, versatility, and fuel economy.





The third and final turbocharged 4-cylinder engine is Volvo S60 T5's Drive-E; it will serve as the basis for all of the company's powerplants for years to come. The 2.0 liter 240-horsepower version featured on the list is lauded for its abundant power and effortless acceleration.





Having spent time behind the wheel of a Drive-E equipped S60, I can attest to engine's smooth and potent power delivery. Although not as fuel efficient as the T5's engine, the S60 T6's turbo and supercharged 302-horsepower Drive-E do a fair impersonation of a V6 or even a small V8 engine.





As great as small four bangers are, there's really no substitute for a real V8. One that made the list again is the Chevrolet Corvette's potent LT1 small block V8.





Ward's editors drove an 8-speed automatic transmission-equipped Vette for 300 miles and managed a respectable 20mpg.





The most talked-about engine of the year is certainly Fiat Chrysler Automobiles' Hellcat Hemi.





With 707 horsepower on tap, the Hellcat instantly made the Challenger the most powerful muscle in the world while the Charger became the most powerful and fastest sedan on the market.





The Hellcat may be the most discussed engine on Ward's top 10 list, but the most critically acclaimed is certainly the Ford 1.0 EcoBoost 3-cylinder engine. In addition to again making Ward's list, the 1.0 EcoBoost has been named International Engine of The Year three years in a row by a panel of auto journalists.





Mated to a five-speed manual transmission, the gutsy engine provides a ton of user-friendly horsepower while exhibiting little to no turbo lag. One Ward's editor managed to average 38.9 miles per gallon. Very impressive.





Another 3-cylinder engine on the list is BMW's twinpower turbo engine that's used to power the Mini Cooper.





Like the Ford EcoBoost motor, Ward's editors praised the Mini's 3-cylinder engine for its peppy performance and miserly fuel usage.


Another fun tidbit about the twinpower turbo engine: a 228 horsepower version can be found powering BMW's new i8 sports car.





Another BMW engine in Ward's Top 10 is the i3's 127 kilowatt electric motor.





The 170 horsepower unit pushes the compact electric car to 60mph in just 7 seconds.





Another piece of alternative fuel technology to make the list is Hyundai's 100 Kilowatt hydrogen fuel cell. The Hyundai fuel cells power the cars by converting hydrogen into electricity.





The fuel cell is currently offered on the Hyundai Tucson FCV SUV, which Ward's editors praised for being powerful, quiet, and user friendly.





The final engine on the list is also the only diesel to make the cut — RAM's 3.0 turbodiesel V-6. The potent truck engine is the only one of the three diesels from last year's list to make it in this year's top 10.





The Italian-engineered oil burner is lauded for its great fuel economy and refinement that's on par with the best diesels produced by Germany's elite luxury car makers.

 

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Conservative ECU Tuning Causing Power Loss On 2015 Chevrolet Corvette Z06

By Viknesh Vijayenthiran 22 hours ago



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There’s no denying that the 2015 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 is one heck of a performance bargain, with the $78,995 coupe (or $83,995 convertible) coming with a supercar-like 650 horsepower and 650 pound-feet of torque straight out of the box. Now that the first examples have been delivered, some owners are discovering that there are some factory-installed limits on how much fun they can extract from their cars.

Some Z06 owners have reported that they’re experiencing a power loss in their cars after running multiple laps on a track or back-to-back acceleration runs on the highway. This led many to believe that the Z06’s 6.2-liter LT4 V-8 may be losing power due to supercharger heat soak, but it turns out that the culprit is actually conservative ECU tuning.
MUST SEE: 2015 Chevy Corvette Z06 Owner Does Massive Burnout Minutes After Delivery: Video

The guys at AutoEvolution reached out to General Motors Company [NYSE:GM] which explained that the conservative ECU tuning is necessary to ensure emissions targets are met as well as the preservation of the powertrain over the life of the car (the warranty on the Z06 powertrain is five years or 100,000 miles).

GM said that it expects most Z06 owners to be satisfied with the car’s performance and suggests that anyone wanting to remove the conservative ECU tuning can do so via aftermarket means, albeit at the expense of their car’s warranty.
"We are confident that the vast majority of customers are going to be more than satisfied with the performance the Z06 offers in stock form,” a GM spokesman said in a statement. “For those that want more power, they can visit an aftermarket tuner—who are not held to the same standards [emissions and warranty] as an OEM.”

It sounds like anyone willing to risk their factory warranty with some aftermarket mods for their Z06 can look forward to some serious performance gains.
 

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Chrysler To Follow Trend, Add Direct Injection To V-6, Turbo Too

By Stephen Edelstein 23 hours ago


There's an old car-guy adage that claims there's "no replacement for displacement."






Yet tightening global emissions standards are forcing carmakers to find a variety of replacements, as they plan to shrink the sizes of engines across their lineups in the name of fuel economy--without sacrificing the performance customers are used to.
For Ford, that's meant extensive use of turbocharged and direct-injected EcoBoost engines. Now it appears Chrysler could follow suit with its own Pentastar V-6 engine.
The carmaker will add turbochargers and direct injection to the Pentastar to improve its efficiency, according to a recent report from Automotive News (subscription required).

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This Pentastar Upgrade--called PUG, for short--would improve fuel economy in an engine that's currently used throughout the Chrysler realm in naturally-aspirated form, and possibly boost power as well.
The first upgraded engine iteration will reportedly launch in the Jeep Grand Cherokee in late 2015 as part of a refresh of that model.
The current-generation Pentastar also launched on the Grand Cherokee--back in 2010--and initial versions of the upgraded engine are expected to maintain the 3.6-liter displacement it's had so far.
However, Chrysler may also use a new 3.2-liter version in the next Town & Country minivan--which is due in 2016.
That engine will be combined with Chrysler's recently-introduced nine-speed automatic transmission to--along with weight reduction and aerodynamic improvements--increase fuel efficiency by 25 percent.
Tangentially, a plug-in hybrid version of the Town & Country is expected next year--which would seem to put it ahead of the rest of the redesigned lineup.

2015 Chrysler Town & Country


The "PUG" V-6 could also be used in the Ram 1500 pickup to further broaden its range of smaller-displacement engines.
Ford offers 2.7-liter and 3.5-liter EcoBoost V-6s in the 2015 F-150, while Ram offers the naturally-aspirated 3.6-liter Pentastar V-6 and the 3.0-liter EcoDiesel turbo.
The smaller Ford engine beats the Pentastar in fuel economy, but the EcoDiesel tops both of them; it's the most fuel-efficient engine currently offered in a full-size truck.
In addition to fending off the competition, Chrysler will have to meet increasingly-strict U.S. Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards--all the more reason to squeeze every last ounce of efficiency from a given amount of displacement.
 
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Top 10 Engines of All Time (#1): Small Block Chevrolet (Gen 1) 350

Posted by David Fuller on January 26, 2014 at 11:00 am

Editor’s Note: This series counts down the Top 10 engines of all time—see how the voting was done by readingour initial post.

The small block Chevrolet changed the hot rodding world forever.
It was the small block Chevrolet 265 that started the revolution back in 1955, but the Chevrolet 350 is the standard-bearer for this entire generation of engines, which also included notable engines like the 283, 327, and 400.
You chose the Chevrolet 350 as the #1 engine of all time.
Your Thoughts

Even though the small block Chevy vote was split among the various versions, the Chevy 350 still received the most votes out of any engine. Here’s sampling of why:
“350 sbc. Mass produced, simple design makes it easy to upgrade, parts are cheap, takes tons of abuse, puts out some decent power from stock. Hands down my fave.” –Scotty H.
“Gonna have to go with Chevy 350–easy to work on, reliable, and even ford guys like them.” –Rich L.
“Chevy 350. Most reliable, and I’m pretty sure it’s the most transplanted engine in automotive history. I’m willing to bet there are more Ford T-buckets powered by 350s out there than powered by Ford motors.” –Justin G.
“The 350 SBC is the best engine ever made. I believe it is one of the longest lasting engines that has stayed in production as well. I am even a Ford guy, but the 350 has proved itself for many years.”
–William D.

“Chevy 350. Most versatile and used engine ever. Plus the most aftermarket support.” –David E.
“350 small block. It’s cheap and reliable an everyone always has parts for ‘em in the rare case something goes wrong.” –Michael B.
“350 V8. Millions made, versatile, small yet powerful, easy to get replacement parts and performance parts, and cheap to work on. Soooo much of Chevy/GM success based off this engine!!!!” –Jason V.
History

The small block Chevrolet first appeared in 1955 when General Motors developed the engine for the Corvette. Using the same basic dimensions as the old Ford Flathead (although slightly heavier), the small block 265 V8 produced almost twice as much power.
The Flathead was effectively rendered obsolete, and a whole new hot rodding movement had begun.
Twelve years later, the Chevrolet 350 was introduced and “Mouse Mania” was at full throttle. The high-performance small block engine was developed for the Chevrolet Camaro and is often most associated with the muscle cars of the era. The 350 was available for the Chevrolet Nova the following year and became an option for all Chevrolet passenger cars in 1969.
The Chevrolet 350′s greatness isn’t limited to just Chevrolet vehicles, though. As Justin G. pointed out above, the Chevy 350 has become one of the most transplanted engines in hot rodding history. A favorite for engine swaps, the 350 is very easily modded because of the abundance of aftermarket parts. And because so many Chevy 350s have been produced, they’re affordable and easily attainable for swaps of all kinds.
You can find a Chevrolet 350 in just about anything—on land, sea, or air!
The Gen I small block was eventually replaced by the Gen II LT-based engines in the early 1990s. But the original Chevrolet 350 helped spawn General Motors’ modern 5.7L LT and LS (Gen III) engines. And the legend of the Chevrolet 350 lives on!
Specifications

Horsepower and torque ratings have changed over the years, but the original Chevrolet 350 was rated at 295 horsepower and 380 ft.-lbs. of torque. The 1968-69 version was then offered with four different options, producing up to 370 horsepower and 380 ft.-lbs. of torque.
Modifications

Lest you think we’re kidding about the amount of Chevrolet aftermarket parts, here are the most abundant items found on the Summit Racing website (total in parenthesis as of 1/24/14):Reference Books
Editor’s Note: This series counts down the Top 10 engines of all time—see how the voting was done by readingour initial post.


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Tags: Chevrolet 350, small block Chevy, Top 10 Engines

Author: David FullerDavid Fuller is Editor of OnAllCylinders. During his 17-year career in the automotive industry, he has covered a variety of races, shows, and industry events and has authored articles for multiple magazines. He has also partnered with mainstream and trade publications on a wide range of editorial projects. In 2012, he helped establish OnAllCylinders, where he enjoys covering all facets of hot rodding and racing.
 
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