The 10 Best Chevrolet Engines
#11
11-03-2011, 10:14 PM
3800 is by far on my top 10 list. Great power out of a V6 that still gets good mileage and is nearly indestructible. I would have to say that the L67 is my favorite out of all the 3800s. Would say the L32 but it was only used in one car, L67 had such a widespread base between different makes and models and still has great feedback.
#12
05-16-2012, 05:42 AM
3800 is by far on my top 10 list. Great power out of a V6 that still gets good mileage and is nearly indestructible. I would have to say that the L67 is my favorite out of all the 3800s. Would say the L32 but it was only used in one car, L67 had such a widespread base between different makes and models and still has great feedback.
Thanks everyone for your posts/comments.What is the Best Engine in the World ?
#13
05-16-2012, 05:45 AM
Engine awards: Tiny 2-cylinder beats Ferrari V8
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Fiat 500's two-cylinder beat the Ferrari 458's V8 to win the 2011 International Engine of the Year. Two-cylinder turbo claims Engine of the Year title, but Australia misses out.
A humble two-cylinder motor has beaten rivals that include a high-revving Ferrari V8 to be crowned 2011 international engine of the year.
Fiat's 875cc (0.9-litre) turbocharged 'TwinAir' engine was judged the best powerplant by a panel of 76 journalists and industry experts from 36 countries.
The TwinAir engine also won the small engine category (less than 1.0-litre), the best new engine award, and the accolade for the best green engine.
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Fiat's award winning two-cylinder turbocharged 'TwinAir' engine.
Fiat-owned Ferrari's 4.5-litre V8, found in the 458 Italia, won best performance engine, beating rival manufacturer McLaren's 3.8-litre twin-turbo V6 in the process. The Ferrari powerplant also won best engine over 4.0-litres.
BMW won a number of categories: the M3's V8 again claimed the 3.0- to 4.0-litre title; the 3.0-litre twin-turbo six-cylinder won the 2.5- to 3.0-litre section; the 2.0-litre twin-turbo diesel (123d and X1) was awarded best 1.8- to 2.0-litre; and the 1.6-litre turbo engine seen in the Mini range beat last year's overall champion from Alfa Romeo (the 1.7-litre turbo fitted to the recently released Giulietta).
The VW Group also claimed a share of the booty, taking out the 2.0- to 2.5-litre segment (the Audi TT RS's 2.5-litre turbo), and the 1.0- to 1.4-litre contest with the Golf/Polo turbocharged and supercharged 1.4-litre.
Despite winning the award for the best engine available in the world, Fiat's local importer says the engine won't be offered locally unless Australia changes its laws "to match the rest of the world".
Fiat Australia spokesman Edward Rowe says the Fiat 500 fitted with the TwinAir mill has been ruled out for local release because it can't be priced competitively.
Rowe says that unlike European nations, Australia's laws don't support efficient cars - thus making cars such as the 500 TwinAir restrictively expensive to import.
"This engine is designed to take advantage of tax advantages given to low emission/low fuel consumption cars that are in every other mature car market in the world," says Rowe. "Without those tax advantages, it is disproportionately expensive.
"It's a problem that a whole range of high technology/low emission engines face for this market," he says.
A range of variants are expected to be spawned from the current 63kW TwinAir platform, including a higher output turbo version (producing about 80kW) and a non-turbo version with just 50kW.
Fiat labels the engine range "The epitome of the downsizing concept".
The winners:
Engine of the year - Fiat TwinAir 875cc 2-cyl (Fiat 500)
Best New Engine of the Year - Fiat TwinAir 875cc 2-cyl (Fiat 500)
Green Engine of the Year - Fiat TwinAir 875cc 2-cyl (Fiat 500)
Best Performance Engine - Ferrari 4.5-litre V8 (458 Italia)
Sub 1-litre - Fiat TwinAir 875cc 2-cyl (Fiat 500)
1-litre to 1.4-litre - Volkswagen 1.4-litre TSI TwinCharger (Golf, Polo)
1.4-litre to 1.8-litre - BMW 1.6-litre turbo (Mini range only)
1.8-litre to 2-litre - BMW 2.0-litre twin-turbo diesel (123d, X1)
2-litre to 2.5-litre - Audi 2.5-litre turbo (TT RS)
2.5-litre to 3-litre - BMW 3.0-litre twin-turbo six-cylinder (1-Series, 3-Series, X3, X5, X6, Z4, 6-Series, 7-Series)
3-litre to 4-litre - BMW 4.0-litre V8 (M3)
Above 4-litre - Ferrari 4.5-litre V8 (458 Italia)
#15
05-16-2012, 11:35 AM
I agree that the small block Chevy introduced in 1955 is an awesome design and a game changer. Everybody else had to play catch up. Many of the other engines in the ten best list are adaptions of the SBC and are redundant in my opinion. I'm not sure how the rotary engine can make the list because it never made it to production. It would be like saying the Chrysler Turbine is one of the best. If it didn't make it into production then it's worthless. Mazda used the Wankel rotary design in passenger cars for years. Those engines are small and light weight and also make lots of power. Only real downfall to them is they love gas.
As far as an engine being great in my opinion long term reliability has to be thrown into the mix. The Buick designed 3.8 suffered from oil pump failures. When I worked in the salvage yard in the 70's and 80's we had many great looking Buicks come in as junk because the 3.8 blew up. They have gotten better.
As far as what are the best engines ever made, the Chrysler slant six would have to be on that list. They ran forever with a minimal amount of maintenence. They had plenty of low end torque and made plenty of power and can be built to be real power houses.
As far as an engine being great in my opinion long term reliability has to be thrown into the mix. The Buick designed 3.8 suffered from oil pump failures. When I worked in the salvage yard in the 70's and 80's we had many great looking Buicks come in as junk because the 3.8 blew up. They have gotten better.
As far as what are the best engines ever made, the Chrysler slant six would have to be on that list. They ran forever with a minimal amount of maintenence. They had plenty of low end torque and made plenty of power and can be built to be real power houses.
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#18
05-16-2012, 04:17 PM
And correct me if I'm wrong. (which I think I may be) But isn't that 2.8L the same engine that became the 3.1L? And was the starting point of the 3.8L?
