whats your favorite engine of all time?

[ilarson007]

RB26DETT

[krux]

I am in shock that one one has mention the BOSS 429, or the BOSS 302. They are on my top. Here is my list.

Boss 429
Boss 302
427 SCJ
SB 302
LSX
426 Hemi
Ford 385 series for trucks
Just for Kicks 4.6 DOHC

I said 302

[grimmszx2]

The old chevy 302.

[99fordzx2]

Also I love the Chevy 572. This guy sucks at shifting but I think maybe its the clutch. lol


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hjoCT6YvNnE


-D

[j0hnZ]

The old chevy 302.

I thought it was 305 and fAIL?

[scortman]

No there were 4.9l 302's. They were only made from 1967-1969. They were a decent engine. Almost the same engine as the 350. It had a 4" bore just like the 350. It just had a 3" stroke though. The best engine of all time has to be the Ls series engines. So much power can be had on those.

[grimmszx2]

I had always heard just a 5.0. Thats what all the parts manuals and such call it. 302's are very rare and expensive due to how short of a period they were produced. The ones I have owned were very sweet. Really high rpm motor. The only ones I've owned wasn't 302's directly from GM. All you have to do is bore a 283 .250 over and run the 283 crank if running a small journal crank to make a 302. However, the block must be a pre 66 block or there isn't enough area to bore out.

[tre2000zx2]

aircooled vw.. simple..
rotary .. unique
SBC for dime a dozen ease of parts

[scortman]

Yea there werent many of the 302's made, but they were a 4.9l. Here you can read a little about them. They were very powerful back then.

1967-1969 Z28: 302 in³ (4.9 L) Small-Block V8 290 hp @ 5800 rpm, 290 ft·lbf @ 4200 rpm

http://www.welovecamaros.com/1st_generation_camaro.html

[dbamaboy01]

sr20vet... my future swap
sr20det... current project

[grimmszx2]

Thats weird. I even looked at work today. Every manual and parts guide refers to it as a 5.0 (autozone). Even the repair manual for the 67-69 year camaros which I would think it was because the motor acctually has 302.4 CU. The good 302's were only made in 1969. Gm also underated this engine. Rumor has it that the 1969 302 engine produced 350 horsepower at 7000 rpm.

[carbonzx2]

Thats weird. I even looked at work today. Every manual and parts guide refers to it as a 5.0 (autozone). Even the repair manual for the 67-69 year camaros which I would think it was because the motor acctually has 302.4 CU. The good 302's were only made in 1969. Gm also underated this engine. Rumor has it that the 1969 302 engine produced 350 horsepower at 7000 rpm.

only with the cross ram and 2 four barrels were they rated for that much. but everyone knew they made more power than that

[grimmszx2]

The dual 4 barrell cross ram acctually sucked for street use. The Single 4 barrel 800cfm dual feed performed much better on street. The cross ram brought the high end alive.

[DominatingZX2]

I believe the Chevy 302 (as mentioned before, available only in the first-gen Z/28s) was made by dropping a 283 crank in a 327 block. Could be wrong, but that's what I recall.

My list:

1. GM's LSx family. From the 4.8 to the LS7 to the LS9, they are tough to beat in terms of power, reliability, fuel economy and compact size. Not to mention having the first application of cam-in-block variable valve timing with the L76 engine (what I have in my truck).

2. The common-rail Cummins 5.9.

3. The big-block Chevy. Laughably easy to make huge power with them, just that parts are a bit expensive relative to small-blocks.

4. The Honda K-series. While I will never own a Honda, I can certainly recognize and respect quality engineering.

[grimmszx2]

Yeah from GM its the 327 small journal block with the 283 crank. However the only differences in the 283 block and 327 is bore and the 327 has thicker webbing around the mains. Which is why a 283 can be made into one by simply boring it over. 1969 is the best year because they offered a large journal crank and 4 bolt mains.