Top 10 engines of all time

On all Cylinders ^ | January 26, 2014 | David Fuller

[Cowman]

A whole lot more interesting than Ward's.

Have at it

[W.]

I’ve had several Fords with 302’s that I’d rather they’d have been 351W’s. Or Clevelands. But the Windsors were 302-size blocks, and runnin’ MF-ers. Whine...

[T-Bird45]

Of the 10, two are 6 cylinder gas engines so the survey respondents were not totally biased against smaller engines. Since each respondent used their own criteria, I’ll throw in my own and question leaving off the Jeep 258 c.i. 6-cylinder and the Toyota 22R 4-cylinder, simply for utility and durability.

[Cowman]

I’ll throw in my own and question leaving off the Jeep 258 c.i. 6-cylinder and the Toyota 22R 4-cylinder, simply for utility and durability.

I agree with the Jeep six and add the jeep four used in the military jeeps for the same reason. I would also include the two stroke Detroits as well

[amigatec]

Actually the 302 and 351w were very different motors. The 351 was taller and had a different firing order. A whole lot of things were different.

[Crazieman]

GM LS1, hell yeah.

Mine still runs like new, with enough miles to go to the moon.

[thinden]

Thx for posting

[tightwadbob]

Does anyone remember the Flathead Ford??

[eartick]

(#7): Cummins 5.9L I6 Turbo Diesel

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Engine would still be purring but Dodge truck would be completely falling apart around it after 300k. Owned several of the 24 valve.

If the battery was good, the engine would start, period.

[DaxtonBrown]

I have Chev 350s in my 57 Bel Air and 67 Camaro. Have an extra 305 and 327 as backup. Most parts interchangeable and cheap. Amazing amount of difference in performance depending on how you set them up. My Camaro is now wound up tight and a lot of fun.

[Clean_Sweep]

yes, and none of the listed engines would have been invented without that first step.

[Cowman]

If the battery was good, the engine would start, period.

Same for my Dakota. The 3.9 will run forever not like the junk 3.7/4.7 they replaced it with

[SkyPilot]

Chevy 427

Kind of hard to argue against that one.....

[SkyPilot]

Jeep 258 c.i. 6-cylinder

Another incredible candidate.

[NTHockey]

Yes, but we’re dating ourselves. Flathead Ford came out in 1932 with the Model A and continued into the 50’s. The 50’s was the time of the Chevy 6 cylinder “Sewing Machine” engine.

[CapnJack]

My old Cummins 5.9L 12 valve (all mechanical) in my 97 was probably the best engine I ever had.

Supper strong and easy to upgrade. But yeah, the truck rotted away around it after 10 years.

Sold it to a neighbors kid when they move to North Carolina and last I heard a farmer bought it and the engine now lives on as a irrigation pump motor.

[mazda77]

302 and 351 Windsor are the same block with different deck heights of exactly one inch. I have the Ford drawings. The Windsor is still the block of the performance pushrod crate engines.

[Gaffer]

I bought a new 72 Nova when I came back from overseas.

Stripped down 2 door - had a 3 speed on the floor and a 350 engine. It had some muscle for a $2700 factory model....

[Cowman]

((((My old Cummins 5.9L 12 valve (all mechanical) in my 97 was probably the best engine I ever had))))

The Hot Rod guys put one in a 73 Dodge and did some upgrades to give massive torque and great burnouts

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B34LTUqdgHo&index=3&list=PLGvTvFzdMg_PbG7_1TPiABMmItllqqFbb

[tacticalogic]

Does anyone remember the Flathead Ford??

Yeah. The 8BAs. You couldn't put coolant in them while they were hot or they'd crack the block between the exhaust valve seat and the cylinder wall.