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Evilgoat:
Following a hilarious post about how reliable Evo and Scooby Engines are I thought I'd pop a post up here to see what you guys think.


So
Which Engines do you rate? This is Petrol engines BTW. I realise in terms of Diesel there's only on true answer ;)

Bush Tucker Man:
I'd reckon the good old Yank 'push-rod' V8, as the distances involved (& ever demanding buyers) require simple engineering.

Afte all the 'Small-Block' has been around for 50years, as the saying goes;
If it ain't broke.............

bigfatsi:
Gotta go with German here. In terms of engines that have all the nescesary attributes of performance, economy and longevity then I don't think you can beat em. Regularly doing over 200k without fuss.

In terms of true engineering i don't think there's anywhere as good as British - Lotus, Cosworth and of course most F1 teams Mclaren/Williams etc.

Tailendcharley:
:lol:  :lol: As the voting is saying...it's the Japs without any doubt...to quote my friend Mr. Clarkson...If you want to go into the Australian outback you go by Land Rover or Toyota Landcruiser...if you want to return alive then you go by the Landcruiser...it's as simple as that I'm afraid :wink:  :wink:

Bye now

 :cry:  :cry: William no Mates :wink:  :wink:

lrmike:
Had to go with the Japs, sorry guys.  I work in a Ford dealership over here and as for the old fashioned pushrod, yes they work very well, but they are all but extinct now.  Too heavy, too ineficient.

I've been inthe industry for over 20 years now, and IMO the Japs make a powerplant that just keeps doing it's job with very little fuss.  We joke about the Toyota and Honda techs over here being just oil jockeys!

Now, as far as great brutal sound and HP   :twisted:   a well set up American pushrod V-8 is the way to go! :twisted:

(Of course, the 7.3L Powerstroke diesel is my favorite, but we are supposed to be talking gas motors here)

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