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The 10 Best Engines of the 20th Century

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Honda's F20C1 (2000-2003 Honda S2000) is absolutely fantastic. 9,000RPM redline, 120hp per liter, it is an amazing piece of engineering. Closest you can get to a Motorcyle motor in a vehicle.

GM's LS1 series is great as well. Very light (for a large v8) and tons of power. The LS2/LS6/LS7 are even better. The LT1 was a great engine, but the LS1 was so much better.

The new HEMIs are pretty sweet, about the same as the LS1. Tons of power.

Gotta hand it to the Rotarys as well (B13, RENESIS). While they don't make an amazing amount of power, just the way it works compared to a conventional engine is amazing. Very compact and light too.

The VQ35 is okay, not amazingly powerful or efficient, but makes pretty good power for a 3.5L v6. Not too many 6 cylinders get that much power from that much displacement.
 
They only hinted at the vastness of the Chevy Small Block. There was more of those made than VW Beetles and Model Ts combined. And the engine made 370HP from a 350 in the 1970 LT1 version.
 
Originally posted by: Actaeon
Honda's F20C1 (2000-2003 Honda S2000) is absolutely fantastic. 9,000RPM redline, 120hp per liter, it is an amazing piece of engineering. Closest you can get to a Motorcyle motor in a vehicle.

GM's LS1 series is great as well. Very light (for a large v8) and tons of power. The LS2/LS6/LS7 are even better. The LT1 was a great engine, but the LS1 was so much better.

The new HEMIs are pretty sweet, about the same as the LS1. Tons of power.

Gotta hand it to the Rotarys as well (B13, RENESIS). While they don't make an amazing amount of power, just the way it works compared to a conventional engine is amazing. Very compact and light too.

The VQ35 is okay, not amazingly powerful or efficient, but makes pretty good power for a 3.5L v6. Not too many 6 cylinders get that much power from that much displacement.
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Please don't use the "power per liter" argument when talking about engines. It makes you look unknowledgeable. Also, the love of the rotary is misguided.

Once you understand the reason and physics behind engine design and operation, things will seem much less amazing to you. You'll find the facts more straightforward and the novelty factor won't impress you anymore. Then you'll be able to concentrate on more meaningful things.
 
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Originally posted by: CraigRT
Nissan VQ.. everyone knows!
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Well, it certainly wasn't the VE. God, I fvcking hate my VTC problem. Makes it sound like a diesel powered Maxima.
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sorry whats the problem? my father's 2k max purs like a kitten.. so smooth and quiet.
 
My list would be:

old small block Chevy family.
Chevy LS series
Ford 302
Dodge Hemi
Nissan VG30DETT
Toyota 2JZ-GTE
Nissan RB26DETT
BMW Inline-6
VW Beetle engine
Honda VTEC family


The rotaries would be nowhere on my list. In fact they'd be near the bottom. Other than the novelty of having an engine that operates in a different manner than piston engine, rotaries are unreliable, have bad emissions, and get horrible fuel economy for their power output and vehicle they're pushing.



 
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