The Greateast Mass Production Engines Ever Made?

The Greateast Mass Production Engines Ever Made?

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Coatesy351

861 posts

132 months

Tuesday 21st February 2017
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aeropilot said:
Great engine indeed, lasted from 1961 right through to the early 1990's. More compact than the SBC as well, and in Cobras's it won the 1965 World Sportscar GT Championship, and in GT40's won the '68 & '69 Le Mans 24hrs not to mention US Trans-Am racing prior to the introduction of the Cleveland engined BOSS 302's.
Boss 302's aren't Cleveland's. They are Windsors fitted with Cleveland cylinder heads.

Veeayt

3,139 posts

205 months

Wednesday 22nd February 2017
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I nominate Mercedes M119 V8. A product of nearly half-a-century evolution of 100-series engines to be found in quality-engineered sedans, 129-shape SL's and Le Mans-winning sportscars.

njw1

2,065 posts

111 months

Wednesday 22nd February 2017
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Anyone mentioned the Volvo T5?

gweaver

906 posts

158 months

Wednesday 22nd February 2017
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njw1 said:
Anyone mentioned the Volvo T5?
Gets my vote for the greatest mass production five cylinder engine ever made..

BigBen

11,628 posts

230 months

Wednesday 22nd February 2017
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Veeayt said:
I nominate Mercedes M119 V8. A product of nearly half-a-century evolution of 100-series engines to be found in quality-engineered sedans, 129-shape SL's and Le Mans-winning sportscars.
Nominated a few times so far, including by me but until now not including this picture: