best engine in the world is...

[deltaf]

Pigeon said:

Well said that man, two-strokes are cool! dragstar said: deltic? A Deltic has 3 crankshafts at the corners of a triangle, 36 cylinders and 72 pistons. It's a supercharged two-stroke diesel. The Mk 1 produced 1650bhp, then there were Mk 2 and 3 versions which more or less doubled that. It's used in locomotives and fast naval patrol boats. I'd like to make a trike with one, just for the crack.

Nutter.

[rev-erend]

Maclaren F1 BMW V12 6.0 ltr - sounds the muts nuts..

[dragstar]

i've never heard one of them..anybody got a sound clip?

[andycanam]

Is this close enough.

Turn it up and wait for it to load!

www.people.cornell.edu/pages/slp29/insane.html

[dragstar]

nice one!!

[stainless_steve]

sounds like my car

[danhay]

That is one of the funniest things I've heard in a very long time
etc

Well done sir!

[Apache]

seen it, heard it (many times)......still collapse with laughter, a classic!

[z_chromozone]

rev-erend said:

Maclaren F1 BMW V12 6.0 ltr - sounds the muts nuts..

I'm with the Rev on this, when Mac asked for BMW to design the thing BMW came in 100Kg over weight. This may of been a dissapointment, but they came in 100bhp over spec too =)

Z

[InRong Ghia]

Subject to being half decent, my favorite at any given time is normally the one on the other end of the throttle cable that is stretched taught by my foot........

[ZR1415]

The LT5 4 cam V8 ,Funded by GM designed by Lotus put together by Mercury Marine,,32valves would rev it to seven and a half grand,,yet at around a couple of grand you can get 30 to the gallon ,,and can also balance a 50p on its edge @ tickover.

[pawsmcgraw]

the Audi Quattro sport engine was'nt a brilliant engine but it had the nicest of sounds on full throttle.Sounds like a misfiring tvr i does think.

[danvisteon]

Ford BDA such as fitted in th RS1600 and RS1800 Escorts. They rev to high heaven and sound gorgeous!!

[cacatous]

Alien said:

Best normally aspirated: Honda RC211V V-5 Best turbo: toss-up between Nissan's RB26DETT and Toyota's 2JZ-GTE - mmm inline sixes

How about this for an straight six?...

www.sleepy-fish.com/images/videos/TVRs/Tuscanexhaust.AVI

Wish I still had her =(

[Alien]

Most excellent, I'll take two

Still needs a turbo though

[No 1]

Loath as I am to admit it, I think that the flat six in the 911's takes some beating, along with the straight sixes of BMW M3 and Tuscan/T350 for out and out power.

For versatility though, it's got to be either the Buick/Rover V8 that was originally designed in the 50's or the Rover K-series.

...or one of these www.bath.ac.uk/~ccsshb/12cyl/

[JenkinsComp]

dragstar said:

i dont think honda can be beaten, all round.

The Caterham JPEs Vauxhall XE based 2 litre is streets ahead of Honda S2000 lump. On Power, torque and reliability and responsiveness. Original Caterham HPC 1700 BDR also beat Honda to the first production 100 bhp/litre engine, made 170bhp from 1.7 litres, on carbs and without variable valve timing like the VTEC Honda in the CRX of the time (158bhp / 1.6 litres). How about the 2.5 and 2.8 Hart 420R 4 cylinder engines? BMW M12 also worth a mention.

But really, how come no-one has mentioned the Chysler Hemi? The Elephant is still the Daddy. Closely followed by the latest Big Block Chevys and new LS1/LS6/C5R Chevy. New Ford GT blown V8 isn't too shabby either. Ferrari V8s? Puny, too small capacity & unreliable, service costs more than a more powerful American V8, complete and delivered to your door!
Would make a good engine swap, 7litre C5R Chevy into F355 or 360 Modena!!

[Guy Humpage]

danvisteon said:

Ford BDA such as fitted in th RS1600 and RS1800 Escorts. They rev to high heaven and sound gorgeous!!

Does anyone know how much truth there is to the story that the Toyota 4AGE engine is basically a replica of the BDA?

[BlackAl]

Try the AMG 4.3ltr V8 - the only problem is that it uses a Chimaera engine as the starter motor.

[bomb]

BlackAl....please refrain from posting 'taxi' information in the wrong forum !! Upgrade to 350+ horses and join 'the club'.