Show us your engine(s)

[Eighteeteewhy]

It's amazing how much the look of engines has changed, I'll try to explain in pictures...



Eunos 1.6. You can see everything, the rocker cover has cool things cast into it, DOHC 16v



E36 M3, still looks good but the M Power is just a plastic cover



E46 330d, lots of plastic.



Fabia VRS..nothing to see here





So are there any good looking engines left?


Let's see what you've got.



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[Dave Hedgehog]

i was suprised that the RS TTs 5 pot is mostly free from covers

[MrBarry123]

Dave Hedgehog said:

i was suprised that the RS TTs 5 pot is mostly free from covers

Great looking engine.

[Dr Interceptor]

In age order..

The little 3.0 V8 in the Stag with twin Stromberg's




The Jensens 440cu Mopar (7.2 V8) with the quad-barrel Carter carb




The 4.3 V8 in the E430

[poppopbangbang]

The old Ford lumps I look after



And when fitted:

[andye30m3]

[Toltec]

Just after I got it running so the loom etc. is tidy now.

[m17kyu]

[43034]

Sexy sexy.

[Monty Python]

It ain't mine but it's so boring to look at I couldn't be bothered taking a picture of it.

[cocopop]

Needs a clean really.

[ian2144]

[dbdb]

The Jaguar straight six in my XJ40 Jaguar Sovereign is a beautiful looking engine. With its use of polished aluminium and stainless steel together with black enamel, in my view it's the last classically styled six Jaguar made. They're smooth, powerful, economical and very long lived. The AJ6 is very underestimated.







BMW E91: not much to look at, just a cheap plastic cover. The straight six in the BMW E91 is a very smooth engine indeed - smoother than the Jaguar's, but with nothing like as much character. The Jaguar is generally quieter than the BMW with much less road noise, but its engine is louder. The Jag roars when it is opened up, rising to a hollow yowl at high revs. The BMW sounds a bit like a hairdryer.

[rustyabarth]

[rb51]

My little GTti looks quite smart in my eyes anyway.

[SuperchargedVR6]

Eighteeteewhy said:

Fabia VRS..nothing to see here

That's because the VAG TDI and TFSI engines are like 'Predator'. Take it's mask off and it is "one ugly Mother F'cker".

Let's look at some real engines now.

Zonda R



McLaren F1



Isuzu V12

[TheAngryDog]

[mp3manager]

[AM7]

When I first got the car, covers removed


After a decent clean and covers back on, much better!

[poppopbangbang]

SuperchargedVR6 said:

Isuzu V12

Possibly the worst attempt at an F1 engine ever!