VW 1.8T; a good balance of performance and fuel efficiency, I think.
What automotive gas engines do you currently own?
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Two 2.3l red block rwd Volvos, 86 240 and 94 940.
5sfe 4 banger in a 93 Camry w/5 spd.
2azfe in a 2003 Camry Se w/5 spd.
4.2l v6 Ford e-150 service van, nicknamed Moby the Constipated Whale. He's big, he's white and can't pass anything.
5sfe 4 banger in a 93 Camry w/5 spd.
2azfe in a 2003 Camry Se w/5 spd.
4.2l v6 Ford e-150 service van, nicknamed Moby the Constipated Whale. He's big, he's white and can't pass anything.
BMW X 2: M30 w/257K and M50 w/220K in a 633CSi and 525iT respectively.
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Don't ya love it? You can wind the daylights out of it and it keeps on going. Mine shifts about 5700 rpm with the pedal matted. Once it gets a little road speed it will move decently.
Jeep 4.0 great engine also.
My Vulcan needed headgaskets @ 61k and 108k.
I did not love it...
Take care, Bill
Car & engine:
'64 Pontiac Tempest, '73 455 V8
'64 GTO, '74 455 V8
'64 Lemans convertible, '64 GTO 389 V8
'66 VW Type 2 pickup, 1600cc flat-4
'67 GTO, '67 400 V8
'69 Firebird, '69 400 V8
'70 Chevy C20 pickup, '70 402 V8
'02 Trans Am WS6 convertible, '02 5.7 V8
'06 Civic LX sedan, '06 1.8 I4
Pontiac engines:
'72 455 V8
'71 455 V8
'69 428 V8
'69 400 V8
'68 350 V8
'64 326 V8
'64 215 L6
Chevy engines:
'64 194 L6 (2)
'63 292 L6
'57 283 V8
'55 265 V8
I like iron.
'64 Pontiac Tempest, '73 455 V8
'64 GTO, '74 455 V8
'64 Lemans convertible, '64 GTO 389 V8
'66 VW Type 2 pickup, 1600cc flat-4
'67 GTO, '67 400 V8
'69 Firebird, '69 400 V8
'70 Chevy C20 pickup, '70 402 V8
'02 Trans Am WS6 convertible, '02 5.7 V8
'06 Civic LX sedan, '06 1.8 I4
Pontiac engines:
'72 455 V8
'71 455 V8
'69 428 V8
'69 400 V8
'68 350 V8
'64 326 V8
'64 215 L6
Chevy engines:
'64 194 L6 (2)
'63 292 L6
'57 283 V8
'55 265 V8
I like iron.
Where's the BMW?
1999 ,Mitsubishi Evo 6 , 2ltr , 4 cylinder , turbo
1999 ,Citroen Xantia , 2 ltr ,4 cylinder, common rail Diesel turbo
1990 , Nissan Bluebird , 1.8 ltr , 4 cylinder , turbo
(This is my winter turbo hack for attending local rice burner meets ! )
Just realised that the comined capacity of all the cars I own is less than ONE of the cars some of u guys have !! LOL!!
Oh yeah , I also have around 25 classice motorcycles including a '52 Vincent Rapide.
1999 ,Citroen Xantia , 2 ltr ,4 cylinder, common rail Diesel turbo
1990 , Nissan Bluebird , 1.8 ltr , 4 cylinder , turbo
(This is my winter turbo hack for attending local rice burner meets ! )
Just realised that the comined capacity of all the cars I own is less than ONE of the cars some of u guys have !! LOL!!
Oh yeah , I also have around 25 classice motorcycles including a '52 Vincent Rapide.
Wow, that's too bad. I remember there was the 3.8 Ford V6 that was prone to blow head gaskets. My mother had one in a Cougar that blew the gasket around 100K. But I was not aware that the 3.0 would do that. What year and vehicle was this sad Vulcan?
1994 Pontiac Grand Prix, 3100 V6, 198,000 miles
1996 Buick Roadmaster Wagon, 5.7L LT1 V8, 98,000 miles
2001 Pontiac Grand Prix, 3800 V6, 65,000 miles
1996 Buick Roadmaster Wagon, 5.7L LT1 V8, 98,000 miles
2001 Pontiac Grand Prix, 3800 V6, 65,000 miles
Ah , forgot mileages !! Mitsu , 31k miles , Citroen , 122k miles , Nissan , 158k miles. Non of them use much lube between services. The Mitsu uses more than the others , but I forgive it because it's producing 450 BHP at 2.2 bar boost !!! Even then we'er talkin only 1/2 a ltr in 4500 miles !!
99 Ford Taurus.
When it ran it was great, but a few UOAs came up bad.
Take care, Bill
2004 Ford F-150 4.6L
2002 Mazda Protege5 2.0
2003 Suzuki DRZ400S
Honda Mower with GV160
Honda tiller
Stihl MS250 Chain Saw
I have had many others but I am currently running lean due to a lack of space
2002 Mazda Protege5 2.0
2003 Suzuki DRZ400S
Honda Mower with GV160
Honda tiller
Stihl MS250 Chain Saw
I have had many others but I am currently running lean due to a lack of space
1997 Ford F-150, 4.6 liter, 208,000 miles
2000 Nissan Sentra, 1.8 liter, 94,000 miles
2005 Briggs and Stratton, 3.5 Hp, Approx. 20 hours.
The B and S gets the best mileage.
2000 Nissan Sentra, 1.8 liter, 94,000 miles
2005 Briggs and Stratton, 3.5 Hp, Approx. 20 hours.
The B and S gets the best mileage.
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99 Ford Taurus.
When it ran it was great, but a few UOAs came up bad.
Take care, Bill
I also had a 99 Taurus withe 3.0 Vulcan. Not much power but pretty much bulletproof. It did need head gaskets, w/p, etc. at 118K, but that was only because my sister borrowed it and it had a small leak in a hose, but she kept driving it and ran it out of water and blew the hg, et al. I don't blame that on the engine, though.
Otherwise, my brother bought it a year ago and continues to drive the #@$%! out of it. Last I heard, it has close to 200K on it. The tach/speedometer will drop to zero when driving sometimes, but it doesn't affect its driveability. I assume it's probably the speed sensor.
Cheers!
JHZR2
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We currently own:
-1991 BMW 1.8L (108k)
-1994 toyota 2.4L (202k)
-1994 Acura 1.8L (177k)
-1994 Mitsu 3.0L TT (112K)
-1997 Chrysler 2.0L (100k)
-1998 GM 4.3L (54k)
-2004 GM (saab) 2.0L T (25K)
Also have 1983 and 1996 MB diesels with 228k and 196k respectively.
JMH
-1991 BMW 1.8L (108k)
-1994 toyota 2.4L (202k)
-1994 Acura 1.8L (177k)
-1994 Mitsu 3.0L TT (112K)
-1997 Chrysler 2.0L (100k)
-1998 GM 4.3L (54k)
-2004 GM (saab) 2.0L T (25K)
Also have 1983 and 1996 MB diesels with 228k and 196k respectively.
JMH
Hmmmm...mine is at 117,000 miles. I wonder about that head gasket. Around 111,000 miles the heater hose blew (nicely on a 30 degree F day) and since my wife was late to get the kids to gymnastics, we drove 8 more miles on the freeway with the blow heater hose. It survived, well maybe. My oil blots have been showing wavey lines but the crackle test (drop of oil on spoon with flame under it) does not reveal any water. I think part of what made it survive was the Redline oil and it was 5w20 so probably had great flow/cooling effect and the cool day. At any rate I will get a UOA in another month or so and find out for sure.
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