Poll - Best Motors of the 60s

Javelin wrote: Yeah, I'll take this one as the 16:

thas engine art there

Best 6 Cylinder: XKE 4.2

Second Best: 2.7 Porsche

For economy: V8: Mopar 340 I6: Pontiac 230 OHC 4: Lotus Twin Cam 4

True budget 4 cyl - pushrod hemi Toyota 2TC, 3TC

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mad_machine wrote: I want to add the Fiat 124 engine in there. An engine ahead of it's time with DOHC, shims atop the tappets (instead of under them like many DOHC of the time) Aluminum head, A centrifugal oil filter, Belt Drive (one of the first production engines with it) and a lovely lovely sound. This is a 4 cylinder that went from 1.4 litres up to a 2.0 and powered everything from the lowely 124 TC (the sedan) up to world rally winning chassis in the Delta Integrale. Truely an engine that needs to be more than a footnote in history

Guess I should throw some pictures up:

The Fiat 124 went from something like this:

To this.. the Ultimate 124 engine as found in the Lancia Delta S4. You try to figure out the flow paths on the turbos (with their missing intercoolers) it will hurt your brain.

Yes, it is a twin turbo 4 cylinder engine with the intake feeding in between the cams and exhausting out on either side of the head like a mini v8.

www.gurney-weslake.co.uk

Any and all engines from Jano, Lampredi or Columbo.

Cosworth BDA

Muira V-12

B/O/R 215

Ford 221-260

There's too many to list, but in terms of sound output, the Porsche flat 12 is my favorite. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ha2ZqP-Hnvc

I think a better question is, WORST motors of the 60s, there aren't many, and most of those can be argued in favor of in hindsight.

Chevy L79 327... 350HP of goodness that made the high po big blocks of the day work for a win..

Javelin wrote: Um, all of them? No, seriously. The 60's produced soooo many good motors that it's unreal. Even the "uncommon" stuff like AMC's, big Buick, etc are still being used to make huge power today. Heck, I don't think I can even name a "bad" motor from the 60's...

Triumph Stag V8?

mad_machine wrote:

mad_machine wrote: I want to add the Fiat 124 engine in there. An engine ahead of it's time with DOHC, shims atop the tappets (instead of under them like many DOHC of the time) Aluminum head, A centrifugal oil filter, Belt Drive (one of the first production engines with it) and a lovely lovely sound. This is a 4 cylinder that went from 1.4 litres up to a 2.0 and powered everything from the lowely 124 TC (the sedan) up to world rally winning chassis in the Delta Integrale. Truely an engine that needs to be more than a footnote in history

Guess I should throw some pictures up: The Fiat 124 went from something like this: To this.. the Ultimate 124 engine as found in the Lancia Delta S4. You try to figure out the flow paths on the turbos (with their missing intercoolers) it will hurt your brain. Yes, it is a twin turbo 4 cylinder engine with the intake feeding in between the cams and exhausting out on either side of the head like a mini v8.

Wasn't that compound charged, wheres the supercharger?

Ford 427 sohc

289 hipo

Kenny_McCormic wrote:

mad_machine wrote:

mad_machine wrote: I want to add the Fiat 124 engine in there. An engine ahead of it's time with DOHC, shims atop the tappets (instead of under them like many DOHC of the time) Aluminum head, A centrifugal oil filter, Belt Drive (one of the first production engines with it) and a lovely lovely sound. This is a 4 cylinder that went from 1.4 litres up to a 2.0 and powered everything from the lowely 124 TC (the sedan) up to world rally winning chassis in the Delta Integrale. Truely an engine that needs to be more than a footnote in history

Guess I should throw some pictures up: The Fiat 124 went from something like this: To this.. the Ultimate 124 engine as found in the Lancia Delta S4. You try to figure out the flow paths on the turbos (with their missing intercoolers) it will hurt your brain. Yes, it is a twin turbo 4 cylinder engine with the intake feeding in between the cams and exhausting out on either side of the head like a mini v8.

Wasn't that compound charged, wheres the supercharger?

That isn't the S4 engine, that is the ECV2 Triflux.

This is the S4 engine:

Kenny_McCormic wrote:

mad_machine wrote:

mad_machine wrote: I want to add the Fiat 124 engine in there. An engine ahead of it's time with DOHC, shims atop the tappets (instead of under them like many DOHC of the time) Aluminum head, A centrifugal oil filter, Belt Drive (one of the first production engines with it) and a lovely lovely sound. This is a 4 cylinder that went from 1.4 litres up to a 2.0 and powered everything from the lowely 124 TC (the sedan) up to world rally winning chassis in the Delta Integrale. Truely an engine that needs to be more than a footnote in history

Guess I should throw some pictures up: The Fiat 124 went from something like this: To this.. the Ultimate 124 engine as found in the Lancia Delta S4. You try to figure out the flow paths on the turbos (with their missing intercoolers) it will hurt your brain. Yes, it is a twin turbo 4 cylinder engine with the intake feeding in between the cams and exhausting out on either side of the head like a mini v8.

Wasn't that compound charged, wheres the supercharger?

That is the final prototype before Group B was killed off. It never saw a race in anger, but had plenty of testing.

amg_rx7 wrote: This thread needs more V12!

Indeed it does, I'll raise your ferrari v12 with this

yamaha wrote:

amg_rx7 wrote: This thread needs more V12!

Indeed it does, I'll raise your ferrari v12 with this

and coat it with oil

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Sure wouldn't mind making all that text go away!

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$$$$ V-8, 427 Hemi

$ V-8, 318

$ 6, Slant 6

How about the Ford Cammer, this is my unicorn

Do monopropellent turboshaft engines count?

Well, since I was born in 1981, it appears all the engines from the 60's were the best!

Which ones where terrible then? Everything can't be the best.

In reply to neon4891:

I assume you mean 426 Hemi and not 427... Did Ford or Chevrolet do a hemi-head derivative of their 427's?

Also, I know "$ V-8" means cheap V-8, and this isn't supposed to be a competition, but I'm not sure if the 318 is really all that great. They last a long time, but so do a lot of other things.

4 Cyl for me would be the 3.0L Buick. They still use it in boats.

6 cyl would have to be the slant 6

V8 I'll have to say buick 455 for performance. Huge bore, short stroke, great potential.
budget V8 - Caddy 500.

Winner of the "Dead Sexy!" award the Buick 425.