What engine configuration have you owned the most of?

2x SOHC flat-4 (1993 Subaru Loyale EA82 and 2003 Subaru Baja EJ251) 

2x DOHC inline-4 (1990 Miata B6, 2000 BP-4W engine in 1990 Miata)

1x OHV inline-6 (1997 Jeep Grand Cherokee 4.0L)

1x SOHC V6 (1990 Acura Legend C27A1)

1x OHV inline-4 (1999 Chevy Cavalier 2.2L)

Of the fun stuff.

40ish x V8's

Of those a mix of LS and 4.6 fords for some reason are the most. One audi V8 as well.

Then V10's.

~8 x or so of those depending on how you count.

then OHV V6's

Aside from Rotories, I have had one of almost anything, but I keep coming back to inline4s

4 cylinders mostly.

1972 VW Type 1

1970 VW Type 3

1972 Pontiac Ventura Sprint  (Pontiac 350 V8)

1968 Merc Cougar (351W V8)

1972 Chevy Camaro 350 then 406 V8

1986 VW Golf GTi 1.8 8v  (Elsie)

1992 Nissan Maxima (The Maxima)

1992 GMC Safari (V6)

85 Nissan 720 Pick up (4cyl)

2 very forgettable B12 Sentras (4 cly)

1991 Ford F250 Diesel Supercab 4WD (Leviathian)

1998 VW Jetta GT 2.0 8v (PJ)

2007 Honda Accord 4 cyl

1998 Nissan B14 Sentra 1.6 (Uglymobile) (I would forget this one to, if it wasn't my daily)

Sooo.

2 flat 4s

7 inline 4s

2 V6

4 V8

DWNSHFT said:

You're doing it all wrong.

3 rear-engine

1 mid-engine

5 front engine (2 FWD, 2 RWD, 1 AWD)

Nice try, but that wasn’t the question. That’s drivetrain configuration. 

13 inline fours.

3 V8.

3 V6.

1 inline 6.

1 flat 4.

Hmm...  

I-6 gas: '71 Comet 173ci, '88 E30 2.5L, '78 Spit-6 2.0L, '72 GT6 2.0L

H-4 gas: '82 Subaru 1.8L

I-4 gas: '86 Toyota 4x4 2.2L, '91 Integra 1.8L, '73 1800ES (2) 2.0L, '79 Spitfire 1.5L, '06 MCS 1.6L, '03 VW wagon 2.0L

V-6 gas: '98 A4 Avant 2.8L; '08 Grand Caravan 3.3L; '17 Grand Caravan 3.6L

V-8 gas: '74 Dodge 4x4 360, '71 Ford F100 4x4 360ci, '78 F150 4x4 351ci, '90 E150 5.0L

I-4 diesel: '03 TDI 1.9L

I-6 diesel: '95 Cummins 5.9L

V-8 diesel: '92 E350 7.3L

So it looks like I've had more inline 4's than anything else, including half of the current stable (in bold above).

Flathead V8           1

V8                          16

I 6                           8

Slant 6                   3

V6                           4

H 4 (air cooled)    1

H 4                          5

Slant 4                    1

V 4                           1

I 4                          43+ (just remembered the 3 Opels)

I 3                            3

Rotary                     1

I had to think about this one.  I was pretty sure that the V8s were in the majority but I was surprised at how many 4 cylinders I've owned.  I didn't count the Pinto dirt track car that I was a partner in back in the '80s or the Miata that I'm currently a partner in.  They would have bumped the four cylinder count up by two.

V8s

'73 Olds Delta 88

'78 Plymouth Fury Wagon

'78 Chevy C10

'73 Plymouth Fury Sedan

'68 Dodge Coronet

'68 Ford Fairlane

'31 Model A (440 tunnel ram)

'68 Mercury Cyclone

'89 Ford E150

'89 Mercury Marquis

'89 Lincoln Town Car

'89 Ford Crown Victoria

'01 Ford F250

'73 Camaro
 

I6

'85 GMC Sierra 1500

'93 Dodge Ram 2500

'15 Ram 3500

V6

'90 Chevy Lumina

'98 Ford Taurus

'03 Ford Taurus

I5

'95 Volvo 850

'02 Volvo S60

I4

'78 Pontiac Sunbird

'81 Pontiac Phoenix

'83 Olds Cutlass Ciera

'81 Ford Fairmont

Flat 4

'80 something Subaru

Mine:

63 Rambler - I6 OHV

72 Pinto - I4 OHV

74 Pinto - I4 SOHC

82 Sentra - I4 SOHC

81 K5 Blazer - I6 OHV

95 F150 - V8 OHV

99 Miata* - I4 DOHC

04 RX8 - Rotary

16 Tacoma* - V6 DOHC

70 Opel GT* - I4 CIH

SWMBO's

87 Alliance - I4 SOHC

91 Shadow - I4 SOHC

00 Elantra - I4 DOHC

02 Camry - I4 DOHC

10 Sonata* - V6 DOHC

Misc

87 Z24 Cavalier - V6 (kid's cars that I bought)

63 Midget* - I4 OHV (future project)

* - Still own.

Looks like 4 cylinders wins for my driveway. Not as many as many of you. Kinda sad that there is only one V8 in the list.

7 Inline 6's.  All BMW's.  I have an addiction to them.  They are consistently strong, easy to work on when you know what you are doing, and easy to find parts from wrecked ones.  All have made it well over 200,000 miles before being replaced with another daily.  

N/A Inline 4's. Focus, Protege, Focus, Focus, Focus, Escort, tC, Focus, Sonic