The BOARDS engine of the DECADE

johnos1984

Rather than take another thread off topic regarding the OP's fine list of engines for engine of the year how about we create the boards engine of the decade.

I would like the top five diesel and petrol engines and then we shall create a poll.

You can give a reason or just nominate an engine. I'll leave the thread open for 3 days then I'll select the top five engines in each category by adding up the number of times they are mentioned positively.

Copy and paste this list so we can easily keep track and don't forget to add to it.

Petrol:

Fiat Twinair

Diesel

VAG 5.0 TDI

x in the city

Just this one..

http://www.automobilesreview.com/img/brabus-c-63-amg/brabus-c-63-amg_07.jpg

dingding

Petrol:

Fiat Twinair
Lexus Hybrid Engines

Diesel

VAG 5.0 TDI

johnos1984

Can someone adjust the size of that image, the space station just text to say it looks big

The VAG 2.0 deysel will win :rolleyes:

johnos1984

RoverJames wrote: »

The VAG 2.0 deysel will win :rolleyes:

Step up then James and make a vote to stop it!

johnos1984

johnos1984 wrote: »

Step up then James and make a vote to stop it!

Nah, let it be let it be.......

johnos1984

RoverJames wrote: »

Nah, let it be let it be.......

I'll stick you down for the 2.0TDI so

Owen

The Radical SR8's home made v8 2.6 Take 2 Hayabusa engines, stick them into a common crank case, and get 363 bhp before any forced induction. Did the ring in a little over 6 minutes. Awesome.

Henry Ford III

PaintDoctor wrote: »

The Radical SR8's home made v8 2.6 Take 2 Hayabusa engines, stick them into a common crank case, and get 363 bhp before any forced induction. Did the ring in a little over 6 minutes. Awesome.

Road tax is presumably a little heavy on them?

MagicMarker

It's a bit early in the decade for this is it not?

omb0wyn5ehpij9

Petrol:

Honda B18c DOHC :P

ShevY

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BMW_S54B32

johnos1984

MagicMarker wrote: »

It's a bit early in the decade for this is it not?

2001-2010

First decade of the new millennium although you can argue if it was 2000 when it began

Matt Simis

Assuming you mean the last 10years, Im going to say the Audi 2.7 BiTurbo engine (petrol of course).

Not only did it power legendary models like the Audi S4 and RS4 (B5 models) but its bizarrely strong construction (rumoured to be designed as a diesel block originally) and forged components allowed a 265bhp (in the S4) engine to be boosted to near 500bhp on largely stock internals.

Low end torque, flexible, half way decent economy, not even in the max tax bracket and most importantly an insanely good community rep and support. This engine is so well regarded in both the US and Europe a tuner brought out a competitor to the later gen RS4 (which diverged from Audi's boosted induction roots with a V8) featuring this 2.7 engine ported to the new chassis. Which was faster than Audi's own effort.

Its the engine that allows a tuned RS4 B5 estate to disgrace an Audi R8 supercar on track, its one of the best German engines in the last 10years, not because of some uber technology it introduced, but because of its brute force and overall effectiveness.

johnos1984

johnos1984 wrote: »

2001-2010

First decade of the new millennium although you can argue if it was 2000 when it began

Well if the millenium started on 01 Jan 2000 I reckon the decade defo did

johnos1984

RoverJames wrote: »

Well if the millenium started on 01 Jan 2000 I reckon the decade defo did

I can't remember what the argument is but I remember at the time of the Sydney Olympics people said it wasn't the first of the new millennium even though it was in 2000

Either way, back on topic as every gets the idea of when i'm taking about

-Chris-

johnos1984 wrote: »

Can someone adjust the size of that image, the space station just text to say it looks big

Done

Plug

ShevY wrote: »

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BMW_S54B32

Thats the one:cool:

x in the city

-Chris- wrote: »

Done

size matters ..!!:p:p

bmw535d

m5 v10

Seweryn

johnos1984 wrote: »

Rather than take another thread off topic regarding the OP's fine list of engines for engine of the year how about we create the boards engine of the decade.

I would like the top five diesel and petrol engines and then we shall create a poll.

Petrol:
Mercedes-Benz AMG 6.2 V8 for the Sound and Engineering:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7bgPJ3MXCQg

Absurdum

Petrols:

Nissan VQ35 and RB26's

Honda B16/18 and H22's

Diesels:

Zzzzzzz

GERMAN ROCKS

diesel
peugeot/citroen 1.6 Hdi Diesel

Seweryn

Absurdum wrote: »

Diesels:

Zzzzzzz

It is hard to pick a good Diesel engine. I would say the flat 4 Subaru. It is well engineered and efficient.

My second guess would be the latest Mercedes twin turbo 2.2 CDI for its really high power output (204-224 bhp), massive torque and very low fuel consumption and that's all from 4-cylinder (low tax band) unit.

Henry Ford III

Seweryn wrote: »

It is hard to pick a good Diesel engine. I would say the flat 4 Subaru. It is well engineered and efficient.

The relative economy of that boxer diesel isn't hectic. 150bhp is starting to lag back a bit too.

CrowdedHouse

Petrol: Honda 5 HP lawnmower engine,never let me down once in the last 10 years or more

diesel : the one in my BMW 330d 245 bhp and 50 mpg €302 tax