The Best 4-Cylinder Engine Ever Made

[Prange]

https://www.carscoops.com/2022/03/whats-the-best-four-cylinder-engine-ever-made/

I vote for the Beast of Turin:

Now THAT'S a start-up.

 

[Demonic Cat]

I would love to fire that up in the driveway, then go around the block. Some of the Neighbors already don’t like the the RE sound. I can only imagine the reaction.

 

[Magnified]

6.2 liter Hellcat firing on only 4 cylinders


Or, the Ford Racing V8 that ran from the cops between Houston and Galveston (Nasa Road 1) 30 years ago - speed started to fall after a while and finally settled at about 120-125 wide open. Car was hidden (and completely disassembled over following weeks). When we broke the motor open, 4 of the plugs were melted down, so unit was only firing on 4 cylinders.

 

[jroyk]

4 cylinder Offenhauser dominated Indy for decades and in its finale form (1975) made 1000hp @ 10,000 rpm from 158 cubic inches.
https://www.enginelabs.com/features/offenhauser-the-greatest-racing-engine-ever-built/

 

[Jimmy N.]

Best 4-banger? The Go Devil in the early Jeeps.
Helped keep us from speaking German.

 

[Demonic Cat]

Too bad General Patten got killed in one of those 4 bangers, he proposed continuing on from Germany eastward with
MacArther, with Overlord Ike commanding. Perhaps we wouldn’t have these current world political differences with tyrants out of control, had his Jeep driver not crashed. Hhhhhhmmmm

Our Kelly’s Hero Avatar could weigh in on that, by the way that’s a great Avitar @Magnified. I know nice of me to raise your hand for you with politics right.

 

[Jimmy N.]

Would you believe that it was the opening scene in Kelly's Heroes that made me buy my first Jeep?
And it's been quite a few since.

 

[Demonic Cat]

Dodge power Wagon had its role as well. I’m gunnna git me one of those. Put a Cummins or Hemi in it. Nice retirement project when I retire to mountains in Colorado. Dead serious.

 

[Jimmy N.]

Make those mountains one of the southerly ones and I could stop by and help.
That northerly part where BULL hangs out seems to be on fire all the time, and is a bit of a drive for me.

 

[Demonic Cat]

It is southern bout 1/2mile from NM boarder I have 35 Acres waiting in mountains. Wife wants me to start build like yesterday. If I build now going to cost about 20% more or get 20 less of home. She can have whatever home. I want minimum 40 by 60
garage w/2 post and 4 post lift, metal fab area. Man cave above on one end works too. I also want attatched garage for DD cars.

oh no two canyon carving gear heads in one area I can see it now.

 

[Demonic Cat]

Sorry for trashing 4 banger post OP. It really is a cool engine

Edit highjacking pirate

 

[Jimmy N.]

Uh, oh. That couldn't be much more than an hour from here (the way I drive).

 

[Magnified]

Best 4-banger? The Go Devil in the early Jeeps.
Helped keep us from speaking German.

I still speak German

 

[Magnified]

Too bad General Patten got killed in one of those 4 bangers, he proposed continuing on from Germany eastward with
MacArther, with Overlord Ike commanding. Perhaps we wouldn’t have these current world political differences with tyrants out of control, had his Jeep driver not crashed. Hhhhhhmmmm

Our Kelly’s Hero Avatar could weigh in on that, by the way that’s a great Avitar @Magnified. I know nice of me to raise your hand for you with politics right.

Actually, Patton died in a Cadillac limosine while on a trip to pheasent hunt. He'd seen one of the hunting dogs in the trailing jeep looking cold and had the driver bring him in the car, giving up the front passenger seat to the dog.. The Cadillac crossed a rail crossing a little too fast and hit an army truck coming out of a side road. No one else was much hurt, but Patton had a bad bleeding gash on his forehead and, of course, a broken neck. Have a photo around here of the exact car taken shortly after the accident. And I think I copy of the investigation.

No need to worry about politics or anything else. It's all good.

 

[Demonic Cat]

How the hell did my self and a lot of people get this bullshit crazy story of a Jeep. Wow internet wasn’t even around when I heard the first incorrect version, go figure.

 

[landoawd]

That Fiat is disgustingly nice, but the answer is in the article: 4G63T

 

[Prange]

Jimmy N,
So you're avoiding the "negative waves", right?

 

[Demonic Cat]

Uh, oh. That couldn't be much more than an hour from here (the way I drive).

Even with lots of boost those big ass mountains get in the way no direct route. So got to take the long way with pleasure carving though mountains and canyons. Oh I forgot the naysayers said we can’t carve with our heavy sleds.
As Joe Isuzu said in the mid 80s Riiiiight !

 

[Jimmy N.]

Even with lots of boost those big ass mountains get in the way...

I think the lowest my 'Cat has sunk to is about 5,000 feet. And once down there, the roads are full of traffic lights, other cars, and cops, so I can't really tell if it runs any better.

Does it run worse at 10,000 feet? Technically yes, but there the roads aren't straight enough to tell the difference.

Either way, I'd rather have a mountain "lion" than an alley cat. I don't think mine likes cities any more than I do.

 

[Slows2k]

F20C is the answer