Best "X" Litre Engine

"Vicente Esteve" (vicente-esteve)
04/29/2014 at 16:04 • Filed to: Best X Litre

1.6

Since I don't really know much 1.6 engines, and I will NOT nominate the Nissan Versa, my choice for this Best "X" Litre engine is the Ford Fiesta ST's 1.6 Turbo

This little engine is pretty much a Chihuahua dog. Small, Barky, Angry, and packing much more of an attitude than bigger engines. This 197HP and 202 lb Ft. mill is one of the main ingredients that transforms an already fun and quirky hatchback in a Grinning factory. Only drawback, sound symposer.

DISCUSSION (53)

mycarneverruns87 > Vicente Esteve
04/29/2014 at 16:08

What do you mean X liter? Are you asking for best 1.6 or best of every size? Sorry I'm confused.

BaconSandwich is tasty. > Vicente Esteve
04/29/2014 at 16:10

Is the block cast iron or aluminum?

Vicente Esteve > mycarneverruns87
04/29/2014 at 16:11

No problem. The series is called Best "X" Litre engine. The X is filled every time with a random number. Last time it was 5.0, this time its 1.6. So tell me, what is what you think is the best 1.6 litre engine?

JawzX2, Boost Addict. 1.6t, 2.7tt, 4.2t > Vicente Esteve
04/29/2014 at 16:11

As the owner of a FieSTa I cannot argue.

For Sweden > Vicente Esteve
04/29/2014 at 16:12

If ford has a 197 HP 1.6L turbo I4, where is the 394 HP 3.2L twin-turbo V8?

Vicente Esteve > BaconSandwich is tasty.
04/29/2014 at 16:13

uhhhh *enters wikipedia*

*Returns with knowledge*

Yeah, it actually is cast Iron to save weight.

Mercedes Streeter > Vicente Esteve
04/29/2014 at 16:14

Kinja'd!!!

For a second here, I thought I was looking at a Forza 5/GT 6 screenshot...

Bob Loblaw Made Me Make a Phoney Phone Call to Edward Rooney > Vicente Esteve
04/29/2014 at 16:14

JawzX2, Boost Addict. 1.6t, 2.7tt, 4.2t > BaconSandwich is tasty.
04/29/2014 at 16:15

all alloy.

Vicente Esteve > JawzX2, Boost Addict. 1.6t, 2.7tt, 4.2t
04/29/2014 at 16:15

I am dying to drive one!! I can't with the curiosity since everyone says its amazing

Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs > Vicente Esteve
04/29/2014 at 16:15

The video looks vaguely sexual when the camera is mounted next to the exhaust and it comes in and out of the bumper when the trans shifts.

Vicente Esteve > For Sweden
04/29/2014 at 16:16

Hahah were is the 4.8 Litre Quad Turbo V12!

Vicente Esteve > Mercedes Streeter
04/29/2014 at 16:16

Nope, your eyes got kinja'd

JawzX2, Boost Addict. 1.6t, 2.7tt, 4.2t > Vicente Esteve
04/29/2014 at 16:18

It's a brilliant little thing. They're all right. It's just damn good.

Bluecold > Vicente Esteve
04/29/2014 at 16:21

Kinja'd!!!

Cosworth BDA. For one, it says Cosworth, which propels it to best in class instantly. Few things say 'good engine' like 'Cosworth'. Also, it won basically every rally thing one could win. And then it was developed into all sorts of other engines which also won a lot of things. It also got developed into the engine for the RS200.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cosworth#…

Vicente Esteve > Bob Loblaw Made Me Make a Phoney Phone Call to Edward Rooney
04/29/2014 at 16:23

haha Awesome

mycarneverruns87 > Vicente Esteve
04/29/2014 at 16:24

How about the OLE' Miata 1.6?! They go forever it seems and they are definitely smooth feeling.

Vicente Esteve > Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs
04/29/2014 at 16:24

Hehe, yeah, if thats your cup of tea

Vicente Esteve > Bluecold
04/29/2014 at 16:24

Cosseh

Vicente Esteve > mycarneverruns87
04/29/2014 at 16:25

I am Astounded it hadn't got a single vote yet. I was deciding if that or the ST engine.

BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires > Vicente Esteve
04/29/2014 at 16:25

Kinja'd!!!

You'll start accusing me of bias pretty soon, but the Alfa 1600 Twincam from the GTA is a bit of a monster.

Equally worthy of praise is the 1600 Lotus-Ford Twincam and the Fiat Lampredi Twincam.

Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs > Vicente Esteve
04/29/2014 at 16:27

Not so much that it's my thing, it's more of a Wert thing, but one can't deny that it looks sexual, it thrusts in and out of the bumper hole...

Vicente Esteve > Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs
04/29/2014 at 16:28

Mr. Regular Voice: III CONTROOOL the HOOOOLLEEEGHGHGHGJH

Bluecold > Vicente Esteve
04/29/2014 at 16:28

Only the I3 is iron. For faster warmup. And because it's cheaper. They don't say that. But it's true.

jariten1781 > Vicente Esteve
04/29/2014 at 16:28

Kinja'd!!!

1.6 L BMW I6. People like straight 6 BMWs right?

The Transporter > mycarneverruns87
04/29/2014 at 16:31

Deservedly or not, I think the early crankshaft problems tainted its reputation.

CPT Speedbump > Vicente Esteve
04/29/2014 at 16:35

Ill nominate the BMW/Mini Prince. The engine found in the Cooper and Cooper S

BeaterGT > Vicente Esteve
04/29/2014 at 16:42

Cast Iron saves weight? I'm so confused

Vicente Esteve > Bluecold
04/29/2014 at 16:42

oh, well then Im not really sure.

BeaterGT > Vicente Esteve
04/29/2014 at 16:42

In the GT90

Vicente Esteve > BeaterGT
04/29/2014 at 16:43

I am more confused! If someone knows this I would thank him

Vicente Esteve > BeaterGT
04/29/2014 at 16:44

Yeah! and make the lights say a number like in the Ford GT

BeaterGT > Vicente Esteve
04/29/2014 at 16:45

Aluminum blocks are lighter than Iron blocks.

Vicente Esteve > BeaterGT
04/29/2014 at 16:47

Thanks

SmoresTM Has No Chill (O==[][]==O) > Vicente Esteve
04/29/2014 at 16:47

Kinja'd!!!

1.6 + Supercharger = 215hp of fun.

Vicente Esteve > SmoresTM Has No Chill (O==[][]==O)
04/29/2014 at 16:49

Dat Whine sound. Actually, I think this was the engine used in the GTA5 version of the Mini Cooper, when you step on it it has a supercharger whine sound. Its awesome!

Kinja'd!!!

SmoresTM Has No Chill (O==[][]==O) > Vicente Esteve
04/29/2014 at 16:53

That makes me want to pick up GTA5. Ahaha.

My mom has a 2006 JCW, but not the GP. It's definitely on my top 10 most fun cars I've ever driven list, and the whine on her car is spectacular. When she first got it, she thought it was turbocharged (I think they offered both at different times, so the insurance company actually told her she had a turbo... nope) and she asked me why her car sounded supercharged. I was very happy that my mom could instantly recognize the supercharger whine. +2 Jalop points for her.

Vicente Esteve > SmoresTM Has No Chill (O==[][]==O)
04/29/2014 at 16:54

Woow!

BaconSandwich is tasty. > Vicente Esteve
04/29/2014 at 17:17

From my understanding, the I3 block is cast iron for a few different reasons - the main one being that it heats up more quickly than the aluminum block (source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_EcoB… ). It would make sense that it is cheaper to produce as well. I was curious to know if the I4 was also cast iron, or if it was aluminum. An aluminum block would definitely be lighter.

I've got a crazy idea in my head that I could 3D print an I3 block, and then cast it to aluminum. Just yesterday, one of the guys in the arts department here at the University of Lethbridge was showing me a piece that he 3D printed and casted to aluminum. It was a fitting for a dust collector on a big saw. The casting was amazingly light. I think if a person used the right alloy, it could work. Still might have to put cast sleeves in it though, as the aluminum seemed quite brittle. Of course at that point it might be easier to CNC machine it, although the CNC machine they have here is only a 3 axis machine.

Bluecold > Vicente Esteve
04/29/2014 at 17:20

—-EDIT OKAY NEVERMIND I DOUBLE SUCK AT KINJA—— HERE'S A CLIP OF THE RS1600 BEING PROPERLY HOONED