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This List is Comprehensive and Not to be Challenged.
1. Hellcat V8
2. SD 455 Pontiac
3. Maserati 4.7 V8
4. Chrysler 392 "Early" Hemi
5. Ford Mod Motor 32V variants.
6. Volvo Yamaha V8
7. 1UZ-FE Toyota
8. Audi 4.2 32 Valve
9. AJ-V8
10. BMW S65
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It pleases me that a MOPAR engine showed up not once, but twice.
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honestly I'd add the LA 340 on here too as it is pretty much a copy of the small block but with a great bore/stroke, rod/stroke ratio which made it a top end monster.
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which 392 hemi? the original 392 that came out in 57 and was used for years in top fuel? or the modern knock off?
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Early.
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I am stunned at the lack of 426 Hemi.
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Nice!
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You missed one.
![]() 09/14/2014 at 22:20 |
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No, I was just dumb and didn't make the article title match the earlier question I posed. I have now fixed it.
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The last one should be s62, not n62. I'm pretty sure the s62 is what they used in racing series.
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Glad to see the 1UZ-FE on there. I had one in my old Tundra. I tried to kill it. I really did. Those engines will not die
![]() 09/14/2014 at 22:23 |
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As RACE engine, its amazing, as a street performance engine, horrible. Solid lifter cam and less than perfect valvetrain geometry meant it needs more service than an old Ferrari V8. The 440 RB Big Block is the superior choice for the street.
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Supposed to be S65 i was dumb. i need an editor.
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You, sir, are forgetting the Western Washington University custom-built 500cc V8 engine used in Formula SAE.
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I did not forget that beautiful little engine. I was limiting this to Production/Street engines. But that is an amazing little engine.
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440 Max Wedge.
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But the 572 is a big block Chevy not a small block! Pedantry aside, it's a good list. I'd add the high riser 427 Ford but not every great engine can be on the list.
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No AMG? M156, m159, m157? That to me is a fail.
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Ah, I missed the designation, my fault. Carry on.
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The earlier question i posed was best V8 that wasnt a Chevy V8... Problem with Big Block fords are parts availability. I love the 427 side oiler and cammer, but hard to come by these days.
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Sorry, I swear the headline has small block in it when I wrote that. Yeah, the big bad Ford is rare and very pricey, almost unobtanium, but it's a fantasy motor for me.
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Only one mention of anything Mercedes it in the poll earlier, and I'm not a fan.
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No it did. I fixed my mistake.
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Yeah 427 Side Oiler in a 1970.5 Falcon for me.
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No Buick 455? But 510 lb ft of torque!!!
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only the nailhead was recommended earlier. I agree that the 455 was great, 510 ft/lbs of torque, and it was only 50lbs heavier than a small block Chevy.
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10/10 will agree. Previous SC400 owner.
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such an underrated engine. I have 3 of them in my garage right now...
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dont really like to rev though. Would be killer with a T-56 and a 4.56 in rear though.
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Don't need to rev though! With that much torque you go the other way. 2.56 gears and some kind of power adder (we used nitrous), you can run high 11s and still get 20 mpg hwy. (actual best mpg was only 19.99 on calculator but so damn close!)
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The Ford 427s are fantastic, the side oilers and the Cammer. Another one I'd put up there would be the Ford Windsor small block.
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Are you talking about the 4.6L 32V? Like the aluminum one in my Mach?
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if you aren't set on FE blocks, 429s and 460s are still relatively easy to come by since a great deal of them were truck engines. Also, I happen to know a guy with an NOS 427 SOHC, still in the FoMoCo crate... Its for sale.
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It's ok, the s65 is even better. I may be biased though...
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Does he accept Kidneys?
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Hah, he is an older fellow.
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if i had not seen the Hellcat at #1, there would have been some very serious internet shaming.
I do have to wonder why the Coyote isnt on the list. Im not a big fan of Ford, but the Coyote deserves a spot somewhere on the list.
Also, what is your defense of the 392 over a 426 HEMI?
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For me it would probably be in a '67 Fairlane. When I was a kid with my '72 Torino every time I looked up a spec I saw that 427 2x4 barrel engine listed for the '67 Fairlane. Damn, I wanted that engine.
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What!? No Mercedes M156 6.2L? Sls, c63, s63...All the 63s!!! Oh, and the 4.2l in my 4200gt was much better than the 4.7 in the QuatroP and the GranTurismo. But that's subjective.
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The Maserati V8 is on this list for exactly one reason. The noise.
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But they're so awesome! Especially compared to that Audi engine, which is an unreliable turd. To each his own I guess.
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You must have never heard or driven any modern AMG's.
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I have experienced both in a C63 AMG, however I'm not a fan. I think that the 6.2 "6.3" is a great motor but to me it feels far to 'merican. Subjective I know and I'll never argue against the technical merits of the engine, but it's not one that I like and there wasn't a huge outpooring of support for it during the forum.
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Too 'merican? Because it's torquey? That is one of the most half-assed arguments I've ever heard, especially considering the rest of your list. That's fine if you don't like them. But support in the poll does not quantify an engine's merit. I'm not meaning for this to sound as angry as it's probably coming across, merely presenting arguments. Also the m157 and m159 are much less common the the m156, due to how much newer they are and the cost of what they are in, both of which also feel much less 'merican. Engines ranked (by your preference, not factual merit).
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Y U NO PUT NO SIDEOILER!?
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If this was a top ten list based on technical merit do you think half of the list has a leg to stand on?
The list was based on the engines presented in the comments, and yes my personal preferences. Which would also explain why the Ferrari 4.5l V8 isn't on the list. Both the Ferrari and Mercedes had one comment each, since I'm not the biggest fan of either, they weren't on the list. If there were twelve spots on the top ten they would be.
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it wasn't a popular engine in the comments when I first posed the question.
The Y block construction with heavy cross bolted main caps, the 427 was a derivative of the earlier 390, it was damn near indestructible and one hell of a V8 sadly it's quite rare these days to see one. It would make MY top 15 V8 list easy, but this list was a collaborative effort with the commentors
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Fair enough.
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Ford mod motor covers coyote and the supercharged 5.8l and the supercharged 4.6 in the SVT cobra
426 Hemi was/is a fantastic drag race engine, but for the street/track its solid lifters and odd valvetrain made it a constant service engine. 392 was also part of the "start" of the performance wars in 57 for Ford GM and Chrysler.
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all 32 valve mod motors, coyote, supercharged 5.8 and and supercharged SVT cobra motor.