![]() 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.
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What do you mean X liter? Are you asking for best 1.6 or best of every size? Sorry I'm confused.
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Is the block cast iron or aluminum?
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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?
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As the owner of a FieSTa I cannot argue.
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If ford has a 197 HP 1.6L turbo I4, where is the 394 HP 3.2L twin-turbo V8?
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uhhhh *enters wikipedia*
*Returns with knowledge*
Yeah, it actually is cast Iron to save weight.
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For a second here, I thought I was looking at a Forza 5/GT 6 screenshot...
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all alloy.
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I am dying to drive one!! I can't with the curiosity since everyone says its amazing
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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.
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Hahah were is the 4.8 Litre Quad Turbo V12!
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Nope, your eyes got kinja'd
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It's a brilliant little thing. They're all right. It's just damn good.
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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#…
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haha Awesome
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How about the OLE' Miata 1.6?! They go forever it seems and they are definitely smooth feeling.
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Hehe, yeah, if thats your cup of tea
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Cosseh
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I am Astounded it hadn't got a single vote yet. I was deciding if that or the ST engine.
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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.
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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...
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Mr. Regular Voice: III CONTROOOL the HOOOOLLEEEGHGHGHGJH
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Only the I3 is iron. For faster warmup. And because it's cheaper. They don't say that. But it's true.
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1.6 L BMW I6. People like straight 6 BMWs right?
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Deservedly or not, I think the early crankshaft problems tainted its reputation.
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Ill nominate the BMW/Mini Prince. The engine found in the Cooper and Cooper S
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Cast Iron saves weight? I'm so confused
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oh, well then Im not really sure.
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In the GT90
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I am more confused! If someone knows this I would thank him
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Yeah! and make the lights say a number like in the Ford GT
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Aluminum blocks are lighter than Iron blocks.
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Thanks
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1.6 + Supercharger = 215hp of fun.
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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!
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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.
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Woow!
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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.
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—-EDIT OKAY NEVERMIND I DOUBLE SUCK AT KINJA—— HERE'S A CLIP OF THE RS1600 BEING PROPERLY HOONED
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Awesome! I think I read somewhere that they took that 1L ford engine in a suitcase when they were transporting it to give it the award.
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Hahah I am sorry as well. Here is another video to make up for the mistake
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Yup: http://jalopnik.com/5961187/ford-b…
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When you get around to the 2.0 round, I nominate the Honda K20. Either the K20Z1 from the 2005+ RSX-S or the K20Z3 from the 06-11 Civic Si.
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Also, the Lancia 1.6 V4 from the Fulvia HF Fanalone fits right in that list
That casting is just sooo nice.
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How did I miss that one out? It's not an engine, it's a work of art. Like the little skeleton watches with exposed mechanicals.
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2.0 Litre is coming. I am trying to randomise it.
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Toyota 4A-GE
First introduced in this little fellow...
The final version in the Corolla AE111 produced 165 hp at 7800rpm and had 5 valves per cylinder...
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Oooooooooo nice 86 is nice.
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I'm not a Honda fanboy, but the B16 is probably the most aggressive 1.6 you could ever buy
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Dat V-tec. Soo many coloors!
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This one seems to be doing pretty well so far.
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Valid Answer as well.