Post Newish Engines That Actually Look Good

"cmill189 - sans Volvo" (cmill189) 01/10/2018 at 18:24 • Filed to: None

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Most engines nowadays are either bland, ugly, or hidden under plastic. Modern I’d say from the last twenty years or so. Supercars and high end stuff doesn’t count.

Hellcat

Shameless R post

Please don’t fail me image upload...

HammerheadFistpunch > cmill189 - sans Volvo 01/10/2018 at 18:40

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Spanfeller is a twat > cmill189 - sans Volvo 01/10/2018 at 18:43

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ND Miata

Flyin Miata:

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > cmill189 - sans Volvo 01/10/2018 at 18:45

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S2000 F20C

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > cmill189 - sans Volvo 01/10/2018 at 18:46

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fintail > cmill189 - sans Volvo 01/10/2018 at 18:46

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Still lots of plastic covers, but the recent MB 4.6 TT V8 has various interesting tubes and other details:

SPAMBot - Horse Doctor > cmill189 - sans Volvo 01/10/2018 at 18:47

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Maserati GranSport is my personal favorite. Not necessarily modern and most certainly high-end. But, to quote Divorce, you can get one for the price of a new Camry!

wafflesnfalafel > cmill189 - sans Volvo 01/10/2018 at 18:47

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But I admit I might be partial...

cluelessk > cmill189 - sans Volvo 01/10/2018 at 18:49

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R is all engine covers...

cmill189 - sans Volvo > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever 01/10/2018 at 18:51

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You crazy.

cmill189 - sans Volvo > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles 01/10/2018 at 18:51

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YES

cmill189 - sans Volvo > HammerheadFistpunch 01/10/2018 at 18:51

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YES. The new 5.0 intake runners remind me a lot of the old SHO engines.

Cé hé sin > cmill189 - sans Volvo 01/10/2018 at 18:54

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Rolls Royce Phantom Drophead Waterspeed Collection

Milky > HammerheadFistpunch 01/10/2018 at 18:54

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They already ruined it.

cmill189 - sans Volvo > fintail 01/10/2018 at 18:54

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Solid entry. It definitely looks like they tried.

Die-Trying > cmill189 - sans Volvo 01/10/2018 at 18:57

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ls......

6 rotor rotary.....

McMike > HammerheadFistpunch 01/10/2018 at 18:57

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Not bad, but the cover makes it.

cmill189 - sans Volvo > wafflesnfalafel 01/10/2018 at 18:57

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Needs more STi

Jayhawk Jake > HammerheadFistpunch 01/10/2018 at 18:58

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And yet I never open my hood...

It’s a shame the new 5.0 has been ruined

interstate366, now In The Industry > cmill189 - sans Volvo 01/10/2018 at 19:00

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K24 in a TSX. Still a plastic cover, but no obnoxious “i-VTEC” plate.

cmill189 - sans Volvo > Milky 01/10/2018 at 19:05

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Gross.

merged-5876237249235911857-hrw8uc > cmill189 - sans Volvo 01/10/2018 at 19:06

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The only extra covers are on the cowl. Very efficient.

Wrong Wheel Drive (41%) > cmill189 - sans Volvo 01/10/2018 at 19:06

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Mine could be a little cleaner but I dont need to eat off the damn thing

for Michigan > McMike 01/10/2018 at 19:07

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Isn’t that the point of a cover though? To route all those houses and cables behind. It cleans up the engine bay and accentuates the parts of the engine everyone wants to see.

JawzX2, Boost Addict. 1.6t, 2.7tt, 4.2t > cmill189 - sans Volvo 01/10/2018 at 19:08

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as fintail noted about the new Merc V8, I’d say the same about the Alfa Romeo Giulia Quadrifoglio

plenty of plastic, but at least the turbo plumbing isn’t all hidden...

cmill189 - sans Volvo > cluelessk 01/10/2018 at 19:09

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Everything modern is gonna have some plastic. The R cover is tiny by modern standards. Most of the blue is covering the timing belt.

Magnesium charge pipe and general tidiness does it for me.

cmill189 - sans Volvo > Cé hé sin 01/10/2018 at 19:09

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Beautiful, but this definitely falls into the high end category.

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever 01/10/2018 at 19:09

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He said engines

cmill189 - sans Volvo > Die-Trying 01/10/2018 at 19:10

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While I agree with you on aesthetics here...these are definitely high end.

Wrong Wheel Drive (41%) > cmill189 - sans Volvo 01/10/2018 at 19:10

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I’ve always liked the Toyobaru twins engine bay since there arent any stupid covers on everything like most modern cars. And the way it’s organized seems conducive for actually doing your own maintenance. Not particularly “pretty” but very utilitarian.

cmill189 - sans Volvo > merged-5876237249235911857-hrw8uc 01/10/2018 at 19:12

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Perfection.

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > for Michigan 01/10/2018 at 19:16

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For DI engines, like the new 5.0 for example, the cover quietens the injector tick.

facw > cmill189 - sans Volvo 01/10/2018 at 19:17

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It has an extra cover on the front (the part with the R) that 2.5T doesn’t have:

The blue timing/spark plug cover looks very sharp though.

nafsucof > cmill189 - sans Volvo 01/10/2018 at 19:18

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there are plastic covers on both photos you posted?

vondon302 > cmill189 - sans Volvo 01/10/2018 at 19:22

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cmill189 - sans Volvo > nafsucof 01/10/2018 at 19:23

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I said hidden, not non-existent.

cmill189 - sans Volvo > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles 01/10/2018 at 19:25

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Just needs an asterisk.

motor*

Nerd-Vol > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles 01/10/2018 at 19:25

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I’m partial to the gold spark plug cover on the 2.2.

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > Nerd-Vol 01/10/2018 at 19:26

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Yes. That’s the one I was looking for, but I couldn’t remember why it was gold

Amoore100 > cmill189 - sans Volvo 01/10/2018 at 19:26

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Mmmmm, was gonna say a transverse whiteblock but you beat me to it...also, super jelly of the teal-on-Atacama combination which is the only proper way to have an R save Saffron.

Anyways, I did this a long time ago and got some curious answers...some standouts were:

Busso 6, as always

Original VR6's

The majestic B8444S, by Yamaha

cmill189 - sans Volvo > JawzX2, Boost Addict. 1.6t, 2.7tt, 4.2t 01/10/2018 at 19:26

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Looks good. The side to side symmetry looks good.  

cmill189 - sans Volvo > vondon302 01/10/2018 at 19:27

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This is good.

Die-Trying > cmill189 - sans Volvo 01/10/2018 at 19:35

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yeah alright, i guess the bird catcher, and competition blower are a bit spendy. the bottom end stands pretty good on its own though.

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles 01/10/2018 at 19:55

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The leaf has the electric motor integrated under the hood like an ICE motor.

Nerd-Vol > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles 01/10/2018 at 20:04

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To compensate for the 8200 rpm fuel cutoff.

;)

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > Nerd-Vol 01/10/2018 at 20:15

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But it has titanium valve springs!  

Ready for an adventure! > cmill189 - sans Volvo 01/10/2018 at 20:17

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I got nuthin.....but plastic cover....

CaptDale - is secretly British > cmill189 - sans Volvo 01/10/2018 at 20:18

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Front engine Ferrari is best Ferrari

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever 01/10/2018 at 20:20

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Yes but it’s a motor.... actually I was going to say that an engine and a Motor are two different things but I stand corrected .

You could argue that a motor is not an engine because it has only one moving part, rather than moving partS plurals. But that’s so somatic bull shit

His Stigness > cmill189 - sans Volvo 01/10/2018 at 20:34

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Damn it, I wanted to post that to be an ass.

Die-Trying > cmill189 - sans Volvo 01/10/2018 at 20:38

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2003 vw 1.6l aircooled engine......

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles 01/10/2018 at 20:53

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Yeah, jet engine.

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > cmill189 - sans Volvo 01/10/2018 at 20:53

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Turbine engine?

nFamousCJ - Keeper of Stringbean, Gengars and a Deezul > Die-Trying 01/10/2018 at 21:14

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That’s like.. a whole bag of Doritos

Nerd-Vol > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles 01/10/2018 at 21:22

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Trust me, you don’t have to sell me on the virtues of the 2.2. I think it’s the more practical and durable engine. Those ap1 fans though love to talk about 9k. I can’t blame them, 9k is still an amazing number. A lot of cars hit 8200 rpm these days.

cmill189 - sans Volvo > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever 01/10/2018 at 21:41

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It’s too old for this discussion but I’ll accept it because it’s just cool.

Frenchlicker > cmill189 - sans Volvo 01/10/2018 at 21:41

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It’s 20 years old so it qualifies! I prefer the previous V6 ones but hey, this fits in you rules.

cmill189 - sans Volvo > Ready for an adventure! 01/10/2018 at 21:41

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lol

cmill189 - sans Volvo > Frenchlicker 01/10/2018 at 21:43

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100% agree - any SHO is a good pick. V6 is better but these are awesome. They sound great with an exhaust.

Frenchlicker > cmill189 - sans Volvo 01/10/2018 at 21:44

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I plan on picking one up and toying with it one day. I guess I better get on it since people basically scrap them when they kill them.

cmill189 - sans Volvo > Frenchlicker 01/10/2018 at 21:49

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I believe that. I honestly can’t remember the last time I saw one. I see the facelifted V6's (2nd gen?) occasionally.

Frenchlicker > cmill189 - sans Volvo 01/10/2018 at 22:05

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There is one that I occasionally see in my are. The only other one I saw was in a junkyard. I see first and second gens even less, people are somewhat crazy about those. Oddly enough there is a running and driving Contour SVT in my town.

HammerheadFistpunch > McMike 01/10/2018 at 22:24

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The cover enhances a nice engine.

HammerheadFistpunch > Milky 01/10/2018 at 22:25

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thats...dissappointing.

HammerheadFistpunch > cmill189 - sans Volvo 01/10/2018 at 22:27

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needs more visible engine. All you see with these is the coolant tank, the intercooler and the alternator.

camaroboy68ss > cmill189 - sans Volvo 01/10/2018 at 22:29

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These are some of the modern motors I’ve had:

My old 98 Camaro SS: Painted LS6 intake and modified Corvette covers

My old 2014 Camaro SS: Aftermarket Painted Covers

And then my current 2017 Camaro SS: Painted to match covers from Chevy.

FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com > cmill189 - sans Volvo 01/10/2018 at 22:45

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I love the Audi 5-cylinder:

The 2017+ revised version gets more plastic cover though :(

The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock > cmill189 - sans Volvo 01/10/2018 at 23:50

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My (old) Sonic had a nice engine. While it was nothing to brag about, it was easy work on with lots of space around it.

pip bip - choose Corrour > cmill189 - sans Volvo 01/11/2018 at 05:20

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LSA

Michael > cmill189 - sans Volvo 01/11/2018 at 07:47

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4Runner V8 (2UZ-FE):

GX470 V8 (same 2UZ-FE):