Me and some of my buddies were having a few cold beverages and the topic came up of the best truck motors ever made. IMO i was arguing the 300 inline 6cyl is by far the best motor ever produced by any manufacturer. Ford finally did something right for once. Keep in mind i am NOT a ford guy by any means even though i have a (farm Ferrari 86 f150 2wd 4spd manual) with the 300, I have a 08 dodge quad cab 4wd, and i have a good feeling the ford will out pull my dodge all day longalm:, granted im not talking long distance but on weight. I will guarantee this in 20 yrs from now my ford will still fire right up, not so sure on the dodge, The best p[art of the 300 inline is that i get 23 mpg on the hwy. i would be curious of what the fellow ifishers have to say.
(diesels need not apply that would not be a fair fight)
-22r count me in, our old celica would not quit
-Mopar 340 because it was a scary quick small block
-BMW the M3 6cyl cause its even scarier quick 333hp in a 6 !
-Chevy 350, because all my old Chevy rigs keep on keeping on
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Can I say worst ?
Oh o.k., well then
It would be the TriumphTR7 motor we had rebuilt and I swear it was still knocking after it was done. :doh:
22R or RE for toys and 300 sixes in the ford I have owned them both and if you want to tow a half a house the the 300 six, but those 22R's are some bad boys for lighter loads like under 1500lbs.
Me and some of my buddies were having a few cold beverages and the topic came up of the best truck motors ever made. IMO i was arguing the 300 inline 6cyl is by far the best motor ever produced by any manufacturer. Ford finally did something right for once. Keep in mind i am NOT a ford guy by any means even though i have a (farm Ferrari 86 f150 2wd 4spd manual) with the 300, I have a 08 dodge quad cab 4wd, and i have a good feeling the ford will out pull my dodge all day longalm:, granted im not talking long distance but on weight. I will guarantee this in 20 yrs from now my ford will still fire right up, not so sure on the dodge, The best p[art of the 300 inline is that i get 23 mpg on the hwy. i would be curious of what the fellow ifishers have to say.
(diesels need not apply that would not be a fair fight)[/QUOTE
:twocents::twocents::twocents: Ford 289. Good enough for Indy it's good enough for me:meme::meme::meme::meme::meme:
22r is probably the "correct" answer but if I could wish up a pile of new engines I would wish up a pile of 327cu. in. fuel injected Corvette engines from the '60s.
I had the 235 in-line 6 in my first rig, a '65 Chevy Van was a great motor, but I have to go with Ford's 300, in-line 6. The 300 is kinda like a 30-'06, not to glamorous, but still does the job!!! Unfortunately they aren't making the 300 anymore, thank the good lord the 30-'06 is still going strong!!!!
I bought a 76 power wagon about 18 years ago . Got it for 400 bucks guy said it had electrical problem . Got home and started messing with it . Turns out it had a 340 with the six PAC heads . That thing would come in glued at about 3 k rpm . O yea it cost me next to nothing to swap out about all three Componets of the electrical systems
I think honorable mention should go the Toyota 3.4L V6. My 99 Tacoma has been amazing. 265,000 miles and other than maintenance work it has never had a problem. Does not leak or burn oil and still get gas mileage similar to when I bought it with 13,000 miles.
There is an episode of top gear where they anchored a Toyota hilux 22r on the beach and let the tide come in. The next day they changed the oil and kept driving it.
As mentioned in one earlier post, those Datsun L series engines. I have seen them coaxed back to life, only to endure years of teenage abuse and neglect, yet still get us to school on Monday. ( Unless we had plans to go to Sauvie's Island.) Too bad you can't get a running beater 510 for $300 anymore
I agree that the 22R (E) is a GREAT engine, but how can you argue with the small block Chevy (pick your cu in). Even Ford guys put them in their hot rods!!
I can't agree with the 460 or 351 as great. just too heavy (production motors).
now a small block 302 or Chevy 350 are a testament to durability due to the numbers produced.
The after market has some super strong castings that are designed for serious HP. But, that is a fairly limited production quantity.
No one likes hondas. Their inline 4 puts outs almost 100hp per liter and good on gas B18c1 or if your lucky b18c5. These motors last for yrs and yrs you still see these on the road today
That's funny, I'm a DD fan. I was skeptical when they first came out, but they've won me over. Far better electronics than Cat or Cummins. IMHO, a Cat will outlast a DD, but a DD will spend far less time in the shop.
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