Before we start I would like to ask you to do one
thing for me. Okay? Think about the most
important part in any car, a part that makes the biggest difference among every
car. We will help you a little bit by telling you that that part makes crucial
difference and it makes the core of every car on planet.You figured it out? If
your answer was the engine then congrats, it looks like you know how to use
properly the part in all of us that makes crucial difference among all of us.
Anyways, lets get back to thing that interests all of us- cars. As we made it
clear earlier, the engine is most significant part for every car. We can look
on them as some kind of sanctity. In this article we are bringing you a list of
some of the best engines ever put in cars. These engines are the reason why
these cars became „wet dream“ for us gearheads.
1. Ford Super Cobra Jet V8 (Ford Mustand Mach I)
The 428 Cobra Jet appeared as a midyear 1968 option
on the Mustang, the Fairlane and the Torino, as well as a few Mercury models.
The Super Cobra Jet used a different crank and rods and it added and engine-oil
cooler among other tweaks. As the FE-series engine began to age, both names and
a new variant, the Cobra Jet Ram-Air would be applied to high-performance
versions of Ford's 385 series 429 cubic-inch engine (7.03 liters) for use in
the Mustang and the Torino. It developed 360 HP and 597 Nm of torque, which is
by even today's standards pretty amazing. It launched itself 0-60 MPH (0-100
KMH) in respectful 6 seconds.
2. Super Commando 440 V8 (Plymouth GTX)
The next engine on the list also comes from
another iconic american muscle car. This 440 cubic-inch (7.2 liters) engine
develops 375 BHP. This engine is the reason GTX became so iconic among gearheds.
I mean, cmon, don't act like you wouldn't drool all over it if you had one in
your possession.
3. Super Duty 455 V8 (Pontiac Firebird)
The 445SD debuted in the 1973 Firebird with 290 HP
and 395 Nm od torque. Although ultimately less powerful then the original, team
at GM had hoped (at the time GM limited compression ratios to 8.25:1),its
heartly four-bolt mains, reinforced bulkheads and round exhaust parts were ripe
for modifying. Some enthusiasts have claimed to have massaged up to 600 HP out
of the block!
4. Max Wedge 413 V8 (Dodge and Plymouth models in
1962)
Offered in Dodge and Plymouth models in the spring
1962, the 413 cubic-inch Max Wedge V8 (6.7 liters) engine looks exactly like
its name implies: large, solid and thanks largely to the wide and low-cross ram intake plenum
resting between the canted valve covers, vaguely wedgelike. Brandishing a pair
of four-barrel carbs and a set of imposing, upswept cast-iron header-like
exhaust manifold, the Max Wedge produced 420 HP.
5. Nailhead V8 (Buick models)
The engine became known as the „Nailhead“ for the
unusual vertical position of its small-sized valves, which were derisively
compared to nails since their head diameter is smaller than other comparable
displacement engines of the same era. Nailhead V8 used a camshaft with greater
lift and duration to offset the smaller-sized valves and arguably restrictive
intake and exhaust-port diameters.
6. Ram Rod W-31 V8 (Oldsmobile Cutlass)
Incorporating a larger harmonic balancer, bigger
valves (reportedly pinched from the big block 455), a cam running .308 degrees
of duration, fresh air induction and a mandatory three or four speed manual
transmission the 350 cubic-inch (5.7 liters) Ram Rod had output of 325 HP.
7. Slant 6 I-6 engine (Chrysler models)
Found under the hood of Chrysler numerous products
from 1960 and on, either 170 (2.7 liters), 198 (3.2 liters) or 225 (3.6 liters)
cubic-inch variants.
This is our list of best engines ever built,
regarding american muscle cars. I'm aware that not all of you will like this
because its just engines from american muscle cars but cmon, should we even
argue about it because I'm sure that there is no gearhead that doesn't want to
own at least one american muscle car.
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