Road & Track: Top 10 Coolest looking engines (Toyota 86/Subaru BRZ made top 10!) - Page 4 - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

nikitopo · 08-12-2018, 06:22 PM

@mkodama Haha, yes you are right. Thanks for the clarification.

Tcoat · 08-12-2018, 08:16 PM

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
Most modern straight 4 or 6 engines just look like boxes and there is so much other stuff that has to be crammed in there it doesn't matter anyway.

To me nothing will ever approach the beauty of a big block dodge power plant. A work of art in it's simplicity and no extra crap crammed in there so you can change just about any moving part right in the bay.

Atmo · 08-12-2018, 10:39 PM

@Tcoat, along those lines, the 1964 Galaxy 500XL factory option dual-quad 427 was impressive. Rated 425 hp but said to produce well above that. My older brother owned one, an M/T convertible that he let me drive. All it wanted to do was spin it's skinny bias ply tires at any speed. He also kept a fire extinguisher handy and the hood up for cold start easy access just in case.

Pat · 08-12-2018, 10:58 PM

Coolest looking engines? Who comes up with this crap? Engines are not for looking good. Engines are for producing power. I don't care at all how my engine looks. I care how it performs.

Ultramaroon · 08-12-2018, 11:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Pat

Coolest looking engines? Who comes up with this crap? Engines are not for looking good. Engines are for producing power. I don't care at all how my engine looks. I care how it performs.

Wow. You're right. It must be tough dealing with all of us plebes.

Atmo · 08-12-2018, 11:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Pat

Coolest looking engines? Who comes up with this crap? Engines are not for looking good. Engines are for producing power. I don't care at all how my engine looks. I care how it performs.

You'd like a Tesla.

stevesnj · 08-12-2018, 11:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Atmo

You'd like a Tesla.

Fastest car I've ever been in.

FRSBRZGT86FAN · 08-13-2018, 01:30 AM

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Originally Posted by Pat

Coolest looking engines? Who comes up with this crap? Engines are not for looking good. Engines are for producing power. I don't care at all how my engine looks. I care how it performs.

If that's you in your profile picture, that's exactly the type of person I'd expect to say that

HKz · 08-13-2018, 02:07 AM

Stephen W. · 08-13-2018, 09:35 AM

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Originally Posted by stevesnj

Fastest car I've ever been in.

A Tesla? I think you mean quickest car you have ever been in. Meaning, acceleration not over all top speed.
"Quick" is used to describe the quality of an action that is short and powerful, e.g. a "quick head-fake".
"Fast" is generally used to describe actions that are more sustained, e.g. "a fast sprint down the field".

nikitopo · 08-13-2018, 09:42 AM

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Originally Posted by Stephen W.

A Tesla? I think you mean quickest car you have ever been in. Meaning, acceleration not over all top speed.
"Quick" is used to describe the quality of an action that is short and powerful, e.g. a "quick head-fake".
"Fast" is generally used to describe actions that are more sustained, e.g. "a fast sprint down the field".

Yep.

Pat · 08-13-2018, 11:54 AM

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Originally Posted by FRSBRZGT86FAN

If that's you in your profile picture, that's exactly the type of person I'd expect to say that

LOL. Yes, it is me. From almost 20 years ago. I had the lamb chops for about two hours of my life. People that meet me after seeing that picture sometimes ask me who the guy is in the picture, as I look nothing like that. I'm a pretty clean-cut guy that is 6'3" and weigh 165 pounds.
What do they say about judging a book by its cover? Oh yeah...

Soloside · 08-13-2018, 12:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Pat

LOL. Yes, it is me. From almost 20 years ago. I had the lamb chops for about two hours of my life. People that meet me after seeing that picture sometimes ask me who the guy is in the picture, as I look nothing like that. I'm a pretty clean-cut guy that is 6'3" and weigh 165 pounds.
What do they say about judging a book by its cover? Oh yeah...

that's pretty crisp of a photo for being some time circa 1998

humfrz · 08-13-2018, 12:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pat

LOL. Yes, it is me. From almost 20 years ago. I had the lamb chops for about two hours of my life. People that meet me after seeing that picture sometimes ask me who the guy is in the picture, as I look nothing like that. I'm a pretty clean-cut guy that is 6'3" and weigh 165 pounds.
What do they say about judging a book by its cover? Oh yeah...

OK, folks, I have the latest picture of Pat -

Look, no chops -

humfrz

08-12-2018, 08:16 PM	#44
Tcoat Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2014 Drives: 2020 Hakone Location: London, Ont Posts: 69,841 Thanks: 61,656 Thanked 108,295 Times in 46,456 Posts Mentioned: 2499 Post(s) Tagged: 50 Thread(s)	Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Most modern straight 4 or 6 engines just look like boxes and there is so much other stuff that has to be crammed in there it doesn't matter anyway. To me nothing will ever approach the beauty of a big block dodge power plant. A work of art in it's simplicity and no extra crap crammed in there so you can change just about any moving part right in the bay. __________________ Racecar spelled backwards is Racecar, because Racecar.

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