Why would you post about a VW horizontal opposed engine in a thread titled: "The worst Engine Ever"?
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The worst engine ever?
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Why would you post about a VW horizontal opposed engine in a thread titled: "The worst Engine Ever"?
Got to go with Chevy Chevette 4 banger 1.4 OHV gasoline inline-four engines, the Chevette engines produced from 53 to 70 horsepower if you were lucky if you didn't get a running start on a incline you would bogged down to a crawl and you risked your life trying to pull out of a side street I had a 1980 blew the engine with only 30,000 miles
Maybe on the early 2.8, but after about 85 they figured out the weak points, and they turned into very good engines. Mine in my camaro has over 200K on it, and I know several others that have made it past 300K in them
Ah, didn't know they did a redesign or whatever you would call it. That car did go through fuel pumps though. I had to put on 3 in 2 years, on the side of the road no less (might have been teenage error). Ever tried to prime a diesel on the side of the road?
this was a large lawn mower 53 horse sad output was 53 horsepower and 0-60 time was about 15 seconds. 15 seconds
what could you do in 15 seconds
I can read a paragraph, eat two-and-a-half bites of apple, drink a small glass of water, or walk down two flights of stairs now imagine back in the 80's after most of the highways went back up to 65 mph after being lower to 55 in 1973 National Maximum Speed Law you are going to try to merge on to the Nj parkway Stewie26 pay the toll and from a dead stop you are going to take the 30 ft of entrance ramp get on the highway and 15 seconds are going pass just to get to 60 and you need at least 65 yeah that is a white knuckle ride to say the least
I believe the 2.8 and 3.1 (maybe the earlier 2.4) are the ones the MGB guys are into for a V6 conversion, with a T-5 trans. I can't see anybody going to all that trouble if the replacement engine is a dog.
Exactly. the engine was later revised into a 3.4, which is a great platform for a lightweight car (MGB, Fiero, ect)
I picked up an extra t5 yesterday for $150... it's a great budget platform
I picked up an extra t5 yesterday for $150... it's a great budget platform
Early 80's Chrysler/Dodge/Plymouth 2.2L 4 banger.
This was the standard equipment in the K-Car series.
Inadequate cooling caused warped cylinder heads.
I believe they tweaked the design into the 2.5L 4cyl which performed much better
This was the standard equipment in the K-Car series.
Inadequate cooling caused warped cylinder heads.
I believe they tweaked the design into the 2.5L 4cyl which performed much better
BEST engine ever- Toyota 22R . I loved reading about the old rotary engines in airplanes. As the engine spun faster, by inertia it would weigh more. the ol' F=mv equation at work.
Why did it take 6 posts to mention the Chevy Vega?
I will add any motor in an Opel Kadet. My mom had one. I had one. The average number of motors for us was greater than 1. One of the motors I used had a funky valve. Every 300 miles or so, the valve rocker arm popped off. I had to stop, take the valve cover off, put the arm back on, try to get a decent gap, and then put the valve cover back on. I did that a few times in the middle of winter, at night, on the interstate. Fun times.
The roof on the Kadets was not very durable either- if you rolled the car over. Even if you were going very slow!
I will add any motor in an Opel Kadet. My mom had one. I had one. The average number of motors for us was greater than 1. One of the motors I used had a funky valve. Every 300 miles or so, the valve rocker arm popped off. I had to stop, take the valve cover off, put the arm back on, try to get a decent gap, and then put the valve cover back on. I did that a few times in the middle of winter, at night, on the interstate. Fun times.
The roof on the Kadets was not very durable either- if you rolled the car over. Even if you were going very slow!
Chrysler's response to the Yugo. America's Trabant. For shame, Chrysler. For shame.
Agree. Great overall design.
Good engines? I nominate the VW ALH 1.9 TDI as Best Small Diesel.
By the time they got the EFI worked out in the K-Cars they were actually decent cars. The early years suffered from the carbureted junk that Chrysler tried passing off, especially in the Omni's and Horizon's.
