It's one of the better three -
cylinder engines out there — not as smooth as the Fiesta SFE's but still a far sight less thrummy than the paint - can shaker in the Mitsubishi Mirage.
Some of the most potent six -
cylinder engines out there hail from the more exotic side of the automotive spectrum, but there are a few affordable entries worth checking out, too.
There are faster cars with eight
cylinder engines out there, but none are more fun to drive!
Also, you'd definitely want to kick the standard 2.5 - liter 4 -
cylinder engine out of the car, replacing it with the turbocharged 4 - cylinder engine at a minimum.
Not exact matches
Alfa Romeo was the only
engine manufacturer in F1s first turbo era to go with an eight
cylinder configuration and it didn't exactly work
out.
His
engine dropped two
cylinders soon thereafter — causing him to fall from 15th place to a lap down, to completely
out of it by Lap 271.
Some manufacturers have increased
engine capacity by boring
out the
cylinders this in some cases has left very little metal between the water jacket and the
cylinder head if you don't run glycol with an alloy motor this can corrode allowing water into the
cylinder hence the steam on start up of the
engine.
The selection of TFSI turbocharged petrol
engines are relatively smooth, but it's worth noting that the smallest 1.0 - litre unit, featuring just three
cylinders, only puts
out 113bhp.
But it also struck me as the ultimate test for this new turbocharged Mustang, whose EcoBoost four -
cylinder engine has carved a modern niche
out of the once - impenetrable V - 8 stronghold.
Engine and gearbox > Six and a half litres, twelve
cylinders and an automated manual gearbox that's at its best when you're flat
out.
If you can't see any obvious signs of leaks, or steam coming from anywhere if you run the
engine, a likely cause is a cracked
cylinder head gasket, which is letting the coolant into the
cylinders and
out of the tail pipe as steam.
NEVER NEVER NEVER put cold water in a hot
engine, chances are you will crack the block and / or
cylinder head, also it will blow
out of where you are filling it like a volcano and may well scald you.
The Hams Hill
engine plant currently looks after the four -
cylinder engines that power the smaller cars in BMW's range - including the X1, 1 - Series, 3 - Series and all Mini
engines - pumped
out over 440,000
engines in 2011 alone.
Under the bonnet of the new Mini Cooper S is a 2 - litre turbocharged four -
cylinder engine that puts
out 189bhp and 221 lb ft of torque.
Thanks to an improved twin - scroll turbocharger, a bigger intercooler, and upgraded
cylinder heads, the
engine will churn
out «well in excess of 315 hp» with a redline of 6,800 rpm.
The six -
cylinder is a torque - rich
engine — it makes 330 pounds - feet of torque at a low 1,400 rpm — and it helps this big coupe move
out assertively, even at highway speeds.
What I'm talking about here is the ability to pull
out a spark plug and tell how the
engine at a specific
cylinder is running.
The new Chevrolet Cruze, both sedan and all - new hatch design, come with a turbocharged 1.4 - liter four -
cylinder engine that turns
out 153 horsepower and 177 pound - feet of torque.
Its 985 - cc SOHC four -
cylinder engine put
out 68 horsepower — a little more than 1 horsepower per cubic inch, which was the benchmark for American muscle cars of the era.
The new Q5 is powered by a single
engine choice: a turbocharged 2.0 - liter four -
cylinder engine that pumps
out a healthy 252 horsepower.
Where rivals opt for six -
cylinder engines, the C63 — in true tradition — has a 469bhp V8, and it makes no secret of it, bellowing
out a typically raucous AMG soundtrack, hauling you down the road with no let - up.
The latter's turbocharged 2 - litre four -
cylinder engine churns
out 325bhp, whereas the e-Racer develops 670bhp — more than
Sometimes a novice mechanic will work on an
engine and change things such as Distributor Wire that he got from another car and not realize that a wire or two was incorrect because he didn't match it up with the old one but tried to use them anyway only to find
out later on that the boots were not the correct size for the
cylinder depth..
This second generation TT RS (the very first TT didn't get an RS model, the stripped -
out Sport was the most extreme version) has almost 400bhp from its five -
cylinder turbo
engine and we've recorded it hitting 60mph in a supercar - rivaling sub - 3.5 sec.
Under the hood, the 2017 Hyundai Elantra uses the same new 2.0 - liter four -
cylinder as the Korean version, pushing
out 147 hp and 132 lb - ft of torque (versus 145 hp and 130 lb - ft in the old Elantra's 1.8 - liter
engine).
The cam has a «bump» or «hump» in it which actuates the valves which allows air into and exhaust
out of the
cylinder of the
engine at the correct time so the
engine will run correctly.
Under the hood, the 1.4 - liter turbocharged four -
cylinder engine cranks
out the aforementioned 404 hp along with 328 lb - ft of torque.
The latter's turbocharged 2 - litre four -
cylinder engine churns
out 325bhp, whereas the e-Racer develops 670bhp — more than twice as much — which is deployed through two electric motors that draw power from a 65kWh lithium - ion battery pack.
With available adaptive dampers, a choice of punchy four -
cylinder engines, and a six - speed manual, at least on paper, this new Accord stands
out from the pack and could well get Honda a bigger chunk of a still - considerable pie.
This potentially means they'll squeeze some more power
out of the 2.0 - liter turbocharged four -
cylinder engine.
Hop up to the sportier Cooper S Clubman, and the
engine transforms into a 2.0 - liter turbocharged four -
cylinder that pumps
out 189 hp and 207 lb - ft of torque.
Like the regular 124, the so - named Elaborazione Abarth packs a 1.4 - liter turbocharged four -
cylinder engine, churning
out 160 hp and 184 lb - ft of torque.
As we predicted when the pictures first made their way onto the web, the Spyder will get the 10 -
cylinder, 5.2 - litre
engine from the range - topping R8 V10 coupe, putting
out 518bhp at 8000rpm and 391 lb ft of torque from 6500rpm.
Volvo is in the process of rolling
out several gas, diesel, and hybrid variants, and it is only after all the four -
cylinders have rolled
out that Volvo will start bringing in the even - smaller Drive - E
engines.
The GT3 RS packs a 4 - liter six -
cylinder engine that churns
out 520 hp and 346 lb - ft of torque.
The next time
out, the same
cylinder, brand new spark plug blew
out again, same deal, melted electrode and the whole center of the plug blown
out of the
engine.
You're meant to drive in Comfort mode once you leave your neighborhood, where the electric motor does its business through the front wheels and then the 1.5 - liter three -
cylinder engine begins to help
out at just under 40 mph through the rear wheels.
They are ridiculously easy; For example, a
Cylinder gasket replacement involves removing a couple of bolts, the timing and Aux» belt, a few bolts, take off a few hoses and wires and then pull the whole thing
out of the
engine bay.
Beginning in 2015, BMW will roll
out a family of closely related and more - efficient 3.0 - liter six -
cylinder gas and diesel
engines.
With two valves per
cylinder the V8 is a sort of time honoured, proven
engine rather than an ultra high - tech powerplant, but as we'll find
out that's not necessarily a bad thing.
The
engine is also front - mounted (it's a 2.4 - litre four -
cylinder on the Polaris), and the exhaust exits poke
out just behind it — like the Morgan.
In the U.S., the new Miata pushes
out 155 hp and 148 lb - ft of torque from a 2.0 - liter Skyactiv four -
cylinder engine.
A larger 2.5 - liter four -
cylinder engine puts
out 180 hp - 19 hp more than the outgoing model - and is paired with either a six - speed automatic or six - speed manual transmission.
What I've done when bringing an
engine «
out of retirement» is to remove the plugs, spray some WD - 40 (any light oil would probably work) into the
cylinders, wait five minutes to let it work its way down to the rings, then crank the
engine (with the plugs still
out) until I see good oil pressure (usually just a few seconds).
Joining the two carryover
engines from last year is a new turbocharged 2.0 - liter four -
cylinder (
out of the Alfa Romeo Giulia) that makes 270 horsepower and 295 pounds - feet of torque.
One Hyundai product planner did admit that early positive response to the Eco powertrain means the company is not ruling
out the use of a small, turbo four -
cylinder as the volume
engine for the Sonata down the road.
Due
out in 2018, the S90 will come only with a four -
cylinder engine.
The new
engine builds on the strengths of the old one and adds iron - coated
cylinder walls, graphite - coated pistons, reinforced pistons made
out of a new steel alloy, a freer - flowing intake, and a pair of new 350 - bar (5,000 psi) direct injection fuel pumps (one on each
cylinder bank) to yield an increase of 67 hp and 74 lb - ft of torque over the previous iteration of the 4.4 - liter eight -
cylinder.
The GTI's
engine remains the same turbocharged 2.0 - liter four -
cylinder engine, but it's now pumping
out 220 horsepower and 258 lb - ft of torque, a 10 - horsepower increase from last year.
Up front, a proprietary V - twin
engine from S&S Cycle, Wisconsin - based Harley - Davidson tuner extraordinaire, spits
out 120 hp, each of its two
cylinders displacing a full liter.