View Poll Results: What type of engine are you?
Rubber-band powered
14
7.78%
2-3 cylinder/hybrid (high-mileage commuter)
8
4.44%
4 cylinder (gotta keep the revs up)
31
17.22%
6 cylinder (good all-around recreational)
59
32.78%
6 cylinder turbo (don't let the package fool you)
41
22.78%
Small-block V-8 (race-ready)
12
6.67%
Big-block V-8 (you've probably heard of me)
1
0.56%
V-8 blown alcohol/nitro (you've seen me on TV)
2
1.11%
Pcadmium reactor (a whole other technology)
12
6.67%
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What type of engine are you?
08-03-08, 09:37 AM
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Lanky.
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Ten tenths.
Ten tenths.
08-03-08, 09:38 AM
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Why isn't there a Boxer-4 option?
Horizontally Opposed = awesome.
Horizontally Opposed = awesome.
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Ten tenths.
Ten tenths.
08-03-08, 09:39 AM
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Raising the Abyss
mid 70's 4 banger (aka 4 cylinder) firing on only 3 cylinders, complete w/ leaky head gasket, low PSI and a poop load of sludge build-up.
All trapped in the body/frame of an 8 cylinder.
All trapped in the body/frame of an 8 cylinder.
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08-03-08, 09:40 AM
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I like my car
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love those things
08-03-08, 09:41 AM
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I like my car
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08-03-08, 09:42 AM
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Steam - water and fuel go in; a lot of heat is generated; a small amount of the heat gets turned into useful energy.
08-03-08, 09:42 AM
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08-03-08, 09:43 AM
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08-03-08, 09:43 AM
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08-03-08, 09:50 AM
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I'm an LS7 with stage 3 ported heads, 244/250 cam, LG long tube headers and tuning.
08-03-08, 10:02 AM
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Every day is a good day!
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I'm an old Ferrari... except it's on cinder blocks..
08-03-08, 10:05 AM
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08-03-08, 10:10 AM
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I miss my bike.
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H engine. Bad power-to-weight ratio and unreliable, but once in a while I can go kind of fast-ish if I get lucky. But mostly bad power-to-weight ratio and unreliable.
08-03-08, 10:15 AM
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So the real question is, who is the other guy who voted "pcadmium reactor" besides Pcad???
08-03-08, 10:48 AM
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Ten tenths.
Ten tenths.
08-03-08, 10:55 AM
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stole your bike
I'm a warp engine: fast in the realm of imagination.
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I like pie
08-03-08, 10:55 AM
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Correction: Wankel ~= V6, not "==".
