If money were no issue, whats your ideal motor?

Cool thread but my mind just goes into Overdrive on questions like this! I've always wanted a really special motor that very few other people have. My list in no particular order (well....maybe a little!) would be :
A. 1963 Chevrolet 427-430 Z-11 motor
B. 1965 Ford 427 SOHC
C. 1970 Buick 455 Stage 2
D. 1970 Pontiac Ram Air V
E. 1965 Plymouth 426 Race Hemi
F. 1969 Chevrolet 427 Aluminum ZL-1
Now, each one of these is a very special race engine and the absolute cream-of-the-crop when it comes to Detroit Engineering. These were the ultimate engines!

 

that sucks... I like my blocks enhanced, and fake tits never hurt no body....

 

That's kinda weird.

 

The Biggest super charged hemi I could find.

 

318 Poly

 

blown, injected and stroked cammer dressed period mid 60's perfect

 

Northstar quad cam 32 valve with one of a kind ITB injection.
o-wait, I did that already.... but now I need one in a street rod.

 

I think i would do a daimler "other hemi" not really all that expensive but they're cool

 

aluminum cammer. i know its not oddball or super sexy but it'll kill shit.

 

Ball stud Hemi.

 

The ultimate cool motor:
Indy Offy 4 valve per cylinder

 

An H&H built flathead with all the works, and backed by a T5.

 

You beat me to it.
George

 

Bugatti. Machined so tight that no head gasket was necessary and looks like a piece of jewelry!

 

Wayne equipped twelve port 302 GMC. Cha ching

 

Gawd, that BRM is chilling!

Mopar guy, so all aluminum stroked 426 with the 671 and alky/efi. Oh, and a separate tank of N for the smell.

Esoteric second place would be fresh one of these



I'd love to have one of those hayabusa V-8s but it's not trad.
http://thekneeslider.com/archives/2005/02/09/hayabusa-v8-engine/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5YAFMZyBPI4

If I gotta join in the chevy lovefest and money is not an issue, this engine
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k6JfBpDIxK0&feature=related

If I gotta go Ford, the indy motor above would do it.

 

Falconer V-12 in a 48 Lincoln convertible

 

cadillac 500 supercharged

 

i would get a couple of these.

 

Evil solid lifter high winding small block chevy. Under 305 cubes. I want to see 10,000 +

 

Knucklehead.

 

I have another one.. well two no three. first a leroy 8sumthin v8 gas engine, then the 1100 ci dohc ford tank engine, then the 703ci GMC v12 And all would spin to 9000 rpm. I guess they would have to have titanium rotating assemblies or some space age material nasa wont tell us about. hows that for a no money limit stretch?

 

i would take one of these

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or

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or this

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or this

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i like to rev, ALOT

 

holy egts batman!

 

How bout this? Only 2500 rpm

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Hmmmm....Money no object? My tastes are still relatively cheap.

A true 409 or 425 hp 409
430 cu in Chev Can Am motor
400 (or bigger, Dart?) block with 283/302 crank
4.500 bore bowtie block, 3.76 stroke, good heads and mechanical injection
GMC twin-six, 710 cube engine

Devin

 

i really like flatheads, but i love the way a supercharged DOHC Ford Modular motor sounds

 

Very cool but if I can have anything I want I still want the aluminum block to go with it. Is that yours ? What's the story on it ? What's the number that kinda looks like a VIN number to the left of the assembly code ? From what I know they were never put into any production cars. Top end conversion added to an existing DZ block ?

 

For me a Hemi with 8 twos in and A coupe. Blown BBC in a prostreet mid year Vette or an all out nailhead in a 34 Ford, depends on the car I am building.

 

One of my 'dream' projects, a lightweight, inline 6 powered, traditional T roadster, and this engine isn't very big, or expensive, just rather unique...

1969 Triumph TR6 PI engine. 2500cc 0r 155ci. 150hp stock, 200 on the street available with some work, 6800rpm redline, motor and gearbox weighs 200kg so under 400lb.

Biggest 'feature' is the injector system. Full mechanical, sequential injectors by Lucas. (yes, the Lord of Darkness himself) Designed during WW2 for use on English tanks, adapted to Jaguar racing cars in the 1950's, the first production vehicle offered with injection 1969 Triumph 2.5Pi sedan and TR6 PI sports cars. Injectors weren't available on US TR6's, no way would they pass the emission tests!

I had one of these engines in a 1970 PI sedan, it ran from idle to redline without a hint of lag, pulled 4950 rpm in top gear one day on an open road (129mph) and makes a sound like you wouldn't believe!

Cheers, Glen.