Yeah, I know, strange thread topic. I'm home sick and have been looking at Youtube videos of antique engines (I love watching them run, I love the sounds, etc) and I was thinking - back when these engines were made they were likely the only engine in an entire village, used to run water pumps, mills, generators, etc. It's hard to believe that what once would have been considered a miracle of engineering is now so ubiquitous that people own several and don't even think about them. And now they are at the beginning of becoming obsolete (it'll be a long time yet, but it will happen eventually).
So, with this lengthy and cold-medicine-fueled intro, I ask this: What have you all got for engines, and what's your total cylinder count?
Me:
2011 Sonata: 4
2005 300: 6
1999 Sonoma 4X4: 6
1997 Yamaha Vmax 600 snowmobile: 2
2005 Arctic Cat 450 ATV: 1
1987 Honda Fourtrax TRX350 ATV:1
2000 Honda XR250R dirt bike: 1
2006 MTD 13.5 horse lawn tractor: 1
MTD push mower: 1
Poulan weed whacker: 1
Honda 4000 PSI pressure washer: 1
Poulan Wild Thing 35CC 18" chainsaw: 1
No-name Chinese hole digger (auger): 1
Coleman 5800w generator: 1
Total: 28
That's a lot of pistons, especially when you consider how many of them come from single cylinder engines...
And that's what's actually running, mind you. I've also got a 4-bolt main Vortec 350 Chevy engine from my brother's old wrecked van and a 4.2 V6 from his old junked F150, both of which I'm trying to sell. With those 14 more cylinders my total count would be 42.
Do I get to count junk, if So :)
Not Junk: (My Dad's Lot)
79 Zephyr 302: 8
79 Mustang 302: 8
88 T-Bird TC: 4
88 Mustang Gt 302: 8
93 Cougar: 6
88 Cougar: 8
69 Ranchero: 8
72 Ranchero Gt: 8
89 Bronco: 8
97 Cadilac: 8
97 f150: 8
81 El Camino: 8
Total: 90
All licensed and insured lol
forgot mom's cars
94 Tbird: 6
95 Mustang: 8
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Blue Chevy: 8
Sport: 8
Stang LX: 4
S-10: 4
Caprice: 8
Ford 4000 tractor: 3
riding mower: 2
weedeater: 1
Stihl MS310: 1
Stihl MS290: 1
Ford 9N: 4
'72 F-250 390: 8
52 so far...I'm sure I could dig around in the junk shed and find some old pumps and stuff...and most of what I've listed run, or would only need a battery and fresh gas to run, except the Caprice...it needs an OptiSpark and new w/p.
On second thought, there's also 32 more pistons in my storage bin, two 5.0 blocks, and two 351w engines..all in pieces.
Jeezus...I got a lotta pistons...
And if Havi sees this thread...the '72 isn't mine, but it's a resident here, and it will easily spin the 33's that it sits on. hehehe
2004 z71 tahoe: 8
2003 cavalier: 4
1986 t-bird: 8
40" murray: 1
42" MTD: 1
craftsman weed eater: 1
ryobi weed eater: 1
maruyama weed eater: 1
homelite backpack blower: 1
homelite blower: 1
60 gal compressor: 1
karcher 2400 psi: 1
650 honda rincon: 1
400 bayou: 1
suzuki z-50: 1
Total:32
oh and another 6 in a blown up 3.0l that I replaced
'58 John Deere 720 diesel: 2 huge ones in the big motor, 4 little tiny ones in the "pony" motor (you use the little motor to start the diesel one)
'73 John Deere 112 lawn tractor: 1
'03 John Deere GX345 lawn tractor: 2
'88 T-bird 5.0: 8
'10 Silverado 5.3: 8
Wife's '10 Fusion: 6
'07 Mustang 4.6: 8
'72 Chevelle 350: 8
John Deere string trimmer: 1
Echo string trimmer: 1
craftsman compressor: 1
'78 F-250 400m: 8
TOTAL: 58
8, all in the same block.
6 in the cougar
+ 6 in the raider
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= 12
o5 ranger 4
o3 E-250 8
o4 towncar 8
85 cougar 8
john deer rider 2
snow blower 2
homelite generator 1
chainsaw 1
chipper/ mulcher 1
weedwacker 1
gas blower 1
gas blower 1
water pump 1
paslode impulse framing nailer 1
paslode impulse framing nailer 1
paslode impulse trim nailer 1
42
50 next week when my 87 cougar is running
that's all I can think of off hand
6 in the cougar
8 in the expedition
8 more in the Yukon my landlord gave me
Total 22.
90 pistons
12 Jaguar pistons
6 Wiseco pistons
48 Ford pistons
8 Chevy pistons
6 Mitsubishi pistons
6 Isuzu pistons
3 Briggs and Stratton pistons
1 pen 15s piston...I think it's pen 15s...I can't remember
6
6
8
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20, 26 with my spare 3.2
I have 17 , 8 in the Town Car ,8 in the F150, and 1 in my push mower .
'79 F-150 - 8
'94 Escort- 4
pushmower - 1
weed eater - 1
air compressor - 1
15 total
EF Falcon - 6
EA Falcon - 8
EF Falcon - 8
Thunderbird - 8
BA Fairmont - 8
Spare Windsor - 8
mower - 1
whipper snipper - 1
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48
thunderbird- 8
ram-8
dakota1-8
dakota2-6
wagon-8
air compressor-1
weed eater 2 (have 2)
lawn mowers- 4
yamaha 650-2
kawasaki 440-2
moms intrepid-6
dads dakota 6
351w 8
460-8
spare 302-8
350-8
350-8
snow blower 1
AMF harley 1
chainsaw 1
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104
I think thats it
8 and a half here :hick:
The half of one from the Grand Am a buddy and I blew up having fun......the grand am needed a new moter anyway so we decided it was national "Blow-Up-a-Grand-Am-Day"
cougar-8
Bonneville-6
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Total - 12
12???? lol, is the cougar only running on 6????
05 sedona - 6
03 ion - 4
b&s on mower - 1
craftsman snow blower - 1
huh.. that's it right now..
total 12
now my father-in-law is probably in the mid to high 100's...
After reading this post it's just amazing when you think about it, isn't it? Some of those antique engines I'd mentioned above made 2 horsepower and weighed half a ton. Technology has brought them so far that we can hold a 2-stroke engine that belts out a couple of horsepower in the palm of our hand, and they're so light we think nothing of carrying them around (chainsaws, weed whackers, etc).
...and some people think the internal combustion engine has never evolved...
I encounter that thought a lot when talking to older folks...they get intrigued when I mention "Thunderbird"...they right off think of the '55-'56-'57 years..and forget there were 'Birds made after that.
They ask me what year it is...I tell 'em it's an '88. They go "hmmph." and I mention that it's got the Mustang's HO 5.0, and they all then insist those newfangled "injected fuels" engines aren't any good....
I have lots of respect and love for the Gen 1 birds....but a carb has no place on a modern car.
Amazing indeed that engines have evolved, but some folks are still stuck the Jurassic, so to speak.
Anywho, back to topic.
You only need to drive behind a classic car to appreciate how clean they've become. I was driving behind a 70's Corvette yesterday and I swear my new Sonata could have run off the unburned fuel coming out of that thing's tail pipes...
Ha! cool thread,,
52 pistons here
89 mark vii- 8
88 mustang vert- 4
88 mustang coupe- 4
84 mustang predator- 8
83 turbo ranger- 4
72 riviara- 8
engines not in cars:
ford 2.3l turbo- 4
ford 2.3l turbo- 4
ford 4.6l- 8
buick 455ci- 8