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Speed_RaSiR
12-17-2002, 11:59 AM
The Ward's 10 Best Engines for 2003:

Engine (and tested vehicle)
* BMW AG 3L DOHC I-6 (330i)
* BMW AG 3.2L DOHC I-6 (M3)
* DaimlerChrysler AG 5.7L OHV Hemi Magnum V-8 (Dodge Ram HD)
* Ford Motor Co. 6L Power Stroke OHV Turbodiesel V-8 (F-Series Super
Duty)
* General Motors Corp. 4.2L DOHC I-6 (Chevrolet TrailBlazer)
* Honda Motor Co. Ltd. 2L DOHC I-4 (Acura RSX Type S)
* Honda Motor Co. Ltd. 3L SOHC V-6 (Accord EX)
* Mini 1.6L supercharged DOHC I-4 (Mini Cooper S)
* Nissan Motor Co. Ltd. 3.5L DOHC V-6 (Infiniti G35 coupe)
* Volkswagen AG 1.8L turbocharged DOHC I-4 (Golf Gti 1.8T)

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rage2
12-17-2002, 12:14 PM
Originally posted by Speed_RaSiR
The Ward's 10 Best Engines for 2003:

Originally posted by Speed_RaSiR
* BMW AG 3.2L DOHC I-6 (M3)
They must be on crack :D.

Weapon_R
12-17-2002, 12:17 PM
Originally posted by Speed_RaSiR
The Ward's 10 Best Engines for 2003:

Engine (and tested vehicle)
* BMW AG 3.2L DOHC I-6 (M3)






Originally posted by rage2


They must be on crack :D.

Thats what i was thinking at first, but didn't they rework this engine and fix the problem?

ninspeed
12-17-2002, 12:20 PM
wheres the 4g63????

rage2
12-17-2002, 12:20 PM
Originally posted by Weapon_R
Thats what i was thinking at first, but didn't they rework this engine and fix the problem?

They've reworked the engine in Nov/Dec 2002. Nobody knows if it's fixed the problem yet. Give it 9 months and we'll know.

GTS Jeff
12-17-2002, 01:31 PM
i dont think the accord v6 should have made it on that list...its an outdated pos.

a honda that should have made it is the civic hybrid engine....

DSM Power
12-17-2002, 01:53 PM
Originally posted by ninspeed
wheres the 4g63????
Not that it's new or anything but still...! :burnout:

ninspeed
12-17-2002, 06:01 PM
they still make it though

SilverRex
12-17-2002, 06:11 PM
ah huh, a better reason to get the infiniti g35 coupe =]

szw
12-17-2002, 06:17 PM
or g35 sedan or 350z or maxima or altima or murano

any others?heh

95TsiAWD
12-17-2002, 06:50 PM
Originally posted by ninspeed
they still make it though
Exactly, long live the 4G63, no matter what side the t-belt is on.

SpoonEK9@STRD
12-17-2002, 09:12 PM
Originally posted by szw
or g35 sedan or 350z or maxima or altima or murano

any others?heh

Maxima motor has been on this list for years... Vq35de

Thats why nissan put it in all there cars.

syeve
12-18-2002, 02:36 AM
k20 is good

Silencer
12-18-2002, 09:49 AM
Originally posted by SilverRex
ah huh, a better reason to get the infiniti g35 coupe =]

The VQ is the same in the 350Z, it's just the exhaust system that's a bit different.

Hakkola
12-18-2002, 12:39 PM
I heard the g35 engine was overrated???

buh_buh
12-18-2002, 12:50 PM
how the HELL did the M3 and the V6 Accord Motor make the list????

2K255HP
12-20-2002, 01:49 AM
Hakkola - you heard right.....the VQ35 engine is overrated
szw - add pathfinder to that list :) first to have the VQ35

Alpine Autowerks
12-20-2002, 09:32 AM
Originally posted by rage2


They must be on crack :D.



Don't you mean they must have a cracked head

yakish
12-20-2002, 09:37 AM
* BMW AG 3.2L DOHC I-6 (M3)
This engine is really smth

rage2
12-20-2002, 09:51 AM
Originally posted by yakish
* BMW AG 3.2L DOHC I-6 (M3)
This engine is really smth

I'd be a decent engine... if it didn't blow up in M3's all around the world.