Ward’s Names 10 Best Engines for 2006

Reply Subscribe

Thread Tools

Search this Thread

Dec 12, 2005 | 10:54 AM

#16

slt

Registered User

Joined: Feb 2002

Posts: 1,024

Re: Ward’s Names 10 Best Engines for 2006

Quote:

GM makes serious inroads into the affordable performance market with its thrilling 2L supercharged DOHC I-4 used in the Cobalt SS performance coupe.

Everyone forgets about the Ion Redline

Its on its 4th model year.

Dec 12, 2005 | 11:50 AM

#17

HAZ-Matt

Registered User

Joined: Mar 2001

Posts: 4,000

From: TX Med Ctr

Re: Ward’s Names 10 Best Engines for 2006

No love for the Ion Redline. Maybe if it had a normal gauge location.

Dec 12, 2005 | 09:28 PM

#18

MarineReconZ28

Registered User

Joined: Oct 2004

Posts: 509

From: Modesto, CA

Re: Ward’s Names 10 Best Engines for 2006

Quote:

Originally Posted by HAZ-Matt

No love for the Ion Redline. Maybe if it had a normal gauge location.

Or if it wasn't a saturn.

Edit: Im just kidding. I like Saturn.

Dec 12, 2005 | 10:01 PM

#19

bossco

Registered User

Joined: Jun 2004

Posts: 2,977

From: SeVa

Re: Ward’s Names 10 Best Engines for 2006

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gold_Rush

Pretty much.

I don't know why DCX decided to stick the Hemi with a heavy *** iron block. Just the little things like that paints it as inferior to the LsX's.

How is iron inferior, except for the weight disadvantage, iron is superior to an aluminum block in many aspects.

Dec 12, 2005 | 10:14 PM

#20

bossco

Registered User

Joined: Jun 2004

Posts: 2,977

From: SeVa

Re: Ward’s Names 10 Best Engines for 2006

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gold_Rush

Pretty much.

I don't know why DCX decided to stick the Hemi with a heavy *** iron block. Just the little things like that paints it as inferior to the LsX's.

How is iron inferior, except for the weight disadvantage, iron is superior to an aluminum block in many aspects. Foremost among them is wearability, dimensional stabilty and NVH control.

In the same breath everbody condemns the 4.6 mod motors due to output, but in the BS world of bench-racing it has all the spades, next on the the food chain would be the hemi (due to cylinderheads) and the LSx engines would be on the bottom rung because they are the closest thing to yestertech out there, however truth is far different.