3.0 twin turbo Hurricane motor

[Firebird]

4.9 Ford, 225 slant 6....

Both were great motors!

 

[Docwagon1776]

Except for the ones that aren't. The Jeep 4.0 for example. Terrible fuel economy, oil leaks galore, crank sensor failures, heads cracking between #2 and #3 cylinder, gasket failures, etc. etc. I guess the Cummins has been overall very good. Can't really think of any other I-6 engines that have been great. Maybe Mercedes had a couple back in the old days.

You're one of the few people I've ever seen bash the 4.0 as problematic. It's nothing for those to run 200k-300k with minimal maintenance.

 

[chas0218]

You're one of the few people I've ever seen bash the 4.0 as problematic. It's nothing for those to run 200k-300k with minimal maintenance.

Only issues they had was the rear main seal leak and maybe a head gasket but usually only when they got over heated.

 

[H3LZSN1P3R]

Except for the ones that aren't. The Jeep 4.0 for example. Terrible fuel economy, oil leaks galore, crank sensor failures, heads cracking between #2 and #3 cylinder, gasket failures, etc. etc. I guess the Cummins has been overall very good. Can't really think of any other I-6 engines that have been great. Maybe Mercedes had a couple back in the old days.

Im not sure what you are smoking but the 4.0L in the jeeps were great before the 03 change up. The ford 300 straight 6 the GM 258 the AMC 258 the dodge 225 slant 6. Hell even the old pontiac I8 was a great engine. The list of great I6 engines far out number the one or 2 bad ones… and have you ever noticed the trucking industry is almost all inline engines? There is a huge reason for it RELIABILITY!

 

[H3LZSN1P3R]

dont forget about the GM 4.2 Atlas. Great engine, lousy MPG. Had one in a 05 Trailblazer. Smooth runner but only got about 15 MPG city, 18 Hwy.
From the web.
The 4.2-liter Atlas LL8, otherwise called the Vortec 4200, was a groundbreaking engine for GM. It featured an all-aluminum construction, dual overhead cams with variable valve timing on the exhaust side, four valves per cylinder, a coil-on-plug ignition system, a high compression ratio of 10:1, and its cylinder heads featured GM’s then-prevalent “Vortec” engineering designed to maximize airflow.

This combination allowed for the production of 1.06 horsepower per cubic inch – a total of 270 horsepower at 6,000 rpm. Torque was rated at 275 pound-feet at 3,600 rpm, but 90 percent of peak torque was available between 1,600 and 5,600 rpm. These stats far exceeded every comparable V-6 on the market at the time, including GM’s own 4.3-liter Vortec V-6.

The 4.2 was the only good thing about those trail blazers lol

 

[WXman]

You're one of the few people I've ever seen bash the 4.0 as problematic. It's nothing for those to run 200k-300k with minimal maintenance.

Show me a 4.0 that isn't covered in oil. I'll wait.

The only reason the 4.0 was considered good back in the 90s is because the junk Ford and GM were using was worse.

I had the misfortune of working on the old 4.0s back in the day. What a nightmare. Had one in particular that WOULD NOT run correctly no matter what we did to it. New head, new sensors, complete timing, fuel system, it ended up almost new and still wouldn't run correctly.

 

[H3LZSN1P3R]

Show me a 4.0 that isn't covered in oil. I'll wait.

The only reason the 4.0 was considered good back in the 90s is because the junk Ford and GM were using was worse.

My 4.0L never leaked a drop of oil except when the valve cover gasket leaked but a 30 min swap to replace the gasket and no more leaks. The only ones that were coated in oil were the ones that were not maintained same goes for the cummins engines.

 

[WXman]

4.9 Ford, 225 slant 6....

I'll give you that one. I put about 130,000 HARD miles on a 1992 model back in the day. Pretty good motor. Didn't have any big problems with it.

 

[flan]

I had the misfortune of working on the old 4.0s back in the day. What a nightmare. Had one in particular that WOULD NOT run correctly no matter what we did to it. New head, new sensors, complete timing, fuel system, it ended up almost new and still wouldn't run correctly.

Maybe it was the guys working on it...

 

[Enve46]

Show me a 4.0 that isn't covered in oil. I'll wait.

The only reason the 4.0 was considered good back in the 90s is because the junk Ford and GM were using was worse.

I had the misfortune of working on the old 4.0s back in the day. What a nightmare. Had one in particular that WOULD NOT run correctly no matter what we did to it. New head, new sensors, complete timing, fuel system, it ended up almost new and still wouldn't run correctly.

You can say that about anything thats not maintained. Oil seals will fail over time. Ive owned no less than probably 15 4.0s in several different Jeeps, a quick valve cover or even oil pan gasket and its good to go. So many are misdiagnosed as rear main seals but its just a **** install on the oil pan gasket. I even had one running with a bad lifter and cam lobe. Had another one running with muddy water as coolant hahaha. Beat the **** out of them and they still ran.

 

[pizzatots]

If the 6.4 is discontinued for an I6, maybe we'll finally be lauded for "high resale" in the HEMI club

 

[jetrinka]

Show me a 4.0 that isn't covered in oil. I'll wait.

The only reason the 4.0 was considered good back in the 90s is because the junk Ford and GM were using was worse.

I had the misfortune of working on the old 4.0s back in the day. What a nightmare. Had one in particular that WOULD NOT run correctly no matter what we did to it. New head, new sensors, complete timing, fuel system, it ended up almost new and still wouldn't run correctly.

You're the first I've heard say something like that. Gimme one of the late 4.0's with the nice coil rail and I'm a happy camper. Sure things can go wrong - I had an 02 Grand Cherokee that developed a light tick that one day sitting at a light developed into a heavier tick. Ended up pulling the head and oil pan off to push the slugs out and found #4 with a cracked piston skirt. Cylinders still looked ok so I just ball honed them, installed new pistons, rings, rod bearings, lifters and associated gaskets and the thing is still running fine 70k later (had like 260k on it when I sold it). Never burned a drop of oil. Super easy tractor engine IMO and I'd rather have it over many modern engines.

 

[gimmie11s]

lol….never. Thought I would stay in a newish Raptor as long as they made them, nope.
It’s hilarious when my buddy hooks the travel trailer to his Ford with a six.

I had a 2011 F150 with the 3.5l EcoBoost v6 that would out-tow any big block from the 90s and early 2000's.

Power is not at all their problem.

 

[gimmie11s]

If the 6.4 is discontinued for an I6, maybe we'll finally be lauded for "high resale" in the HEMI club

Doubtful.

The Mopar "hemi" was originally just a copy of GM's LS platform. There are so many of them out there, and they have so little redeeming quality separating them from their competition, that high resale is very unlikely.

 

[gimmie11s]

4.9 Ford, 225 slant 6....

The l6 configuration is one of (if not THE) smoothest, naturally firing engine layouts in existence.

That 4.9l Ford... Mmmmmmmmm. Love.

 

[Poolmonkey]

I had a 2011 F150 with the 3.5l EcoBoost v6 that would out-tow any big block from the 90s and early 2000's.

Power is not at all their problem.

Ha…doing 50 trying to prevent running out of gas isn’t what I’d call out-towing. He barely makes it from stop to stop.

 

[gimmie11s]

Ha…doing 50 trying to prevent running out of gas isn’t what I’d call out-towing. He barely makes it from stop to stop.

Seems you've never towed with one.

That little 3.5 would put a vortec 454 to shame. Ive owned both and towed back to back with the same trailer.

 

[Poolmonkey]

Seems you've never towed with one.

That little 3.5 would put a vortec 454 to shame. Ive owned both and towed back to back with the same trailer.

yeah..lol

 

[Firebird]

Seems you've never towed with one.

That little 3.5 would put a vortec 454 to shame. Ive owned both and towed back to back with the same trailer.

I also had a 3.5 ecoboost F150, and it was one stupid quick truck! However, I didn't tow with it, mainly because I can't stand towing with a half ton, suspensions and tires are too soft

 

[brv10]

The 454 would last longer, and doing a waterpump on a 3.5 is a joke