914Driver
914Driver HalfDork
5/28/08 12:09 p.m.

Engine Identification. I got 14 out of 18.

http://www.americantorque.com/game/engine-id/

Nice photos too.

Wally
Wally SuperDork
5/28/08 12:21 p.m.

17/18

That 455 was way too buried

Jay
Jay HalfDork
5/28/08 12:23 p.m.

I gave up guessing at ten questions. I was never into American V8s enough to memorize where the dipstick was placed on some obscure GM engine that was only offered in 1958.

J

kilgoretrout
kilgoretrout New Reader
5/28/08 12:29 p.m.

I got 11/18 which I think is good considering most of those engines are as old as my parents.

914Driver
914Driver HalfDork
5/28/08 1:33 p.m.
kilgoretrout wrote: I got 11/18 which I think is good considering most of those engines are as old as my parents.

Hey, was that an old guy shot?

ClemSparks
ClemSparks SuperDork
5/28/08 1:42 p.m.

15 out of 18.

I didn't know a lot of them...but time spent at NSRA and GoodGuys events as a youth let me to make very good educated guesses on many of them. And the olds was given away by Wally (thanks Wally!).

You can infer a lot by just valve cover shape, exhaust port spacing, and distributor location...

Clem

DILYSI Dave
DILYSI Dave SuperDork
5/28/08 2:01 p.m.

12/18.

I'm OK with only being able to identify weird old engines 2/3 of the time.

P71
P71 New Reader
5/28/08 2:16 p.m.

17/18, the 348 vs 409 one got me (the dipstick side one). All of the other ones were easy.

They could do better though, they need a B and RB Mopar, an AMC (that would be fun, they're externally identical :grin: ), a 455 Buick, an LS motor, etc, etc...

Jensenman
Jensenman SuperDork
5/28/08 2:18 p.m.

15 out of 18. The 348/409 dipstick on opposite sides got me as did the front/rear dizzy Hemi's. Been a long time since I saw a nailhead Buick!

confuZion3
confuZion3 Reader
5/28/08 3:38 p.m.

Jesus. 7 out of 18. I feel stoopid.

littleturquoiseb
littleturquoiseb Reader
5/28/08 3:58 p.m.

also 7 out of 18 .. I don't feel dumb at all ... Mostly american V-8's I've never owned or seen ... could the designers figured out the diffrence between an International Harvester V8-304 or a AMC V8-304?

If your not into old V-8s that haven't been produced in 50 years you'll do badly.

Jeff

SupraWes
SupraWes New Reader
5/28/08 4:07 p.m.

11/18 Awfully Chevy centric but a fun game.

Woodyhfd
Woodyhfd HalfDork
5/28/08 6:36 p.m.
Wally wrote: 17/18 That 455 was way too buried

Ditto.

Jensenman
Jensenman SuperDork
5/28/08 7:02 p.m.
Woodyhfd wrote:
Wally wrote: 17/18 That 455 was way too buried
Ditto.

Dudes. Count the bottom valve cover bolts. :cool:

ThunderCougarFalconGoat
ThunderCougarFalconGoat New Reader
5/28/08 9:06 p.m.

8 outta 18, I don't care what it is as long as it makes happy noises.

redbonechkn
redbonechkn New Reader
5/28/08 9:59 p.m.

11/18 Ive never owned a V8 in my life:grin:

NYG95GA
NYG95GA Dork
5/28/08 10:14 p.m.

10/18. I've never owned a V8 either.

35 years ago, I would have nailed them all, but who sees some of those relics anymore?

SkinnyG
SkinnyG New Reader
5/28/08 10:25 p.m.

17/18 - messed up on the one what wasn't a 409.

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