What engine configuration have you owned the most of?

Mostly all inline 4's.  Followed closely by aircooled opposed 4's.  A couple v6's, an aircooled flat 6, and only 1 v8.

If we count parts cars - straight 6

If not - in-line 4

Guess that’s the import life.

Can we do aircooled or water cooled ?

Air-cooled ,  2 cyl Fiat 500 , too many air-cooled VWs , Corvair 6cyl , 911 6cyl , 912 4cyl 914 4cyl  ......and a bunch of motorbikes.....still want a Tatra

Water cooled : Fiat 600 , Fiat Abarths , Renault 4cvs... And lots more European cars

Driver's normally Chevy V8 vans....

60 Plymouth Suburban wagon, 225 slant/in-line 6

67 dart GT two more slant sixes 225's

67 Impala wagon 283 V8

73 Cheyenne Super 454 V8

77 Caprice wagon 305 V8

79 panther LTD 302 V8

85 Legacy wagon, flat 4

93, 95 Crown Victorias 4.6 V8s

93 XJ Cherokee 4.0 in line 6

95 Accord wagon 2.2 in line 4

99 Accord coupe 2.3 in line 4

04 Lancer Ralliart wagon 2,4 in line 4

00, 05 oddyseys 3.5 V6s

88 Silverado 350 V8

04 Sienna 3.3 V6

01 Miata 1.8 in line 4

14 Mazda 5, 2.5 in line 4

So let's see,

4 straight 6 engines (I'll cluster the slant sixes into that group).

7 V8

3 v6

1 flat 4

5 in line 4

I'm selling my Miata, to replace it with another Miata so the straight 4 cylinder configuration is closing in on the V8

Horizontally opposed 6

AngryCorvair said:

Horizontally opposed 6

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I have owed one single (Yamaha enduro), one  twin (Honda sl350),a few NA 4's and 3 turbo 4's (all various awd Mazdas and a 69 Datsun 510 and a Fiat best left forgotten), 4 straight six Chevy work vans, not 1 but 2 GM 6.2. diesel disasters.. one in a van and the other in a P chassis motorhome, prolly half a dozen bent 8 work vans of either the Ford or chevy persuasion, 2 V6, 1 bent8  turbodiesel Cat in the back of Moby the Road Condo, and one kompressed bent 8 atomic bomb in this silly ass Mercedes I'm hauling around in these days...

So, mostly V8's. 

1 H4 1585cc later 1641cc

1 V8 289ci

1 L5 3.0L Turbo

1 L4 124ci(Never ran)

2 L6 3.2L and 4.0L

1 inline 6

3 in line 4

8  V6

8 V8

V6 Tranverse: Plymouth Voyager, Nissan Maxima, Mazda (Ford) CX-9

V6 Longitudinal: Toyota 4Runner

V8: Toyota Sequoia

I6: Triumph GT6, BMW 325i

I4 Transverse: Acura Integra, Honda Accord

I4 transverse turbo: GTI

I4 Longitudinal: Porsche 924S, BMW 318i

Flat-4: Subaru WRX

Rotary: none, not interested in ever having one

Diesel: never really had the need

Hybrid/electric: none, but I'm sure i will eventually

You're doing it all wrong.

3 rear-engine

1 mid-engine

5 front engine (2 FWD, 2 RWD, 1 AWD)

In the order of ownership:  1971 to present.

1966 Ford Custom - 289 V8

1974 Capri - 2.8L V6

1973 Capri - I4

1973 Capri - I4

1978 Fiesta - I4

1979 Fiesta - I4

1986 Mustang - 5.0L V8

1980 Fiesta - I4

1989 Ranger - 2.9L V6

1988 2500  Suburban - 454 V8

1993 Mustang - 5.0l V8

1992 Mustang - 5.0L V8

1988 Econoline E250 - 5.8L V8

1976 Capri II - 2.3L I4

2000 SVT Contour - 2.5L V6

1988 VW - 1.8L I4

2012 VW - 2.0L I4

2013 Ford F 150 - 3.5L V6

1979 Fiesta - I4

Number total:

6 - V8's

4 - V6's

9 - I4's

Inline 6:

1996 Jeep xj 4.0

1989 Dodge D350 5.9 cummins

1995 BMW 325i

V6:

1991 Dodge d150 3.9

1991 Olds Bravada 4.3

1999 Chevy Malibu 3.1

1994 Dodge 1500 3.9

V8:

1986 Pontiac Firebird with A 350

1984 Pontiac Trans Am with a 350

1987 Pontiac Trans Am GTA with a 305.

2000 Dodge 1500 4x4 5.9

1996 Dodge 1500 5.2

(Do i get to count the 350 and 440 i never had installed in a vehicle?)

Inline 4:

1999 Saturn SL1

Edit: i somehow forgot my 3 90s dodge trucks.

I've had one straight six, 6 V6s, 12 I4s , 1 flat 4, and no V8s over the last  42 years. I tend to keep cars for lengthy periods of time. There were several company cars over the years that I haven't counted since they weren't really mine. My intent is to lose my V8 virginity with my next Challenge car.

probably forgetting some-

I4-10

V8-7

I6-4

rotary-1

flat 6-1

flat 4-1

v6-1

Keith Tanner said:

It's gotta be straight fours, followed by two straight fours with a common crank 

You have a lot of flat-plane crank V8s? :)

rotary - 6

I4 -6

H4 - 3

V6 - 1

I6 - 1

v8 = 2

v6 = 3

I6 = 3

I4 = 6

2cyl = 1 (2-stroke trabant 601)

Rotary = 2

With the rotary and the inline 6 being my favorite.

Let's see. I think inline fours will rule the day for me. Barely.

2 - V8

2 - V6

1 - Inline 6

1 - Inline 5

3 - Inline 4

2 - Singles

1 - Rotary

Rotaries, I think I've owned 15 with cars attached, however briefly, and as many as 20 if we don't count ones attached to cars.

6  inline 4

5 single cylinders of various displacements

5  V6

4   V8 (one not attached to anything yet)

3   Inline 6

2  horizontally opposed 4
 

8inline 4’s (6 Korean 1 Ford)

6 v8’s (all gm)

3 v6’s (2 gm one Suzuki)

1 in-line 3 (Japanese)

Sonoma, Rodeo, Ranger, Taurus = 4 V6

Miata, Miata, saturn, cavalier = 4 4bngers

Forester = 1 boxer

P71, Tahoe= 2 v8

I feel like I'm forgetting something though. 

Lemme see...

V-6 (in both transverse and longitudinal flavors)

I-6 NA

I-4 

V-8 diesel-which begat ->

V-8 gas

I-3 turbo

H-6

I-4 turbo

I-6 turbo diesel

H-4 turbo

V-6 turbo diesel

3x I4s.

Edit: Maybe I should say 4x I4s if you count engines of different models that were swapped out.

5 V-6's

6 I-6's (one turbo)

6 I-4's (one gas turbo, one turbo diesel, both are current drivers)

11 V-8's