Engine Identification. I got 14 out of 18.
http://www.americantorque.com/game/engine-id/
Nice photos too.
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May 28, 2008 12:09 p.m. 914Driver HalfDork
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May 28, 2008 12:21 p.m. Wally SuperDork
17/18
That 455 was way too buried
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May 28, 2008 12:23 p.m. Jay HalfDork
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
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May 28, 2008 12:29 p.m. kilgoretrout New Reader
I got 11/18 which I think is good considering most of those engines are as old as my parents.
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May 28, 2008 1:33 p.m. 914Driver HalfDork
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?
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May 28, 2008 1:42 p.m. ClemSparks SuperDork
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
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May 28, 2008 2:01 p.m. DILYSI Dave SuperDork
12/18.
I'm OK with only being able to identify weird old engines 2/3 of the time.
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May 28, 2008 2:16 p.m. P71 New Reader
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...
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May 28, 2008 2:18 p.m. Jensenman SuperDork
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!
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May 28, 2008 3:38 p.m. confuZion3 Reader
Jesus. 7 out of 18. I feel stoopid.
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May 28, 2008 3:58 p.m. littleturquoiseb Reader
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
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May 28, 2008 4:07 p.m. SupraWes New Reader
11/18 Awfully Chevy centric but a fun game.
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May 28, 2008 6:36 p.m. Woodyhfd HalfDork
Wally wrote: 17/18
That 455 was way too buried
Ditto.
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May 28, 2008 7:02 p.m. Jensenman SuperDork
Woodyhfd wrote:
Wally wrote: 17/18
That 455 was way too buried
Ditto.
Dudes. Count the bottom valve cover bolts. :cool:
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May 28, 2008 9:06 p.m. ThunderCougarFalconGoat New Reader
8 outta 18, I don't care what it is as long as it makes happy noises.
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May 28, 2008 9:59 p.m. redbonechkn New Reader
11/18 Ive never owned a V8 in my life:grin:
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May 28, 2008 10:14 p.m. NYG95GA Dork
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?
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May 28, 2008 10:25 p.m. SkinnyG New Reader
17/18 - messed up on the one what wasn't a 409.
