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What do you guys think is the best 2L engine?

Could be anything.

- Iron or alloy

- 4/6/8 cylinder

- V/inline/boxer

- non-turbo/supercharged or turbo

- SOHC/DOHC

- Petrol/Diesel

Why do you think it's such a good engine?

Discuss.

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Naturally aspirated and a common production car engine, Opel/Vauxhall C20XE.

1988. 110kw, 196NM. Can buy one second hand from a wrecked Calibra for a few hundred bucks.

Popular engine in the UK, used in Westfields over there and Formula 3 here in Australia. In racing guise with cams, throttle bodies, high compression pistons, engine management, people have obtained 190-200kw.

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In before SR20...

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-3S-G(T)E: Stupidly underrated I reckon, though they lack the applications (only come in celica, MR2 in performance guise) so this is why they never get/got as much attention as say, an SR or 4G63...

-SR20VE(T): The top of the range SRs are guns... SR20VET only uses SEVEN psi and makes 206kw, and they are typically bulletproof when taken care of...

At the end of the day, when talking about performance motors, comparing factory specs is a little silly, cos the manufacturers had limitations when designing them (emissions, applicationas, 'gentleman's agreements').

The true test of a motor is when used in motorsport IMO, so that's when the likes of Cosworths and Alfa GTV motors shine. I reckon most popular 2Ls are only as good as the work done to them, i.e. spend enough money on anything, and you could have the 'best' 2L...

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3S Motors are poo, more oiling problems than 10 RB's put together

Really? My bad I thought they were underrated.

But that's my point, given any amount of money, you could fix said oiling problems, and anything else, then you'd have a great motor you know?

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Any L4 nissan motor with a OS TC-16 head.

Lz20b turbo, as seen in group 5 dr30, s12 and 910 bluebird.

FJ20. abit heavy though.

Ford pinto with a connaught 'warrior' head as seen below.

270hp with 50mm webers

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after my girfriend bought a SIL80 i have become a SR20 fan, it was better than my 25 almost every where except for the very top end. I dont know if they are the best but in terms of making power on the cheap they are bloody hard to beat

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