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Week 11 [13.01- 19.01.2020] Construction of motorsport engines

I love driving. Cars are one of my biggest passions. I love their design as well. The heart of the car is the engine, and  in my opinion it is unusual how they are constructed. In all engines the operating principle is the same and yet they are all built differently. The most refined sports engines, one of the most commonly used engines, is the one created by Toyota called 2JZ. The following video shows the construction of this unit for motorsport.


1. Have you ever heard of this engine? Do you know other engines?
2. What do you think about internal combustion engines?

3. What is your dream car?

Comments

Cem Ates said…
1. Have you ever heard of this engine? Do you know other engines?
I haven't heard this engine but I know an engine called Unreal, which let's you develop games.
2. What do you think about internal combustion engines?
The internal combustion engine is ecologically damaging, expensive to build and maintain, a major failure point and apart from the sound less fun to drive, so for me it's not good.
3. What is your dream car?
Ferrari FF.
August Micota said…
Yes i've heard about it, in fact I was an hour from buying a lexus is300 with this exact engine mounted in it but an owner called me that some guy bought the car just as i was getting ready to go for it. I don't mind though as for right now i own a car which consumes much less fuel so i'm gratefull for that.

I think that they were great in the past but in todays moto market there is far less place for them.

It's hard to tell, I would say Volvo s60, Audi Q8 or new Toyota Supra
1. Have you ever heard of this engine? Do you know other engines?
Old good inline six, I don't know that much but it seems to be a frequent choice for swaps. I know Mercedes OM602 engine, a 5-cylinder diesel engine that was mounted in my old w210 benz.
2. Internal combustion engines are not as bad for the environment as people think at least no more than the batteries used in electric cars. It is worth mentioning that the current engines are very refined. It is likely that subsequent artificial emission standards will mean that there will be no point in producing them.

3. Today i dream about new a6 and w140
1. Yes, I heard about this engine. It drives, among others, the legendary Toyota Supra, and is also very durable and susceptible to modifications. Yes, I know engines such as the M60 produced by BMW, RB26DETT produced by Nissan.

2. Internal combustion engines are displaced by electric motors, which are much more effective, longer-lasting, simpler. However, we must not forget how the electricity that powers them arises, and that the production of electric batteries is very unecological, catastrophic for the environment.

3. I really like all the latest Mercedes-Benz cars, especially the new G-wagon. My dream car is the Mercedes-Benz G500.
I didn't hear about that engine, so I won't say a word. If the engine is well constructed and uses ecological fuel, for example algae fuel, it will be much less harmful than disposing of tesla batteries. In my opinion, the electronics or the suspension system more often fails. Maintenance costs are not so high when compared with battery replacement in electric cars. And the sound is beautiful to me. :) Did you know that in your dream car there is a loud, expensive and certainly not ecological v12 engine? :)
It's a pity it didn't work out, the lexus is a great car even without this engine and in combination it's a racer in civilian clothes.
I believe that they are still good and can still be adapted to today's world only by misunderstanding people, corporations do not do this to lick themselves to customers who do not know what they want.
Every car in a different category. :D I fell in love with the new supra.

272 / 2048
I agree with your statement on engine ecology. I think some standards should be, but they're wrong, for example, an engine with more capacity without turbo thinks it would be more environmentally friendly than these powerful engines the size of a carton of milk.
Kyrylo said…
1. Have you ever heard of this engine? Do you know other engines?
You mean, rotary ones, hybrid or electric? Sure, I have heard of them.
2. What do you think about internal combustion engines?
Obsolete and inevitably going to die. Mainly because petrol and oil -- the very thing they use, is not a renewable resource, so at some point internal combustion engines will simply become useless. With no means of ever powering them.

3. What is your dream car?
A flying one, probably big enough to fin an observatory into it.
1. Of course I've heard of this engine. I think that every car fan has heard at least a mention about this engine. The same engine had the legendary Toyota Supra mk IV.
2. Internal combustion engines are very important in transport. Personally, I think that they are an inseparable part of the automotive industry. Unfortunately, environmentalists and restrictive emissions standards are killing current engines.
3. My dream car is of course the BMW e60 M5 with a 5-liter V10 engine. Personally, I am not a fan of low-volume engines.
Zygmunt Z said…
1. Have you ever heard of this engine? Do you know other engines?

Of course I have heard about 2JZ and I know that this one of the most reliable and high-performance tweaks-resistant engine ever built. Apart from that I know that Nissan also built very strong engines, for example SR20DET or RB25DET which were present in Skylines.

2. What do you think about internal combustion engines?

Given that we are entering hybrid and electric era I would say that internal combustion engine is going to be an extinct species. I know that manufacturers have to create engines which need to meet the overall regulations but having a naturally aspirated V8 or V12 engine is something best that can happen to you.

3. What is your dream car?

A classic Italian, I think.
Internal combustion engines can still show us a lot, and petrol and oil are not the only way to power them. For example, we can fuel them with algae fuel.
Mykola Suprun said…
1) No, sadly, I'm embarrassingly illiterate on this topic.
2) I think they were a technological revolution in their time, but now it seems time for them to go away is nearing. Slowly, but certainly. For the next decade, though, I believe they are in no danger whatsoever.
3) Not one in particular, but if I were to choose one, it would probably be something like Tesla or any other electric car, assuming it has some cool modern technologies under the hood.
Jakub Kisiała said…
1. Yes I think even non-petrolhead have heard of him.
2. They make cooler brumbrum than electric ones.
3. M2.
1. Have you ever heard of this engine? Do you know other engines?
Yes, I have heard of this engine. Of course, I know many other engines. I know engines like M60 produced by BMW, RB26DETT made by Nissan.

2. What do you think about internal combustion engines?
Combustion engines are currently the most used in the automotive market. However, this trend is slowly changing. In a dozen or so years, the most popular will be electric motors that will get combustion engines out of the market for good.

3. What is your dream car?
I love luxury cars. Recently, BMW cars are very popular. Recently, the BMW 8 Series car has fallen into my eye. What a sporty cart.
1. No, I'm sorry, I'm not interested in mechanics. However, I remember all those animated schemes they showed us at the driving licence course to be particularly interesting.

2. As I said before, I don't know much about the subject, however, as I can guess from the other comments it is not environmentally friendly and it is going to be pushed by ecological engines, such as electric ones. If that's the point, I'm also in a team electric, however, as many pointed out, the percentage of the world energy from the renewable sources must change so it could be indeed ecological.

3. I like driving, but I don't care about owning a car. If I need to transport something I can just rent a car and don't worry about the rest. However, I can appreciate those vehicles. From the design point of view, I like the Chrysler 300c. It is both elegant and fearsome. But from the practical point of view, it would be hard to find such a big space to park in the city, besides I don't need a car this big. On the other hand, Smarts or Pandas are not really my style so I'm going to stick with my bicycle :)
s15740 said…
Yes, I have heard about internal combustion engine. Not so long ago I had a discussion around this topic. Agree with posts above, that it is an integral part of the auto industry. It was born almost 200 years ago. And the process of creation was long, almost 100 years. This invention changed everything. Using oil helped internal combustion engine to win that competition between electrical and steam engines. But nowadays using oil as fuel can bury it. But in nearest future it will not happen. Because there is no perfect replacement for it. Electrical engines have negative influence on ecology when creating. There is no ecological utilization for batteries. Situation creates more complex situation, so its better to use older technology, until new one become perfect.
Mehmet KONUK said…
1. Have you ever heard of this engine? Do you know other engines?
I've never heard of. I like cars but not that much interest
2. What do you think about internal combustion engines?
In internal combustion engines, fuel enters the system unburned, it is burned in the engine, its chemical energy is converted into mechanical energy and its waste is removed from the system. The engine commonly used in cars is of this type. In its simplest and primitive form, the gasoline is transported from the fuel tank into the combustion chamber, the piston compresses the air in the combustion chamber, the compressed air and fuel mixture fires, and the power piston it generates moves the shaft and the spindle connected to the engine.
3. What is your dream car?
I bought the car of my dreams and wish you a lot of luck.:D
Ivan Mazuryk said…
1. Have you ever heard of this engine? Do you know other engines?
Yes, I heard about it. This actually the legend and the perfect svap stuff.
2. What do you think about internal combustion engines?
I think it will be alive for a long time, until the oil will end.
3. What is your dream car?
Range Rover with 5 litters petrol engine. Of course this is not the JZ, but still cool.
I haven’t heard of this engine before. I’m not really into cars and all that stuff so I also don’t know any other engines. Internal combustion engine was definitely a big step in the future. It helped people improve almost every aspect of our lives but nowadays we also know how much of a bad influence it has. It’s far from ecological way of life, environment is damaged so we should move on and eliminate it as much as possible. I’m not sure what is my dream car. I think that maybe Audi R8 or Nissan GTR are close to my dream car, but I will probably decide what is my dream can in the moment that I can afford it. Because I will start to search for my perfect car when I can afford it, and not earlier because I will get only angry that I can’t buy it now.

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