The 2024 Mustang 5.0 can’t do it. It stops short at 94.
3 cylinder cars
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A 2002 Honda S2000 does 120.The 2024 Mustang 5.0 can’t do it. It stops short at 94.
When the discussion moves to HP/L, you know we’re talking about something that has little HP overall
Remember in the most recent gas crisis, these started getting a lot of public attention? I think it was 2011 or something like that. I recall at that time considered getting one.Just to add, my Metro was one of those 3 door hatchback types. It was a manual with a 5 speed.
Believe it or not it was pretty nimble. I was just like this, only red in color. Memories of my younger days.
The engine was a Suzuki, in line 3, 1 liter. Probably around 50 hp.
The big big issue in the discussion of three cylinder engines is the application of turbochargers. NA engines were duds for sure.
My dad bought a 94 metro at the time his ride to work was a dodge with a 318 .
he was tickled pink when his weekly gas bill went from $25 to $10.
His burnt a valve at 140k the only repairs he did where timing belt when he had the valve fixed and two wheel bearings. These cars were really a tin can on wheels.
he was tickled pink when his weekly gas bill went from $25 to $10.
His burnt a valve at 140k the only repairs he did where timing belt when he had the valve fixed and two wheel bearings. These cars were really a tin can on wheels.
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I had a 3cyl K75C 750cc BMW motorcycle for 158,000 miles. It was about as smooth as an electric engine. How? A balance shaft running at crankcase speed if I remember correctly. Do the 3 banger cars have this or just rubber engine mounts?
The 1200 Turbo 3 banger has more power than the four cylinder 1.5 liter engine in James Dean’s Porsche 550.When the discussion moves to HP/L, you know we’re talking about something that has little HP overall
I rented a Ford Escape and noticed it occasionally. The auto start stop seemed to cover it up mostly .
Yes the K75 had as balance shaft and was much smoother than the 4 cylinder K100 that didn't
Most 3 cylinder engines in cars do have a balancer shaft to smooth out the rocking couple but the Ford Ecoboost 1.0 doesn't. It uses an unbalanced flywheel instead to save the frictional losses of a balancer shaft.
Same with VW's I-3 1.0 TSI. No balancer shaft. Up to 115 HP
and ~150 ft-lb per liter!
To me the main issue with 3-pots, in particular turbocharged,
is vibration at the flywheel. As a result it requires a significantly
stronger and heavier dual-mass flywheel. High rotational mass
makes a dismayingly slow response.
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the Geo Metro engine weighs about 130lbs total. You could almost take it out by hand! I remember seeing people getting north of 60mpg with geo metros on the freeway. They would use aero mods and drive at 60mph. Kinda neat that you can do that with old tech.
A friend was coming over to my place to drop in a Honda 1.3 liter CVCC engine I had rebuilt. He arrived and I told him thanks but I dropped it in myself. 
It also has a wet timing belt. Ask Ford how well that's worked out for them. No thanks.
I get 34-36 on the highway, 23-24 in town with a 20 year old GM 2.2 Ecotec.
What was gained with all this nonsense?
How about a V-3 motorcycle engine.
My son loves his '87 K75 and it's one of the smoothest bikes that I've ever ridden. It currently has around 65,000 miles and he only rides a couple thousand miles a year so he will never put big miles on it but it's perfect for him.
My brother and sister both have 2021 and 2022 Bronco Sports with the 1.5L three cylinder turbo and they've been flawless; one has 80,000 miles. They're both in the mountains of WV and the power seems ok to me. The 2022 had a recall for the injectors. These motors do not have a rubber belt oil pump drive.
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