Best All Around Motor?

[C-10 simplex]

UPDATE:

The current toyota situation is exactly one the reasons why i have, without regret, chosen to stay with carburetion and conventional distributor. (and still get decent mpg).

The toyota engineers aren't even sure what the problem is (or maybe they're not telling) Either way, toymoco screwed up bigtime.

a)Screw CAFE standards, what really should be outlawed are: drive-by-wire,wireless systems that control ANY driving function.

b) Other manufacturers are not immune to this problem either; My parents' deville has unintended acceleration also----small pulsing at low speeds. Not a major issue--the brakes can easily overcome this, but unintended acceleration nontheless. The point i'm trying to make is i don't feel electronics and drive-by-wire on cars is still not a good thing yet.


c) i've NEVER had a problem with a cable or linkage operated throttle system. Why do people always want to make things more complex than nessesary?

[Ticker]

Happens to be an area I know something about

Given the push for higher fuel economy, lower emissions, more HP and lower manufacturing costs all manufacturers are forced to build more complex platforms that require more integration between products provided by a variety of vendors. It's basically software integration at this point like any computer system.

While I agree that 'drive by wire" is just plain scary, there's no easy way around that general direction. If you've flown an aircraft made in the last 5 years it was 'fly by wire' in some if not all primary flight controls.

But these same types of controls have produced amazing cars - and engines like the LS series. My Z06 makes 405 HP but delivers a smooth 29MPG on the highway. Go figure

You can get a cable-operated throttle body for the LS - still makes more sense than a carb.

[gchemist]

If you want plug and play, crate and affordable, then a 350 Ram Jet is the best.