the good old iron duke - /o/ (#28520936) [Archived: 249 hours ago]

Anonymous
7/18/2025, 12:27:51 AM No.28520936
Iron_Duke^_2.5L_four_cylinder_engine_-_Flickr_-_dave_7
Iron_Duke^_2.5L_four_cylinder_engine_-_Flickr_-_dave_7
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>putputputputputputputputs for 300k+ miles
why cant americans build engines like that anymore? yeah i wouldnt want a camaro with one but it's fine in the econoboxes they put it in
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Anonymous
7/18/2025, 12:31:06 AM No.28520940
>>28520936 (OP)
emissions and fuel economy requirements
Anonymous
7/18/2025, 2:02:15 AM No.28521104
>>28520936 (OP)
Boat anchor
Anonymous
7/18/2025, 2:08:31 AM No.28521116
>>28520936 (OP)
Because at that point, why not just use a diesel?
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Anonymous
7/18/2025, 2:10:07 AM No.28521119
>>28521116
A diesel that small is pretty useless in America. Also any diesel that needs electricity to run is garbage.
Anonymous
7/18/2025, 1:09:44 PM No.28521637
>>28520936 (OP)
Low compression engines last forever.
Anonymous
7/18/2025, 3:09:15 PM No.28521746
>>28520936 (OP)
>the only way americans can make a somewhat reliable engine is by making it absolutely gargantuan and having it drink more than my uncle in christmas eve
why are you like this
Anonymous
7/18/2025, 4:14:17 PM No.28521820
>>28521116
They did and then dieselgate happened
Anonymous
7/18/2025, 6:16:10 PM No.28521952
>>28520936 (OP)
Because free trade was a disasterous mistakr that singlehandedly gutted the US car industry, plunged several wealthy cities into poverty, and doomed Americans to a life of subpar chinkshit made using the cheapest methods available.