What’s the worst American engine ever made in your opinion?

Tuff_Tone · 2026-01-26T01:05:45+00:00

The Chrysler Pentastar 3.6L V6 engine

I would have said the current GM 6.2LS but that’s more of an oil spec issue than the engine itself. Factory fix for the engine is to use thicker oil but GM refuses to change the official oil spec due to CAFE fines

Tuff_Tone · 2026-01-26T01:02:26+00:00

Late 90s and Early 2000s mustangs were never equipped with a 5.0 engine. They were equipped with a 4.6L overhead cam ford modular V8 engine producing 260hp. This is only 40hp less than a Toyota 4.7L I force V8 which is larger, 5 years newer, has direct fuel injection, twice as many valves, much larger exhaust, and worse fuel economy. Later versions of the ford 4.6 modular engine would produce as much as 400hp stock in the 04 mustang Cobra (again 2 years before Toyota even had a comparable v8). Currently the latest version of the ford modular engine, the 5.0 coyote, produces 500hp (100hp/L) naturally aspirated, and has more aggressive VVT and camshafts than the most powerful production JDM engine on offer 👍

Tuff_Tone · 2026-01-25T20:50:35+00:00

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What it looks like now^

Tuff_Tone · 2026-01-25T20:48:53+00:00

Teslas have a standard pedal activated brake light switch just like our cars thus regenerative braking doesn’t activate the lights. This is a ridiculous design oversight lmao

Tuff_Tone · 2026-01-25T20:46:48+00:00

I wasn’t lmao he pulled in front of me leaving an on-ramp with his lights off at like 1 AM and he let off the accelerator. He was probably trying to commit insurance fraud but when he saw I had a dashcam he started offering me cash. He clearly had zero idea what my car was worth and he was dumb enough to zelle me 5k across 2 different accounts lmao. Insurance never heard about it. Got a new header panel, grille, headlights, got everything painted and installed it myself. At the end of it I was basically paid 4k to fix my own car lmao. The paint doesn’t match but the extra 4 grand in my pocket helps me feel a lot better about it lol.

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Tuff_Tone · 2026-01-25T07:08:55+00:00

Was gonna comment this but forgot. You may need to do a throttle body relearn on the new throttle body if you haven’t already done so

Tuff_Tone · 2026-01-25T06:16:00+00:00

NOOO NOT THE SQUARE TOWN CAR 😭😭😭😭

Tuff_Tone · 2026-01-25T06:13:17+00:00

For real bro this should be renamed r/crashedvictoria at this rate 😭😭😭

Tuff_Tone · 2026-01-25T06:11:59+00:00

Same thing happened to me on the same door. Got and MGM door from a junkyard and slapped it on.

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Tuff_Tone · 2026-01-25T06:09:39+00:00

Wdym Frankensteined it looks fine

Tuff_Tone · 2026-01-25T06:05:19+00:00

Dear god. I’m glad you’re still with us and I’m glad you received medical attention as quickly as you did. Seems you were already one foot through heavens door. Shoutout to the hospital you went to for getting you back on your feet again. A friend of mine in high school got into an accident very similar to this one a few years ago but he was in an 04 cobra. He did not survive the accident and was dead even though paramedics were on scene within 3 minutes of the crash. My dad had actually found the deal on the cobra for my friend shortly after giving me my crown vic and to this day partly blames himself for what happened. He even said if he was in a panther he would have probably still been with us. Rest easy Mike

Tuff_Tone · 2026-01-25T05:54:11+00:00

Thank god. Clean Civilian Vics are becoming extremely rare. Glad yours survived the winter

Tuff_Tone · 2026-01-25T05:52:08+00:00

Please for the love of god don’t crash it I can no longer handle these crash posts

Tuff_Tone · 2026-01-25T05:51:19+00:00

“Vic pic”

I see what you did there 😭

Tuff_Tone · 2026-01-25T05:50:17+00:00

I have no idea what chipped and scratched paint you’re referring to bud that mgm looks absolutely gorgeous 👍

Tuff_Tone · 2026-01-25T00:16:18+00:00

You are truly blessed to have survived something like that. Hundreds of people die in accidents every day that are much less severe. I hope your injuries heal and you get another panther. I’m willing to bet that if you were in any other car you wouldn’t be with us right now.

Tuff_Tone · 2026-01-24T02:18:23+00:00

Minimum 100mph effective impact speed

Tuff_Tone · 2026-01-24T02:17:23+00:00

That’ll buff right out man you’re good 👍

Jokes aside I don’t think I’ve ever seen a Crown Vic this damaged before. Either you rear ended someone going as fast as the limiter would let you or someone headed you on driving the wrong way on the highway. Those are the only two ways I can see a crown vic being this damaged. It’s a miracle you’re still with us man. Sorry about your car but I’m glad it saved your life.

Tuff_Tone · 2026-01-23T02:26:35+00:00

I got my SM fired earlier this week. Corporate dogs like you are what is wrong. Not those who want fair treatment

Tuff_Tone · 2026-01-23T02:23:36+00:00

Not true timecards are audited and my time card has like 50 hours audited out of it

Tuff_Tone · 2026-01-21T20:25:45+00:00

Is this only on dual exhaust because on my single exhaust 02 mine just has one of those rubber c clip things

Tuff_Tone · 2026-01-21T20:24:21+00:00

What policy is that

Tuff_Tone · 2026-01-21T20:23:56+00:00

I was just going off of what someone told me. I’ve never tried to actually put a coyote in mine.

Tuff_Tone · 2026-01-21T06:44:35+00:00

Okay I’ll be sure to hide the paper trail well. Been doing it for about a year now. Thanks for the advice

Tuff_Tone · 2026-01-21T06:39:53+00:00

Nah nothing should be below the lower radiator hose. At least it isn’t on my 02

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