Just for fun....

[5-90]

How many cylinders are you running on?

I've got five XJ's with AMC242 engines (six cylinder each,) for 30 to start.

There's a spare RENIX AMC242 engine (compleat) in the garage - six more (36.)

I've got four B&S lawnmower engines (odd thing to collect, but there you go...) from 3.5-6.5HP, all verticals. (40.)

There's also a Tecumseh lawnmower engine, running 4HP (41.)

Why ask this? Because I was cleaning out alongside the garage, and I got to "thinking" (if you want to call it that...) and I just kind of added it all up and started wondering. I've got no active lawnmowers - we've got a kid across the street who could use the money, and I've gotten tired of mowing lawns in rental houses anyhow.

So, I'm running on 41 cylinders - how about anyone else? Only count complete engines - must have the short block and cylinder head at the very least...

5-90

[Michaelarchangelo]

Jeep-6
Busted Alfa-6
Busted Xr4ti-4

So Im only running on 16 :(

[ROBZ95Xj]

Cherokee-6
Grand wagoneer-8
2 lawn mowers-2
total 16

[MogifiedXJ]

4.0l - 6
5.9l cummins - 6
4bt cummins - 4
perkins - 3
427 chevy - 8
350 chevy - 8
454 chevy - 8
10 wisconsin v4's - 40
2.7 yota - 4
v-twin - 2
3 4cyl tractors - 12
bobcat - 4

105 cylinders!!!

Edit: forgot about the lawnmower, chainsaw, and weed-wacker

[Ralph]

I got 6. How many more do I need?

[mrrbby]

2 cherokees-12
1 sebring-6
2 lawn mowers-2
1 snow blower-1
1 parts cherokee-6

27 cylinders, firing on 26. One of the mowers is dead:D

[w_howey]

Ummm
3 MJ/XJ...18
1 ZJ...8
1 F-150..8
1 B&S 3.5hp Spirit(best lawnmower I have ever owned) 1
1 Ryobi weedeater..1
1 busted up old Homelite saw..1
1 murray snowblower..1
So I'm a liteweight...30

[OT]

Neat little thread, Jon.
Let's see.....

8-F250
8-Durango
6-XJ
1-lawn mower
1-weed eater
1-Manta mini-tiller
1-generator
1-compressor


So, 27.
:thumbup:

[non-stick]

6 in the 4.0 in the running '89 XJ
6 in the '89 4.0 spare complete from throttle body to pan
6 in the '87 4.0 spare complete from throttle body to pan
3 in the Kioti tractor (deadong diesel)
6 in the '04 Cummins
4 in the '92 escort
4 in the '05 Corolla,
2 in the Kohler 25hp Scotts Garden tractor
1 in the Tecumsa push mower
1 in the '81 Honda xl125s
4 in the '86 XJ beater

Total of 43. Man, that's a lot of oil changes. How did that happen?

[Goatman]

Fun thought, Jon, let's see........

Explorer-6
F250-8
yellow XJ-6
red XJ-6
buggy XJ-6
Comanche-4
VW-4
generator-1
weedwacker-1
hedge trimmer-1
chainsaw-1
air compressor-1
lawn mower-1

Looks like 46.

[Beej]

xj -6
mower 1
gocart 1
bike 2
S15 6
Shadow 4
Weedwacker 1
chainsaw 1
old mower 1
guess that's it right now...

so: 23

Edit: forgot the model boat and plane, so 2 more for a total of 25...

[LBEXJ]

GMC Pickup - 8
Cherokee - 6
Eagle Vision - 6
1948 DC Case Tractor - 6
Riding Mower - 2
Push Mower - 1
Weedeater - 1
Log Splitter - 1
Chain Saw - 1
Air Compressor - 1

Total - 33

Les

[Rev Den]

OK....I'll play

10 - Excursion
6 - Jeep
6 - Land Rover
1 - ATV
1- Lawn Mower
1- Weed Eater
1- Portable Generator
2 - Fixed generator

28.

Rev

[GSequoia]

Red Jeep: 6
Chief: 6
Neon: 4
Mustang: 8
2 Lawnmowers: 2
2 Weedwackers: 2
Pressure washer: 1
Spare 4.0's: 12

37

[Matthew Currie]

My wife and I've been doing a good deal of outdoor work, so here's the total at the moment:

2 XJ's, that's 12
her Volvo for another 4
my Chevy truck adds another 8
KutKwick lawnmower one big one
Jacobsen Reel mower with one
a brush cutter with one
two weed trimmers with one each
a pressure washer with one
roto tiller with one
a small generator with one
three working chain saws, one each
Kubota B5 Excavator, 4
John Deere 450C dozer, 4
Ford NAA tractor, 4
Ford 1500 tractor, 3
Two Mercedes diesels, plus two for parts, but only one registered, so I'll only count 4 out of the 17.

I'm not counting non-working, spares, etc. I have a few old mowers, including a three-gang Locke, a pretty good stock of spare Wisconsin and large Briggs engines, and at last count something in the vicinity of 11 extra chain saws in states ranging from needs a little TLC to basket. Probably half a dozen weed trimmers in a similar state of limbo too. I also have, waiting for attention, a couple of VW engines, including a 1953 stale-air beetle engine complete on a pallet. Oh yea, there's a BMW motorcycle lurking somewhere deep in the barn too, but it hasn't been run for close to 20 years. It's ripening.

I may have missed a couple, but that's about 54 that I could or would right now be able to push the button, turn the key, or pull the rope, and use.

[BrettM]

2 MJs = 12

If only I could trade them for these 12:

http://www.ferrarivermietung.at/images/550motor.jpg

[Chero-King]

Jeep-6
Stratus-4
Mustang-4
Dirtibike-2
Snowmobile-1
Dune Buggy-4
Pocket-bike-1
Weed Eater-1
Hedge Trimmer-1
Lawnmower's-2
Air Compressor-1

Sooo...27 for me.


If you would've done this thread a week and a half ago before the clean-up I would've have 37, with the bike,go-kart,and parts Jeep.

[xjchappyxj]

1 fully built xj (6)
2 parts xj'a (12)
1 yamaha yz250f (1)
1 kawasaki kx 125 (1)
1 honda cr 500 supermotard (1)
1 honda gl1000 goldwing (4)
1 yamaha rd 400 (2)
2 yamaha rd 400 parts bikes (4)
2 honda elite 80 scooters (2)
1 batavus 50 moped (1)

so 34 in all... too many stinking toys and not enough time

p.s. just moved to a condo so all my mowers, weedwackers, and snowblowers went buh-bye! no yard work leaves alot more time with my toys!

[XJ Dreamin']

Straining to remember at 01:00 without wandering around the shop in my underware...

6 - XJ
6 - Grand Caravan
1 - 12hp Murry rider
1 - 6hp Craftsman push (took the 4hp to the dump)
4 - chainsaws (don't ask)
1 - compressor
1 - weedwacker

20 - still sucks

[1 tuff XJ]

6 4.0 HO in a XJ
8 5.4 titon f-250
6 v-6 audi
4 buick skylark
8 360 parts truck
8 360 dodge plow truck
8 318 LA dodge motorhome
8 390 Ford ranch wagon
1 honda fourtrax atv *have a spare parts engine also
1 polaris trail boss
1 polaris sportman
2 motor guzzi 750cc and 2 more in a engine in parts that i wont count
2 briggs and straton lawnmower
2 spare briggs and stration mower engine
1 8hp go-cart
1 72cc honda trail bike
1 70cc honda dirt bike
2 honda 350 dream *not running wont count
2 have 2 weedwackers
2 generator
6 23' Sea Ray
4 85HP Mecury outboard
2 10HP Johnson
1 small rotatiller
2 big rotatiller
4 farm tractor
1 5 or 7hp B&S on a sorgum press
thats all i can think of
firing on 90 of 97 cylinders thats about 93%

[IcedXJ]

AMC 360 Completely Rebuilt 8
I6 Pulled from an XJ 6

I got 14, damn good for not owning a house and still being in school

[Burton58]

hope the whole family counts
2 xj's - 12
wrx - 4
ram charger - 8
tundra - 8
infiniti - 6
gmc van - 8
maxima - 6
2 saab's - 8
2 outboards - 4
century buccaneer - 8
2 century coronados - 16
2 mowers - 2
compressor - 1
weed wacker - 1
chainsaw - 1

93 at the house. xj's, 1 saab, wrx and buccaneer speed boat are mine 28 for myself

[Matthew Currie]

Uh-oh. I just realize I forgot boat motors. For actual working ones, we'd better add 5 (two twins and a single) to the original 54. And of course a couple extras in the barn that aren't counted. So, 59 looks pretty close.

So the next stage in this would be to try to tally up the total horsepower. Imagine starting them all up at once, and figure out how many HP/kilowatts or whatever you're generating. Those of us whose stable is poor in automotive power and high on the industrial and small engine scale will not do so well on this. I come up with a rough estimate of only about 1061, for a little under 18 horsepower per cylinder on average, despite the automotive engines' output of 30 or 40 horses per cylinder. The Deere with its 3.6 liter turbodiesel only puts out half of that, and the old Ford tractor a measly 7.25, not much more per cylinder than a big chain saw.

So I'm way behind some of you guys with lots of road machinery. I'd need a whole lot more old chainsaws to catch up!

[Matt S.]

mazda pickup (4)
jeep xj (6)
gas scooter B&S (1)

thats it.... thats ok.. i use less fuel than all of you! :sunshine:

[SCW]

Meh- only 17 cylinders here (Jeep, minivan, beater, lawnmower)

BUT--

AA2230- 16#
Unique- 2#
W231 - 1#
777- 1#
R19- 2#
H4350- 2#
H4895- 1#


I'm missing two, and I'm two lazy to go check what their numbers are, so that makes the sum total of gunpowder in the house= about 27#

Not bad, down from a few years ago.

[CanMan]

6-91 XJ
6-94 Dodge minivan
4-70 VW fastback
8-89 F350
8-72 Chevy truck
8-71 Chevy truck
8-79 Corvette
8-68 Chevelle
8-66 Chevelle
8-64 El Camino
8-67 Camaro
8-32 Chevy coupe
6-old Camaro I6
16-2 spare Chevy 350's
40-5 spare Chevy 348 motors
1-Honda Generator
1-Honda 90cc
2-lawnmowers
1-Weedwacker

=155
Damn, Thats alot.

[Art Triggs]

[kicks dirt] just 24.......[/kicks dirt] guess I better get busy....

[Menzenski]

6 - my XJ
8 - F-250
4 - Subaru Outback
6 - Dodge Caravan
3 - Dirt bikes (YZ80, YZ125, YZ400F)
1 - ATV (Kawasaki Bayou 300)
1 - Pressure washer
1 - Leaf blower
1 - chainsaw
1 - hedge trimmer
1 - weedeater
4 - Gravely lawn mowers
1 - Honda lawn mower

Total = 38

hope the whole family counts
It'd only be 14 if it were just me (XJ + F-250).

[frankenstang57]

XJ-6
Ranger-4
Focus-4
F-250-8
Mustang-8
Fiat 128-4
Tr4-4
Jensen Healy-4
Herald-4
Stags- one with original V8, one with a Buick 6, so 14 for that
SpitfiresX2-8
Corvette-8
On stands;
Caddy 429-8
Ford 2.3T-4
Kia 1.5-4
SBC-8
SBF-8
Lawn mower, riding-2
Honda push mower-1
El Cheapo push mower-1
Rototiller-1
weed wacker-1
power washersX2-2
air compressor-2
That's 118, now how do you count rotaries? I have one of 'em too...

[yardape]

Geez!!! If only I had known I wouldn't have bought an electric weedwacker. 12: See Sig

[5-90]

Now, this isn't intended to gage anyone - I guess it more shows who's got a compulsion for collecting things that run on gasoline/Diesel than anything else (like me with B&S & Tecumseh engines...)

As far as Wankels, I suppose you'd count each rotor chamber as one cylinder. So, if you've got an RX-7 with two rotary chambers, it's two cylinders. A little sticky to handle it that way, but it's the best compromise I can come up with ...

I've not met a Wankel that didn't have three combustion chambers per chamber, but that doesn't mean it's not out there. After, all, I haven't met an inline eight-cylinder engine, but they're about, aren't they?

5-90

[Beej]

I saw a Packard once at a car show with a 385ci inline eight. Now that sucker was a sight to behold and sounding amazing...

[GreenbeltXJ]

jeep-4 1/2
chevy pickup-8
subaru-4
xl500r-1
rmk800-2

19 1/2 cyclinders!

[5-90]

jeep-4 1/2
chevy pickup-8
subaru-4
xl500r-1
rmk800-2

19 1/2 cyclinders!

And a half? WTF, over?

5-90

[MogifiedXJ]

I saw a Packard once at a car show with a 385ci inline eight. Now that sucker was a sight to behold and sounding amazing...

How about the old cadillac v-16's???

http://www.antiqueautoguy.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/v16engineimage005jpg.jpg

[GreenbeltXJ]

And a half? WTF, over?

5-90

remember, "sounds like a sh!tty one man band", my motor doesn't run it fights every combustion, im putting in 2qts. very 100 miles. i may have found a HO for a good price though. if not that, i do have the chevy 350... is a 1970's ish 350 4-bolt main too heavy?

[JohnX]

Jeep....6
Buick GS455....8
Honda Nighthawk...4
Yamaha Zuma.....1
Yamaha Enduro....1
B&S 10hp....1
El Camino....8
Firebird....6
Buick V6 being built for sandrail...6
Toyota Pickup....4


45...with about 1800 HP total.

[the1jzahn]

'01 Ford Focus - 4
'01 XJ - 6

A total of ten.

[mavinwy]

Cool Idea...So let's see. In the yard/garage currently

350 chevy in '51 chrysler - 8
322 Buick in 53 riviera - 8
460 in motor home - 8
'69 cougar - 8
74 amc stock car - 8
cherokee - 6
f150 4.9 - 6
intrepid - 6
Hyundai - 4
suzuki 750 - 3
HD 1200 - 2
suzuki 500 - 2
honda 150 - 1
suzuki 125 - 1
Mower, chainsaw, generator, weed eater, leaf blower - 5

76 plus some unassembled chevy small blocks.....

Jim

[IcedXJ]

AMC 360 Completely Rebuilt 8
I6 Pulled from an XJ 6

I got 14, damn good for not owning a house and still being in school
wait update

I am getting another XJ and a Harley...

so 22? Yes a higher score means I am that much better.

[streetpirate]

jeep - 6
extra jeep motor - 12
scamp - 18
extra scamp motor - 26
383 big block - 34


34 is pretty good for living in an apartment

[XJ88User]

8 - 88 Mustang
8 - 68 Mustang
8 - 70's something ford converted to SEFI going into a project
8 - 70's something 454 and turbo 700R4 (I think) sitting waiting for a project
6 - Spare jeep engine
6 - 88 XJ
4 - 92 Chevy Cavalier

48 is enough, 34 of them in vehicles so I'm not going to count anything else. That gas bill is high enough already.

[xjcrawlr]

8....99 Dodge Ram
6....04 Xterra
4....94 YJ
1....B&S mower
1....Snapper weeder
1....B&D leaf blower
2....compressor

23 total. Now if only one of them was in an XJ.

[Lawn Cher']

Suburban 6.5 TD, 8
5 4.0 Jeeps, 30
Evinrude 120 on fishing boat, 4
Mercury 2.5 on canoe, 1
Kubota tractor, 2
B&S chipper, 1
B&S tiller, 1
B&S mower, 1
B&S rider, 1
Homelite weed trimmer, 1
Homelite leaf blower, 1
Homelite snow thrower, 1
Ryan brush cutter, 1
Shindaiwa chainsaw, 1

54

I also gave an old boat to a friend of mine, it has a Mercury 115, 6
and I have a spare 4.0 in Eagle's yard somewhere, 6

66

[lazarus]

Um ok.
00 xj 4.0 6
98 xj 4.0 6
99 xj 4.0 6
92 xj 4.0 6
92 xj 4.0 6
05 venture 3.4 6
01 malibu 3.8 6
93 c1500 5.7 8
89 k1500 5.7 8
90 f350 460 8
87 f150 300 6
84 b250 318 8
80 e350 300 6
84 xj12 12
93 cbr 900rr 4
89 virago 1100 2
76 xs650 2
2 weed eaters 2
1 craftsman riding mower 1
1 push mower 1
1 16hp power washer 2
engines not in anything
yamaha 450 4
johnson outboard 4

I think thats it? not certain. would have to walk around the propert to see if I forgot anything! If my arthimatic is correct thats something like 119

[2000xjclassic]

cherokee 6
f150 8
nini van 6
84 lincoln town car 8
MB 4
f head 4
74 cj 5 8
92 yj 6
Cj2a 8
(fixing somone elses junk)
Yahama dirt bike 2
Honda bike 2
Suzuki bike 2
Ride on mower 2
push mower 1
roto tiller 2
edge trimmer 1
snow blower 2

so 72, not bad

Chris

[Crusher16]

6 - XJ
6 - Chevy Beretta
4 - BMW 318Ti
4 - Saturn Ion
4 - Chevy S10
4 - MG B (Not currently running, but it will be)

So, 28.

[goodburbon]

12 -in 2 xj's
6-in an old bronco
8-SBF awaiting transplant into bronco
2-mower
1-pushmower
2-weedeaters
1-honda 300ex
1-honda 400ex
4-toyota 4x4 deluxe

total of.....35 seems to be average.

[Rob Mayercik]

Geez, I can't believe how many some of you have - I have enough trouble exercising just the few that I have:

'92 XJ 4.0 - 6 cyl
'84 Omni 2.2 - 4 cyl
02 Jetta TDI - 4 cyl

Total: 14 cyl.

[IXNAYXJ]

'94 XJ- 6/4.0/190
'01 M3- 6/3.2/315
'91 Miata- 4/1.6/115
'92 Miata- 8/5.0/385
'22 Model T- 4/2.9/85
'87 Suburban- 8/5.7/250
------------------

Only 36 cyinders, but here's a twist: 22.4 Liters of displacement and ~1340 bhp. :D

-----Matt-----

[camarors8992]

Cherokee - 6
Ski-doo formula Z - 2

Total of 8

[5-90]

'94 XJ- 6/4.0/190
'01 M3- 6/3.2/315
'91 Miata- 4/1.6/115
'92 Miata- 8/5.0/385
'22 Model T- 4/2.9/85
'87 Suburban- 8/5.7/250
------------------

Only 36 cyinders, but here's a twist: 22.4 Liters of displacement and ~1340 bhp. :D

-----Matt-----

Geez - be that way! Take a perfectly fun little thread and start adding math...

Total Displacement - (roughly) 1497 cubic inches/~24.54L

Total BHP? No idea - that would take more looking around than I'd care to do, and I'd prefer to measure it in torque anyhow.

5-90

[old_man]

Do CO2, Argon, Oxygen, Acetelene, Nitrogen, and Nitrous count?

Newton-Meters?

[xjblue]

6 = 4.0l XJ
4 = 2.5l MJ
6 = 4.0l MJ
4 = ?.?l Honda
8 = 66 Mustang

28

[5-90]

Do CO2, Argon, Oxygen, Acetelene, Nitrogen, and Nitrous count?

Newton-Meters?

Ah, no. Gotta be a compleat cylinder, with a piston, connected to a crankshaft...

5-90

[Matthew Currie]

'94 XJ- 6/4.0/190
'01 M3- 6/3.2/315
'91 Miata- 4/1.6/115
'92 Miata- 8/5.0/385
'22 Model T- 4/2.9/85
'87 Suburban- 8/5.7/250
------------------

Only 36 cyinders, but here's a twist: 22.4 Liters of displacement and ~1340 bhp. :D

-----Matt-----

But what kind of Model T had 85 horsepower? You got a hot Frontenac or something?