I would definitely have to say 4g63t. That motor is just rediculous.

And for me, coming in at a close second would have to be the SR20DET. How many other motors can you bounce off the rev limiter with barely any modification and it be totally cool with it?

so from what I take from this poll is that the Mitsu motor is the best 4 cyl, but its too bad that everything attached to it is garbage, IE the computer that fries every 10k miles.

Mitsu reliability pwns you.

4G64/4G63 Is the only I4 for me.... If I decided not to build a 4g63 I wouldn'd build a I4 at all. I would go straight to the 2jz or V8.

computer that fries :dunno: what you are talking about, must be a 1g jk

pretty much.....btw, is that your white Trans Am i see on US19 in tarpon all the time?!

btw, about the SR being able to bounce off rev limiter, i've seen a few of them chuck valvetrain parts like madman in stock form after being bounced off the rev limiter too many times, so that is pretty much a crapshoot

Rocker arm stoppers, or solid lash conversion and of course a basic maintenance and you should be good. Not saying that 100% stock will yield high horsepower, mad tight driftability. Just that when done right, with very few carefully selected modifications, it can be done.

ya...ya failed to mention the fact you had to modify the top end to do that in the first post :lol:

FWIW...i took my last 4G63 7 bolt 2G car to 8300 all day with stock everything and 120k miles and it would laugh at me and ask for more :0

yeah, jeez, its just total luck that my evo now has 40k miles on it and still on the same ecu! Same trans, t case, axles, diffs, and runs in the 12's for less than 800 bucks invested and havent opened the motor. Just luck I tell you. Ignorance FTL!

when people know nothing about them they pull the reliability card

alternator on bottom of block...what could that be...:D

I did state that with "minor modification" though. ;)

actualy, yes it is the 1g my buddy had a 91 Talon TSi and he couldnt keep the computer from frying, and this was the cleanest 1g I have ever seen!

If its white with black rims then yes, I am the ONLY white Trans Am with black rims that I have seen on US19

Not all of them suffer from it. He had an electrical issue causing the ECU to fry. The ecu doesn't just say "hey I'm going to fry myself here" and starts frying itself on its own. I've owned plenty of 1g's and never had this issue. Yes, from time here and there they need the CAPS replaced and so fourth but doesn't have nothing to do with the engine itself and its potential. DSM's whether 1g's or 2g's are prone to break things here or there but when their running... ;)

Nice try with the reliability card... they can be reliable when treated right but with such power its hard to just drive it like a baby. Drive a car as hard as most of us DSM owners do and I bet there will be more "unreliable" cars out there on the market.