Peter Egan wrote an article in Road & Track

a few years back about this topic.

What is YOUR current cylinder count?

A few weeks ago my cylinder count was:

1984 Dastun Maxima "Zwei" (w/sunroof): 6

1984 Dastun Maxima parts car: 6

1959 Buick LeSabre: 8

1964 Oldsmobile Super 88: 8

1977 Cadillac Coupe deVille: 8

1996 Volvo 850: 5

1997 Cadillac STS parts car: 8

TOTAL: 49

The Volvo, Super 88, Maxima "Zwei" & Coupe

deVille are now gone, BUT I have acquired

two more cars... The Roadmaster Estate & a

very solid 1976 LeSabre 4-door Hardtop with

455 power.

So now my fleet is as follows:

1984 Dastun Maxima parts car: 6

1959 Buick LeSabre: 8

1976 Buick LeSabre: 8

1994 Buick Roadmaster Estate: 8

1997 Cadillac STS parts car: 8

Curret total: 38

So as much as I am getting yelled at for

having too many cars in the driveway I've

actaully sold more cars than I've bought...

and my cylinder count is WAY down.

Now keep in mind this is NOT counting Marcia's

Q45 [8] XP715's Lincoln Limousine [8] and the

roommates's cars... Volvo 240 [4], Chrysler PT

Cruiser [4] & Julies' Taurus [6]

So technically all the car's in the driveway

total 68 cylinders.

Edited June 1, 200718 yr by Sixty8panther

You don't have a driveway, you have a used car lot.

Mine only? That's not fair.

Millenia: 6

Grand Am: 4

Counting our entire property...

F-250: 8

Sunfire: 4

Ferguson: 4

Goldwing: 4 (Dad traded his Nighthawk)

Craftsman #1: 2

Craftsman #2: 1

Yamaha #1: 1

Yamaha #2: 1

Yamaha #3: 1

TRX200: 1

MTD: 1

Ryobi: 1

For a total of: 39

Edited June 1, 200718 yr by blackviper8891

Wait a sec... are we counting lawn mowers, &

other such small internal combustion motors?

I don't have any cylinders to call my own, so I'll just go by the household number:

Jaguar: 8

Venture: 6

Sonoma: 6

Datsun 620: 4

Johnson boat motor: 4

John Deere: 2

ServiceStar-Briggs & Stratton: 1

other assorted lawn/garage motored tools: 8

for a total of 39, but the Datsun's for sale/give-away, so I expect that number will drop soon.

1987 Plymouth Sundance = 4

1992 Buick Century = 6

1993 Mercury Tracer = 4

TOTAL = 14

Umm...

Cobalt: 4

Total: 4

Wait a sec... are we counting lawn mowers, &

other such small internal combustion motors?

No thats stupid

1998 Trans Am - 8

1992 Yukon - 8

2001 Savana - 8

1992 Riviera - 6

2000 Grand Prix - 6

1994 Harley - 2

1985 3 Wheeler - 2

Total - 40

07 Sebring -4

66 Electra-8

98 Saturn(not sold yet)-4

16!

1995 Oldsmobile Ninety Eight- 6

1992 Oldsmobile Toronado- 6

Total 12

If you had asked me this question and it was 1984, I would have 16.

Edited June 1, 200718 yr by NINETY EIGHT REGENCY

2001 Dakota - 8

1998 Camry - 4

1997 Sable - 6

1994 Rodeo - 6

Total - 24

As far as cars go...

me:

540 - 8

the family all together -

540 - 8

528 - 6

X5 - 8

IS300 - 6

'48 chevy pickup - 6

Total = 34

With other "transportation" vehicles:

Go-ped - 1

minibike - 1

other minibike - 1

total = 37

As far as cars go...

me:

540 - 8

the family all together -

540 - 8

528 - 6

X5 - 8

IS300 - 6

'48 chevy pickup - 6

Total = 34

With other "transportation" vehicles:

Go-ped - 1

minibike - 1

other minibike - 1

total = 37

So, uh, I see big engines run in your family, ay Nick? :AH-HA_wink:

for a total of 39, but the Datsun's for sale/give-away, so I expect that number will drop soon.

How much and why was I not made aware of this...?

Seriously... I'm interested.

Wait a sec... are we counting lawn mowers, &

other such small internal combustion motors?

It seems like yes, because they too have Cylinders and hence they count. Not trying to pick on you, but you needed to be more specific Sir.

My Own

98 Lumina 3100: 6 (154,336)

03 Corvette Z06: 8 (23,232)

05 TSeX 6-sp: 4 (32,762)

Total 18

My Family

99 Crapry: 4 (119,xxx)

03 Crapolla: 4 (75,xxx)

05 Titan: 8 (19,xxx)

03 F250: 10 (150,xxx)

02 2500: 8 (109,xxx)

97 Taurus: 6 (85,xxx)

Total: 40

I am not gonna count the other internal combustions.

Grand Total: 58

4 x 6 cyl + 1 x 8 cylinder = 32.

Current count (cars and trucks only);

V8 X 4 = 32

inline 6 X 1 = 6

V6 x 1 = 6

Subtotal = 44

Add my Dad's Hawk (it lives here) = + 8

Add 2 V8 cars currently without engines = + 16 more

Potential automotive total = 68

I'll leave all of the power equiptment out of it.

How much and why was I not made aware of this...?

Seriously... I'm interested.

This is why:

Perhaps I misjudged, but I didn't think a camper-conversion would be your cup of tea. If you're still interested (or anyone else, for that matter...), let me know, I'll give more details.

his: 1999 Passat (152,xxx) - 6

+ hers: 2004 9-5 SportWagon (28,xxx) - 4

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Edited June 2, 200718 yr by Hollingsworth

YES!!!

That thing is f*cking awsome!

How much do you want for that sucker? PM has been sent.

This is why:

Perhaps I misjudged, but I didn't think a camper-conversion would be your cup of tea. If you're still interested (or anyone else, for that matter...), let me know, I'll give more details.

...Looks like a fun one. Does it run? Is it in good shape? I mean.. if you're going to just give it away for free...

Edited June 2, 200718 yr by blackviper8891

40 CAR cylinders

6 Cars/ trucks

caprice 8

02 Sierra 8

F-250 Van 8

vibe 4

Camaro 6

Impala 6

Edited June 2, 200718 yr by capriceman

Oh, let's see if I'm smarter than a 5th grader and can add....

'72 MC ... 8

'76 MC ... 8

'79 MC ... 8

'81 MC ... 6

'87 MC ... 8

TOTAL ... 38

Course, if I end up getting the '87 Olds Cutlass Supreme I'd like ... that'd be another 8....

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'40 : 8, '59 : 8, '64 : 8, '64 : 8, '65 : 8, '65 : 8, '70 : 8, '72 : 8, '94 : 6, '04 : 8 = 78 + wife's 6 = 84

Bimmer - 6

Ody - 6

Passat - 4

Volv - 4

So, uh, I see big engines run in your family, ay Nick? :AH-HA_wink:

Meh...not as big as I'd like...

The '48 will get a SBC when the time comes to actually putting it back together. The 528 will soon get traded in for something else, most likely with at least 8 cylinders.

Man, I love V8's...Nothing like 'em...

Despite the doomsday thread I think it looks like

most of us here either have a V-8 or three or

plan on buying one in the future... I myself have

six in my driveway, four of them mine, one XP's

and one belonging to the ex. I think the new

broad will probably end up with a V8 car too if I

have anything to do with it.

I will always have V8s.

Well, since I'm not old enough to have a long list of my own cars...I'll include the family's as well (bold is current)

Mine:

'94 Lumina - 6

'90 Lumina - 6

Family:

'04 Explorer - 6

'96 Windstar - 6

'97 Monte Carlo - 6

'92 Eighty-Eight - 6

'93 Villager - 6

'90 Grand Marquis - 8

'88 Colt - 4

'88 Cutlass Ciera - 6

'87 Golf - 4 (diesel)

'86 Cutlass Supreme - 8

'84 Cutlass Ciera - 6

'83 Rabbit - 4

'78 Corvette - 8

'68 Corvette - 8

'78 Dodge Warlock - 8

'79 Mark VI - 8

Total today: 40

Total over a 30 year span: 182

Me: Silverado 8

Rest o' family

Avalanche - 8

Stratus - 6

Mazda 5 - 4

Chevy 1500 - 6

Altogether 32

I'm going to include the 2 cars I own now, and my past cars...

Present:

1995 Buick Riviera-6

1979 Oldsmobile Delta 88-8

Past:

1978 Oldsmobile Ninety Eight-8

1986 Toyota Camry-4

1985 Chrysler Fifth Avenue-8

1996 Ford Taurus-6

Total=40, so far....

Mine

1981 Bonneville. Olds 307 V8

2005 Equinox. 3400 V6

making for a grand total of 14.

Still have the same old cars:

Prelude: inline 4

IS300: inline 6

Silverado: V8

Total: 18

I don't see myself getting another vehicle with a V8.

Current = 14

Lifetime total = 42

Hmm...didn't even think about past cars....

Current total (see above) = 38

Adding past cars...

'88 MC LS ... 8

'97 Corsica ... 6

'00 2-door Lumina LS ... 6

Lifetime total ... 58

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• 1969 Plymouth Barracuda: V8
• 1970 Plymouth `Cuda: V8
• 1986 Dodge Caravan LE: I4
• 1989 Dodge Shadow: I4
• 1994 Geo Prizm: I4
• 2000 Dodge Intrepid: V6

Total Cylinders: 34

Oh ho; lifetime is it??

If I did not forget any : 204... and I did not count 2 vehicles that I owned without motors.

In my lifetime? I'd have to add...48 cylinders...I think, maybe more.

Lifetime.... oh dear.

If I count all my demolition derby cars I just might be at over a hundred.

Oh you want the ones I did own too. Well

1981 Caprice 2-door 229 V6.

1979 Impala 305 V8.

2000 Monte Carlo LS 3400 V6.

Current ones just to keep the story straight.

2005 Equinox 3400 V6

1981 Bonneville 307 V8.

Should I count the 1976-77 Bolens lwnmower with the Tecumseh engine? Ok Lets not.

For the car total we are at 34 cylinders. I dont buy and sell that much. I keep my vehicles for a long time, Unless they are leased like the Equinox is.

Lifetime total?!

Something north of 400.

Damn Camino. I guess I have to step it up, I'm nowhere near that.

In the family:

Malibu Maxx (6)

Venture EWB (6)

Cavalier (4)

Total: 16.

All right, here's the fleets cylinder count

1931 Ford Model A: 4

1966 International Loadstar 1600: 8

1968 Opel GT: 4

1969 Opel GT: 4

1970 Opel GT: 4

1975 Chevrolet C10: 8

1976 Chevrolet C10: 8

1976 Chevrolet 350 on engine stand: 8

1983 Chevrolet C20: 8

1984 Ford F150: 8

1989 Chevrolet S10 Blazer: 6

1992 Chevrolet C1500: 6

1997 Massey Furgeson 231: 4

1997 Jeep Wrangler: 4

2001 Chevrolet Impala: 6

2003 Olds Alero: 4

2003 Chevrolet S10: 6

2005 Chevrolet Cobalt: 4

2006 Chevrolet Silverado: 8

2008 Frieghtliner: 5 (school bus)

Lets see, that brings me up to....117 Cylinders.....wow, that's a hell of alot, and not even counting the boat, the lawn mowers.....

Edited June 13, 200718 yr by 76ChevyTrucker

All right, here's the fleets cylinder count

1931 Ford Model A: 4

1966 International Loadstar 1600: 8

1968 Opel GT: 4

1969 Opel GT: 4

1970 Opel GT: 4

1975 Chevrolet C10: 8

1976 Chevrolet C10: 8

1976 Chevrolet 350 on engine stand: 8

1983 Chevrolet C20: 8

1984 Ford F150: 8

1989 Chevrolet S10 Blazer: 6

1992 Chevrolet C1500: 6

1997 Massey Furgeson 231: 4

1997 Jeep Wrangler: 4

2001 Chevrolet Impala: 6

2003 Olds Alero: 4

2003 Chevrolet S10: 6

2005 Chevrolet Cobalt: 4

2006 Chevrolet Silverado: 8

2008 Frieghtliner: 5 (school bus)

Lets see, that brings me up to....117 Cylinders.....wow, that's a hell of alot, and not even counting the boat, the lawn mowers.....

I take it those aren't all current...

I'm curious about the Opel GTs, though.

actually that's everything I currently have keys to and can go drive at any point in time if I so desire.

Well then.. Damn. *bows down* You are my master.

Edited June 13, 200718 yr by blackviper8891

Actually, wait, wait, I forgot three more

1969 Pontiac GTO: 8

1973 Chevrolet Chevelle SS454: 8

1970 Chevrolet Camaro SS: 8

That makes it 141