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<img src="https://www.cobaltss.net/articles/eco.jpg" align="left" border="0" hspace="5" vspace="5">SOUTHFIELD, Mich. - Diversified industrial manufacturer Eaton Corporation (NYSE:ETN - News) is helping to power six of the world's top 10 engines as chosen by Ward's Auto World magazine. The engine winners for 2006 were announced at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit.
"We're honored to have a hand in creating these world-class engines," said Jake Hooks, vice president, sales and marketing for Eaton's automotive group. "They each set a new standard for performance and efficiency and we're pleased to see Eaton's powertrain teams getting credit for their hard work."

Eaton is the world's largest supplier of engine valves. It supplies intake and exhaust valves for the following vehicles and honored engines for 2006:

Audi S4 - 4.2L DOHC V-8
BMW 330i - 3.0L DOHC I-6
Chevrolet Cobalt SS - 2.0L supercharged DOHC I-4
Dodge Charger R/T - 5.7L Hemi Magnum OHV V-8
Ford Mustang GT - 4.6L SOHC V-8
Mazda Mazdaspeed 6 - 2.3L DISI turbocharged DOHC I-4
Additionally, Eaton supplies the supercharger that powers Chevrolet's Cobalt SS 2.0L supercharged DOHC I-4. Eaton's M62 roots-type supercharger has helped the Cobalt win accolades and races, powering the Cobalt to fastest overall time at the Toyo Tires® Time Attack competition last November.

For the past 12 years, a team of editors at Ward's have selected the best regular-production engines available in the U.S. that have a base price of under $52,500. Nominations for the award are limited to engines available in regular-production vehicles available for sale in the current calendar or model year. This year's winning engines highlight technologies that meet consumers' demands for performance without increasing fuel consumption.

Eaton Corporation is a diversified industrial manufacturer with 2004 sales of $9.8 billion. Eaton is a global leader in electrical systems and components for power quality, distribution and control; fluid power systems and services for industrial, mobile and aircraft equipment; intelligent truck drivetrain systems for safety and fuel economy; and automotive engine air management systems, powertrain solutions and specialty controls for performance, fuel economy and safety. Eaton has 59,000 employees and sells products to customers in more than 125 countries. For more information, visit http://www.eaton.com.

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DomesticDemonSS

That's a nice list of cars Eaton is associated with, very nice!!

Nocturn

Okay, what the hell, the 330, and audi are one thing, but the Hemi, tell me one that it does that the LS1 didn't alreayd do 5 years ago? Or that even the LS6 hasn't done.

Cobalt_Supercharged

It requires 16 spark plugs and wires, twice as many as the LS1, or LS6.

Asphalt Assault

an engine to be the one of the best is not done by a spark plug count or how much HP. if that were the case our little 2.0L would not be on the list either. the Hemi engine is on this list for no other reason then its ability to put out HP and get great fuel mileage for a V8. My buddy's RAM1500 4door 4X4 gets almost 20mpg in the city. ON the highway it gets for sure 25. I remember my little compact trucks that couldnt even do this. How does it do it? it runs on 4 cylinders (like you know that). so get off the chevy all the way rant guys. the people who put these engines on a podium do know what they are talking about. that is why they mentioned our little 2.0L.

zinner

I am sorry but there is no way a truck with a V8 is getting 25mpg hiway. My I4 S10 would barely get 22mpg hiway. I am not saying it doesn't deserve to be a top 10 but it doesn't get 25mpg unless it's idling behind a tow truck.

Dodge says 14/18 for the Hemi. The varible displace will help ofcourse but it can't work maricles.

Maybe you meant 25 meters per gallon.

shadowmaster05

The dodge Viper back in the day when it first came out got 21 mpg and thats with 400+hp

zinner

Yeah and thats not a truck.
A car with a really tall overdrive gear can get great milage if they keep there foot off the gas pedel. But then again I bet more people with a 400 HP car don't drive it gingerly....

Eddie

so your telling me chevy's lsx engines arent capable of 20mpg in city? sorry but the 4x4 20mpg, i call bs on that. my camaro ls1, alot more aerodynamic then the truck gets better gas mileage then that truck for sure. and i can barily pull 20mpg in city. i'd have to be doing less than 35 mph and in 6th gear. sorry but chevy's LS1,LS6,LS2, especially LS7 deserve to be the top 10. all those engines are capable of 25+mpg in free way driving, and all are 350+hp all are in some fastest cars out there. and plus there is no gas guzzler tax associated w/ any of those engines.

retrop

The automatic GTO's with the 6.0L are subject to the gas guzzler tax.....

Eddie

really i find that hard to believe when the new Z06 isnt subjected to it. must be because the GTO is a freaken pig in weight.

retrop

It is funny because the manual GTO option is more expensive but with the guzzler tax factored in it actually becomes cheaper to buy the manual version. They are able to squeeze out an extra 4 mpg highway and 1 city in the manual. 16/21 auto and 17/25 manual.

Eddie

god damn, never realized the gto was that much of a pig. but they sure are fast , i want to race one so bad. no one has yet to race me in my z28 or even reved up on me.

05REDROCKET

The HEMI is in there because it is the one from the cars not the truck the truck does not have the rotating cylinder shut down like the cars do. That is the reason it is on there beause it rotates the cylinders to conserve gas, the new Impala SS with the 5.3 V8 does this as well.

Eddie

LS2's also but its not on there , damn dodge payed em off ha ha.

Asphalt Assault

LS2 is old and maybe on a previous list?

bluesscobaltSPC1

I tried to contact someone from Eaton aboutupgradingmy supercharger to the M-62 but I didn't hear anything. Does anyone kow if that would work. I think it is the M-62. Hopefully I can get some feedback from this. Later

Eddie

ls2's old barily came out in 05 man.

maxpit

New zo6 motor shuts down 4 cylinders while cruising.

Eddie

not to my knowledge.

InfinityzeN

Actually a lot of the new Chevy/GM motor's have what they call "Displacement on Demand", where they run on 4 cylinders while running at a near constant rpm (cruising or mild acceleration), but fire up all 8 cylinders when you get on the gas.

And actually, it doesn't shut down 4 of them, but instead fires all of them, but skips every second fuel/fire.

CleanNFun

What are you talking about. Those are the people that go 32 in a 40 becuase theyre scarred they will crash it, or just want everyone to look at them. I hate those bastards!!!

Psykostevo

they are only the $1,300 gas guzzler tax with the automatic, the 6speed is exempt.

Psykostevo

Actually is does shut down the SAME four cylinders every time. It's not alternating.

Psykostevo

The new ZO6 motor is an LS7, which will never shut down to 4 cylinders unless you physically take out 4 spark plugs and 4 injectors.