340 horsepower 3.6 LS 4 cylinder engine by Blue Print Engines

Blue print engines unveiled their new 3.6 liter LS 4 cylinder engine capable of 340 horsepower and over 500lbft of torque. This unique engine could have many applications making it an interesting option many.

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[BluePrint_Engines]

Very excited to keep researching this engine and to provide updates along the way! Thanks everyone for your interest!

[Blackcloud_Garage]

This thing is going to EXPLODE in the Jeep world. In the low rpm, “diesel power” configuration it would be an awesome engine for a kit built/experimental airplane. I’m definitely going to be keeping my eye on this one going forward.

[DINISIOVEGA]

This would be an epic swap for a Pontiac Fiero, I've always wanted another Fiero with a bit more power but didn't want to 3800 swap or V8 swap one. This is the perfect balance of weight, power and serviceability.

[wigletron]

"When equipped with an appropriate turbocharger"
Left that part out

[slicedbread]

This engine could fit in so many applications. Jeeps to start with, S10's sound great. Very cool that BPE came up with this engine. I hope it's priced well and sells well. It got my attention!

[-MacCat-]

Good and/or interesting engineering knows no badges.
A commercially available block that will take a GM or Ford, albeit a very old design, head is a brilliant idea.
I think this has a lot of potential and I look forward to seeing what the more adventurous tinkerers out there can come up with using it.

[davidpiazza]

3.0 is also found in most 4 cylinder Mercruiser engines, sounds amazing 👏

[damonriddle]

Half a V8, like the Pontiac Trophy 4 from the early 60's- it used a 389 head, some even came with a 4 barrel carb. Fun little engines, but they to use huge rubber motor mounts and a heavy duty timing chain to deal with all the vibration caused by such a large 4 banger.

[TheSgtsmitty]

So basically, a cummins 4cyl block, with LS breathing capability, and the ability to handle power additions. Crawlers, mini trucks, Euro swaps, Jeeps! Awesome!

[dontforgettobringatowel]

Absolutely love the thought of this. It would be such a compact size being of a pushrod style engine. It would fit in anything

[joehudson]

Someone welded two extra cylinders to an LS head and somehow bolted it to a 6 cylinder Ford engine it was pretty impressive also

[JR-cftt]

I can't say that I'm impressed by this. The screen grab @1:29 says that this engine can produce 340HP/500 lb-ft "when equipped with an appropriate turbocharger". So with a turbocharger it produces less than 100HP per liter of displacement. Pretty much every 4 valve four cylinder engine these days will exceed 100HP per liter in N/A form. Plus those two bolt main caps probably won't stand up to a lot of power if someone tries to really put some boost to that engine.

[jdmmike]

I've been dreaming of building a IMSA Monza tribute for a few years now & when I saw this I immediately thought a turbocharged version of one of these would be awesome to try out. I think Comp CTR6262 would set this thing off beautifully. Turbosmart Straight Gate, big injectors, FT550 to control it all. Back it up with the tried and true TR6060. Could be a beast!!!🤘

[SirtubalotTX]

I love this, and what else that’s interesting, is the 2.7 L turbo four-cylinder that GM is currently using it already at over 300 hp and 430 pounds of torque. Wouldn’t be hard to get to this number with that 2.7 L. Anyways, good stuff.

[larebear]

Putting this engine in my 93 wrangler as soon as they make it available. An engine with Ford and Chevy influences put in a Jeep. Trifecta!

[MintyFreshTurds]

I'm not even into LS engines but I have been following this when I first heard about because I wanna see how it runs in a compact truck or FWD car and I am dying to hear what it sounds like!

[Solo-]

This is fascinating for a guy like me who loves high torque more than high horsepower 😀. Let's be real, most of us aren't driving around doing 150 mph. However, I'm willing to bet most of us love blasting off like a rocket 🚀 to the speed limit before hitting cruise control haha (which I do 😄 😆). 340 hp is a strong number for a daily driver. If its truly a robust block I'm presuming reliability won't be an issue 😊.

[Marcus-ut]

Drop it in a gutted miata and fun fun fun

[Chazd]

The low-end torque version really interests me. I am currently planning to build a 350 with tuned-port injection for my Chevy Suburban and couple it with a Magnum six-speed manual trans. My goal with the build is to maximize torque below 2, 500 RPM for towing and fuel economy. A flat torque curve from about 320 ft.lb @ 1200 RPM to a peak of 400 at 2, 500 RPM would be great. More torque if possible without increasing displacement or the same torque with a smaller displacement engine that would be better yet.

[DClairRobinson]

Tractors, skid steers, loaders, generators, etc would be a fantastic application for this