# Your "Cylinder IQ" **URL:** \ **Category:** General Discussion\ **Created:** [September 11, 2013, 4:43am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/your-cylinder-iq/81297 "2013-09-11T04:43:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![missileman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/missileman/32/1366_2.png) [@missileman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/missileman)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2013, 5:11pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/your-cylinder-iq/81297/21 "2013-09-11T17:11:58Z")
My “cylinder IQ” stands at 17 right now. In years past it has topped 50 but I no longer need a bunch of vehicles including my motorhome. ---
**Author:** ![shadowfax](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/shadowfax/32/13026_2.png) [@shadowfax](https://community.cartalk.com/u/shadowfax)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2013, 5:58pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/your-cylinder-iq/81297/22 "2013-09-11T17:58:06Z")
A V6, 3 4-bangers, a lawn mower, and a snowblower. 1. Guess I need to go back to school. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Docnick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ecae2f/32.png) [@Docnick](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Docnick)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2013, 7:30pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/your-cylinder-iq/81297/23 "2013-09-11T19:30:59Z")
Gee, I only have 8, 2 4 cylinder cars. My lawnmower and chain saw, as well as grass trimmers are all electric. Al Gore must love me. ---
**Author:** ![circuitsmith](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/circuitsmith/32/40376_2.png) [@circuitsmith](https://community.cartalk.com/u/circuitsmith)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2013, 7:38pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/your-cylinder-iq/81297/24 "2013-09-11T19:38:48Z")
Car + chain saw = 5 ---
**Author:** ![meanjoe75fan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/meanjoe75fan/32/552_2.png) [@meanjoe75fan](https://community.cartalk.com/u/meanjoe75fan)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2013, 7:40pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/your-cylinder-iq/81297/25 "2013-09-11T19:40:14Z")
6-cyl truck,V4 motorcycle, 4 thumper mowers, 1 leaf blower, 1 trimmer. 1. (just gor the record, how do you score owning a Wankel rotary?) ---
**Author:** ![steve63](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8baadc/32.png) [@steve63](https://community.cartalk.com/u/steve63)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2013, 10:20pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/your-cylinder-iq/81297/26 "2013-09-11T22:20:08Z")
My cylinder IQ just went down a week ago when we traded in our Town & Country minivan for a brand new Honda Fit! 3 V8 cars 1 I6 car 1 I4 car 1 lawnmower Total=35 If I still had my RX-7 I guess it wouldn’t count. Also, my chainsaw and trimmers are all electric ( coal powered). ---
**Author:** ![WheresRick](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/wheresrick/32/2717_2.png) [@WheresRick](https://community.cartalk.com/u/WheresRick)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2013, 2:56am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/your-cylinder-iq/81297/27 "2013-09-12T02:56:39Z")
Caprice 8 Truck 8 Prius 4 John deere z turn Mower 2 Cub badet mower 2 free mower I got mtd rider 1 Pushmower 1 Chainsaw 1 Leaf blower 1 weed wacker 1 pressure washer 1 generator 1 troy built chipper shredder 1 So 32 Rc Nitro Cars… Do these count? Hpi mt 1 2nd hpi mt 1 hpi road car 1 traxxas stampede 1 36 including these. ---
**Author:** ![DrRocket](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/drrocket/32/2603_2.png) [@DrRocket](https://community.cartalk.com/u/DrRocket)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2013, 3:36am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/your-cylinder-iq/81297/28 "2013-09-12T03:36:44Z")
Iffen it’s internal combutstion, and it functions, then, yes, it counts. Still trying to figure out how to score a Wankel. Any suggestions? ---
**Author:** ![jtsanders](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c2a13f/32.png) [@jtsanders](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jtsanders)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2013, 3:43am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/your-cylinder-iq/81297/29 "2013-09-12T03:43:01Z")
2x6 cyl cars 3x4 cyl cars 2x1 cyl lawn mowers 1x1 cyl chain saw 1x1 cyl trimmer 28 total @DrRocket, you showin off? ---
**Author:** ![DrRocket](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/drrocket/32/2603_2.png) [@DrRocket](https://community.cartalk.com/u/DrRocket)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2013, 4:11am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/your-cylinder-iq/81297/30 "2013-09-12T04:11:05Z")
No, curiousity. I’m just wondering if I’m as nuts as my wife says I am. It would appear so… ---
**Author:** ![Barkydog](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/barkydog/32/2470_2.png) [@Barkydog](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Barkydog)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2013, 4:15am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/your-cylinder-iq/81297/31 "2013-09-12T04:15:12Z")
2 1cyl lawnmower 2 6 cyl cars 1 icyl boat motor 1 4 cyl boat motor 1 1 cly snowblower 1 2 cyl triumph motorcucle Doea a 1 cyl air pump count? 22 total. I am lacking! ---
**Author:** ![oblivion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/3ab097/32.png) [@oblivion](https://community.cartalk.com/u/oblivion)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2013, 3:17pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/your-cylinder-iq/81297/32 "2013-09-12T15:17:02Z")
Now for those of you that are really old and cling to the past… What’s your vacuum tube IQ? lol ---
**Author:** ![MikeInNH](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a587f6/32.png) [@MikeInNH](https://community.cartalk.com/u/MikeInNH)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2013, 3:58pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/your-cylinder-iq/81297/33 "2013-09-12T15:58:59Z")
> Now for those of you that are really old and cling to the past... What's your vacuum tube IQ? lol I have a 10yo TUBE SET amp by Cary. A whopping 12watts per channel. ---
**Author:** ![JoeMario](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/3bc359/32.png) [@JoeMario](https://community.cartalk.com/u/JoeMario)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2013, 4:12pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/your-cylinder-iq/81297/34 "2013-09-12T16:12:36Z")
Vacuum tubes! My IQ for that would be 0. I remember whenever a car radio, house radio, or TV stopped working, I’d pull all the vacuum tubes out and bring them to the local TV repair shop - where they had a “self service” vacuum tube tester. It took me a while to test them all, but most of the time it uncovered a bad tube. ---
**Author:** ![Whitey](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/whitey/32/24680_2.png) [@Whitey](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Whitey)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2013, 4:17pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/your-cylinder-iq/81297/35 "2013-09-12T16:17:45Z")
I’m not really old, and I don’t cling to the past, but I do have a couple of my father’s antiques. A couple of them are radios, and while I’ve never looked inside, I’m sure they have vacuum tubes in them. I’ll guess my vacuum tube IQ is 6-8. ---
**Author:** ![David\_L](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/eada6e/32.png) [@David\_L](https://community.cartalk.com/u/David_L)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2013, 6:29pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/your-cylinder-iq/81297/36 "2013-09-12T18:29:34Z")
Now you’re talking! My vacuum tube index(10) is higher than my cylinder index(9). Some of the vacuum tubes aren’t that old, although a couple in an old reverb unit are. Vacuum tubes are still used in many new guitar amps. ---
**Author:** ![Caddyman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/caddyman/32/23_2.png) [@Caddyman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Caddyman)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2013, 7:51pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/your-cylinder-iq/81297/37 "2013-09-12T19:51:08Z")
3 - 8 cylinder cars- 24 2 - 8 cylinder trucks -16 3 - 2 cylinder outboards - 6 3 - generators - 3 2 - water pumps - 2 1 lawnmower - 1 1 garden tiller - 1 1 garden shredder - 1 Total - 54 ---
**Author:** ![TwinTurbo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8baadc/32.png) [@TwinTurbo](https://community.cartalk.com/u/TwinTurbo)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2013, 8:52pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/your-cylinder-iq/81297/38 "2013-09-12T20:52:30Z")
5 - 8 cyl cars/trucks= 40 2 - 6 cyl van/truck= 12 1 - 4 cyl car= 4 4 - 2 cyl motorcycles/OB/implements= 8 8 - 1 cyl chainsaw/leafblower/lawn tractor/implements/ice auger etc= 8 13 - 1 cyl RC type engines = 13 Is that 85?! Dang, seems excessive looking at it that way… ---
**Author:** ![shadowfax](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/shadowfax/32/13026_2.png) [@shadowfax](https://community.cartalk.com/u/shadowfax)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2013, 8:59pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/your-cylinder-iq/81297/39 "2013-09-12T20:59:40Z")
@DrRocket Wankel can be thought of as 1 cylinder with 3 piston heads. So with 3 piston heads per cylinder, it counts for 1/3 😉 -ducks- ---
**Author:** ![bing](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/bing/32/4619_2.png) [@bing](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bing)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2013, 9:26pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/your-cylinder-iq/81297/40 "2013-09-12T21:26:37Z")
I think my grandfather’s radio has about 6 vacuum tubes in it. I don’t know if I’ll ever get around to doing anything with it. [Previous page](https://community.cartalk.com/t/your-cylinder-iq/81297.md?page=1) [Next page](https://community.cartalk.com/t/your-cylinder-iq/81297.md?page=3)