mackie
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| posted on 4/6/04 at 09:25 AM |
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What engine sounds best?
Leading from James's supercar poll where some opinion was expressed...
What engine sounds best?
(Feel free to embellish).
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ned
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| posted on 4/6/04 at 09:57 AM |
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has to be a v12 on principal. though strangly no mention of the w format engines  not that I've ever heard one that is!
come to think of it, no mention of fuel type either (unleaded, diesel, nitrous, alcohol etc), or rotary, motorbike, vw v5 or electric motors.
Ned.
[Edited on 4/6/04 by ned]
beware, I've got yellow skin
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timf
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| posted on 4/6/04 at 09:59 AM |
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rr merlin
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ned
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| posted on 4/6/04 at 10:00 AM |
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good call tim!
beware, I've got yellow skin
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mackie
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| posted on 4/6/04 at 10:06 AM |
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Ned, you can only have 10 items! 
Personally I rather like the sound of the Mustang in Bullitt.
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Project7
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| posted on 4/6/04 at 10:09 AM |
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tricky one,
F1 V10 screamers sound great
...and....
Lamborghini V12s are pretty good
but...
you cant beat 'old school V8s
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ned
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| posted on 4/6/04 at 10:09 AM |
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Mackie,
I think you can have more, count the no in steve gusters poll!
or could just have an 'other' option.
Ned.
beware, I've got yellow skin
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Hellfire
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| posted on 4/6/04 at 10:11 AM |
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Mackie - how come SGust has 20
Ducati sounds best!
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mackie
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| posted on 4/6/04 at 10:12 AM |
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Ah, well then the interface lies!
I don't think I can change it now anyway.
It's my first ever poll :/
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zilspeed
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| posted on 4/6/04 at 10:25 AM |
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I refuse to vote on principal.
There is no inline 5 cylinder 20 valve motor there.
Hannu Mikkola
Audi Sport Quattro
1000 lakes
1987.
There's an engine note for you.
Here's the same engine in one of those Dahlback Audi thingys.
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mackie
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| posted on 4/6/04 at 10:41 AM |
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Ah, heh, I forgot about I5 motors, yes they do sounds good.
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stephen_gusterson
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| posted on 4/6/04 at 10:44 AM |
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actually, there is no limit of items. I used 20 for the considerably poll
rules..... hah
atb
rebel
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marktigere1
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| posted on 4/6/04 at 11:09 AM |
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Honda VTEC at 8500 rpm!!
If a bolt is stuck force it.
If it breaks, it needed replacing anyway!!!
(My Dad 1991)
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mackie
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| posted on 4/6/04 at 11:24 AM |
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Hehe, indeed. I've driven a civic type-r and can testify to that
Love the sound of a Ferrari 360 at full chat (8500rpm) too, makes me wonder how they get away with it being so loud.
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David Jenkins
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| posted on 4/6/04 at 11:29 AM |
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V-8 - particularly the one in a TVR Griffith! One drove past me in a car park a while ago, and the windows and panels in my Toyota rattled...
David
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craig1410
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| posted on 4/6/04 at 12:00 PM |
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Hi,
Does anyone remember an advert on TV many years ago. I think it was for oil, possibly Duckhams Hypergrade or whatever it was called. It started with a
picture of a long road in the desert with a car approaching through the heat haze with tumble weeds etc blowing around.
Anyway, the sound of that car which I think was an AC Cobra, has stuck with me all these years (perhaps 20 years). It certainly (IIRC) sounded like a
x-plane V8 but I'm not 100%.
I voted for the x-plane V8 for this reason and because I love the Rover V8 engine as some of you will already be very much aware... 
Anyone else remember this advert?
Other engines I like are the aircooled Porsche engines and the Group B Audi Quattro mentioned earlier.
Cheers,
Craig.
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flak monkey
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| posted on 4/6/04 at 12:05 PM |
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V8 all the way.... British ones (like the TVR and Rover) have the edge for me.
I went for a ride in a 5.7l Chevy Camaro not so long ago. It had been tweaked a bit (we timed 0-60 in about 5.5 seconds, not bad for a 1.75 tonne
car..), and was rediculously loud. We made a road video of it on the local industrial estate one sunday...burnouts, speed trials etc.
When watching the vid back we notcied about 3 security cameras watching us...nothing came of it...so they must have enjoyed the show 
Cheers,
David
Sera
http://www.motosera.com
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mackie
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| posted on 4/6/04 at 12:10 PM |
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Be a good lad and post the vid
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nicklondon
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| posted on 4/6/04 at 12:21 PM |
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what about smell aswell? some glorious smells at festival of speed
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JoelP
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| posted on 4/6/04 at 12:33 PM |
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i voted v8 too, but i think the v10 obviously needs a mention, but that only sounds so good cos in its usual form (f1) its having its ears revved off.
most engines would sound good at 18k revs!
i like 'blippy' engines, where the revs rise and fall very fast, ie bikes or well tuned things. the v8 in the maserati is of ferrari
origin apparently, that sounds awesome.
Beware! Bourettes is binfectious.
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zilspeed
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| posted on 4/6/04 at 12:47 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by nicklondon
what about smell aswell? some glorious smells at festival of speed
Castrol R40 - what a delicious pong.
Especially if you put a drop into some candles.
Wife doesn't like it - can't think why
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Spyderman
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| posted on 4/6/04 at 12:58 PM |
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Can't beat the sound of a V8 burbling on idle!
Many moons ago in my misspent youth some friends and I went to Santa Pod and recorded the Yank V8s onto my mates Ghetto blaster.
We would play it back at traffic lights!
Funny we never once got anyone to race us off the lights!
Mmm, I wonder if he still has the tape!
Terry
Spyderman
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flak monkey
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| posted on 4/6/04 at 01:14 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by mackie
Be a good lad and post the vid
Sorry Mackie, we did the vid a while ago and I dont have the stuff to do web videos. My mate does, but he wouldnt want to do it...
Was a good fun day anyway
Sera
http://www.motosera.com
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