Your Top 5 Bestest Sounding Engines???? [Archive]

Dunk

03-03-2003, 12:19

Whats the 5 best sounding combustion engines and why?!?

My five favouritiest sounding engines in the world ever are:

1) Rolls-Royce Merlin Aero - a la Spitfire, Hurricane, Lancaster, P51D Mustang. The most emotive engine note ever. The sound of victory. Makes the hairs on the back of my neck tingle every time

2) Audi UR quattro Turbo 10v - another sound of victory. Offbeat warbling and chissing. Just soooo glorious on the road

3) Ferrari LM flat plane crank V12 - Splumpf. Close cylinder harmony.

4) Nascar V8 - For pure noise and aggression

5) Mid Eighties Suzuki RG500 GP Racer - two stroke, square four, equal firing pulse, four pipes. Beautiful wailing note in double stereo!!

PhilMorrison

03-03-2003, 12:21

Alfa's V6
RB26DETT
Ferrari V12's
Anything with a massive tubby :D

Wak

03-03-2003, 12:34

Yep number 1 has to be the Merlin, number 2 any v8 really, after that I dunno really

PazzaAE86

03-03-2003, 12:36

For me, i reckon its this little lot:

1JZ GTE (from Toyota's Soarer, Chaser, Cresta and Mark II series, my favourite Inline 6.. The roar!)
4AG w/ Carbs or ITB's (16v or 20v.. The deep bassy induction tone cant be beaten)
20V UR Quattro Engine (ive no idea what its called, the sound of 5 rules!)
13B-REW ****el (FD3S RX7 Motor.. Bizarre and glorious, rev it till it brakes kinda sound)
Ducati Desmodronic V-Twin (Sounds like that Sebulba's Pod Racer from Star Wars.. My Dads 748SPS was amazing, i used to shit my pants when he came past me and i wasnt expecting him)

Along with anything with the chatter of opening wastegates!

Paz

03-03-2003, 12:36

Wright Cyclone R1820 Radial Engine.

C.

Nelson

03-03-2003, 12:48

wot abowt VG30DETT ?

remmeber that German guy whio put a RR Merlin engine in a road car ? 2mpg. :eek: :D

dunc

03-03-2003, 12:49

1.2 Nova spin with straight through exhaust with rusty Peco back box and screaching alternator from the strain of full volume "scooter" soundtrack.

Nismo_Freak

03-03-2003, 12:59

1. 600cid Hemi w/ 1471 Blower - running nitromethane 0-300+ mph in less than 5 seconds.
2. RB26 - just sounds racey, loud, and turbo induction.
3. MTI 383cid LT1 Stroker w/ T-Trim Blower - eats 114 octane like mad
4. 2JZGTE w/ Single Turbo Upgrade - mad turbo whirr!
5. MTI 422cid LS1 Stroker - my vette runs 9s all motor on pump gas, does yours?

AshT_200

03-03-2003, 13:02

1. Mine, because I've missed it for so long..... The slap from forged pistons when cold make me go all funny ;) :D
2. Aston Martin Virage Vantage (Twin Supercharged V8 - as Clarkson put it... Music to my ears :) )
3. Chrysler Hemi - Remember the General Lee
4. Ferrari F355 - Behind me at 160mph on Thruxton Circuit.... Fantastic
5. Ford Cologne 2.3 V6, with no exhaust (just manifolds) wow.

And if I could add one more, Matt's RB25. :)

thejames

03-03-2003, 13:05

:confused: :confused: :confused:

Cant believe no one's mentioned a TVR yet??!

:confused: :confused: :confused:

Cue Shadowninja... ;)

Zenki

03-03-2003, 13:06

Can't think of another 4 but the most incredible engine I ever heard was in a Ferrari 375LM at Goodwood. I was standing right behind it when he fired it up!! When it was revved it did the "diaphram/chest compession" thing which made it hard to breathe!!!:eek:
Sounded amazing, all I could do was grin!! :D

Oh yeah, another is whatever engine the Vulcan V-bombers had, that is the loudest thing I have EVER heard.

Oh and the 7 litre engine that the Demon Tweeks boss used to run in his Ford Galaxy in the historic touring car Championship. It sounded superb on full throttle going up the Druids at Brands!!

Ashworth

03-03-2003, 13:20

1. Modified Porsche Boxster S - 3.2 flat six, with the air box anti-resonator trumpet removed - awesomly addictive
2. Any I5 (Audi quatro, fiat coupe)
3. TVR Tuscan - they just keep getting better
4. Sti Scooby with a non-standard exhaust - waaaaaaaarbbbb!
5. Renault F1 Espace (formula 1 engine with an exhaust, sounds like a manic hoover)

Keith_C

03-03-2003, 13:23

1) Ferrari 250 GTO (http://www.xs4all.nl/~philippo/Ferrari.mp3) (1.7meg)
2) V8's
3) Straight-six whirr
4) Impreza blatter
5) Anything made by Alfa Romeo

Just download that 250 sound - it's simply glorious

Keith_C

03-03-2003, 13:59

Oh - and the Merlin engine too - forgot about that.

I live near Biggin Hill, and a couple of summers ago I had 4 Spitfires/Hurricanes fly overhead pretty low. I'm used to seeing assorted wartime craft fly over for the airshow, but 4 of these rare beauties was unusual.

To my surpise, they then circled, and were joined by 3 more Hurricanes/Spitfires, and flew overhead again, lower this time. The sound was immense.

I couldn't believe it when they all circled *again*, and were joined by another *four* Spitfires/Hurricanes - and flew over head again, lower than ever - couldn't have been more than a few hundred feet.

The sound of those 11 thundering engines only a short distance above me, just as they would have been 60 years ago, has remained the most awesomely glorious and moving sounds I have even heard. To see almost a full squadron of those famous fighters, lovingly restored and back in the air where they belonged, ringing the countryside to the beat of their giant V12's, was something I'll remember for some time :)

Pete C

03-03-2003, 14:02

TVR Cerbera 4.5 V8
BMW 3.2 litre straight six from E36 M3 Evo

Ford Cologne 2.8i V6 (from Capri 2.8i) - Yes, I am sad :D

Nelson

03-03-2003, 14:18

Harley Davidson ?

http://auto.howstuffworks.com/question325.htm

Slipstream_ian

03-03-2003, 14:52

My mates V8 landy iwith a straight though 4 inch zorst

Abbys nissan skyline at santa pod

Any TVR V8

Scooby with big zorst

Cavalier 16V on Throttle Boddies

Vez

03-03-2003, 18:12

Merlin Supermarine (thats the supercharged one)
Ferrari 250GTO (hmmmmmm perfection)
A certain Ultima ;)
Mine Evo VI from one of AndyF's jap car vids
Macca F1's BMW 6.2

DanS14

03-03-2003, 18:27

1.TWR Jaguar XJS Touring car at Goodwood one year. Took them 20 mins to get it started but jeesus I didn't know the flow of dopamine could come from fear
2. TVR AJP8
3. NSX - in a kind of technical/perfection/almost non engine sounding king of way
4. M3 Evo as the Vanos kicks in

And that new MG supercar didn't sound half bad on top gear

John D

03-03-2003, 18:35

Dodge Charger 440 hemi R/T
Big V8's in general... running cherry bombs
Ducatti monster with exhaust..
RX7 motor (rotary stylee)

Dave H

03-03-2003, 19:01

BRM V16.......the thought of it makes the hair on the back of my neck stand up.

Got it on cd,(from the book into the red) anybody tell me how to upload it so you all can hear?

shadowninja

03-03-2003, 19:10

In no particular order

-Aston Martin Vanquish's V12 unit
-Impreza's flat 4 with a sports exhaust system
-Ferrari 250LM (or any classic ferrari with a V12 to be honest)
-Porsche 911's flat 6 with a sports exhaust system
-Oh yeah and my Chimaera's V8 with a sports exhaust conversion at 5000rpm :D (I swear I heard it shout "come on then, you cvnt" when I floored it through a tunnel)

Straight 6 engines sound quite nice but they lack character...

RAY...

03-03-2003, 19:15

this baby, seen it and heard it in the isle of man it sounds out of this world

http://mysite.freeserve.com/kjkjiukjiu/images/8-picture.jpg

www.britten.co.nz then press sounds at the top

Nocturnal

03-03-2003, 20:07

Heard of alot of crazy engine, but nothing beat this as far as I have heard...you got to hear this to believe it!!!

http://highboost.com/movies/1000_HP.mpg

1000HP Supra!!! :eek: :eek: :eek:

Amdathlonuk

03-03-2003, 20:38

Mine hopefully, when I've got my De-cat and big zorst...

:P

SteveDunn

03-03-2003, 20:52

This is my favourite of the moment :)

http://www.celtasoft.nildram.co.uk/cars/ferrari%20fs%20racing%20exhaust.wmv

Tricky-Ricky

03-03-2003, 21:27

Originally posted by Keith_C
Oh - and the Merlin engine too - forgot about that.

I live near Biggin Hill, and a couple of summers ago I had 4 Spitfires/Hurricanes fly overhead pretty low. I'm used to seeing assorted wartime craft fly over for the airshow, but 4 of these rare beauties was unusual.

To my surpise, they then circled, and were joined by 3 more Hurricanes/Spitfires, and flew overhead again, lower this time. The sound was immense.

I couldn't believe it when they all circled *again*, and were joined by another *four* Spitfires/Hurricanes - and flew over head again, lower than ever - couldn't have been more than a few hundred feet.

The sound of those 11 thundering engines only a short distance above me, just as they would have been 60 years ago, has remained the most awesomely glorious and moving sounds I have even heard. To see almost a full squadron of those famous fighters, lovingly restored and back in the air where they belonged, ringing the countryside to the beat of their giant V12's, was something I'll remember for some time :)

Christ Keith, thats just brought back some old and very fond memories! i lived virtualy at the end of Biggin Hill runway when i was a nipper!! i loved sitting in the field at the end of the runway just listening to all the diferent planes taking off and landing ( when they had the air shows) the moast awsome thing i can remember was a Buccaneer (jet) made me fall of the gate! came over at about twenty feet! and you can't hear them comming! i'm sure the pilot was pissing himself!:)

RAY...

03-03-2003, 21:31

Originally posted by Jenkski
This is my favourite of the moment :)

http://www.celtasoft.nildram.co.uk/cars/ferrari%20fs%20racing%20exhaust.wmv

i wonder if he hit that parked car

BanjoMaster

03-03-2003, 21:49

I was at Le Mans 2000, with grandstand seats right across from the pitlane exit. The most awesome sound I have ever heard from a vehicle would be the Panoz LMP-1 trundling down the pitlane on the speed limiter. It sounded like an enormous thunderstorm, only louder, and when he floored it onto the Dunlop curve... Simply incredible.

The Jag V12 in the Lister Storm is also a pretty brutal engine, and I'd agree with Pazza about the 1JZ; genuinely frightening!

Ivanski

03-03-2003, 23:37

Hair on the back of the neck stuff!

Top of the list BRM V16 (http://www.student.fh-albsig.de/~killetho/sound/brm.mp3) - 1940's GP car - Unbeleiveable, just listen... :eek:
McLaren F1 - Amazing, got distracted and followed one for miles down the Fosse one day. Grrrrowl :D
Ferrari / Lambo V12's - any I don't mind :)
Any Alfa V6, or Carb'ed twink.

Cheers

shadowninja

04-03-2003, 11:16

Originally posted by BanjoMaster
I was at Le Mans 2000, with grandstand seats right across from the pitlane exit. The most awesome sound I have ever heard from a vehicle would be the Panoz LMP-1 trundling down the pitlane on the speed limiter. It sounded like an enormous thunderstorm, only louder, and when he floored it onto the Dunlop curve... Simply incredible.

The Jag V12 in the Lister Storm is also a pretty brutal engine, and I'd agree with Pazza about the 1JZ; genuinely frightening!

ah yes totally forgot about race cars. mmm any car at the british GT, but particularly a marcos mantis gt racer on full throttle (bloody shakes the whole grandstand!!!!)

AshT_200

04-03-2003, 16:10

Ah yes, forgot some....

Not in any order...

McLaren F1 from the drivers seat. :p
Bugatti EB110. Listen to the Cha Cha Cha from 4 Turbos on the overun.
Ferrari 356GTB4 Daytona in full race trim with Side Exit Exhaust.
Any Formula 1 engine.... they all sound the same.
Any Indy Car... sound the same but different from F1.

AshT_200

04-03-2003, 16:12

Dunk

04-03-2003, 16:18

I thought Merlins were 24 cylinders? H24, or V24???

Keith_C

04-03-2003, 16:48

No - RR Merlin II V12's in the MKI, RR Merlin 61 V12's in the MKIX, and RR Griffon 65 V12's in the MKXIVe

04-03-2003, 18:49

Originally posted by Keith_C
No - RR Merlin II V12's in the MKI, RR Merlin 61 V12's in the MKIX, and RR Griffon 65 V12's in the MKXIVe

Bloody hell! Biggles has returned

Nismo_Freak

04-03-2003, 18:50

Try listening to about 25 Merlin powered P-51s in a steep dive, engines screaming, and straight over you about 200 ft. off the ground.

Nismo_Freak

04-03-2003, 18:51

http://www.p51.mustangsmustangs.com/images3/cf-Merlin2.jpg

There she is.... :) :eek:

05-03-2003, 00:03

Originally posted by Keith_C
No - RR Merlin II V12's in the MKI, RR Merlin 61 V12's in the MKIX, and RR Griffon 65 V12's in the MKXIVe

Hmm, Type 72 Merlin, apparently 1710bhp :D

weegaz22

03-07-2007, 23:32

Bump..., lets see if theres any opinion changes 4 years on....:D :sxoc:

Spesh

03-07-2007, 23:49

http://img260.imageshack.us/img260/9461/oldestthread0hx.jpg

:)

In no particular order

RR Merlin
Old skool alfa V6's
GroupB Audis
Vauxhall XE with ITB's
vtwin ducatis

The Big Yin

04-07-2007, 03:17

1, 4A-GE on Throttle Bodies and cams
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2, Hakasuka GTR
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3, Audi 80 Quattro
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4, Hemi Engines
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5, AC Cobra 780 CUI 13ltr V8
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Sideways Danny

04-07-2007, 04:26

c20xe on Jenvey 48s
Jag v12
rover v8
Yamaha RD350 YPVS
small block Chevrolet on open headers, mmmmmm

Egon

04-07-2007, 09:20

Danny, its gotta be an LC, the ypvs (except the rzv500ypvs :eek:) sounded muted...:D
(had a go on an RD500...exocet missile with wheels...scared the shiet out of me!)
Agree about the C20XE on carbies...mmmm:smitten:

Oh, and the diesel that audi put up for the le mans race....:eek: :nod:

Gaijin samurai

04-07-2007, 09:39

1. 20B
2. 13B
3. RB30
4. 2JZ
5. M120 V12 :whip:

Gezzmarrelda

04-07-2007, 09:43

1>Current triumph triple
2>BMW 750 with a tubi system(it's like german exhaust porn!!)
3>RGV250(i miss fast two-strokes for both the scream and the smell)
4>Subaru flat 4(even though the experience is usualy tainted by the car)
5>Audi 20v(Mmmm...Warbly)

(6)the sr20de in my primera still makes me grin at full chat:D