The best sounding engines in the world.

Piston engines,

4cyl,

Watch for Cyl 4

6cyl,

Watch for water pump impeller

8cyl,

Watch for all the other dick bags who will want to talk like they know something

10cyl

IDK most sound like truck's sooooo

Watch for cocks

12 cyl,

Watch for perfection

Rotary,

All but this takes the cake for me.

Watch for amazement

corytate wrote: 20b vk56 with true duals rb20/25/26 with an open exhaust and there's just something about a well done 302 that gets my goat

I have two of those.

Hartley H1V8

For me v-8 is Ford small block 302, hands down.

6 cyl is S38 in BMW M1, M5(1st gen) and M6(first gen).

v12, ferrari.

They made other engines? j/k :)

+1 for Ferrari V8's. The 360's and 458's at the 12 Hours of Sebring have always sounded awesome.

360 modena

What about the infamous BRM H-16?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vjEz-Rcets4

or the equally infamous Matra V-12?

(go to 1:20)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HnCNyB52J0Q

and I can't BELIEVE I forgot the most infamous of all, the RC166 Honda:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eaRop_ZMwo0

That's not the best sample. I've got a wav file off the web that's a lot better.

BTW i forgot one

WWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH 25mph

Rotary:

Mazda Furai https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C4Xl0i4uNGU

stroker wrote:

friedgreencorrado wrote:

stroker wrote: Shell made a commercial a few years ago with various Ferrari F1 cars. The third car (I think) circa 1970 had the best sound.

Ferrari 312 series? http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xa5gvn_f1-ferrari-312b-1970-1974_auto 3-liter flat 12.

Tough to tell from that clip. Here's the Shell commercial. It's the car in Hong Kong: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iItzJc-NHI4

This. Absolutely. Makes the hair stand up on the back of my neck every time.

No votes for flathead ford v8s yet...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u5DAcJ3LHFI&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cGiZR23VyhQ&feature=related

Lancia Fulvia V4

My buddy's 95 Mustang 5.0L with long tubes, dr Gas X-pipe, and Bassani mufflers. Probably one of the better sounding NA Mustangs I have come across. If I wasn't going turbo I'd be putting an identical system on my car.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7N6KjC4JctA

I've always been a fan of the turbo 5cyl Volvo and Audi engines. Ferrari knows how to make great sounding V8 and 12cyl engines.

The Ferrari 333SP is the best sounding engine:

333SP at Laguna Seca

And I will love & tolerate the crap out of anyone who disagrees.

MCarp22 wrote: The Ferrari 333SP is the best sounding engine: 333SP at Laguna Seca And I will love & tolerate the crap out of anyone who disagrees.

That's pretty good, I'll grant you that...

The engine sound that literally gave me chills was the Jaguar V12 IMSA car. That thing would rev and rev, and about the time you were sure, "okay, he certainly has to shift by now", it would rev another couple thousand rpm more. Just imcredible... a mechanical symphony of the best kind.

That aside, I was shocked and very impressed by a VW Golf that passed on the freeway. It was a worked-over R32 with the V6 in it and oh my did it sound awesome.

In reply to kb58:

Mguar needs to come explain how us lowly humans can manufacture such a beast in our garage on a shoe string budget.

In reply to singleslammer:

Easy, build a chassis table, buy the engine of your dreams, sit it at the end of the chassis you prefer, and build the car around it. I've done it twice now

dyintorace wrote: Judd V8? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rU9mQ7z5JVQ

Yes, Judd V8, best sounding motor in the world.

BMW M60B40

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3_woDYuNvmk

I need to shoot a video of the M60B30 I have next time I'm in the country . . .

In reply to kb58:

Yeah, I have followed both of your builds. I don't think I can keep focus that long. Good stuff though.

Rolls Royce Merlin and Packard Merlin V-12s

For your listening and viewing pleasure

http://www.ferociousfrankie.com/video1.html

ST_ZX2 wrote:

stroker wrote: Does a Rolls Royce Merlin count?

This. The P-51 variety. Hands down for me. Second would be a couple of supercharged Allisons in a P-38.

Ah yes, nothing like a P-51 on Max Cruise. almost forgot, it has been so long.

My favorite crossplane V8 would have to go to this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p7iy37PPlac

Favorite flatplane V8 I would have to hand to the F40, favorite V12 would be the F50 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XcSnaHcAlKU

Favorite 6 cylinder to the 997 GT3 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fwgM7aRFiEI

This probably won't qualify as "best sounding" but it's interesting nevertheless...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XkzBXLhwwds

What? No one has mentioned an Alfa Romeo V6? Hmmmm