RE: PH Blog: (em)motive power
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Agree, Ducati V has a lovely note, have a nice straight five in RS2, that has a crisp note very different, long time ago had a flat note V twin, 998cc Vincent that fired once every lampost -
Engines express their personalities through the various exhaust notes.
straight five by audi, porsche modified.......
Engines express their personalities through the various exhaust notes.
straight five by audi, porsche modified.......
Edited by urquattro on Monday 10th December 15:00
Love the straight 5 as well. Dad had an 850 T5, sounded lovely.
BRM V16 and usual Ferrari 12 cyl suspects also favourites. Testarossa was really sweet - much more than Diablo I drove.
Reciprocating engines are directly analogous to wind instruments oscillating gas at different frequencies down tubes of varying lengths and materials. Therefore a bad sounding engine is like a bad instrument - no use. This sounds dramatic, but we'll mourn them when they're gone.
BRM V16 and usual Ferrari 12 cyl suspects also favourites. Testarossa was really sweet - much more than Diablo I drove.
Reciprocating engines are directly analogous to wind instruments oscillating gas at different frequencies down tubes of varying lengths and materials. Therefore a bad sounding engine is like a bad instrument - no use. This sounds dramatic, but we'll mourn them when they're gone.
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