RE: PH Blog: (em)motive power

[04mmurkett]

The 4.2TT from the old RS6 takes some beating!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QES9tDTu2d8

Anyone?

[SteveO...]

Fish said:

A sorted TVR speed six 4l has to be up there, it doesn't have soul it has an entire personality, off days good days etc.

Any capacity Speed Six has so much character its probably got multiple personality disorder. Every time you turn the key you wonder which one you're going to get. And then there's the sound ... stunning. Not cheap to run, but worth it.

[80085]

Zonda R
Cosworth pug306

[robinessex]

Sorry, has to be any big V8 with a 90degree crank with a fruity exhaust on it. Bullet sound track ? Or goto YouTube, and find the Marauder 50' power boat with 3 supercharged 1075hp V8's just ticking over !!!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=aelVOfOBnNQ

Edited by robinessex on Wednesday 5th December 10:44

Edited by robinessex on Wednesday 5th December 10:50

[80085]

Ducati 916

[Obiwonkeyblokey]

GranCab said:

Maserati's 4.7 V8 in my GranCab is pretty special

I followd one of these through Bristol this Morning and unfortunately couldnt hear it, due to the straight through pipes on my AJP V8 Cerbera!

They do sound awesome though.

[Beety]

Another vote for speed six !!!!

[camel_landy]

There's something about a 5Cyl that does it for me.

• Original Audi Quattro.
• Volvo T5.
• Landy TD5.

They all have a lovely sort of 'gurgle' to them.

M

[80085]

E46 M3 CSL
Veyron
458

[Ste b]

Hayabusa v8 abomination a'la Holeshot racing - rare and not factory fitted anywhere but oh those revs.

[ghibbett]

Hmmmm, will dish out some love for the straight six also. Just listen to the cultured note from 0:50 onwards
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GbkkxwzK9HE&fea...

[FWDRacer]

Modern Engines... Not many.

4 cylinders. Vtec? meh. S2000? For pansies. E30 2.3/K-Series... getting there. Try this. This is the daddy.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vwl40XFvpLE

[TheDeadPrussian]

[geek mode on] The engine in the SLS is actually the M159 - when compared to the standard M156 AMG engine, the SLS's M159 engine includes an all-new intake system, reworked valve train and camshafts, the use of flow-optimised tubular steel headers and dethrottling of the exhaust system. The engine also utilizes a dry-sump lubrication system to lower the center of gravity of the car.[geek mode off]

I love mine!

[SturdyHSV]

Another vote for the Alfa (Busso) V6.

Although the AMG V8 is a marvel too. And the LS series are great. And anything with the words 'big block' in the name...

[g7jhp]

Porsche 911 air cooled of some variety - unmistakable sound, durable and great delivery!

[juk]

BRM V16.

[PascalBuyens]

Fish said:

A sorted TVR speed six 4l has to be up there, it doesn't have soul it has an entire personality, off days good days etc.

This and a Chevrolet V8 of any kind.

And yes, I AM biased

[Jaffers]

Any of us who grew up in the UK and have a musical ear will have to place the Rover v8 near the top of the list. The sound still turns my head whenever a Disco or classic RR rumbles past. So evocative and musical. And then when you get a decent exhaust on one, wow.

And the old Triumph straight six found in the 2000/2500/Vitesse/GT6 sounds amazing.

And I'll never forget the music from an 1987 BMW 528i on a spirited run through the country lanes around Berkshire.

[Foodhoover]

my vote would be for the busso V6 that went into Alfa Romeos from the late 70's up until a few years back, the flat 12 from the porshce 917 and the BMW straight six M20 from E21/E30 BMW 3 series and E21 E28 and E34 5 series. Oh and the Lycoming 0-320 flat six aero engine, which has never yet let me down once aloft.

[ugg10]

If you want to hear engines go to the Wilton Supercar day. Had the privelege to stand by the following when they did the "sound off" -

"Race tuned" Viper V10 - hard as nails, very mechanical
Ferrari 355 v8 with a aftermarket exhaust - that thing just sings
Cobra 428 v8 - the rumble

Others of note -
Top Fuel V8 - hold on to your guts, feel the noise
BRM v16 1.5l supercharged - painful but worth it

As for road cars my favourite has to be the McMerc SLR supercharged v8 with the side exhausts, sounds like a road going spitfire (airplane that is).