Charismatic engines - your nominations please

[browngt3]

Porsche 911 GT3 (991.2) arguably the greatest road car engine of the modern era. Cup race car derived, 9k rev limit and an induction noise to die for. Hearing this engine on full chat is shocking - should come with a government health warning. Oh, wait they want to ban them don't they!

[ettore]

Incomplete - in no particular order (and repeating one or two)

Matra V12
Ferrari Flat 12
Ferrari Dino (4 cam)
Porker flat-six
Jaguar XK (wide-angle head preferably!)
Alfa 8C (straight eight version)
Bugatti straight eight
Ford FV/BD
Lotus T/Cam
Deux Cheveux
BRM V16
Mazda Rotary
MV Agusta (multi-cylinder)
JAP V-Twin
Norton single
Alfa Busso
Scooby Flat-4

[Lotobear]

Pantechnicon said:

Aside from the BRM v16 I challenge any true pher not to be impressed by the sound of a commer knocker on full chat.

Amen to that, a guy in our village (classic truck nut) has one and the first time I heard it going past our house was a WTF moment, it's such a rude sound!

[aeropilot]

AAGR said:

No mention, as yet, of the Ford-Cosworth BDA - 16-valve, 2OHC, high-revving, the most successful rally car engine of all time.

What's not to love ?

The cost....


Otherwise, yep, the combination of Webers and cambelt whine of a BD in an RS1600 still makes me smile like a child.

[Reciprocating mass]

4321go said:

Now that is a rather big beast what’s it from ?

[aeropilot]

Reciprocating mass said:

4321go said:

Now that is a rather big beast what’s it from ?

Napier Deltic as mention in the post before.

[aeropilot]

Many of my nominations have been already posted, such as the Lotus-Ford Twin Cam, Ford-BDA, Alfa Busso V6, BMW’s S14 and S38, and Porsche air-cooled flat 6 (especially in 2.7 RS and 964 Turbo S format) & Audi 2.2 5 cyl turbo etc.

I’ll also add……

Maserati Tipo 101
Saab B212 Turbo
Ford flathead V8
Chrysler 331-354-392 hemi
Ford 427 side-oiler
Ford BOSS 429
Chevrolet L72
Chrysler 426 Hemi
Buick 425 Wildcat
Oldsmobile J72

[Lotobear]

aeropilot said:

The cost....


Otherwise, yep, the combination of Webers and cambelt whine of a BD in an RS1600 still makes me smile like a child.

Expensive when they go wrong (BDG)

[Reciprocating mass]

aeropilot said:

Napier Deltic as mention in the post before.

Thanks just having a read up about it

[Mark A S]

Lotobear said:

Yes, when they let go, they don't mess around ! Years ago i was witness to one letting go at Goodwood chicane, naturally the Car [ mk 2 ] stopped, but bits of the engine carried on well past the pits
I was told that Roger Clarks once report for retirement on a rally was "alternator failure", it failed because the BD exploded!

[anonymous-user]

Biggles111 said:

Maserati/Ferrari F136 4.2/4.7 V8 - lovely revvy engine, great noise and power delivery, and surprisingly robust for its sophistication. Available for (relative) pennies in Maserati format...

Got one of them

[anonymous-user]

Mogsmex said:

Ford Puma - 1.7 VCT

fantastic package of engine and Chassis

Got one of them

[Peter3442]

a8hex said:

Another vote for the XK, obviously.

The title doesn't say anything about it being a car engine, so I'm surprised no one's mentioned the Merlin. The sound of which still send a tingle down the spine.

Then the Imp's engine. Revs to the sky and back yet light enough you could pick up the complete long engine/transaxle assembly.

I'd make that any R-R V12 aero engine.

[aeropilot]

Peter3442 said:

a8hex said:

Another vote for the XK, obviously.

The title doesn't say anything about it being a car engine, so I'm surprised no one's mentioned the Merlin. The sound of which still send a tingle down the spine.

Then the Imp's engine. Revs to the sky and back yet light enough you could pick up the complete long engine/transaxle assembly.

I'd make that any R-R V12 aero engine.

Packard 4M-2500 V12 marine engine, as fitted in the WW2 USN PT boats and RN MTB boats......utterly fabulous noise.

[Penguinracer]

Rolls Royce Griffon 130

[epicfail]

Has anyone mentioned the Jag V12, listen to it in any of the group C cars - it's epic.

Flat 12in the Porsche 917

V8 In the Aston Martin AMR1 group C car

V8 in the Sauber group C car...… I like group C!

Matra V12

Triumph Triple from the 1970's Trident and Rocket 3

Triumph V8 from the Staaaag.

Rolls V8

Busso V6 - cos I have one...

[a8hex]

epicfail said:

Has anyone mentioned the Jag V12, listen to it in any of the group C cars - it's epic.

Or the one I heard recently at Winspeed in an E-Type, it sounded incredible and apparently goes as well as it sounds..

epicfail said:

Triumph V8 from the Staaaag.

I love that burble.

Whereas that E was really snarling.

[austin]

Going a bit off from the various lists above but I nominate the humble Austin 7 engine.

4 cylinder side-valve, 750cc and very nearly 100 year old design and people are still getting more and more power out of them. Yet so simple anyone can take one apart and put it back together.

Many that became well known started on them, (Lotus, BMW, Jaguar, Mclaren etc etc.)

[Mr Tidy]

Well at least it looks like this thread may be heading back to "reasonably attainable" territory.

[anonymous-user]

This is the best sounding ever imho.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JFpvXUmzAgY