second engine just for sounds?

[WCZ]

just wondering has a car manufacturer ever put a second engine in that wasn't actually connected to the drivetrain just to beef up the sound a bit?

people are complaining about modern exhaust notes a lot these days so what's to stop a 20,000rpm bike engine being stuck at the back hidden somewhere to accompany the noise?

[Plate spinner]

I highly doubt it...

[GreatGranny]

Errrrrrrr, ok!?!

[TheAngryDog]

what would the point be? I don't think hearing a 20,000 RPM bike engine all the time is something most people would want to hear. Also, wouldn't be very green really, would it?

[some bloke]

If I ever got an electric car I would like a choice of sound effects to play from a speaker outside the car - horse hooves, a steam train, V8, F1, superbike, a herd of cows with bells etc. etc.

[JxJ Jr.]

No.
But when I was little I stuck one of those flat wooden ice cream spoons into the spokes of my BMX to make it sound like a motorbike.

[DonkeyApple]

WCZ said:

just wondering has a car manufacturer ever put a second engine in that wasn't actually connected to the drivetrain just to beef up the sound a bit?

people are complaining about modern exhaust notes a lot these days so what's to stop a 20,000rpm bike engine being stuck at the back hidden somewhere to accompany the noise?

Just out of casual medical interest, for how long were you wondering this?

[Zetec-S]

Apparently a few cars which have 2 engines, although they also drive the wheels...

https://www.carthrottle.com/post/6-twin-engined-ca...

[DonkeyApple]

Zetec-S said:

Apparently a few cars which have 2 engines, although they also drive the wheels...

https://www.carthrottle.com/post/6-twin-engined-ca...

My father test drove the Twini, reckoned it was lethal.

Maybe the closest is the BMW i3 with range extender or a builders’ van with a Honda generator in the back that the work experience kid forgot to turn off?

[CAPP0]

There's a big difference between the sound an engine makes just spinning up freely and the sound it makes under load, so there wouldn't be a lot of point, beancounters notwithstanding.

[DonkeyApple]

CAPP0 said:

There's a big difference between the sound an engine makes just spinning up freely and the sound it makes under load, so there wouldn't be a lot of point, beancounters notwithstanding.

Just use the one that’s under load to make the nice engine noise and the one that’s spinning up freely to drive the vehicle?

[talksthetorque]

Seems like a waste when you could just drive around making Brum-Brum noises?

[Zetec-S]

DonkeyApple said:

Just use the one that’s under load to make the nice engine noise and the one that’s spinning up freely to drive the vehicle?

[Lt. Coulomb]

Most retarded idea I’ve ever heard...

[otolith]

Nurse! Nurse! He's having another turn!

[scottygib553]

Nods politely

[Electronicpants]

WCZ said:

just wondering has a car manufacturer ever put a second engine in that wasn't actually connected to the drivetrain just to beef up the sound a bit?

people are complaining about modern exhaust notes a lot these days so what's to stop a 20,000rpm bike engine being stuck at the back hidden somewhere to accompany the noise?

[STe_rsv4]

Instead of lumping a 100 kg engine in the back and having it running, would pd it not just be simpler to have a fk off big speaker in the car that makes engine running noises?
Weird thread is weird

[DaveyBoyWonder]

DonkeyApple said:

Just out of casual medical interest, for how long were you wondering this?

Long enough to log onto PH and type the question. Which is too long...

[nunpuncher]

Where can I get whatever it is you've been smoking?