Who makes the best V8 NOISE?

[mhurley]

Something British eg V8 Vantage?

Something Italian eg 355?

Something US eg Cobra?

[Saleen836]

Surely it is down to which crank is being used, the firing order and what the exhaust system is like, and most of all who is listening to the sound!

[The Big G]

Rover V8 in a TVR and TVR’s own v8, the AJPV8 found in the Cerbera. Notice a theme

[Mike335i]

I do, although my wife thinks I look silly when I do it.

AMG certainly seem to make a nice sounding V8. I prefer the 'muscle sound' to the Italian screamer though.

[southerndriver]

To my ears it's any V8 with a cross plane crank with a lovely blub-lub-lub-lub-lub sound at low speed. Plus it must have an autobox to keep that smoothness. Most US V8s. I'll pass on anything with a flat plane crank (McLaren, Ferrari).

Read about the merits of the crank configuration here: https://carbuzz.com/features/battle-of-the-v8s-fla...

[Turbotechnic]

Top fuel dragsters

[Oilchange]

My understanding:
Cross plane crank, deep rumble at idle lazy effortless torque and an American rasp when pulling away. Better for low rpm noise.
Flat plane crank, noise increases in intensity as the revs rise, more power higher up the revs, better for Ferrari style high rpm screamers.

Each has it’s merits but the beauty is in the ear of the beholder.

[skyrover]

There are so many variations, even amongst a manufacturers own products its difficult to say. A lot is down to personal preference

Personally I like the sound of an old school Hemi with a big lumpy cam

https://youtu.be/UIlJNzSXUZk

[snake_oil]

Thread would be great with YouTube videos of everyone's configuration suggestions...

[Shiv_P]

Maserati 4.7 V8
https://youtu.be/I7lz1O7fC2U

[mhurley]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ufKBrIGO7M Aston

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=StYScWta5eQ 355

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gLLCkxsvLEI Cobra

[anonymous-user]

I can’t answer that but all I know is that after having spent 11 days in the states surrounded on all sides by V8s, I got tired of the incessant noise pretty quickly.

[addz86]

I’ve always loved BMW’s E90 M3 V8, high revving and loads of induction noise

[alec.e]

Simonium said:

I can’t answer that but all I know is that after having spent 11 days in the states surrounded on all sides by V8s, I got tired of the incessant noise pretty quickly.

Thanks for the laugh

[Schmeeky]

Hemi Rat-rod with open headers and lumpy cams.

[Triumph Man]

Simonium said:

I can’t answer that but all I know is that after having spent 11 days in the states surrounded on all sides by V8s, I got tired of the incessant noise pretty quickly.

Heathen!

[Triumph Man]

Simonium said:

I can’t answer that but all I know is that after having spent 11 days in the states surrounded on all sides by V8s, I got tired of the incessant noise pretty quickly.

Heathen!

[Triumph Man]

Simonium said:

I can’t answer that but all I know is that after having spent 11 days in the states surrounded on all sides by V8s, I got tired of the incessant noise pretty quickly.

Heathen!

[Terzo123]

Mercs 6.2 litre V8 makes a nice noise

https://youtu.be/GC_XBkcfD0U

[Phil Dicky]

Triumph Man said:

Simonium said:

I can’t answer that but all I know is that after having spent 11 days in the states surrounded on all sides by V8s, I got tired of the incessant noise pretty quickly.

Heathen!

Think he's got your point by now