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[Barry]

for the V-12....Rolls Royce Merlin....OK so its an aircraft engine.



18 cyl.....R-2800 in the F4U Corsair at full tilt at the Reno National Championship Air Races.....

Scott

Yes,the sound is excellent but both are low revving engines.They sound BIG.A Speed 12 at 10000rpm is something to behold,even a Lambo or Ferrari at 9000 is something .....

[Barry]

LMAO@MD!

I loved the rotary description!! Yes I was
bitten very hard by the rotors years ago, still got that itch!!
I want a 20B in a S6!!

Ok, heres my list!!

4 cylinder-Top Secrets Supra
13BT-Mazda S6RX7
20B-Mazda JC COSMO
Straight 6-RB26DETT
V6-R32 VW GOLF-GTV6-
V8-Mercedes Benz E55-Supercharged, on the steet they sound insane!!
V10-Pagani Zonda
V12-Enzo Ferrari
V16-Non other than the Bugatti Veryon- I dont think any other car maker has produced a V16.......have they...?

Pagani Zonda is a v8 merc engine..
BRM produced a v16,so did Cadillac..and the Cizetta Moroder v16..

[MR2 Zig]

OK car engines now

4 cyl: MGB 1800 ( have one for sale)
V-6: GTV6 (have one)
I-6: dodge 230inch flathead (had one)
V-8: Mopar 440 (have one)
V-10: haven't heard any other than the viper....sounds like s***
V-12: Ferrari is all I've heard (in a car). Sounds good, but I have nothing to compare it to.

Scott

[bteoh]

F 430 ferrari sounds fantastic too

[Zamani]

Brian,

Don't you think the F430, in stock form sounds a little too 4-cylinderish? The F355 on the other hand sounds insane. F1 stuff!

[Mats]

V8? What can beat the F40 or possibly the FXX?? (FXX is borderline though as it's not really a streetcar)
V12, F50 for sure!

V10, Gallardo. Beats the silly sounding CGT any day - any time.

V6... Difficult that one (honest), Dino maybe?

I6, M3 CSL?

I4? are there any good sounding I4's? For sure not the S2000, possibly the E30 M3 (euro spec)

[bteoh]

Was at an Italian Car Day where this bikie looking dude had an F 430 (Apparently he paid cash for it) and I happened to stand right next to it when he revved it hard just before taking off. Man, that was awesome and the ground literally shook. Fantastic sound!!!

Z, yes I agree the F355 sounds great too. The F 360 I'm not a fan of - I think it sounds too tinny......

[DaveH]

4-cyl: My WRX with its 'proper' exhaust system.
6-cyl: Alfa 2.5 V6. Nissan's VQ engine ain't bad either.
8-cyl: ? Too many to choose from.
12-cyl: A-M Vanquish

[Fernando]

Your right Mats how could I overlook the F40 for V8 sound.Especially when it pops and bangs on the overun.

BRM's V16 is one spine tingling sound.It was one of the featured sounds in a book Nick Mason co-authored a few years back.

[75 GTA]

3-cyl: Smart For2
4-cyl: Honda VTEC
5-cyl: Fiat Coupe 20VT
6-cyl: M3 CSL
8-cyl: Ferrari F355 / Alfa Romeo 8c ( )
10-cyl: Gallardo
12-cyl: McLaren F1

[Barry]

No one picked up that the Zonda is actually a V12 MERC engine??

[Mats]

Yeah, that's why it sounds so damn nasty.

I was at an event on Mantorp Park a few years back, F50, McL F1 and Diablo (to name a few) on track at the same time. No-one cared about anything other then the F50, jesus that thing sounded amazing.

BRM is hardly a production road car though.

[mjr]

V6 wise, I dont think anything comes close to the Honda NSX for sound. With a good exhaust the nsx sounds pure race breed

[GarthW]

Thanks for correction Barry, damn i thought it was a V10

Great thread

[Daniel]

4 cyl - Honda VFR750/VFR800 - best 4 cyl sound ever - like a baby V8 pulling 12000rpm
6 cyl - GTV6 (what else), especially my old 2.5
6 cyl runner up - M3R
6 cyl hopeful - my 24v when it eventually starts
8 cyl - Ferrari F355
10 cyl - Gallardo
12 cyl - Ferrari 512BB
24 cyl - CAT 797B (117L Quad Turbo - 2513 kW all day)