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Best sounding production street car?
Posted: Mon May 21, 2007 8:09 pm
by lucass81
I saw a survey on other forum about the best sounding car divided by nº of cilinders. It would be nice to know what are our preferences. So I will star with my favourites sounds. It must be street and production cars only.
4cyl= S2000
5cyl= Fiat Coupe
6cyl= GTV6
8cyl= 355
10cyl= Carrera GT
12cyl= F50
Re: Best sounding production street car?
Posted: Mon May 21, 2007 8:53 pm
by Barry
lucass81 wrote:I saw a survey on other forum about the best sounding car divided by nº of cilinders. It would be nice to know what are our preferences. So I will star with my favourites sounds. It must be street and production cars only.
4cyl= S2000-------Mmmmm....
5cyl= Fiat Coupe--Audi 5 cyl-Imsa cars
6cyl= GTV6 -------Alfa 12v,BMW Straight 6,Honda NSX.
8cyl= 355----------Some amercian engines,355c/stradale
10cyl= Carrera GT-oh yes..
12cyl= F50---------There are so many.all sound awsome!
Posted: Mon May 21, 2007 10:04 pm
by grant
6 cyl: VR6, the 15 degree 6 cylinder is up ther right next to the 2.5 liter v6 from some Italian company, I think Alpha Romero.
Posted: Mon May 21, 2007 10:47 pm
by sh0rtlife
4cyl...toyta motored lotus elise(early)
inline 6 mid 30s flat heads
v6 2.5 alfa
early v8 flathead ford
mid v8 y-block ford
late v8 426 hemi
v10/v12 lambo and ferarri
Posted: Mon May 21, 2007 10:52 pm
by Barry
grant wrote:6 cyl: VR6, the 15 degree 6 cylinder is up ther right next to the 2.5 liter v6 from some Italian company, I think Alpha Romero.
For a moment there I was looking for my nuke button!!
Posted: Mon May 21, 2007 10:55 pm
by Barry
Been thinking bout this...V12 has to be the 8l v12 Cerebra (?) speed 6...
If you have not heard this engine you have not lived yet...
It is on the toob somewhere..
Posted: Tue May 22, 2007 11:27 am
by Fernando
4 cyl would be a toss up between a V-TEC and the Alfa Twin Cam.
6 cyl GTV6 ( My 3.6 last Friday had me grinning like an idiot...again
)
My next fav 6 cyl is the BMW M3 CSL and a 997 RSR.
8 cyl easily the F355 with a Tubi not quite standard but..
10 cyl Carrera GT.
12 cyl the Enzo get's my nod but must concur with Barry that TVR 12 is incredible.Breaks my heart to read of the woe TVR is now in.
Posted: Tue May 22, 2007 1:19 pm
by x-rad
Aston Martin Vanq-S (12).......
Posted: Tue May 22, 2007 2:56 pm
by MD
So what's wrong with an open exhaust fire breathing bark and backfire of a rotary in full song howling though a country road at 3 am on a moonlit night waking the dead for 3 miles around and turning on all the houselights on route ??
Posted: Tue May 22, 2007 3:04 pm
by Zamani
4-cyl: Honda VTEC
5-cyl: Fiat Coupe 20VT
6-cyl: Alfa 2.5 V6
7-cyl: MD's GTV6 with extra piston hanging on the side from failed rebuild
8-cyl: Ferrari F355
10-cyl: Lambo Gallardo
12-cyl: Ferrari F50
Posted: Tue May 22, 2007 3:22 pm
by MD
Mr Zee
You have impeccable taste.
Seeing you can hear it from Australia to Malaysia, do you think I should think about hanging the expense and fit a muffler as well?
I was wondering why the neighbourhood was all wearing earmuff. I thought it was all to do with preventing frost bite on the ears but I am starting to think otherwise...
Posted: Tue May 22, 2007 4:53 pm
by MR2 Zig
Posted: Tue May 22, 2007 5:53 pm
by grant
I'm dead serious about the VR6 engine though. Those things are quite sweet! I just wish there was a chassis to use the engine with...
Rotaries are pretty sweet. A 3 rotor sounds better, but a 2 rotor soudns cooler I think.
I've had a few FC's. Sold all of them after various coolant or apex seals failed
Posted: Tue May 22, 2007 6:10 pm
by GarthW
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...?
Posted: Tue May 22, 2007 8:48 pm
by Barry
MD wrote:So what's wrong with an open exhaust fire breathing bark and backfire of a rotary in full song howling though a country road at 3 am on a moonlit night waking the dead for 3 miles around and turning on all the houselights on route ??
Uhmmmm,and how many cylinders does that have?.......
But yes,20b and even 13b at 10000rpm is awsome..