Best Engine (exhaust) note

[Leabrooks]

Was thinking about this today (dont ask why, it just popped into my head) and bizarrely over and above all the big engined cars the Fiat 124 coupe (or spider) had the best rasp I've ever heard, followed by Fulvia's (Lancia) and GTA Alpha's.....whats yours?

 

[Bill.]

Was thinking about this today (dont ask why, it just popped into my head) and bizarrely over and above all the big engined cars the Fiat 124 coupe (or spider) had the best rasp I've ever heard, followed by Fulvia's (Lancia) and GTA Alpha's.....whats yours?

I'm a massive fan of the sound you get from all the AMG naturally aspirated cars, but have always like the sound of the straight 6 engine found in the older shape BMW M3. (Although I'm not a massive BMW fan).

 

[SavMan]

The new Alfa 4C

 

[hotrodder]

Porsche 356 with a Sebring style exhaust 1957 Porsche 356A Outlaw - Jay Leno's Garage - YouTube

What about a 2 stroke diesel with a jake (compression release) brake? Detroit Diesel 453T in 48 Diamond-T - YouTube

 

[WDB124066]

Eight cylinder: Mighty M8E Can-Am McLaren on track. - YouTube

Five cylinder: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7AQmgeMoM0A

 

[WDB124066]

Twelve cylinder @1:32 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FkP5Svl16Qg

 

[V12]

M120 6.0 V12 with the brabus exhaust box.

 

[Bobby Dazzler]

Porsche 356 with a Sebring style exhaust 1957 Porsche 356A Outlaw - Jay Leno's Garage - YouTube

A beautiful car in every respect

 

[moonloops]

TR7 V8 with the Rimmer Bros "Loud" exhaust

 

[ripface]

Mmmmm

My all time favourite exhaust howl was a BMW 760 V12. Awesome!

My Ducati 900ss with Stage II Dynojet and carbon fibre termignonis was pretty cool. My wife could hear me coming home from over a mile away and it used to set off car alarms everywhere.

: ))

 

[developer]

RG500 with expansion pipes.
Many a 4 cylinder superbike with a 4 into 1.

JimG's M156
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=706202576092094

 

[mattk1]

Honda V10 F1 engine
At full chat of course . . . . .

or an old 100cc 2-stroke kart engine from the late 80's pulling 20000+ rpm at some where like Jesolo - best sound ever! imho

 

[RKC-benz]

Was thinking about this today (dont ask why, it just popped into my head) and bizarrely over and above all the big engined cars the Fiat 124 coupe (or spider) had the best rasp I've ever heard, followed by Fulvia's (Lancia) and GTA Alpha's.....whats yours?

I had a 124 twin cam coupe. Fab noise - I agree!
Had a Lancia Beta Coupe too. Loved that engine and exhaust too.

 

[jamesfuller]

No 5 cylinders mentioned yet!

I am personally a bit addicted to the 4 cylinder in stereo flat plain crank sound from the older Ferrari V8, before they tried too hard and engineered the sound!

My suggestion is the Judd/DFV Merc 190.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qJuoqnRYC7c Its epic!!!

 

[Chalpkin]

Alfa romeo Alfasud 1500 Ti Cloverleaf with twin downdraft webers and Ansa exhaust, lovely rasp on acceleration and popping on throttle lift off!

 

[stephen coy]

Triumph 2 litre straight six by a country mile. Aso the Honda 250cc 180 deg. crank parallel twin also sounds very nice.

 

[Fryingpan78]

That Judd v10 is pretty cool. Based on an old f1 engine I think?
Speaking of f1, my vote is for a 1950's BRM V16.

Road cars, 15 years or so ago I had a 1982 Alfa GTV 6. The 2.5l. That had a lovely sound.

-t

 

[Pacamack]

Any late 60s Mopar with a 426 Hemi

 

[john-f]

TVR Griff.... even at idle.

 

[HB]

Not the best in the world but my Golf r32 sounded sensational.