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Old 25-04-2008, 01:38 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Cool What is the best sounding engine you've heard?
For me It has to be the sweet engine note of a 3.0 Alfaromeo GTV (the boxer engine from c.1980)

Are there any stand out engine sounds that you would rate as your favourite?
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Old 25-04-2008, 02:01 PM   #2 (permalink)
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How about a V8 American muscle...something like a Mustang? They always sound beautiful!
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Old 25-04-2008, 06:01 PM   #3 (permalink)
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I really like the oddball 2.3 litre V5 from Volkswagen. Silky smooth motor with a lovely offbeat howl as revs rise.
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Old 25-04-2008, 06:48 PM   #4 (permalink)
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not in a car but sound beautiful when restored.
A 27 ltr rolls royce V12 96 valve merlin engine. the non supercharged version. have heard a couple of them fired up at various airshows and what a noise. the cadets at dumfries are supposed to be helping rebuild one if they can source the parts.
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Old 25-04-2008, 07:00 PM   #5 (permalink)
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5 cylinder for me aswell, fiat 20valve but then i'm bias
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Old 25-04-2008, 07:05 PM   #6 (permalink)
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I also quite like Napier's 18 cylinder (36 piston) 2 stroke Deltic unit which was used to great effect in the BR Class 55 diesel electric locomotive.

These had two of these monsters on board.
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Old 26-04-2008, 07:54 AM   #7 (permalink)
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I also quite like Napier's 18 cylinder (36 piston) 2 stroke Deltic unit which was used to great effect in the BR Class 55 diesel electric locomotive.

These had two of these monsters on board.
18 cylinder 36 piston? how does that work?
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Old 26-04-2008, 09:20 AM   #8 (permalink)
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18 cylinder 36 piston? how does that work?
That's a very reasonable question. Before going further I'll also add that it has 3 crankshafts. Use the link below to see and animation of a Deltic. Incidentally they don't spin round like the animation shows.

http://rowla.dyndns.org/justin/img/piston_deltic320.mpg
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Wait? What am I on about? My favourite engine sound is a 3 pot diesel. No question.
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Old 27-04-2008, 12:53 PM   #10 (permalink)
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My god that looks complicated, but ingenious. Must have been a nightmare designing and building that thing, can you imagine trying to change the spark plugs in a service!!!

What size of engine is this thing anyway, in terms of displacement and actual physical size, i mean, i doubt it would fit under the bonnet of my polo!

Talking of novel engines, and no-one mention W4NKEL, anyone seen these VCR (variable compression) engines.

http://www.fs.isy.liu.se/Lab/SVC/index.html
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