Whats the coolest sound a car can make?

[obi_waynne]

Which sound that a car makes do you think is the coolest?

I like the whine of a turbo spooling up - there is something magical about the noise!

What about you? Dump valves, exhaust, Induction roar etc.... What flaots your boat when it comes to car noises?

 

[creature]

i love the sound of a cheap car hitting a barrier lol. The sound of a turbo kicking in

 

[claymore]

Got to be a supercharger for me

 

[fingers]

Its gotta be a V8. Awsome noise

 

[HDi fun]

Flat plane crank V8 for me, too. With full twin exhaust system.

 

[pgarner]

when a boy racers engine goes BANG.

gotta agree with fingers and HDi V8 burbling away

 

[Prince]

Its gotta be a V8. Awesome noise

Agreed!

 

[nseries]

The engine sound like a racing motorbike..

 

[Pixel]

A Golf R32 in the limiter (2nd gear will do) lol

 

[feingreth]

For me (this may sound corny) has to be the sound of a 1350 bhp Sumo Skyline in full blast!!!

 

[HDi fun]

I quite liked the sound of the Paxman Valenta 12 cyl units that BR used in the power cars of the Intercity 125 units These were on the rails in 1976. The Mirlees engines were better still, with all four turbochargers singing in falsetto harmony at idle.

Peak power was at about 1200rpm.

 

[Pixel]

For me (this may sound corny) has to be the sound of a 1350 bhp Sumo Skyline in full blast!!!

1,350 bhp? :blink:

 

[HDi fun]

Skylines seem to be infinitely tuneable. That straight six unit used to power all sorts of off road machinery. Shows how well engineered they are. Four turbos is not uncommon and 1000+ bhp easily achieved.

 

[feingreth]

Skyline's engine is one of the best engines in the world. It can withstand a lot of punishment. I would have liked to put some links with a 1350 bhp skyline, but the web site is dead now :-(

 

[obi_waynne]

I have some footage of some powerful skylines at full chat - i'll try and get them up on our youtube channel this week. The engines scream as the dump valve cuts in.

The other engine that impressed me in terms of sheer noise was that on an F1 car. I couldn't believe anything could make so much noise.

 

[Shao]

plainly V8

 

[wizzer]

A screamer pipe, or skidding of a tire when drifting are my fave noises.

 

[kai_mitsurugi]

A Golf R32 in the limiter (2nd gear will do) lol

I second that!

 

[DimmaThanDim]

Definately for me is the sound of a vee engined car with a competition exhaust running a decent induction kit. Open the taps and listen to the throbbing burble.

 

[JG1]

Theres a few that really do it for me.....
a. A high revving full exhaust'ed turbo followed by external wastegate chatter.... decent BOV...... or a screamer pipe.
b. A supercharged Vee engine
c. The sound my car makes with its oversize induction kit....
d. A large turbo trying to spool up in a high gear at low revs.
e. The sound a lambo gallardo makes when you can hear that 5ltr V10 wake up behind you on a track when you floor it in 2nd at 3000 rpm(possibly best day of my life....)

James.

 

[feingreth]

And in addition to the sound of a Skyline I think that the sound of a Honda type R with a nice exhaust is awesome.

 

[kai_mitsurugi]

http://youtube.com/watch?v=jMiz0BKjPHQ

Stunning noise

 

[obi_waynne]

The Aston Martin V8 - nice find Kai. Sounds fantastic and you can hear the car 2 miles away.

 

[Massive]

i love the sound of a dump valve when a nice evo or skyline goes by, you get the nice rumble and the dump valve, but i do like the noise the v8s make

 

[Prince]

I love the noise my exhaust makes!