I always liked the Testarossa.
Favorite though was a nasty sounding Bultaco on a hill climb.
Uncle on my dads side ran a nitro Harley hill climber.
I always liked the Testarossa.
Favorite though was a nasty sounding Bultaco on a hill climb.
I love the sound of a turbo-diesel, especially of the straight 6 variety. Some of the earlier V-8's sounded pretty good, but the latest V-8's from Ford and Chevy sound a bit flatulent to me as a result of the swing vane turbos they use. Any V-8 rumble is washed out by the high frequency blade pass staccato you hear.
Come to think about it... The sound of the turbocharged, air-cooled, 900 hp V-12 continental diesel in a M60A3 tank from my distant memory is bad as hell.
Well, if we are getting into military hardware....it's hard to beat an A-10.
All of the new diesel engines are choked by the DPF (diesel particulate filter). They have no sound anymore. Even the pickup trucks are week.
Great thread idea.
My most memorable sounding engines.
Any cammed up V8 with a choppy idle.
Love the sound of a big V8 and a blower on top whining.
Late 70's at the Street Machine Nationals in Indy. Cruising around town before heading to the motel. Pulled up next to a beautiful orange 1963 ford Galaxie that sounded wicked. We pulled over and chatted and it had a 427 SOHC (Cammer) in it. Never forget it, sounded like it was coming apart just idling (all kinds of rattling and strange noises) but something about it made the hair on the back of your neck stand up and gave you goose bumps.
Loved the intake sound of a GTO tri-power as you rolled into the throttle.
A SB chevy going through the traps at 8000 RPM.
Love the sound of a LS small block but even as a GM guy I like the sound of the new mustang and trucks better.
Motorcycles:
My 85 V-max at idle loped like a cammed up SB chevy.
Love the idle and low speed clutch rattle of a dry clutch Ducati and the exhaust sound of it running through the gears.
Best of both worlds:
The Bosshoss motorcycle I had(yeah that's where I got my screen name) motorcycle with a cammed up 350 SB Chevy.
Is that a double stack...?
7 or 9 cylinder.
Double row radial, 18 cylinder IIRC.