The best sounding engines ever

[Sebp]

Two of my favourites:

Mazda 787B:


McLaren MP4/6 Honda V12 RA121-E:

[johnny comelately]

If you've felt a big lion's roar real close-up, he gives you an oddly similar visceral feeling.

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Very astute observation.
Not a lot of people have heard a male lions full on roar. I can be heard for miles.
Most have only heard a mild version from the poor caged animals in a zoo.

Like some wives

[Maritimer]

Top Fuel cars are different from anything I've ever experienced. They have very little treble when running, it's all mid and bass. Shakes every molecule in your body, you get a standing wave in your eyeballs when they go past and you feel the air move inside your lungs. Mobile earthquakes.

[Bence]

Top Fuel = LOUD, Earth-shattering? Yes.
Best sounding? Not in my book.

[strad]

Perhaps a NOVI Indycar?
http://www.stradsplace.com/SOUNDS/novi.wav
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Or further back for a 1919 Ballot Indy race from the cockpit?
http://www.stradsplace.com/SOUNDS/Ballo ... _track.mp3
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I love them all and I have a lot
Or maybe your just into F1?
A 3.5 liter V12 Ferrari testing at Paul Richard?

http://www.stradsplace.com/SOUNDS/La%20 ... uit%29.mp3
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OR????

[strad]

It's a lot like the beautiful cars thread... The beauty is in the ear of the beholder.

[johnny comelately]

For the 1WD Triumph lovers, on nitro
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uyoa3wqguP8

[strad]

SWEET!!!!!!
thx

[strad]

Ferrari 12 at Monza ... Phil Hill thinks it sounds good
http://www.stradsplace.com/SOUNDS/ferrariv12monza69.mp3

[J.A.W.]

For the 1WD Triumph lovers, on nitro
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uyoa3wqguP8

Interesting that a similar machine was featured in 'On Any Sunday' nearly 1/2 a century ago..
In fact, that classic movie really did show British bikes at their peak, inc' winning the No 1 plate.

Here's another 'dinosaur' showing it can still - 'kick out the jams'..

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IvPEbQ7J1go

[J.A.W.]

There certainly is something 'musical' in the sound of engines with even-firing multiples of 3 cylinders,
here's a racing Jag, snarling out its booming bass-baritone: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M9I7GWllPFY

[J.A.W.]

Kevin Cameron considers the 'music' made by triples, & by the syncopated beat of staggered crank V's..

https://www.cycleworld.com/what-is-it-a ... o-our-ears

https://www.cycleworld.com/why-harley-d ... ay-they-do

& here's an example of several of 'em running hard, (with that Trident sounding quite like a current F1 mill).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z9RKQTOOAbM

[johnny comelately]

For the 1WD Triumph lovers, on nitro
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uyoa3wqguP8

Interesting that a similar machine was featured in 'On Any Sunday' nearly 1/2 a century ago..
In fact, that classic movie really did show British bikes at their peak, inc' winning the No 1 plate.

Here's another 'dinosaur' showing it can still - 'kick out the jams'..

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IvPEbQ7J1go

What a cracker, it could spawn a new thread = "the best psyching up ever"

[johnny comelately]

Kevin Cameron considers the 'music' made by triples, & by the syncopated beat of staggered crank V's..

https://www.cycleworld.com/what-is-it-a ... o-our-ears

https://www.cycleworld.com/why-harley-d ... ay-they-do

& here's an example of several of 'em running hard, (with that Trident sounding quite like a current F1 mill).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z9RKQTOOAbM

“the commencer lever.” ....love it

[johnny comelately]

the "new" irving vincent with beau beeton steering (I cannot find a better one)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mLO3k6YgJnU

this is the spectacular end :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=momHd-W6IWg

the horner brothers at daytona (you will see Nobby Clark in one of the shots!)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iZZjg6wvbyc