Nothing on planet earth sounds better than an unmuffled big block Chevy.
Forum user barefootskater asked a great question over on the forum: What are your top five engines?
Being the melting pot of automotive tastes that is our user base, we've so far seen everything from crowd favorites like the LS and the Honda K-series, to more obscure powerplants like the Coventry Climax FW and the Ford SHO V6.
So head over to the thread on the forum and share your favorites–and don't worry, there are no wrong answers.
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Nothing on planet earth sounds better than an unmuffled big block Chevy.
I used to love the small block Ford: the 289, the 302, and the 351. Then, GM came out with a fantastically better version called the LS. It took me many years to convert, but once I did, there was no going back. Nobody makes a Ford quite like GM.
In reply to Wally (Forum Supporter) :
A screaming V12. Ferrari first. Because Enzo understood music. But any V12 has a better sound than a V8. A V8's sound is basically 6 cylinders and a stumble as two cylinders fire on top of each other.
I'm not Anti V8 most cars I've owned have been Chevy V8's but I'm not blind to a V8's shortcomings
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Honda 5 cylinder 125cc GP bike engine.
More practically my new favorite is Toyota 1uz V8
Either a high rpm small block v8 or a huge displacement ground pounding big block v8.
In reply to Wally (Forum Supporter) :
Or small-block Ford? Years (and years) ago I watched a C Prepared Mustang at Solo Nats--I want to say it was a coupe. The sound was just amazing.
My absolute favourite is a V12 (most V8s leave me cold as they 'blat' along, although the flat crank versions hold a bit more auditory pleasure. The average V8 seems to be more about volume than anything else, although you can't help but be affected standing beside a 7 liter McLaren Can-Am doing a warm up.
Second best is a high rev straight 6 - the high rev part being construed according to age - a Jag straight 6 was great at 6000 but a BMW S54 is transcendent at 7900 rpm!
Though many of my cars were/are 4 cylinder, they don't really sound that good. Among the best are the 60s/70 Alfas, especially on a race course
Rotary but thats a given
also steam engines, because hellfire!
In reply to Colin Wood :
In no particular order:
In reply to brownmd89 :
As much as I hate on Renesis for the garbage design they did manage to improve the HP from the early NA 13bs from 100 to 232hp with no increase in stroke or displacement. Which is a pretty cool feat considering.
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