what makes a car sound good? (in terms of engine/exhaust noise)

[teatako]

well. what the title says. what factors come into play in an engine noise?

from that , of course we can add all kinds of questions such as: can i make a japanese econobox sound like an angry race car (as opposed to sounding like perpetuous farting) while keeping it street legal?

of course there are so many aesthetical concepts or archetypes in" engine noise" say muscle car rumble, rev-to-the-moon, but these are consequences of decisions engineers make about engines, right? therefore, there must be some sort of common aspects, right'

[70cuda88]

exhausts are a cheap way to get a good sound of a crappie motor, just depends on the size of the tip, the bigger, the more drag style, throahty noise youll get

the smaller, the more riced, 2 stroke dirtbike noise

otherwise, thats not my area

[2ndclasscitizen]

Engine tune, size, configuration and construction, firing order, intake, header, exhaust and muffler size, length and construction and I think that's about it.

[Vindesh17]

The sound of the 2005 Infiniti G35 Coupe is the best imho.

[zeppelin]

Originally Posted by Vindesh17

The sound of the 2005 Infiniti G35 Coupe is the best imho.

Came here to post this. I don't know what they did, but the G35/350Z has the most gorgeous exhaust note I've heard.

[billabong2]

the ferrari f430 has the best sound

[Cotterik]

The zonda F makes my knees weak when I hear it

that big AMG v12 roaring out of that rocket-like titanium exhaust...

listen

[jediali]

Originally Posted by Cotterik

The zonda F makes my knees weak when I hear it

that big AMG v12 roaring out of that rocket-like titanium exhaust...

haha it sounds great, - has this got anything to with the TDU sounds for Zonda?

I love the sound of the 3.2 in M3's, because there is a few around you learn to love the metalic shrill of such an engine.

[Cotterik]

Originally Posted by jediali

haha it sounds great, - has this got anything to with the TDU sounds for Zonda?

I love the sound of the 3.2 in M3's, because there is a few around you learn to love the metalic shrill of such an engine.

yeah the zonda S does probably sound the best out of all the cars in TDU but the Zonda F in real life is just * *

[IWantAnAudiRS6]

Hmmm... interesting question.

I love the creamy wuffle of a big American V8- something with a suitably lumpy idle, maybe a Dodge Charger R/T (1968) with huge cams.

I'm with jediali on the M3 noise, too. Sublime.

[derekthetree]

the sound of the air going into the engine sounds far better than the sound coming out, in my opinion. Also I have a particular preference for six cylinder engines. there's just something about them!

now if only we could educate all the yoofs that a good engine sound doesn't come from adding these two together.....

[Slicks]

Originally Posted by IWantAnAudiRS6

Hmmm... interesting question.

I love the creamy wuffle of a big American V8- something with a suitably lumpy idle, maybe a Dodge Charger R/T (1968) with huge cams.

*cam

Originally Posted by derekthetree

the sound of the air going into the engine sounds far better than the sound coming out, in my opinion.

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[kingofthering]

If you ask me, I looove the sound of the Ford GT and the Ferrari 355.

As for the G35, I remember that they said something about acoustic testing and a modified exhaust system.

[Ferrer]

There are many great sounding engines, including the old supercharged AMG V8, Volkswagen's VR6 or the Dino's V6 amongst others.

[The_Canuck]

Aston Martins......