Favourite Engine Poll

[6'bore]

He just loves to dig does our kenny, with pretty useless posts too.

mclaren

[Fleet 500]

My three favorite engines:

- Mopar 426-Hemi ('66-'71)

- Cadillac 472 (the '68-'70 high-compression ones)

- Mopar 440 Magnum ('67-'71)

[henk4]

Out of those, The 1.5 litre V16 in the BRM V16.
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Agreed, once you have heard that one there is nothing coming even close. Somewhere on these forums there is a thread that has a sound track, it was part of a complementary CD given to Motorsport subscribers, where Simon Taylor interviewed Nick Mason about his collection of cars. There is also the D-Type, the 250GTO, the Ferrari 512S and some more being driven around Goodwood. Great stuff.

[jcp123]

No.

Its the V12 derived from the 199something F1 car, and saw service powering the F50 and 333SP race car.

That would have been my choice if it weren't for the BMW unit that powers the Mclaren F1.

Gotcha. NASCAR V8's it is then!

[Quiggs]

SBC's > all. VW's VR6 is probably my fanboy favorite with the 1.8T right behind that.

Edit for picture of Vee Arr Six. Everyone loves pictures.


Smoooooooooooth...

[jcp123]

I'd have to agree that SBC's are incredible. Cheap, reliable, infinitely tunable, has a huge aftermarket following, and any mechanic who's worth his weight in salt has had experience with them. Plus, they might just be IMHO the best sounding engines of all time (although Aston 6's and Ferraro 250-series V12's give it a run for its money)

[aNOBLEman]

I voted for the good ole V-8s.

[092326001]

The McLaren F1's awesome BMW M-power V12 for sure

[tmnt_ppn]

mclaren

[Koenigsegg_CC]

the Murcielago's engine is my favourite from that list because it is absolutly insane and sonds amazing, followed by the Maclaren F1's and then the Chevy Corvette's

[RS6]

Agreed, once you have heard that one there is nothing coming even close. Somewhere on these forums there is a thread that has a sound track, it was part of a complementary CD given to Motorsport subscribers, where Simon Taylor interviewed Nick Mason about his collection of cars. There is also the D-Type, the 250GTO, the Ferrari 512S and some more being driven around Goodwood. Great stuff.

Yes. I saw the car at Goodwood. Absolutely intoxicating to be passed by that wonderful machine. I never new 16 cylinders could sound so good. The main reason I like the car is because of the engine note. And, who cares if the car was a flop when it sounds this good. It isn't a flop any longer, that engine note is always mentioned at Goodwood.

the Murcielago's engine is my favourite from that list because it is absolutly insane and sonds amazing, followed by the Maclaren F1's and then the Chevy Corvette's

IMO, the Murci doesn't sound quite so special as Lambos of old.

I'm pretty sure you'll love the sound of that BRM V16.

[henk4]

Yes. I saw the car at Goodwood. Absolutely intoxicating to be passed by that wonderful machine.

and deafening when they fire it up right in front of you The sound comes from the centrifugal compressor that made the car so difficult to control

[RS6]

and deafening when they fire it up right in front of you The sound comes from the centrifugal compressor that made the car so difficult to control

Even better when the exhaust pops, more like bangs when it downchanges. I also admire the blipping of the throttle sound.

[henk4]

the noise is right here

http://gpl.krej.cz/mp3.html

[aussie italian]

does any1 know the specs of the ferrari 333sp