[s-cars] of VR6s and V6s

[Bruce Mendel]

OK, here's my take (like anyone cares). :)

I had, for an all-too-brief six months, a Ferrari 360 F1. That car's sounds
made my hair stand up on end every single time I stepped on the gas. I
literally got goosebumps all the time when I drove it.

So for me, that was the defining soundtrack. But having heard Taka's car on
the front straight at Watkins Glen (and by default, my car since we have
same motor and exhaust), it sounded awesome!

I drove around a lot in a BMW M3 SMG, and I was not impressed with the
sounds it made, even up high in the RPM band. It was a cab, though, so maybe
they sound different. Too buzzy for me, as are a lot of the Japanese cars in
general when opened up to breathe better.

The 350Z sounds awesome to me, though. Same driveline for the most part in
the G35.  Maybe it's radically different than the Maxima, which never
sounded that exciting.

B
----- Original Message -----
From: "Joseph Pizzimenti" <pizzoman at yahoo.com>
To: "Paul Krasusky" <KrasuskyP at FirstInterBank.com>; "'s-car-list'"
<s-car-list at audifans.com>
Sent: Thursday, November 07, 2002 4:49 PM
Subject: Re: [s-cars] of VR6s and V6s


> I gotta go with Paul on this one.
> The E46 M3 is one of the most naturally addicting
> highs experienced from an NA motor that I've
> experienced.  You just want to wail that thing to
> redline and beyond.  The motor just BEGS to be beaten,
> and it's more ALIVE than the simple, boring, efficient
> 3.5 Nissan motor.  I've driven 2k2 maximas and it just
> doesn't have a peak.  I like the peak.  That's why I
> chose a turbocharged car and why I'm doing the RS2 and
> beyond.  Not really for the power (yeah, right), but
> more for the top end, kick you in the ass, hit me
> again BABY! rush that only comes from a turbo car
> overboosting at 7k+.
> But that's just me, YMMV.
>
> Joe
> --- Paul Krasusky <KrasuskyP at FirstInterBank.com>
> wrote:
> >
> > Taka postulated:
> >
> > Date: Thu, 07 Nov 2002 12:40:18 -0500
> > From: t44tq at mindspring.com
> > Subject: RE: [s-cars] In Other News...
> > To: 'Paul Friedenberg' <paulunm at msn.com>
> > Cc: s-car-list at audifans.com
> >
> > Sorry Paul-
> > IMHO, the VQ series Nissan/Infiniti V6s are one of
> > the nicest
> > V6 engines I've experienced personally.
> >
> > Taka
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Hmmmmm...  iMho, I couldn't disagree more.  Yes, the
> > Nismo motor is highly
> > acclaimed and touted, award winning, etc.  But,
> > driving say, a 3.5 Maxima or
> > whatever, vs the 2.8 VR6, it 'taint the same.  Nope.
> >  The "feel" isn't
> > there, the "sound" isn't there, and it just doesn't
> > seem as dynamic.
> > Hmmm...  dare I say that's a J car trait inherently?
> >  It might be "better",
> > but "better" isn't always BETTER.
> >
> > Again, iMho, or is that imHo...
> >
> > -Paul
> > CT
> > '95 //S6 not a V
> > '58 TR3A anything is smoother than a 3 bearing main
> > tractor motor
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