[s-cars] Too many notes

Paul Friedenberg paulunm at msn.com
Fri Nov 8 05:16:31 EST 2002


Throw in there Nissan 300Zx twin turbo with some Tri-Flo exhaust. Sweet.
That RS6 that Frank filmed, commented on has to be one of the sweetest V8s
from the factory.

The engine that takes the cake--- any Formula 1 motor, the McLaren's have an
especially sweet note!





>From: "Thompson Smith" <carreragt at rennlist.com>
>To: <s-car-list at audifans.com>
>Subject: [s-cars] Too many notes
>Date: Thu, 07 Nov 2002 23:45:56 -0500
>
>All this talk of wailing engines got me thinking back. How can there be a
>"best"? There isn't, only personal favorites. My favorite engine notes that
>I've heard, driven or witnessed, that make me all nutso are...
>
>Audi
>20v'er 7A on full song with correct pipe (141mph in a 90 quattro :))
>Champion's Speedvision RS4s are pretty nice sounding...
>Any 10v'er or 20v'er turbo ur-quattro, S4 or ? with a good rear pipe :)
>720hp IMSA 90 GTO quattro with H. Stuck matting the pedal
>
>Porsche
>Porsche 917 on full song (two 911s at once!)
>1984 Porsche Paris/Dakar 964 (959 test bed) 3.0ltr
>Steve Beddor's Porsche RUF CTR at VCH
>My old 1972 911RS 2.7 replica and that spine straightening twin outlet
>sport
>pipe it had (whew did that 911 bring tears)
>Carl Young's 914/6 3.2ltr at Virgina City Hillclimb
>Ok I give up, ANY Porsche 6, 8, or 12 cyl engine
>
>BMW
>BMW M3 GTR
>McLaren F1 or BMW v12
>1996 M3 with a Dinan supercharger
>
>Ford
>Capri V6 2.8ltr w/twin pipes exiting on drivers side before rear tire. (ya
>push rod, but it sounded glorious)
>1969 Mustang GT350 with Webers lightin' it up through three gears, VCH
>1971 Can-Am 7.0ltr cars at Laguna Seca
>
>Ferrari
>308BB Boxer at Virginia City Hillclimb, VCH
>Ferrari 465 12cyl? Prodrive car at Sebring this last summer. What a wailer.
>
>Bottom line is it must have at least 5 cylinders to sound good.
>Thompson
>
>
>
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