whats your favourite american engine sound?

whats your favourite american engine sound?

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smiffy180

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6,020 posts

155 months

Tuesday 6th August 2013
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Some how I keep getting distracted and stumble upon some monster engines. So far my favourite is a 632 big block (with a bit of fettling)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1fXwnLcj2rM&fe...
What's yours?

Edit: I also like this 400 small block biggrin
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YJ_ZTSNdgiY&fe...

Edited by smiffy180 on Tuesday 6th August 18:02

roscobbc

3,580 posts

247 months

zubair

828 posts

198 months

Tuesday 6th August 2013
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I do like the sound of my viper
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WCbrY6u2Efo

smiffy180

Original Poster:

6,020 posts

155 months

Tuesday 6th August 2013
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I'm jealous of you both having such nice motors biggrin
That dodge does sound rather nice

vaughan watkins

512 posts

216 months

Thursday 8th August 2013
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zubair said:
I do like the sound of my viper
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WCbrY6u2Efo
Zubair that is making your car even more appealing to me, keep looking at it for sale, but sadly out of reach for me at the mo, unless I can get some silly money for my Challenger biggrin

zubair

828 posts

198 months

Thursday 8th August 2013
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Hi that's old video its sound even better know just out of interest what challenger to you have?

vaughan watkins

512 posts

216 months

Thursday 8th August 2013
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zubair said:
Hi that's old video its sound even better know just out of interest what challenger to you have?
I have a 2009 SRT 8 in silver.

Dr-Bob

6,629 posts

265 months

Friday 9th August 2013
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do a trade......................

Dr-Bob

6,629 posts

265 months

Matt Harper

6,723 posts

206 months

Friday 9th August 2013
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I've always loved the sound the kick-down/down-shift of an auto transmission makes, coupled to a larger capacity motor:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QOgqUHk-zDY
Falfa's 55 in American Graffiti at 53 seconds

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ukFAvYP3UU
Illinois Nazi's and Dodge Polara at 0.16 seconds

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nQKDQCYsEZM
Thunderbolt and Lightfoot and 73 Plymouth Fury at 00.30 seconds

ZombieLaMuerta

19,633 posts

224 months

Saturday 10th August 2013
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smiffy180 said:
Edit: I also like this 400 small block biggrin
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YJ_ZTSNdgiY&fe...

Edited by smiffy180 on Tuesday 6th August 18:02
That!

napoli101

111 posts

177 months

Sunday 11th August 2013
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In my experience and i never thought id say this but my old corvette c5 with straight through pipes ... that chevy block had such a crisp, deep, quality sound

roscobbc

3,580 posts

247 months

Sunday 11th August 2013
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chevy-stu

5,392 posts

233 months

Wednesday 14th August 2013
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Roger Bolliger's hillclimb Trans Am sounds rather nice... (an seems quite capable too)


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Me_eLrG0ro

roscobbc

3,580 posts

247 months

Wednesday 14th August 2013
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=93lLxW_xatE&fe...
Some nice sounds here - 131 L88 rep has a wonderful 'cackle' towards the end of the video.

jayrockwell

309 posts

199 months

Wednesday 21st August 2013
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http://youtu.be/uKF2A7ANgeQ

oooooffffffff!!!!!