Best Engine Sounds of All Time?

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01/19/2014 at 17:43 • Filed to: None

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What are the best sounding engines ever built - production, racing, modified, I don't care!

I have 2 choices that I am torn between...

Entry 1: 1966 Honda Rc149 - a 125cc 2-stroke inline 5-cylinder with a redline of 20,000... built in 1966. These things made monster power for their size, but had no power spread - this required an insane 8-speed gear box to make it anywhere close to rideable.

Entry 2: Mazda 787B - Rotary goodness, no introduction needed.

Also- the NSR500 makes me drool.

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DISCUSSION (28)


Kinja'd!!! CPT Speedbump > John Bulzacchelli
01/19/2014 at 17:59

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To go with the 787b, another 4 rotor —

Also, 20v 4age -


Kinja'd!!! leicester > John Bulzacchelli
01/19/2014 at 18:01

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Speed Triple in 955 cc's. Accept no substitutes.


Kinja'd!!! CPT Speedbump > CPT Speedbump
01/19/2014 at 18:05

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Also E30 M3


Kinja'd!!! John Bulzacchelli > CPT Speedbump
01/19/2014 at 18:07

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Its... so... beautiful...


Kinja'd!!! CPT Speedbump > John Bulzacchelli
01/19/2014 at 18:09

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Also I probably restore some hope in the world, I'm a 22 year old who knows that N/A engines sound best :)


Kinja'd!!! John Bulzacchelli > John Bulzacchelli
01/19/2014 at 18:09

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AH I forgot the most crisply jetted RM250 in existence.

And we need some angry bees in here too


Kinja'd!!! Battery Tender Unnecessary > John Bulzacchelli
01/19/2014 at 18:15

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AMG M156/M159 in the C63/SLS


Kinja'd!!! Singhjr96 > John Bulzacchelli
01/19/2014 at 18:16

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For the love of good, the first one sounds like a god damn angry panther that got its nuts trapped inside of a steel bear trap. beautiful. Not the animal cruelty I mean, I mean the sound. It sounds angry.


Kinja'd!!! John Bulzacchelli > Battery Tender Unnecessary
01/19/2014 at 18:17

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Holy throttle blip!


Kinja'd!!! Sinanigans > John Bulzacchelli
01/19/2014 at 18:17

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Ferrari 355

Carrera GT

Any V12 Aston

Jaaaaaaaaaaaaag F type. Any of them

Who am I kidding... there are too many to list!!!


Kinja'd!!! Sinanigans > John Bulzacchelli
01/19/2014 at 18:18

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Ferrari 355

Carrera GT

Any V12 Aston

Jaaaaaaaaaaaaag F type. Any of them

Who am I kidding... there are too many to list!!!


Kinja'd!!! John Bulzacchelli > Singhjr96
01/19/2014 at 18:20

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I love making people jump with that video haha.

It goes from Briggs & Stratton lawn mower engine to aural apocalypse in an instant lol


Kinja'd!!! John Bulzacchelli > Sinanigans
01/19/2014 at 18:23

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Can't believe I left the Carrera GT out! I was saw my first one in the wild this summer (red with montana plates in CT near limerock?). I tried to keep up with the guy through some mountain roads just so I could keep hearing that sound. The downshifts to overtake traffic have me grinning ear to ear :)


Kinja'd!!! John Bulzacchelli > leicester
01/19/2014 at 18:28

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A buddy of mine has some limited edition that was black/gold with a ton of carbon on it!


Kinja'd!!! Sinanigans > John Bulzacchelli
01/19/2014 at 18:28

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Like I said, too many to list! ;-)

That bike sounds epic BTW!


Kinja'd!!! Singhjr96 > John Bulzacchelli
01/19/2014 at 18:29

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Here is an motorcycle that I like a lot. I'm indian, and this is a motorcycle that is popular in india so yeah. 350cc or pure classic motorcycle goodness. The indian army has used this motorcycle for 50+ years. Really is a great motorcycle. Not the best sound, but one of the best for its size. This video does it no justice though.


Kinja'd!!! John Bulzacchelli > CPT Speedbump
01/19/2014 at 18:34

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Oh idk, I love me some Group B turbo sound tho...


Kinja'd!!! W124E500 > John Bulzacchelli
01/19/2014 at 18:58

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Kinja'd!!! Axial > Sinanigans
01/19/2014 at 19:06

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Here's a better example of how awesome the F355 sounds:


Kinja'd!!! TA4K > John Bulzacchelli
01/19/2014 at 19:31

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Ferrari V12 F1 car. I had the immense pleasure of hearing it live over the weekend for 3 days.


Kinja'd!!! John Bulzacchelli > TA4K
01/19/2014 at 19:39

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That is awesome. I have always been partial to the V10's - love the sound of this Williams!


Kinja'd!!! lucky's pepper > John Bulzacchelli
01/19/2014 at 19:50

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The guy acts like a d-bag, but the soundtrack is spectacular.

Alan Moffat's Trans Am Mustang. Nuff said.

Mclaren Can Am racecar. Again, nuff said.


Kinja'd!!! TA4K > John Bulzacchelli
01/19/2014 at 19:53

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I was very lucky to get essentially the most trackside seat you can get, i.e hanging over the track on a steel platform. The only catch is that I had to wave flags at people all day long...


Kinja'd!!! Random Commenter > John Bulzacchelli
01/19/2014 at 20:00

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Personally, I think this is an absolutely glorious noise coming from the 2.8 liter Hartley (hayabusa based) V8 in this Opel (I think... and if so, I would like to know model):


Kinja'd!!! John Bulzacchelli > lucky's pepper
01/19/2014 at 20:25

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I am all too familiar with those 302's - my dad has an original '68 Z/28 (MO block, essentially same as the DZ 302 aside from the 4-bolt main) with a M-22 "rock crusher" transmission and 4:10 gears. Such a fun car to drive. (also, LOL at the guys spouting off about the "Winchester manifold"... that is a stock intake, cast by Winters Foundry haha)

Very nice choices tho. I love the classic Trans-Am stuff. I know there is a dyno video out there of a Traco Engineering 302 with a cross-ram, but I can't find it now! From what I remember it pumped out 450ish HP around 7500rpm. Crazy stuff.


Kinja'd!!! lucky's pepper > John Bulzacchelli
01/19/2014 at 20:42

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Not saying there aren't many spectacular engine sounds out there (should find a good Harley V-twin soundtrack cause mine in full-song is awesome) but there is nothing like a good old fashion push-rod V8 for sound.

But that 302 in the Z/28 wasn't a 302. It was a built 427 small-block.


Kinja'd!!! lucky's pepper > John Bulzacchelli
01/19/2014 at 22:53

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Left one out of my earlier post:


Kinja'd!!! kanadanmajava > John Bulzacchelli
01/20/2014 at 05:32

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I like straight eights. Some of them rev really high. Alfa Romeo's F1 race cars from season '51 (Alfetta 159) had 425 bhp (317 kW) @ 9300 rpm. The engine was 1,479 cc (90.3 cu in) and had twin-stage supercharger.

There are some videos from those cars but I'm quite sure that they haven't been driven in anger since 50's.