Throwback to a surprisingly amazing sounding car

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Never have I heard an engine sound like a V8 and V6 simultaneously. It has an all-business V8 burble, accompanied by a faint buzzy V6 tone once the revs get high. What car is this you may ask?

A 1986 Buick Century 2.8L with a muffler delete. 125 hp cannot sound any better.


DISCUSSION (7)


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10/29/2016 at 21:16

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Sounds a bit like a less deep 4.3.


Kinja'd!!! That Bastard Kurtis - An Attempt to Standardize My Username Across Platforms > traderQAMobileTestAutomationMobileBoostOn
10/29/2016 at 21:18

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The 2.8 was always a shockingly great sounding engine. I drove a Fiero GT with one, got on it hard as I could, sounded like it was flying...and I was going 35.


Kinja'd!!! Birddog > traderQAMobileTestAutomationMobileBoostOn
10/29/2016 at 21:22

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The GM 60* v6 takes a lot of crap. It’s really a stout engine with proper care and feeding.

There’s a video of a built Citation X11 out there that sounds like a lopey small block at idle.


Kinja'd!!! Speed > traderQAMobileTestAutomationMobileBoostOn
10/29/2016 at 21:39

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I came in here thinking you were full of shit.

Wrong.

That thing sounds AWESOME.


Kinja'd!!! fhrblig > traderQAMobileTestAutomationMobileBoostOn
10/29/2016 at 21:54

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My Celebrity sounded that good after the muffler stopped muffling.


Kinja'd!!! 404 - User No Longer Available > traderQAMobileTestAutomationMobileBoostOn
10/29/2016 at 22:23

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That mid-range burble at 9:30 specific to GM V6s is my fave. Always thought it’s awesome when a W-Body Grand Prix pass by with that note.


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10/29/2016 at 23:24

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In some ways it sounds like a Detroit Diesel 2-stroke like you might find in a garbage truck or old school bus. I love that sound...