Bask in the glory of a 4.1 L 997.2 GT3 RS

"All Motor Is Best Motor" (acidicheartburn) 02/22/2014 at 23:02 • Filed to: Nobody reads these tags, Porsche 911, 911 GT3 RS, Porsche

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The NOISE! It even has a bit of an air-cooled-ness about it. V8s are my favorite sounding engines, followed by V12s, but Porsche's flat-six holds a special place in my heart, and this one is an absolute winner.

Brian Silvestro > All Motor Is Best Motor 02/22/2014 at 23:06

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Sometimes I put great tags and no one notices.

TonyP > All Motor Is Best Motor 02/22/2014 at 23:07

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Thank you video maker for not forcing techno/dubstep/nonsense over that glorious sound...

FireSpittingV12 > All Motor Is Best Motor 02/22/2014 at 23:16

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inb4 coolant failure or intake shards getting into the cylinders.

All Motor Is Best Motor > TonyP 02/22/2014 at 23:29

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BrianZuk is a well-respected car spotter on Youtube. He's got a lot of videos and he knows not to put annoying music in them.

All Motor Is Best Motor > Brian Silvestro 02/22/2014 at 23:31

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I usually hide something silly in the tags for posts I make, if I remember to tag my posts.

JawzX2, Boost Addict. 1.6t, 2.7tt, 4.2t > All Motor Is Best Motor 02/22/2014 at 23:47

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i'll be in my bunk.

Kevin Barrett > All Motor Is Best Motor 02/23/2014 at 08:26

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Oh, listen to that. It doesn't sound like a street sweeper at all!

Beeblebrox237 > All Motor Is Best Motor 02/23/2014 at 08:30

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Reported for porn.

Xaoc > All Motor Is Best Motor 02/23/2014 at 08:32

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Im on my automotive pain course next year, PAINT ALL THE GULF LIVERY!

shop-teacher > All Motor Is Best Motor 02/23/2014 at 08:53

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I (usually) read the tags.

That is an amazing sound. Props to the driver for staying well within the limits of the road. He's clearly backing off whenever there's a crest big enough to obscure a potential crossroad or driveway. That's how you do fun country road driving.

D-Dubya > All Motor Is Best Motor 02/23/2014 at 08:54

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51 seconds in, did anyone notice the tire pressure difference on the rear tires? Probably not a huge deal, but it caught my eye. Great sounding engine regardless.

Also, orange wheels and graphics over powder blue are ugly. It's ugly on a Honda Civic, it's a ugly on a race car, and it's ugly on this Porsche.

Goofnik > All Motor Is Best Motor 02/23/2014 at 09:25

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I want to have that engine's babies.

I would be an awesome man-mommy of baby 4.1L engines. I'd name the first one Buzz-Buzz!

pufanu > D-Dubya 02/23/2014 at 10:03

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I believe it's a nod to the classic Gulf livery

-Tom- > D-Dubya 02/23/2014 at 10:08

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GULF Oil livery begs to differ.

kgcphoto.com > All Motor Is Best Motor 02/23/2014 at 10:18

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Perfect color combo too....

PardonMyFlemish16 > All Motor Is Best Motor 02/23/2014 at 10:25

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This sounds incredible. I feel like with enough determination ($$$$$$$$$$$$$) I can make my Z sound like this one day.

Rx_37 > All Motor Is Best Motor 02/23/2014 at 10:38

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The Porsche Boxer engine does have one of the nicest engine sounds of all time, no doubt.

frankstar > All Motor Is Best Motor 02/23/2014 at 10:40

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They go a LOT faster with turbos!

Drakkon- Most Glorious and Upright Person of Genius > All Motor Is Best Motor 02/23/2014 at 10:52

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Yes and yes.

Where is our ridiculously cool wall paper of this car?

theBKA > All Motor Is Best Motor 02/23/2014 at 11:01

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Obligatory response

Stef Schrader > All Motor Is Best Motor 02/23/2014 at 11:13

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I think #stefbait is an appropriate tag! :o)

Vzwolf > PardonMyFlemish16 02/23/2014 at 11:15

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With all of those dollar signs you might as well just buy this car.

AndersSim - V10'ING > Brian Silvestro 02/23/2014 at 11:15

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Can you TAG posts!? WHAT THE SHIT!

Jared Bechard > All Motor Is Best Motor 02/23/2014 at 11:16

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http://res.cloudinary.com/gawker-media/i…

Lekker > PardonMyFlemish16 02/23/2014 at 11:26

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I had the exact same thought, but it is not really going to happen. The closest I've ever heard is with the Motordyne E370

All Motor Is Best Motor > Jared Bechard 02/23/2014 at 11:35

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I think this is the image you were really looking for:

Turbineguy: Nom de Zoom > All Motor Is Best Motor 02/23/2014 at 11:35

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Jeezus... Only Porsche can get away with powder blue and orange wheels. (because GT3 RS?)

That angry exhaust note makes up for it tho..

PrimoX5M > Turbineguy: Nom de Zoom 02/23/2014 at 11:44

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Are you crazy? Mexico and Riviera Blue are two of the most heralded Porsche colors of all time. Gulf livery minus the orange?

DatHoonDoe > All Motor Is Best Motor 02/23/2014 at 11:51

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I recently saw a head to head between a Ferrari F12, a 911 (GT3?) and an SLS Black series. So, in essense it had all your favorite engine notes, the V12, the V8 and a Porsche boxer. But I must say, I would never choose a V8 over that delicious Enzo V12 roar coming from that F12.

PrimoX5M > All Motor Is Best Motor 02/23/2014 at 11:58

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This thing is boner-inducing. Awesome car and one of my favorite colors. Although, I've never been a fan of the extra stickers on the RS over the GT3 (Minor nit).

Sound is terrific. I bet this is a hoot to drive in the canyons and just rev out. LOOK at those tires! Cups? They're basically slicks.

Boing!

All Motor Is Best Motor > DatHoonDoe 02/23/2014 at 12:01

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See: Noble M600...

Andypot > All Motor Is Best Motor 02/23/2014 at 12:03

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I think that's mine's road. It's near the bay area in Cali. I drove it last year when I was out there for work.

Naga > PardonMyFlemish16 02/23/2014 at 12:05

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I shall submit my Z for your qualitative assessment.

PrimoX5M > PardonMyFlemish16 02/23/2014 at 12:06

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Hate to break it to you, but it's just not going to happen with your motor - anywhere near stock internals. Flat plane crank, high compression forged pistons, titanium connecting rods, etc. That's not even taking into account the engine layout and special exhaust tuning in the P car.

That said, I think the sound from the 350/370 is one of its better attributes.

RustyToolbox > All Motor Is Best Motor 02/23/2014 at 12:09

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Dream car. Dream scream.

BigGatorChris > All Motor Is Best Motor 02/23/2014 at 12:19

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On a phone the tag is pretty much the only thing that shows up, so it's tough to avoid shared articles from Jezabel, Detroit, and that fuckwit who writes all the useless articles for Deadspin.

All Motor Is Best Motor > BigGatorChris 02/23/2014 at 12:21

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Lol, I don't have a smartphone(!!!) so I wouldn't know. I put silly things in the tags on occasion and wait to see if anyone says anything.

AudiAudiOxenFree > All Motor Is Best Motor 02/23/2014 at 12:26

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thats actually a volvo 4.2 right?

996C2 > All Motor Is Best Motor 02/23/2014 at 12:29

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Followed a 4.0 once at a track day - agree - the sound was glorious.

All Motor Is Best Motor > AudiAudiOxenFree 02/23/2014 at 12:35

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Yeah it's a Yamaha engine made for Volvo. The one in the M600 is 4.4 L. Surely one of the best sounding cars ever.

Vandelay Industries > All Motor Is Best Motor 02/23/2014 at 12:36

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not that i dont appreciate that...but tuning one these out of stock just seems dumb.

if you have that kind of money...just buy the factory 4.0 GT3 keep, love it, watch it appreciate.

AudiAudiOxenFree > All Motor Is Best Motor 02/23/2014 at 12:36

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Why did volvo need yamaha to make a V8 for them?

BigGatorChris > All Motor Is Best Motor 02/23/2014 at 12:39

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On my phone, when someone shares an article it formats like:

Tag- Author Shared a Post by

And that's where it cuts off. He could be linking to hardcore gay porn, but unless it says something about penises in the tag, I'm stuck looking at whatever terrible shit he's linked to.

996C2 > All Motor Is Best Motor 02/23/2014 at 12:41

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FYI: RSTuning have a 4.3L engine that puts out 600hp that has even Manthey Racing thinking about upping their game. Porsche engine cold wars heats up!

PardonMyFlemish16 > Naga 02/23/2014 at 12:50

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Mmmmm. True duals? Check. HR's 7500 RPM redline? Check. Assortment of good parts? Assumed. Pretty damn close.

PardonMyFlemish16 > PrimoX5M 02/23/2014 at 12:53

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Flat 6s don't have flat plane cranks. Not sure how titanium conrods change engine sound... can you explain? Also, most hi po Porsches have dual exhaust streams, essentially making the exhaust turn the motor into 2 3 cylinders. The Z can be the same with a true dual exhaust. In fact, Zs with dual exhausts sound a lot like low end 911s. It's doable.

All Motor Is Best Motor > 996C2 02/23/2014 at 12:58

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I need to see/hear this!

All Motor Is Best Motor > BigGatorChris 02/23/2014 at 12:59

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Kinja's failure even extends to smartphones, I see.

All Motor Is Best Motor > AudiAudiOxenFree 02/23/2014 at 13:03

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The 1989-1991 Ford Taurus SHO had a Yamaha V6 in it. Yamaha helped out with the last generation Lexus IS-F and pretty much made the entire engine in the Lexus LF-A. These are just the cars I know off the top of my head. Yamaha knows how to make great engines and for lower volume cars and or smaller car companies it makes sense to have another company produce your engine. If you want to go even futher, Lotus uses Toyota engines and even the McLaren F1 used a BMW V12. Pagani uses AMG engines.

Edit: I just looked it up, and the Yamaha V8 was used initially in the Volvo XC-90, and then later the S80. It's use has been discontinued by Volvo production cars, but supposedly a 5.0 L version is being used in their V8 Supecars race cars. Uniquely, it has a 60 degree cylinder bank like a V6. This probably has a lot to do with how the engine sounds.

AudiAudiOxenFree > All Motor Is Best Motor 02/23/2014 at 13:11

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Hey you don't have to tell me yamaha makes great motors, I own one!

Just really surprised it would be cheaper for volvo to hire a firm to design one than to do it in house. Lotus, McLaren et al I could understand. C4 ZR1 comes to mind as well.

BigGatorChris > All Motor Is Best Motor 02/23/2014 at 13:12

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Yup.

And you're totally going to tag your next article "Penis", aren't you?

talkin2me > All Motor Is Best Motor 02/23/2014 at 13:40

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Am I the only one who likes the sound of the stock exhaust much better?

This thing doesn't come near the sonority and deep raspy growl of the stock car.

Louder doesn't automatically equal better.

msawatsky > All Motor Is Best Motor 02/23/2014 at 13:46

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I sent an e-mail to Jalopnic suggesting they they start a podcast where they just upload car sounds, I would love to have these things on my iphone.

All Motor Is Best Motor > AudiAudiOxenFree 02/23/2014 at 13:52

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I've always been really impressed with how much power these outboards make in such relatively compact packages. Makes me wonder what would happen if someone (properly) rigged one into a Miata. They aren't exactly revvy engines though, now are they?

All Motor Is Best Motor > msawatsky 02/23/2014 at 13:53

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What would be a pretty cool idea.

neihousejose > All Motor Is Best Motor 02/23/2014 at 14:10

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That was the most glorious five minutes of my life.

dismal > All Motor Is Best Motor 02/23/2014 at 14:14

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So mean

SoichiroFerdinandandEnzo > All Motor Is Best Motor 02/23/2014 at 14:36

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My pants!!!! And yes acidicheartburn, I read those tags.

Reborn Pyrrhic > All Motor Is Best Motor 02/23/2014 at 15:07

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That looks like one of my favorite roads in North California...

All Motor Is Best Motor > Reborn Pyrrhic 02/23/2014 at 15:28

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I don't doubt it is.

All Motor Is Best Motor > frankstar 02/23/2014 at 15:33

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Sadly, turbos usually ruin the sound of the Porsche flat six. Just look at the 911 Turbo and GT2. All you get from those is a "whoosh" sound. I'm not saying it isn't possible for them to sound good with turbo's, but they usually don't.

AudiAudiOxenFree > All Motor Is Best Motor 02/23/2014 at 16:46

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Not at all. I believe mine redlines at 4200ish, although unlike a car you have to be able to run at that rpm for a very extended amount of time. Also you have to remember they are built with unlimited cooling (cold water impeller) in mind.

Someone is marketing an outboard that is essentially (exactly?) a cadillac CTS-V motor with 560hp and everything. Last year they were $70,000 EACH!

Union of Smog Techs of CA > PardonMyFlemish16 02/23/2014 at 16:57

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Well, you can make it sound pure evil...

http://www.rebelloracing.com/racevideo1.htm

All Motor Is Best Motor > AudiAudiOxenFree 02/23/2014 at 17:07

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I wouldn't call 4200 rpm out of a V6 revvy. Compared to a car engine that's very low. I'm sure these could rev higher, but not sustainably for extended periods of time, as you say. It's like a lawnmower engine. Sure, they could probably rev higher without issues, but not for very long. Also, I own an old Sea Ray 180 inboard/outboard from 1999-ish. The Mercruiser engine in that. Yikes. To call it hesitant and finicky would be an understatement. It makes waterskiing difficult. Ease into the throttle and you get nothing...nothing...nothing...SURGE! But she gets me around alright.

AudiAudiOxenFree > All Motor Is Best Motor 02/23/2014 at 17:26

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lol, yeah, I was agreeing with you. You said they were not very revy, I replied, no not at all (revy)

primalzer > AudiAudiOxenFree 02/23/2014 at 17:54

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I believe the engine started off as the the 1996+ Ford Taurus SHO V8 and was bored and stroked for Volvo for use in the XC90 during the Ford/Volvo years.

Fordari > All Motor Is Best Motor 02/23/2014 at 17:58

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Yea my favorites go, V10 then I6s then V8s. BMW makes some crazy ass inlines.

Turbineguy: Nom de Zoom > PrimoX5M 02/23/2014 at 18:04

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If it were done like this I'd be a fan, but the orange wheels just look awful IMO.

poopballs > All Motor Is Best Motor 02/23/2014 at 18:40

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You should get a LOAD of my straight 6!

sumit.ag > Turbineguy: Nom de Zoom 02/23/2014 at 19:54

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The car in the video is a factory color scheme for the RS 4.0

ORANGE! > All Motor Is Best Motor 02/23/2014 at 20:21

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OOOOH BABY THOSE RIMS!!!!! (And other orange highlights!)

C-5M Load Smasher > Naga 02/23/2014 at 20:55

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Love the tune at the end. Still has a bit of a tinny sound to it. You've done a cat delete haven't you?

Reihen6 > All Motor Is Best Motor 02/23/2014 at 21:09

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Howabought the sound of a much more affordable V6? A VR6 to be exact.

All Motor Is Best Motor > Reihen6 02/23/2014 at 21:13

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Sorry, but I'm just not a fan of the noise V6's make, unless they're Honda V6's. And it's not that I'm a Honda fanboy, just that their V6's have a great intake noise.

Naga > C-5M Load Smasher 02/23/2014 at 21:19

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It's supercharged with a full exhaust all the way back: Stillen Headers, Motordyne ART Pipes (straight pipes with attached resonance chambers), and Motordyne true dual exhaust.

The "tinny" sound you might be hearing is probably more a product of the sound capturing than the actual exhaust note, I think. Really, it's just *that* loud at WOT. I've struggled mightily to find a good way to record it so that it captures the bass along with that sound, but to little avail. In-person, it just screams like bloody murder.

C-5M Load Smasher > Naga 02/23/2014 at 21:38

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I wish I had mine on camera, GoPro doesn't capture great sound. I've got an 08 TL Type-S with the RV6 high flow pre-cats and catless J-Pipe and a megan racing full cat back. Mine sounds great but not race car loud. I tried to avoid the tinny sound I had with my former car, RSX with a long-tube exhaust, no cat and greddy evo2. Budget but awesome for a 19yr old. lol

Julian B > All Motor Is Best Motor 02/24/2014 at 00:51

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Thanks, would cum again!

Trunk666 > All Motor Is Best Motor 02/24/2014 at 01:29

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showered in it

quattrofl > Lekker 02/24/2014 at 08:01

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that's close enough imho

Turbineguy: Nom de Zoom > sumit.ag 02/24/2014 at 09:46

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Right, hence my original comment..

Reihen6 > All Motor Is Best Motor 02/24/2014 at 10:45

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Oh, no problem. There are many better sounding VR6 clips out there but not many that aren't turbo. I was just looking for something under WOT like the Porsche. I have always like the intake sound of the Audi 4-Cyl Turbos personally.

Jalopnik placed the VR6 in 4th.
http://jalopnik.com/the-ten-most-d…

Topgun127 > Reborn Pyrrhic 02/24/2014 at 11:21

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Being a Texan this looks like Texas Hill Country to me, even given the Cali plate. Some very good roads out there!

PNW20v > PardonMyFlemish16 02/24/2014 at 11:31

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I agree it is doable, IMO the flat 6 will always have more snarl, more growl and rasp. But like you said, not entirely impossible to get a pretty similar sound.

PNW20v > Naga 02/24/2014 at 11:33

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You'll never get a true, GOOD engine sound that captures all the range of sound in my opinion. The inline 5 turbo on my wagon sounds deeper than a catless WRX under under 3k but in video it doesnt even sound close. That being said, I'm willing to bet your setup, with what you listed sounds ungodly haha!

PNW20v > Reihen6 02/24/2014 at 11:54

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Always loved the VR6, best sound V6 IMO. I can say it is what led me into getting a Volvo because of the inline 5 turbo. Now THAT sound, has replaced the VR6 as my favorite. 3" downpipe to straight pipes.... Heaven

All Motor Is Best Motor > Reihen6 02/24/2014 at 12:43

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The VR6 in the clip in the link is kind of interesting. I'm mostly not a fan of anything that sounds like a Nissan VQ engine. They're fantastic engines, but I don't like the sound, or anything too similar.

Reborn Pyrrhic > Topgun127 02/24/2014 at 16:38

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Here, I call this the Joyburgring: http://www.sjbmw.com/_documents/sho…

Reborn Pyrrhic > Vandelay Industries 02/24/2014 at 16:44

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Non turbo Porsches sound better.

JSBLS3 > All Motor Is Best Motor 02/24/2014 at 17:17

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That is legitimately my new favorite sound to ever come out of the back of a sub-8 cylinder car.

VeeArrrSix now powered by FA20F > All Motor Is Best Motor 02/24/2014 at 17:48

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SHOTS FIRED!!!

Vandelay Industries > Reborn Pyrrhic 02/24/2014 at 21:08

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the GT3 RS 4.0 is NA....

tallis12 > All Motor Is Best Motor 02/24/2014 at 22:11

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I beg to differ

JGrabowMSt > All Motor Is Best Motor 02/24/2014 at 22:51

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The tire pressures are off. What's with the shark? Why's there so much wind noise in the car?

While this is personal preference, I think it's too shrill for my taste.

Vandelay Industries > Reborn Pyrrhic 02/24/2014 at 23:02

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Limited-edition car is packed with motorsport technology

ATLANTA - April 28, 2011 —- The 911 GT3 RS, one of Porsche's most popular, coveted and successful track-inspired production cars, has been given a final, thrilling injection of thoroughbred motorsport technology resulting in the 2011 Porsche 911 GT3 RS 4.0. Limited to 600 vehicles worldwide, the 911 GT3 RS 4.0 brings together in a sports car the attributes that have made the Porsche 911 GT3 a consistent winner on the race track.

The motorsport-derived 4.0-liter engine, already the highest displacement 911 engine ever, also features the highest per-liter output — 125 horsepower (hp) per liter — from a naturally aspirated Porsche flat-six engine. The engine uses forged pistons, the connecting rods are fashioned from titanium, and the crankshaft has been lifted unchanged from the 911 GT3 RSR race car. It achieves its maximum power of 500 hp at 8,250 rpm. Maximum torque of 339 ft/lbs is reached at 5,750 rpm.

Vandelay Industries > All Motor Is Best Motor 02/24/2014 at 23:03

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If you have the money to do this...you should of bought this...

or a 599...

Reborn Pyrrhic > Vandelay Industries 02/25/2014 at 01:30

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You said tuning one of those out of stock is dumb. My point is that people tune them because they sound better. More power isn't always the answer, at least not for me. Driving enjoyment is.

Vandelay Industries > Reborn Pyrrhic 02/25/2014 at 01:32

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no i said tuning a GT3 is stupid because how much it costs to tune a GT3

and for all intensive purposes the GT3 RS 4.0 is not just more power...but the best sound, best handling, performing GT3 EVER made...

so for what it cost you to tune a regular GT3 you could own a truly collectible and amazing last of a generation/era track/road/supercar. thats 1 of 500

All Motor Is Best Motor > tallis12 02/25/2014 at 15:48

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You're using a very specific, highly modified example as your retort? Show me a stock 911 Turbo that sounds like that.

Real Madrid FC > Naga 02/26/2014 at 16:26

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Not mine. Just the best sounding 350Z I've heard.