tous Posted July 5, 2018 Share Posted July 5, 2018 (edited) It is hard to find a sound more wonderful than that of a great engine. For me it is a tie between the 917 flat 12 -- just listen to those downshifts and the roar at full song, and the Merlin aircraft engine. Yes, I have some affection for the American V-8 as well. Just not as much. Show me I'm wrong. Edited July 5, 2018 by tous 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silentpoet Posted July 5, 2018 Share Posted July 5, 2018 I know this isn't as cool, but for me this is something special. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TBO Posted July 5, 2018 Share Posted July 5, 2018 A couple of the sounds that I really likeAre the sounds of a switchblade and a motorbike... Sent from my Jackboot using Copatalk 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Eric Posted July 5, 2018 Administrators Share Posted July 5, 2018 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Eric Posted July 5, 2018 Administrators Share Posted July 5, 2018 MOPAR, baby. Yeah! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holyjohnson Posted July 5, 2018 Share Posted July 5, 2018 7 Liter Ford in third gear is absolute music. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Black Posted July 5, 2018 Share Posted July 5, 2018 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tous Posted July 5, 2018 Author Share Posted July 5, 2018 All great sounds. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tous Posted July 5, 2018 Author Share Posted July 5, 2018 (edited) Love me some round engines. Edited July 5, 2018 by tous 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldmick Posted July 5, 2018 Share Posted July 5, 2018 I love the sound of large horsepower engines at idle. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
refugeepj Posted July 5, 2018 Share Posted July 5, 2018 nothing compares to the sound and feeling when a pair of top fuelers touch off: 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillKilgore Posted July 5, 2018 Share Posted July 5, 2018 (edited) Another vote for the Rolls Royce Merlin. I love the sound of it roaring along and the wind whistling through the ducts of a P-51. Edited July 5, 2018 by BillKilgore 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Czervik Posted July 5, 2018 Share Posted July 5, 2018 RR Merlin. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aomagrat Posted July 5, 2018 Share Posted July 5, 2018 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dric902 Posted July 5, 2018 Share Posted July 5, 2018 All sound like a lot of horsepower is that the Corsair from your garage? how long does the radial have to warm up before flight? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willie-pete Posted July 5, 2018 Share Posted July 5, 2018 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F14Scott Posted July 5, 2018 Share Posted July 5, 2018 10:20 startupThe flawed but mighty Pratt TF-30!Sent from my SM-G955U using Tapatalk 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dx_caliber Posted July 5, 2018 Share Posted July 5, 2018 I've been hard-pressed to find a better sounding demonstration of the merlin in the P-51 than the following: 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lazy R Posted July 5, 2018 Share Posted July 5, 2018 My 5.0 pushrod engine came out sounding pretty good. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XSIV4S Posted July 5, 2018 Share Posted July 5, 2018 Love the engine sound as it passes. You can run but you'll just die tired: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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tous Posted July 5, 2018 Author Share Posted July 5, 2018 Twenty replies and no Ferraris. By ignoring the Italian sewing machine, you galoots show exquisite taste in engine sounds. I would post a video with the sound of the mighty F/A-18E with two, mighty GE F414s roaring by, but I don't want to embarrass the lesser aircraft. NB The TF-30 was the first afterburning turbofan developed for military use. Ah, heck. I couldn't resist. Here's the mighty F/A-18E doing some simple maneuvers. Simple for the bestest aircraft ever. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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crockett Posted July 5, 2018 Share Posted July 5, 2018 Best thing I have ever heard was this radial engine in a bike... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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