Why do V6's sound so lame?

[intocarss]

This LS or LX?? sounds great!!

[Simmo]

Quad Rotor on song...skip to 3:30



With FI and a lazy 1000+hp..



When four isn't enough...



Nothing wrong with Rotors IMO, it's just 90% of their owners

[tyoneal]

Originally Posted by MattO

There's a LONG list of things that affect the way a car sounds.


There are plenty of awesome sounding 6 and 4 cylinder motors and even an oddball 5 in there from time to time. One of my favorite exhaust tones for a long time has been from the Subaru boxer motors.There's also some really high revving low displacement motors like the former Toyota 4AGE Formula Atlantic motors. They could wind out to something like 12k rpm.

Each motor has it's own unique tone and whether or not you care for that tone is up to you.

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Your right if you take all the engines in the world there will be some of every different number of cylinders that will have a good sound to it, however maybe it is just the American cars that sound lame.

I do think that there are many more that sound bad than sound good even if all of them in the world were compared side by side.

Sure beauty is in the ear of the listener, but there is a general consensus that exotic Italian cars have a great/sexy/powerful/exciting sound.

Thanks,

Ty

BTW: I think you see a lot more ugly guys with beautiful girls in a Ferrari, than you do great looking guys in a 81 Ford Tempo.

[tyoneal]

Originally Posted by srh3trinity

I don't have an answer for you, but I think that the motor in the 350Z/G35 and the 370Z/G37 are the best sounding sixes out there. I think the Subaru boxer is the coolest sounding 4. The Cummins inline 6 diesels sound cool, but that is a whole different ball game.

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No argument here, but what is the reason for this?

The exceptions are out there, and I don't mind listening to them all day long.

I've been on youtube for the engines I couldn't remember so your specifics are very helpful.

Thanks,

Ty

[tyoneal]

Originally Posted by Matt.A

As does the Carrera GT's engine. First year at RTTC Nathan (track coordinator) let his dad put a few laps on his Carrera GT during lunch.

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I would guess a Cold Shower immediately followed.

Ty

[tyoneal]

Originally Posted by badmatt

VRAlexander (RIP)

his CGT sounded awesome.

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Pure Music! No doubt.

Ty

[tyoneal]

Originally Posted by compos mentis

Baddest n/a V10 I've heard.

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I guess what we are listening to is a smallish displacement mixed with 10k rpm's and a decent exhaust?

Is this kind of thinking headed in a possibly correct direction, in a very over simplified way?

Thanks,

Ty

[tyoneal]

Originally Posted by Kawaden

thats a very subjective observation. I think Harleys sound like some clapped out piece of farm machinery from the 1940's.

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I can see why someone might think that since what you hear is, "Po-Ta-To, Po-Ta-To, Po-Ta-To".

It does sound desirable enough that other manufacturers have tried to copy the sound of the Harley, and from what I understand they have (Or at least Tried) to Patent/Copy-write/Trademark the sound.

I know it's not all 3, but they have legally pursued protecting "Their" sound.

Ty

[tyoneal]

Originally Posted by Vince@MSperfab

its all in the firing order and compression.....plus most of the v6's you hear usually have 3" fart cans on em...hense the reason you can hear them. Cummin's to me sound like a Rotory on steroids.

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Vince:

I would think it would require more than this as I have heard high and low compression dragsters and they both sounded like crap. Fast crap, yes, but crap all the same.

Firing order I don't think would have that profound a difference in the sound unless you simply switched two plug wires.

What are your thoughts?

Thanks,

Ty

[tyoneal]

Originally Posted by Vegas69

Cherry Pie

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Damn that sounds great, Reminds me of Bonneville.

What kind of 6 cylinder did you say he was running?

Ty