Why do V6's sound so lame?

[SR71]

harleys sound like crap and run like crap. they make louder and worse sounding noise than the ricers do and they move out of hearing distance even more slowly at wot.

harley-davidson....the world's most efficient way to turn fuel into noise without the by-product of horsepower!

[Ron in SoCal]

Originally Posted by SR71

harleys sound like crap and run like crap. they make louder and worse sounding noise than the ricers do and they move out of hearing distance even more slowly at wot.

harley-davidson....the world's most efficient way to turn fuel into noise without the by-product of horsepower!

Can't agree. Sound is subjective and you are entitled to your opinion, but...I take it you've not watched the Vance and Hines team kill the ricers at the drags for the last five years? Granted, it's a V-Rod archechture but still.

I'd add, my 124 cu in/155 hp V twin sounds throaty and kicks some a$$. JMHO...

[intocarss]

Not to bad sounding

[SR71]

Originally Posted by Ron in SoCal

Can't agree. Sound is subjective and you are entitled to your opinion, but...I take it you've not watched the Vance and Hines team kill the ricers at the drags for the last five years? Granted, it's a V-Rod archechture but still.

I'd add, my 124 cu in/155 hp V twin sounds throaty and kicks some a$$. JMHO...

ahhhhh....another uninformed fan of "the motor company".

sure the v-rods kill the jap bikes. BUT, the rules are heavily slanted by harleys sponsorship $$$. the nhra pretty much let harley write their own rules....

the v&h v-rods have aftermarket billet engines w/ ~50% more displacement, double overhead cams and four valves per cylinder. the "ricers" have much smaller engines, stock engine cases with in block single cams and 2 valves per cylinder.

AND no one but v&h is allowed to run the v-rod engine. everyone else has to run off the shelf stuff that must be available to ANYONE. suzuki petitioned the nhra to build an engine to the same specs as the v-rod engine and they were told flat out NO. no discussion of it whatsoever.

don't believe me??? read the rule book. or go over to yellowbullet.com and check out the motorcycle racing section. read what George Bryce, the owner of star performance and pro stock bike team owner, has to say.

harley is a disgrace to america plain and simple. they build an inferior, under-perfoming product and sell it for an inflated price.

oh, and your 155 hp v-twin has nothing for a zx-14 or hyabusa. my best friend used to have a 124ci ultima motored soft tail. my zx-14 walked it like it was a puny little sportster. by the time my front wheel touched back down, he was losing by bus lengths.

just the facts.

[Vegas69]

Oh ya, my Dad could beat up your Dad.

[Ron in SoCal]

Originally Posted by Vegas69

Oh ya, my Dad could beat up your Dad.

We're probably both old enough to be your Dad...

Seriously SR71, you win. What was this thread about?

[FETorino]

Originally Posted by Ron in SoCal

We're probably both old enough to be your Dad...

Seriously SR71, you win. What was this thread about?

Why do LS motors sound like crap was the topic I think



SR71 is probably not a bad guy just a big fan of Southpark

[SR71]

Originally Posted by Ron in SoCal

We're probably both old enough to be your Dad...

Seriously SR71, you win. What was this thread about?

yes, we probably are.

I just hate for the harley guys to have the false belief that harley is winning on a level playing field in psb when it simply isn't true. the rules disparity is akin to super stock vs pro stock. let everyone run by the same rules and harley wouldn't even place.

it was about things that sound like crap....like mazda rotary engines.

[FETorino]

Originally Posted by SR71

yes, we probably are.



it was about things that sound like crap....like mazda rotary engines.

Dude a 13b with a header, light flywheel and a downdraft Webber sounds like the baddest CR250 ever. How can you hate that?

[crazycarl]

Originally Posted by FETorino

Dude a 13b with a header, light flywheel and a downdraft Webber sounds like the baddest CR250 ever. How can you hate that?

Psssht, my CR500 powered Banshee has a turbo and a supercharger and runs through two Flowmasters. Beat that!

(I don't actually have a CR500 or a Banshee)

Personally, I love the sound of inline sixes and V4s. V6 engines sound way better once they are built a little bit. A lot of the sound has to do with compression, displacement and RPM too.

There's a fabricator up here in the Sacramento area who has a RB26DETT in his 69 Camaro. It runs but doesn't drive yet. Should be pretty awesome if he can find the time to work on his own stuff and finish it.