Any Good Sounding Diesel Engines?

[SubLGT]

The only diesel engine sound I've encountered that I liked came out of a 2-cycle Detroit Diesel.

Heard a Kubota 3 cylinder diesel a few months ago at the local plant nursery, and it was an ugly sound.

Hundreds of mufferless, lifted diesel pickups drive through my neighborhood every day, and every single one of them sounds like schittt.

 

[Graham Piccinini]

Some may not be available in the states.

 

[mrsilv04]

The Detroit Diesel 2 strokes. That's about it.

 

[2EHA]

 

[andreigbs]

I've always thought the older IDI diesels from Mercedes sounded good. I could hear them before I could see them.

These days, I think the quieter the diesel the better. In that regard, the BMW diesels sound very nice. Must be due to the aluminum block and the fact that they like to rev.

Close 2nd is the VW TDIs, but that's only because I've owned several and I'm biased.

 

[Dave Sherman]

Detroit Diesel 12V-71

 

[BMWTurboDzl]

Some may not be available in the states.

No comment on sound but that front end of the Alpha is fantastic. I wish BMW had taken a page from them.

 

[UG_Passat]

Straight piped VW TDI with the ALH motor.

 

[JohnnyG]

No.

 

[ChrisMU]

John Deere two-cylinder diesels of the 1950’s, especially the massive model R/80/820/830.

 

[racin4ds]

You mean a straight piped ford 6.0 screaming like a chewbacca in a blender doesn't do it for ya?

Love my 6.0, full 4" pipe, no muffler, no cats. It "barks" nicely.

 

[tnt_motorsports]

agree good old Detroit 2 stroke. I also don't mind a 3406B CAT

just my $0.02

 

[4WD]

 

[RooflessVW]

 

[bdcardinal]

You mean a straight piped ford 6.0 screaming like a chewbacca in a blender doesn't do it for ya?

Love my 6.0, full 4" pipe, no muffler, no cats. It "barks" nicely.

We have had a couple deleted 6.7 Powerstrokes come in and they sound really good too.

 

[redhat]

You mean a straight piped ford 6.0 screaming like a chewbacca in a blender doesn't do it for ya?

Love my 6.0, full 4" pipe, no muffler, no cats. It "barks" nicely.

They sure do sound good.

 

[Vercingetorix]

Forget Audi, forget your tractor motors, John Deere, it’s all crap. The French make the best diesels.

 

[K.Aoi]

Not normally a fan of "obnoxiously loud" but that's definitely one of the nicest sounding diesels I've seen.

 

[K.Aoi]

Forget Audi, forget your tractor motors, John Deere, it’s all crap. The French make the best diesels.

I have hope that now that Peugot and FCA merged we might start to see some nice quirky new French designed cars in the US. A Dodge branded Peugot 2008 would be sweet. I'd prefer if they just brought Peugot back to the US but they've said that's not happening right now unfortunately.

 

[bullwinkle]

I always liked the sound my '82 300D Turbo Diesel made at speed, like 75-80 MPH, a nice throaty roar. The older Cummins always sounded good, especially started cold.