what's your favorite motor noise?

[CincyGTS]

That would be a diesel from locomotive at idle. Shakes the ground anywhere near it.

Runner ups: Jet engines, Wankel's, and any engine with a turbo

, I also have a softspot for inline 6's

 

[Huhwhye]

1. High Reving V8's with TRUE DUAL exhaust, nothing sounds better.

2. MV Augusta at WOT sounds nice too.

 

[Slick17601]

Those 2 strokes are wild man, that is awesome power.

 

[MNgopher]

The sound a couple of EMD SD-45 Diesel Locomotives makes running for all their worth!

Nothing like a 20 cylinder diesel displacing 645 cubic inches per cylinder to shake a little ground!

 

[sprintman]

Two F111's doing a dual crossover dump-and-burn over Lake Burley Griffin which happened recently here in Canberra at night no less. English Electric Lightning going vertical with full re-heat is pretty good as well.

 

[labman]

Nothing beats peace and quiet. Well maybe an engine firing up after it has been sitting out in the bitter cold a long time, and long ways from anything.

Actually that seems to be less of an issue now with FI and 5w30.

 

[RL]

For me? The BRM V-16:

http://homepage.mac.com/rlemons/sounds/brm_v16.mp3

Be *very careful* with the volume level...if you like your speakers, that is.

 

[moribundman]

I actually like the recognizable sound of the old VW Beatle boxer engine. And when the exhaust falls off, which invariably happens at some point, then the Bug sounds like a tank.

 

[Gurkha]

I have always wondered what was the high pitched sound in old VW boxers? Was it the fan or was it something else?

 

[moribundman]

I attribute that sound to exasperation.

Maybe unequal exhaust header lenght caused it?

 

[Crashbox]

Either my old '65 Dodge Coronet 383-4V under WOT or my '77 Chev 454 pickup under the same conditions.

Absolutely loved the sound of those 383s!

 

[k1xv]

Three or four turbodiesel v-16 train engines pulling about 100 loaded cars up a grade.

And it is especially interesting to hear multiple diesel engines coming through a multi-mile train tunnel. I best describe it as a sub-sonic vibration.