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BRM V16 definitely sounds angry.
So badass, it slows the A10 down
Oh, and check this Subie out, angry Subaru engine is ANGRY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rS61ZVmVHbA
And then the comment of lol:
So badass, it slows the A10 down
Oh, and check this Subie out, angry Subaru engine is ANGRY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rS61ZVmVHbA
And then the comment of lol:
is the LS1 swap into it conventional with AWD? or did u convert it to rwd
Took me a while to find it - and yeah there's music, but the sounds of the car are just surreal..
The engine was destined to be an F1 engine I thought, but then the project was cancelled and it was morphed into a road car. To me, it sounds like a Tie Fighter.
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Hearing jets that I've launched out and of course the various fighters that come through my base. Sound of freedom that costs a buck 'o five. Unfortunately it does get old at times and sucks when you work midshift, sleep during the day, and they hit afterburners 
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Actually, that is the H-16;
"For 1966, the engine regulations changed to permit 3.0 litre atmospheric (or 1.5 litre supercharged) engines. BRM refused Peter Berthon's and Aubrey Woods's proposal to build a V12, and instead built a strange engine, designed by Tony Rudd and Geoff Johnson, the H16 (BRM P75), which essentially used two flat-8 engines (derived from their 1.5 L V8) one above the other, with the crankshafts geared together.
(picture =A BRM H16 engine, the final, 1968, 64-valve incarnation of the design.)
BRM found the H16 (2.75 x 1.925 in, 69.85 x 48.895 mm) attractive because it was initially planned to share design elements and components with the successful 1.5 litre V8. While the engine was powerful, it was also heavy and unreliable - " (Wikipedia page on BRM)
"For 1966, the engine regulations changed to permit 3.0 litre atmospheric (or 1.5 litre supercharged) engines. BRM refused Peter Berthon's and Aubrey Woods's proposal to build a V12, and instead built a strange engine, designed by Tony Rudd and Geoff Johnson, the H16 (BRM P75), which essentially used two flat-8 engines (derived from their 1.5 L V8) one above the other, with the crankshafts geared together.
(picture =A BRM H16 engine, the final, 1968, 64-valve incarnation of the design.)
BRM found the H16 (2.75 x 1.925 in, 69.85 x 48.895 mm) attractive because it was initially planned to share design elements and components with the successful 1.5 litre V8. While the engine was powerful, it was also heavy and unreliable - " (Wikipedia page on BRM)
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Many years ago I was at Silverstone for an F1 Grand Prix and they had a couple of these lapping during the lunch break. They really did sound awesome. I wonder if a Bug. Veyron sounds similar in the flesh? Huge engine with lots of cylinders...
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Actually, that is the H-16;
"For 1966, the engine regulations changed to permit 3.0 litre atmospheric (or 1.5 litre supercharged) engines. BRM refused Peter Berthon's and Aubrey Woods's proposal to build a V12, and instead built a strange engine, designed by Tony Rudd and Geoff Johnson, the H16 (BRM P75), which essentially used two flat-8 engines (derived from their 1.5 L V8) one above the other, with the crankshafts geared together.
(picture =A BRM H16 engine, the final, 1968, 64-valve incarnation of the design.)
BRM found the H16 (2.75 x 1.925 in, 69.85 x 48.895 mm) attractive because it was initially planned to share design elements and components with the successful 1.5 litre V8. While the engine was powerful, it was also heavy and unreliable - " (Wikipedia page on BRM)
"For 1966, the engine regulations changed to permit 3.0 litre atmospheric (or 1.5 litre supercharged) engines. BRM refused Peter Berthon's and Aubrey Woods's proposal to build a V12, and instead built a strange engine, designed by Tony Rudd and Geoff Johnson, the H16 (BRM P75), which essentially used two flat-8 engines (derived from their 1.5 L V8) one above the other, with the crankshafts geared together.
(picture =A BRM H16 engine, the final, 1968, 64-valve incarnation of the design.)
BRM found the H16 (2.75 x 1.925 in, 69.85 x 48.895 mm) attractive because it was initially planned to share design elements and components with the successful 1.5 litre V8. While the engine was powerful, it was also heavy and unreliable - " (Wikipedia page on BRM)
It never raced in the final 64v form, but either way I wonder why they did not develop it the way initially planned with 6 cams instead of 8, counter-rotating cranks and other shared resources. The designs show that it would have been significantly smaller (with the central cam on either side actuating intake valves on the upper and lower sections simultaneously - instead they went with two cams, one for each).
Thing is though, the H16 is a 3.0L engine that revs close to 12k (which is mind boggling given the complexity). The Veyron lump is what - 8.4L and piped through 4 turbos? I would imagine a completely different sound, but never heard either in person. On videos and over my home system, a Veyron sounds wicked - deep growl, but of course I have not heard it in person.
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Thing is though, the H16 is a 3.0L engine that revs close to 12k (which is mind boggling given the complexity). The Veyron lump is what - 8.4L and piped through 4 turbos? I would imagine a completely different sound, but never heard either in person. On videos and over my home system, a Veyron sounds wicked - deep growl, but of course I have not heard it in person.
The first 3 years I went to F1 races was back in the turbo years. When turbos were banned, the rpms went up and the exhausts got louder. Ferrari used to have a NA V12 which sounded like it was ripping the air apart.
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Ferrari F50GT1. Watched this video several years ago. I still remember the sound. Dang it, I couldn't get it to embed. But watch the video, it's awesome!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H0M73wYuD6k
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H0M73wYuD6k
That's funny - I was just going to post up this one:
Took me a while to find it - and yeah there's music, but the sounds of the car are just surreal..
The engine was destined to be an F1 engine I thought, but then the project was cancelled and it was morphed into a road car. To me, it sounds like a Tie Fighter.
Took me a while to find it - and yeah there's music, but the sounds of the car are just surreal..
The engine was destined to be an F1 engine I thought, but then the project was cancelled and it was morphed into a road car. To me, it sounds like a Tie Fighter.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bxXb9...eature=related