diffrant engine sounds Options

[flmont]

What gives a engine its particular sound,meaning a..type 4 sound compared to lets say a MGB,...or a flat six to a inline 6,as in a triumph TR6...a Ferrari V8,.sound so much diffrant than a American V8,..is it Alum.vs Iron,..overhead cam belt driven vs chain driven,I know exhaust and cams.will make a diffrance to a point,..Carbs vs fuel injected,...valve size's,..??? Just curious on how that engine noise / music is created,..Thanks Frank

[ThePaintedMan]

That's funny you mentioned that Harley sound. So on my car, the exhaust is two late-style heat exchangers, turned around with two glasspacks welded to them. Basically, if you look at it, it's two Harleys running side-by side, and even sounds like that at idle. It's a dual exhaust, essentially making it two separate engines (with the dual carbs) running side by side. As Racer Chris (IMG:style_emoticons/default/pray.gif) will tell you, it's not the ideal setup for the firing order of these engines. But it's simple, and all I could afford when I was trying to get the car ready for the race. However, when it's run at high RPM, it doesn't sound anything like that... more like a pissed off hive of hornets... which is funny, because despite how loud it is, it's slow as a dog as witnessed below! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v= KlTXGqoECuM