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    If you could buy a car based on sound alone...

    What would it be?

    I'm not talking about speakers, but the actual sound of the car itself. Would you take a low grumbling V8? A bone vibrating diesel? A super tuned, high RPM Indy car?

    What would do it for you? Specific models are welcome.

    I like the rumble my MM has, but I really love the sound of larger displacement engines, where you can not only hear it, but feel it too.
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    A big cammed big block V-8 in a 30's era street rod truck

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    i love the way 03/04 cobras sound. that burble they have, wish my car could get that tone.
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    A 50's Oldsmobile Rocket V8 through lake pipes melt my ears.
    Aston Martin V8 Vantage
    60's 6 cylinder Jaguar's.
    I loved the sound of my old Jeep CJ7 too.
    GM's current 6.2 sounds pretty F'n good too.
    Corevette Racing C6R's
    The rotary powered Mazda's in the Grand-Am series sound cool.
    The MM at high rev's sounds awesome too.


    I could go on for awhile I'm sure....

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    I love the old Muscle car era big blocks, Ford and Chevy alike. Nothing quite like an all Motor muscle car making 500+ to the wheels that have that nasty rumble. I drool every time my buddy fires up his 69 Camaro with some nice lopey cams or my buddy takes me for a ride in his 67 Stang. That nasty burble burble of a classic carbureted pushrod V8 has given me chills since I was a kid.
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    Buick Grand National with a huge turbo.
    when you are following that car at normal speeds its sounds like an airplane.
    the best sounding V6 ever.

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    I very much enjoy Japanese straight-6 engines out of their performance cars, i.e. 2JZ from the Supra and the RB26 from the Skylines. Even the old L-type straight-6 motors from the Datsun Z family sound great.


    I will ALWAYS be a V8 man at heart though.

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    As far as stock, late model cars go, I think the Mustangs are number 1 by FAR!

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    Re: If you could buy a car based on sound alone...

    As far as stock, late model cars go, I think the Mustangs are number 1 by FAR!
    Can't agree more with you. By far since the 80s Mustangs have the best sounding exhaust bar none.
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    I would want my 1997 Camaro SS with the Two On The Left exhaust. It was just a perfect sound.






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    The old mopars sound great with open headers...

    I also like the sound of a flathead!
    Marauderless....


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    Pushrod V-8 with a heavy cam and open headers. Or maybe a Detroit diesel 8V-71 with straight pipes. They have quite a sound.

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    I like the sound of a 300 degree solid lifter cammed 468 cid FE Big Block exhausting through a set of 4" sidepipes with no baffling.....

    About 2-1/2 feet below your ears.....
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    My 69 383 Road Runner with cherry bombs just as you shifted from 2nd to 3rd had such an amazing snort.
    I miss that car, yup lotsa big n boxy ones in my history
    It's all BS until you can show me the time slip!

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