Most audibly pleasing vehicles.

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Originally Posted by jerryd

We used to go off roading at this place when we lived in the uk . To me there is something wonderful about the sound of a Scammell Truck on full song, especially in mud :)

Avon Dassett, Scammell Explorer struggles in Micks hole. - YouTube

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That is a Detroit Diesel two stroke making the noise in that Scammell. Either the Scam had too much pudden on or is geared too high if that Detroit couldn't lift it easily up that little bitty grade.

Many years ago we had a V8/92 detriot deisel as a Gen- Set in one of our trawlers, ran at 1500 RPM, when the governer failed and the engine overran, think it was doing 5000RPM when we bolted out of the engineroom and arrived on deck to see the exhaust system glowing orange, was one of the best sounds from a V8 i have heard, The BANG that followed wasnt.

In a car it would be any V8 with a good twin system exhaust. I must say the ford XR-XY 351 is a sweet sound.

Cheers Ean

I love the sound of my TD5 as it burbles away
the sound of a big steam loco such as the Gresly 4-6-2 or 2-8-2 working hard
a Deltic has a unique sound
a JT3 on a hot summers day
A BMW R239 pulling well

I love aircraft noise!

Hay Ewe

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Originally Posted by Brian Hjelm

That is a Detroit Diesel two stroke making the noise in that Scammell. Either the Scam had too much pudden on or is geared too high if that Detroit couldn't lift it easily up that little bitty grade.

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I think there was too much wheel spin, couldn't get traction.

Hay Ewe

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Originally Posted by Ean Austral

Many years ago we had a V8/92 detriot deisel as a Gen- Set in one of our trawlers, ran at 1500 RPM, when the governer failed and the engine overran, think it was doing 5000RPM when we bolted out of the engineroom and arrived on deck to see the exhaust system glowing orange, was one of the best sounds from a V8 i have heard, The BANG that followed wasnt.

In a car it would be any V8 with a good twin system exhaust. I must say the ford XR-XY 351 is a sweet sound.

Cheers Ean

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Why didn't someone shut it down using the strangler flap on top of the blower housing?

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Originally Posted by Brian Hjelm

Why didn't someone shut it down using the strangler flap on top of the blower housing?

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Because it had been removed .

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Don.

Nice! But I see you your Polikarpov, and raise you one.....LANCASTER! Bob


[ame="http://youtu.be/yTQIUEa4cqA"]Lancaster Bomber Amazing Sound !!! - YouTube[/ame]

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Originally Posted by ramblingboy42

the 71 series V8/V12 GM diesels working hard sound great.

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Yep, I'm with you on this one.
They PURR (very loudly of course)!

Even better for me is the sound of a steam locomotive working hard, but that's not a car.

Alan

This will rile up the petrol heads. :D

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