a10 certainly qualifies as one of the best aircraft sounds, but more for the sound of death (erm life?) – if you hear it, thank your deity, you’re still alive. it’s when you can’t hear it it’s the problem… either they haven’t fired yet, or you’re going to die before the sound arrives.

there’s an 8 rotor (V8 rotary) that sounds even better, but I couldn’t find the vid (think it’s in one of those compilations)

[video]https://youtu.be/o57JwibqCb8[/video]

As much as I love it, I don’t think the A-10s gun counts as an engine tone

That’s chewkw getting onto his favourite subject. Guns.

the sound of italy….

[video]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WQw-JPQ2894[/video]

your all wrong it’s a 10,000hp top fuel dragster…..

you can feel the sound waves hit you !!!!

[video]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tji8QAoaW9Q[/video]

a must for all petrol heads

The 787B earlier gets my vote, heard one at Goodwood and it’s such a strange and vicious sound it’s unreal!

Not a fan of really loud engines like Dragsters and the 20K F1 engines really, too hard to hear what’s going on.

This on the other hand I could listen to all day:

[video]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2bYfIl3IJsw[/video]

Napier Deltic Diesel at full chat.
Alfa v6 (the proper one, not the rebadged Holden junk).
Lancia Delta S4.
Russian BTRs

I’ll put these two forward….

[video]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qju9iEFqp3Y[/video]

[video]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ncOmhsl3fOc[/video]

Jesus this forums is turd at embedding videos.

not all of us were wrong about top fuel 😉

can always tell a n00b at the pod… trying to get nice close up photos of the exhaust flames… the burnout is exciting, then they totally c**p themselves and get the shakiest photo ever and nearly drop the camera 🙂

that was me on either the first sub 5s run or the first 300kmh run on UK soil (or both) forget which. that was a while back.

I love the impact of a top fuel but the sound itself is rubbish. Bolts in a spindryer then raaarrrr and it’s done. OK, it vibrates your soul while it’s happening but it’s like stopping and listening to Kerry King’s actual guitar tone.

Also,

Klunk – Member

you can feel the sound waves hit you !!!!

Yes- that’s how you hear 😆

Original Mini 1000 or TVR Griffith.

1) Rolls Royce Merlin

but as I can’t afford one of those but I may one day be able to afford one of these,
2) Ford Mustang GT 2015 5.0 V8

[video]https://youtu.be/kUX-I59Jbd0[/video]

Rolls Royce Griffon

[video]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nVerBbWHCME[/video]

This has got to be up there as one of the best sounding engines, none of your turbo’d V6 crap…
[video]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5SoZiTxdQyw&t=92s[/video]

I loved the sound from this before it fell over.

[video]https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=LabX19ocJZA[/video]

2500bhp from a big block supercharged Hemi V8. Brutal.

Actually thinking about it, it’s quite a similar engine note to the Bullitt Mustang, just angrier. No bloody turbos!

Pretty much anything V12 Ferrari for me. However the 6.3 in the FXX certainly left an impression on me after hearing it at Goodwood – glorious sounding thing! Nearly 800 horses at 8500rpm.. savage

[video]https://youtu.be/C2rXa9EvK-o[/video]

Another shout for Ferrari v12

Love a rally Escort coming down a forest stage and you hear it miles away

[video]https://youtu.be/Z_iBsFxn08Y[/video]

[video]https://youtu.be/FYGJhhec-pc[/video]

I do appreciate a good Deltic

For me a racing two stroke single ~riiinnnnggg ding ding ding

Honda rc166

Big ducati on termigoni’s

A good old 1980’s ring, ding,ding,ding 2 stroke

It’s not all about the volume

As a bike racing fan I used to get told that I’d heard nothing until I heard a MV Augusta.After hearing one in the paddock at Stafford the other year I understood why people loved the noise they made. 😀
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gJPmQuHLf9U

I’ve always thought the 3 cylinder 675 Triumphs make the best sound in the modern era,but MV contested the Supersport race at the TT the other year & ran a loud but beautiful sounding pipe.You could never run something so loud at a BSB round as it would fail scrutineering… 🙁

I’ve been very lucky. The best have been H-16 brm followed by 27 litre zeppelin engined special followed by Ford’s own gt40.

My Bsa A10 makes a lovely noise as well. 360 degree crank.

Probably one of my favourite ever sounds and one that i miss on my local rally now rule changes stopped him competing 🙁

[video]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ClPDafQJC5E[/video]

Seconded
[video]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PAvdeWzhY80[/video]

[video]https://youtu.be/BCiw8APS7Qs[/video]

A Vulcan? Naa.
How about 4 Vulcans scrambling at RAF Finningley in September 1977 during the Queens Silver Jubilee Airshow.

A Merlin engine or multiples thereof.
A 500cc MV Agusta like what Ago used to ride.

Any LS 1 with loud pipes, any Harley Davidson too. I know they aint the best bikes but they are loud.

When I was seven, this would have beaten everything posted so far: Turbo Spoke

Metro 6R4 – 2.5l international

(Preferably heard in the middle of the night over Otterburn)

Lexus lfa. Sounds like a f1 car. A real one without hybrid turbos…https://youtu.be/zAvXKXn1nSU

[video]http://youtu.be/hHjf9zhQIRk[/video]
This makes me giggle when it gets on song..

Now I like the 6R4 as a car, but not convinced on the sound…

[video]https://youtu.be/kzsb1_l9Shc[/video]

[video]https://youtu.be/9YuWErqrDLI[/video]

Had this little clip on my hard drive for quite a few years

[video]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Fy8mje72KQ[/video]

Hmmm, might have to get my 916 back on the road!

[video]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SST03j4y-oM[/video]

Marge – Member
Metro 6R4 – 2.5l international

(Preferably heard in the middle of the night over Otterburn)
Agree
Add a Stratos to that, fond memories of Dalby on an RAC 🙂

And another from me.. Alfa 1300GT Junior.. because I owned one.. and I LOVE them.

[video]https://youtu.be/kcpDnC3a9qE[/video]

[video]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q6o0bV3pmNI[/video]