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Matt L
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20th Feb 09 at 22:08   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
just watching a few videos on youtube (admitedly a few of them are supercharged and modified) but why do they sound like they are going to stall?

example
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Low idle or something. They sound lumpy as fuck too.
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i think its the v cause our ride on lawnmower does it to?and its jap
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quote:
Originally posted by Matt L
just watching a few videos on youtube (admitedly a few of them are supercharged and modified) but why do they sound like they are going to stall?



Because they are usually running a big carb or carbs and a very peaky cam and are built and specced to run best and be most efficient at high RPM. Much like many other tuned engines. The lumpy idle is the compromise.
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Its cold.
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why do american v8s sound shit compared to feraris tho eg muscle and corvettes
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quote:
Originally posted by adz_gsi
why do american v8s sound shit compared to feraris tho eg muscle and corvettes


How can you say that sounds shit.
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quote:
Originally posted by adz_gsi
why do american v8s sound shit compared to feraris tho eg muscle and corvettes


Whoahhhh.

What did you just say?....
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quote:
Originally posted by adz_gsi
why do american v8s sound shit compared to feraris tho eg muscle and corvettes


tbh mate its apples and oranges, i love the sound of a proper v8
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crazy cams? ever heard a 4 pot motor with crazy cams? sounds same
Matt L
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wrighty no

pete: im about to go rape your youtube for ids of your dads truck
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quote:
Originally posted by adz_gsi
why do american v8s sound shit compared to feraris tho eg muscle and corvettes


The exact opposite could be said also.
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quote:
Originally posted by All Torque
quote:
Originally posted by adz_gsi
why do american v8s sound shit compared to feraris tho eg muscle and corvettes


Whoahhhh.

What did you just say?....


LEAVE HIME PETE! LEAVE HIM, HE'S NOT WORTH IT!

*holds Pete back*
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This:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ho-j_Ju8rA4

pwns.
Matt L
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thank god pete couldnt find any of your vids as you can search by username
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*gets warm feeling*

*smiles to self*

The 75 needs to be sounding like that in the not too distant future.
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Open headers FTW

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eYSBayNSgHg
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coz of the crazy cam profile, made for hight revving not low idling speeds.
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hemi's, chevys etc are all 2 valves per cylinder, where as ferrari's are 4per cylinder, nowhere near the same CC's as what some of the real v8 motors are, proper v8s are on double pumper carbs, chargers, etc, where the ferrari motors are on FI, easier to get an idle, dont make quite as much power as some of the blown v8s. sure the ferrari motors n the like are beased on same idea as an F1 motor anyway. nice and revving with peak power quite high up the rev range. where the hemi's, chevys etc have the power lower down as cant rev as high/quick!
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Heres a vid of a freinds Cerb with de-cats.Sounds wild in real life and pops flames on over-run,cant hear what hes saying when parked next to it and its on tickover.Sounds like its gonna cut out too.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FN0GyQWvpWY
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quote:
Originally posted by adz_gsi
why do american v8s sound shit compared to feraris tho eg muscle and corvettes


I wouldn't say they sound shit but they certainly sound nowhere as near as nice as a Ferrari V8!
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no no no vid didnt work last night but i ment american cars in general
but mustang niice

[Edited on 21-02-2009 by adz_gsi]

 
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