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Custom Engine Question


Hellbringer
04-18-2005, 11:18 PM
Hi this is kinda a strange question but it is kinda important.......

I am thinking about making a custom car and i am thinking about using a V8 crate engine pushing 550-600 HP. the question is the engine will have the american muscle car sound and i want like a import/Excotic sound. my though was to change the sound would be to change the exaust. would this change it that much or would it work at all? If you cant change the sound that much what engine would you guys suggest to get that sound other then like a ferrari or a lamborghini engine. Thanx

beyondloadedSE
04-19-2005, 09:42 AM
if you want the exotic sound, get a small displacement V8 which is what mainly the ferrari's run. (i.e 3.0L-4.0L V8s)

drdisque
04-19-2005, 03:00 PM
a Cadillac Northstar sounds quite exotic with an open exhaust.

MagicRat
04-19-2005, 08:22 PM
The difference in sound is due to the exhaust manifold design.

American v8's with (I might be wrong on the name) 180 degree headers...... (they have a tube or two running underneath the engine, which connects one exhaust port per side to the collector on the opposite side of the car).......... sound very strange and much like a Ferrari.
This header design also optimises the exhaust scavanging principle, for more power than ordinary headers.

Hellbringer
04-19-2005, 09:22 PM
thats what i was woundering how can the sound change that much..... but that makes sense.... is this what you where trying to describe

http://www.rsportscars.com/foto/01/360modena00_engine.jpg


Thanks Mike

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