Why do V8s sound better?

Lower RPM combined with larger displacement inside the cylinders makes for a lower exaust note overall, unlike the higher rpm buzz of 4,5 and 6 bangers. The v8 produces more torque at lower rpms and can utilize it better.

Why do V8 engines sound deeper?

Cross plane crank V8s have a firing order that makes the engine run inherently unevenly. You get two consecutive explosions on a given cylinder bank per rotation that give the engine its imbalance and make it sound ‘rumbly’ and ‘gumbly’ at low revs. These are the deep growly V8s that most like.

Why does American V8 sound different?

The easiest way to tell the difference is to hear to the engine. No other V8 sounds like a Ferrari V8. What gives the simple American V8 its distinctive sound is the valve system with pushrods, whereas Mercedes, BMW and Audi use dual overhead camshafts.

Why do truck V8 engines sound different?

Firing Order This can be the reason that two V8 engines sound completely different. This irregular firing sequence is what causes the deep rumble of an American V8 (cross-plane) as opposed to the rhythmic, even pulse rate of a Ferrari or Lamborghini V8 (flat-plane). Every engine’s sound is going to be different.

Is a V12 engine faster than a V8?

A V8 engine is not ‘faster’ than a V12 engine. The engine has no speed; the vehicle in which it is placed determines the speed. What speed a vehicle is depends on a number of factors, including its aerodynamics, weight, engine power, etc.

Is a V8 loud?

There is nothing inherently loud about a V8 engine. There are plenty of 4 cylinder rice burners, with an exhaust system that sounds like a rat farting in a tuna can, which are far louder and more annoying.

Why are V8 engines so good?

V8 Engines Are an Excellent Balance of Performance and Efficiency. One of the benefits of a V8 engine is its balance of power output and torque. Larger engine configurations, such as the 12 cylinder, typically have a high power output but are very large in size, heavy in weight and thirsty.

Why do BMW V8 sound different?

the main reason for why the BMW S65 sounds different comes down to it being a small displacement (4L!), high revving V8, and then the design of the intake. There’s also the fact that instead of being designed singularly, it is largely based on the BMW S85 V10, but with 2 less cylinders.

Why does a V8 rumble?

Particularly, what about V8s sound so unique? A lot of American muscle V8s are set up on a flat faced crankshaft, meaning that often times they’re set up so that when the left bank cylinder fires, the right bank cylinder fires after. This opposition is what makes that rhythmic, balanced, orderly rumble.

Can you make a 6 cylinder sound like a V8?

The only way to exactly duplicate the sound of a V8 engine in your V6 Mustang is to perform an engine swap, but there are much simpler modifications that will drastically alter the sound of your V6 Mustang so that it produces a reasonably similar exhaust note to that of a V8.

Why does European V8 sound different?

I don’t know if this has much to do with it but in general the American V8s (especially older V8s) are larger displacement and lower rpm engines while European V8s tend to be smaller displacements and higher rpm engines, thus they will sound different.

What makes a V8 engine sound like a cross plane engine?

Cross plane crank V8s have a firing order that makes the engine run inherently unevenly. You get two consecutive explosions on a given cylinder bank per rotation that give the engine its imbalance and make it sound ‘rumbly’ and ‘gumbly’ at low revs.

Why do V8 engines growl?

(more)Loading…. The short answer is the growl comes from the fact that most v8 engines use a cross-plane crankshaft. Cross planes have each connecting rod journal 90 degrees apart, this leads to the engine not firing each cylinder with equal time in between each pulse leading to the burble sound.

Why do some engines have a higher pitch than others?

The displacement per cylinder is the main reason. You can get 6 litre V12s that have a high pitch sound (Lamborghini, Pagani etc) but at the same time you have 7 litre V8s which have a deep rumble. The sound may also come from whether the engine is a pushrod (most old V8s and modern LS engines) or overhead cam.