Best Sounding Rover engine? You vote!

[Jt.]

k series, my metro sounded awsome!!!!! the m series has a nice roar to it though

[steven252]

after owning a 160 vvc and now own a t series i have to say i do really miss the k series when it hit the vvc at 4000 just roared like no tomorro and went nuts!!! got to admit tho with the t, the turbo whistle on me car seems to drown everything else out out!!!! tis gd!

[ryan_220]

T16 Turbo fitted with an external wastegate with it wide open on full chat and full boost

[Jt.]

[quote="ryan_220"]T16 Turbo fitted with an external wastegate with it wide open on full chat and full boost[/quote]

i have to say a t series with no dump valve sounds awsome also

[MarkCoupe]

Are we talking raw engine note?

V8 without a doubt. Lol at the people saying the K series or Perkins are the best sounding ever!!

V8 dudes! V8

[Vard66]

[quote="Dave400"]I only have a... drilled airbox.[/quote]

Ah. Now I don't feel quite so alone in having drilled mine.

[mattyf]

1.1 kseries wiv a k&n u cnt go wrong in my opinion

[AshGTi16v]

[quote="mattyf"]1.1 kseries wiv a k&n u cnt go wrong in my opinion[/quote]

i perfere pipercross but aigain your so right the 1.1 is an amazing engine i love the valve bounce limit music to my ears!

[shen]

Surely the JET engine beats any of the above hands down!!

[jawanne]

my old falle had a rover v8 ........it made me sh.t me pants when we went on the motor way........but it was one nice sounding car ...8 sisters..lol

[Twisted]

It's gotta be the V8 for me !!! Truly awesome ...and no mistaking!!

[Stealth213S]

No option for the V64V from the MG Metro 6R4? One of the best noises to come from an automotive source ever!

[VVC MINI]

Exhaust sound = V8 any day

Induction = Any size 16v K series with plastic injection and open cone

The v6 induction is a meaty sound but not loud enough!!!

[matt077]

t16 turbo with a t28 turbo for me!

i love the sound of mine

[stel338]

went out in my mates TVR last nite and i gotta say the V8 sounds the best.

although i think that my 216 D series sounds alot better then my 218 vvc k series, more of a roar about it.

[Punx0r]

Seriously, whoever voted for the diesels, fess up!

[Big__P]

i voted for my mates SD1 V8

[mattsviturbo]

i would have to say that the T-series is the best sounding! after driving a k-series and a L-series

the T-series wins hands down!!!!!!!

[GHanson2009]

hmmm i really dont think you can compare a V8 to a K/T/L Series.

It's like comparing a shelby gt500 to a skyline, 2 amazing dream cars but the only real similarity is they have 4 wheels lol.


Which muppet voted derv? lol

[beef]

mine has to be the rover V8 every time, the sound of one singing @ 7000 rpm i will never forget it :)

[Big-al_roverdose]

i reckon the sd1 v8 clearly is the best sound... but i still love the sound of a t-16 gsi engine !!!

[harkins77]

What is this dig up really old thread month or something??

[Stealth213S]

What is this dig up really old thread month or something??

Its a debate thread, they never close.

[stefaclese]

I only have a... drilled airbox.

Ah. Now I don't feel quite so alone in having drilled mine.

Quoted to mock Vards past fail :p

[leon540]

T series 820 engine 3k-4k revs my my what a noise makes people turn theyre heads to see what it is

[jmurray01]

Has to be the roaring K-Series!

Take her past 5,000RPM and you'd think she was a V8! Well... To me anyway!

[greenfli]

my coupe t16 turbo with a one off custom exhaust makes a noise iv never heard on anything alse, sounds like a spitfire with the 4 and a half inch jap pipe no cat and big bore from turbo, and in 2 weeks time she will roar into life once again after 2 years out of service.

Im starting to really like the k aswell tho, one went past the other day when i was sat infront of a pub by the road, it was moded and sounded lovely for a nasp motor.

[russ220]

i voted D-series, its just sounds like a panther when allowed to breath properly - well kinda

the L-series sounds quite unique with an exhaust fitted

[MGJohn]

Induction noises.

I think I've already voted in this but, until I drove my son's Lotus Elise S2 with its 1.8 K-Series close behind you as you drive, I had no idea how nice they can sound at full chat. Induction noise is what you hear mostly then although the exhaust noise is nice when you are not in the car and its driving away from you. I have been driving my MG ZS for nearly eight years and that car has a similar engine but, you are isolated from the engine induction noise because of its location and noise suppression.

Driving a P-Reg Rover 214 without it's air filter assembly a while back, whilst giving it an "Italian Tune Up" ...

:) ;)

...the scream of the induction roar, not exhaust from that little motor at full chat is superb and almost F1 like. Most impressive.

Exhaust noises whilst driving are less noticeable as you are driving away from the sound they make and thus do not hear them much in an unmodified car. Non-standard louder exhausts you can hear when inside the car driving along.

One of the finest Induction noises I've directly experienced was that of my Four Cylinder Honda Motor Cycle engine back in the 1970s when used with air filter disconnected. You sit over the engine and the Induction sound of those four carburetters at about 10,000 rpm is almost better than an F1 engine. Awesome is a word I rarely use but, it applies with that little Honda engine's sounds...

[mr shifter]

v8 for me, fantastic exhaust burble.

[Zreddor]

My T-series ;)

[muthawhat]

vvc sounds amazing in a metro

[russ220]

EDIT - i just watched this video!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z1nlyC4Vq_M

[ulmenkott]

[quote="russ220"]EDIT - i just watched this video!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z1nlyC4Vq_M[/quote]

Sounds good indeed, but not anywhere close a flatplane crank V8 (Old Maserati or Alfa Romeo).. have an almost evil sound when reving.. pure power =)

[peteT16]

TWR Vitesse

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pJFaO2YY ... re=channel