Best Sounding Rover engine? You vote!

Post by **SubCat001** » Thu Mar 04, 2004 10:48 pm

Iam suprised at how few votes the D-series has got. Mine used to sound fantastic.

Grant620 · Post by **Grant620** » Tue Mar 16, 2004 5:17 pm

I still reckon the T-series sounds ACE with a nice exhaust.
Especially when youhave 2.1 litres of pure T!

Post by **SubCat001** » Tue Mar 16, 2004 7:12 pm

Yup the T series Turbo definately has menacingly powerful tone.

philcoupe · Post by **philcoupe** » Fri Apr 02, 2004 8:13 pm

has to be the K im afraid

iv owned cars as varied as V12 jags, couoe turbos, old porsches etc.......but the current roar of my 214si cant be beaten!!

Post by **IrishRover** » Fri Apr 02, 2004 8:41 pm

philcoupe wrote:has to be the K im afraid

iv owned cars as varied as V12 jags, couoe turbos, old porsches etc.......but the current roar of my 214si cant be beaten!!

Wow that's really saying something! Can't believe it can sound that good compared to all those!

stuartm · Post by **stuartm** » Fri Apr 02, 2004 8:58 pm

All these votes for a kv6

HELLO V8 everytime!
TVR on full chat is lurverly :twisted:

philcoupe · Post by **philcoupe** » Tue Apr 06, 2004 6:36 pm

IrishRover wrote:
philcoupe wrote:has to be the K im afraid

iv owned cars as varied as V12 jags, couoe turbos, old porsches etc.......but the current roar of my 214si cant be beaten!!

Wow that's really saying something! Can't believe it can sound that good compared to all those!

yeh, no joke!!
above 4000rpm it really roars!
maybe its cus i wasnt expecting it, kinda physcological maybe!
may change my mind if i put them side by side.........

Post by **IrishRover** » Tue Apr 06, 2004 7:20 pm

philcoupe wrote:
IrishRover wrote:
philcoupe wrote:has to be the K im afraid

iv owned cars as varied as V12 jags, couoe turbos, old porsches etc.......but the current roar of my 214si cant be beaten!!

Wow that's really saying something! Can't believe it can sound that good compared to all those!

yeh, no joke!!
above 4000rpm it really roars!
maybe its cus i wasnt expecting it, kinda physcological maybe!
may change my mind if i put them side by side.........

Well yeah, I do know how good it sounds alright! My 214SLi has a lovely rasp to it. It sounds great to my ears. Most cars these days you can't hear anything from the engine because people like cars to be boring and functional and not even have to think about what's under the bonnet.
I'm just surprised it rates so well compared to all those other cars.
I wonder is mine audible to other people on the road in their cars and wonder why a "sedate" Rover is making such a racket!
I'm looking to get a turbo coupe soon. I've that read the engine is very unobtrusive, especially at lower revs. I hope it's not too quiet though. I hope it's got more of a deep baritone song, compared to the K-series' more tenor-like note!

philcoupe · Post by **philcoupe** » Tue Apr 06, 2004 11:29 pm

cant go wrong with a coupe turbo!!

annihilate most things on the road........

.........just dont leav it anwhere, mine got nicked after 7days of ownership, hence the now driving round in a little cheap car!!

.....roll on the no-claims, oct 31st n countin!!

talkingcars · Post by **talkingcars** » Fri Jul 09, 2004 9:03 pm

I love the sound of a V8 or a V6 or a boxer engine (beetle/alfa33/scubby), so from the list V8 as I do not recall hearing a KV6.

Incidently the question was about engine and not exhuast sound.

114gta · Post by **114gta** » Sun Jul 18, 2004 4:37 pm

the k-series mpi engines sound really nice, but it depends what your into! The induction roar through a decent induction kit starts low down as a slow burble, then exhaust comes into play at 3-3500 revs as the induction gets a bit beefier, then comes the v-tec style kick at 4000 revs and it just roars as the mems says GO - makes you really want to just paste your foot down and hold it there as when it gets over 6,000 its awesome! :mrgreen:

DannyBoy · Post by **DannyBoy** » Mon Aug 02, 2004 5:54 pm

Yeah , the v8 sounds the doggies - but then again i've never heard a meaner sounding rover than leos - damn that blitz is horny !! saying that , anyone heard the new nissan 350 lately ??!? GODDAMN !!!

Post by **IrishRover** » Fri Aug 27, 2004 9:06 am

See here for how fantastic the sound of a monster V8 can be! :mrgreen:

rickt500 · Post by **rickt500** » Mon Sep 06, 2004 5:04 pm

Has to be the V8, as much as I think its an old dinosaur, there is no better sound !, drove a 5ltr TVR Griff once, absolutely amazing sound, set off every car alarm.......

If you get a chance, have a look under the bonnet, the "power station" exhaust that joins up in-front of the engine looks awesome !

220 gti turbo · Post by **220 gti turbo** » Mon Sep 13, 2004 12:55 am

i love my t turbo but a v8 wins it hands down,
what a sound of pure power,and the torque from a v8 with high lift cams is
amazing.aspeshely on hot wire mmmmmmmmmmmm nice!.
slip diff and loads of fun.

Null_Byte · Post by **Null_Byte** » Wed Sep 22, 2004 1:36 am

When you've grown up driving V8s since the age of seven and having heard a custom built 4.6L Supercharged V8 on full song - a sound that would make the hardest of men week at the knee - there can only be one winner (although the T series comes a nice runner up in my books).

tony_220turbo · Post by **tony_220turbo** » Sun Oct 03, 2004 2:53 pm

with the cat off and the full magnex system my t16 turbo sounded like a fighter jet! mmmmm! u couldnt beat it!!!!

Ryan220 · Post by **Ryan220** » Thu Oct 21, 2004 7:08 am

stuartm wrote:All these votes for a kv6
HELLO V8 everytime!
TVR on full chat is lurverly

Amen to that brother.

Embrace the 8 and cast down the vile 6 into the vile pits of Satan.

requestingaflyby · Post by **requestingaflyby** » Thu Oct 21, 2004 10:33 am

a tuned v8!

TVRs are the coolest and those blackpool rockets sound awesome!

V8 all the way

Flintstone · Post by **Flintstone** » Mon Oct 25, 2004 8:54 pm

requestingaflyby wrote:a tuned v8!

TVRs are the coolest and those blackpool rockets sound awesome!

V8 all the way

I'd agree with that. I've a tuned K series and similarly breathed on V8 and I know which I prefer.

200SEI · Post by **200SEI** » Fri Oct 29, 2004 2:20 pm

Okay....so who voted L-Series diesel, i see someone voted!

Oh yeah listen to that "dugga dugga dugga"

big rob · Post by **big rob** » Sat Dec 18, 2004 2:43 pm

i voted for the kv6
had to really as thats whats in my car and with the x power rear box and open filter sounds even better now

rob

Akuma · Post by **Akuma** » Mon Mar 07, 2005 11:08 pm

has to be a V8, the sound is just lush what you call a real engine.

paul888 · Post by **paul888** » Fri Mar 11, 2005 7:17 pm

always had a thing about the v8's the sound brought back memories of the old p6's when i was a nipper , and plod driving sd1's [jam sandwiches] with that smoooooooooth v8's burble , want one in a rear drive something.
apart from that my 600 turbo with pipercross cone filter and mongoose exhaust floats my boat .. :twisted:

symonh2000 · Post by **symonh2000** » Sat Mar 12, 2005 1:49 am

requestingaflyby wrote:a tuned v8!

TVRs are the coolest and those blackpool rockets sound awesome!

V8 all the way

I would agree on that I had a 5 litre TVR griffith with exhausts the size of cannons, it sounded like thunder at tick over and a massive roar as it went past. Certainly got plenty of attention.

Gary · Post by **Gary** » Sat Mar 12, 2005 2:18 am

Who are the 2 farmers who voted the L series as sounding best. I assume they are deaf :stupid:

JulianFDRacing · Post by **JulianFDRacing** » Mon Apr 18, 2005 9:07 pm

I suppose my choice will be simple as I have three of them, there aint no substitute for eight, its doesn't matter what they are breathing through or into they still sound glorious, I'm sure some of you will know Steve Green with his Rover V8 powered Mk1 Cortina, in the eights on the quarter I think isn't he, his V8 almost sounds like a bike engine it revs so freely and high, sure he uses 8k rpm, and then theres John Sleath's old Alfa with quadruple webbers, I've even got the sound of my Rover V8 starting as the ring tone on my phone!

I bet ALL the people who have voted for the V8 have been to the strip at least once.

IMHO there is only one noise any better and thats Roger Gorings Firestorm jet funny car, Martin Hill can do similar for those in the south.

I'm hoping that my latest project sounds pretty good with Rover V8 and a pair of turbos, think I'll

need more than a shoehorn to get the buggers in

g1jkb · Post by **g1jkb** » Mon Apr 18, 2005 9:32 pm

IMHO there is only one noise any better and thats Roger Gorings Firestorm jet funny car,

i stood VERY close to that at a 'vanblast' at truckfest one year.
you can't put into words how incredible that thing is when it's going full whack. shakes you to bits.

JulianFDRacing · Post by **JulianFDRacing** » Tue Apr 19, 2005 9:57 am

Really does leave you speechless doesn't it, whats even better is that Roger is a really nice guy and very approachable, you do get to look at his car without him getting concerned. Every time I have seen him its made the cost of the event seem insignificant, it really is worth the entrance fee just to see him run once and he generally does two at least.

If anyone feels the urge to watch him then I'm sure he'll be at York on May 1st although there is no mention of him that I could find

1 May 2NZ

Sunday

-Including the annual 0-60 Challenge with trophies awarded for Quickest 4-cylinder, Quickest 6-cylinder, Quickest normally aspirated V8, Quickest 1/4 Mile, Quickest 1/4 Terminal Speed and Overall 0-60 Champion
-American Super Stock qualifying for round 1
-Hot Rod Challenge qualifying for round 1
-Northern Drag Racing Championship (Pro-ET and Sportsman-ET bracket series) qualifying for round 1
-Modders Shootout round 2
-Run What Youâ€™ve Brung
-Ford Sport Club meeting

N.B. Once participants are signed on for Run What Youâ€™ve Brung or racing, there is FREE registration and qualifying for 0-60 runs.

2 May UK Open Nationals

Bank Holiday Monday.

-American Super Stock Show, Shine and Shakedown.
-Northern Drag Racing Championship bracket series round 1 eliminations
-Hot Rod Challenge round 1 eliminations
-Plus plenty of track time for the Run What Youâ€™ve Brung sessions

Isis · Post by **Isis** » Fri Jul 08, 2005 12:19 pm

The V8 is the best of this bunch, but the V8 fitted to the Stag was even nicer sounding. The Triumph straight sixes were crackers too.

JulianFDRacing · Post by **JulianFDRacing** » Fri Jul 08, 2005 4:06 pm

Anyone seen the twin turbo Corvette Stingray on American Hotrod?, 1500bhp at 5.5psi of boost!, pity the owner seemed such a clown but Steve Pateman better be worried about the worlds fastest street car championship!

Lee Lord · Post by **Lee Lord** » Thu Sep 01, 2005 9:29 pm

I had a 1990 MG Maestro 2.0i in British Racing Green which was subtely modified with a racing downpipe and 2" exhaust system. It was not loud but it sounded gorgeous.

Lee

Striker · Post by **Striker** » Fri Sep 02, 2005 9:10 am

It has to be the V8..... but the Mustang V8, not the Rover one

.

symonh2000 · Post by **symonh2000** » Wed Sep 28, 2005 9:30 pm

The Rover / Buick V8 has to be best sounding, esp in 5 litre Form and fitted with twin monsterous exhausts. As in TVR Griffith 500.
As for a proper rover engine it has to be the T16 with induction kit, dump Valve and Decent Zorst.

AwoL · Post by **AwoL** » Wed Sep 28, 2005 10:18 pm

i ticked the o series box, though i must admit in retrospect id have ticked the V8 box.. you just don't see enough of them on the roads these days :-(

that said, the v64v lump i think i'd love the sound of most if i could ever afford one in "international" 415bhp spec.

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