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A fully sic Silvia wif da standard flutter bov an da standard pimp musik from da stock amps and woofas in da back?! Yehmen!

(maybe not!)

Anyhow I think I'm too young for this thread caus I have nfi :)

Actually... maybe thats caus I can't hear shite when my car's running.. :D

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had a visit from the guy who bought my old mans mustang today. was great to hear the 351 sound again.

i hear the mclaren mercedes slr is supposed to sound pretty amazing. only ever heard it on videos. sounds like a spitfire.

lmao @ vl turbo

when i was about 10-11 my dad took me to a car show and i was lucky enough to go for a little spin in an old ferrari, not exactly sure of the model.

to this day i am yet to hear anything come close to the sweet sound of this thing revving out, was amazing and definately got me addicted to cars.

"Well hello Hotpants. I don't suppose you got a licence tucked down there somewhere now do ya?"

"You are gonna take the shortcut to the interstate ain't ya?"

"If you're gonna be a bear....BE A GRIZZZLEH!!"

Love It!!

Canard.

Aids downforce.

The amount of helium in the boobs of the chicks driving it needs to be kept on the highway :O

BTW: For mine, it's the Maserati 3400GT - in any of it's guises.

That quad-exhaust V8 just sounds so sweet - even under mild acceleration.

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As for buying one... I'm sure I could think of many other ways to part with 250 gorillas.

They can continue to overtake me and sound nice doing so.

+1

My brother an i went halvies in a 65 Impala with a 427. I have to say, it sounded tuff. There is a white 64 Vette across the road from work, every time it fires up run to the window. So basically old school carbie V8s with nice pipes etc

Gotta love the old school big blocks with lumps cams. Even at idle they sound sweet especially when the whole car shakes while idling.

Me and a friend bough a 454 a few years ago, 7 or so, with the intention of putting it into a 57 or 58 chev but ran out of cash so sold the motor.

So many choices. Couldn't put it down to one, so my choice for notes I've heard lately was a toss up between a new 645ci (V8) or an SL55 roadster - geez those mechanics/salesman at Mercedes give them a booting. Prob say the SL55 just outshone.

They both sounded a little like a 302 XB Falcon!

What I do HATE (& I mean hate!) or those knuckleheads who rev the beejesus outta their loud as Harleys down a street. Where is Poptart & his emissions laws when these guys are around?

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