Martin '62 Chevy C-10 Stepside Shortbed (Restomod in progress) '47 Chevy 3100 5 Window (long term project) ‘65 Chevy Biscayne (Emily) ‘39 Dodge Business Coupe (Clarence) “I fought the law and the law won" now I are a retired one! Support those brave men/women who stand the "Thin Blue Line"! Hug a cop! USAF 1965-1969 Weather Observation Tech (I got paid to look at the clouds)
Both of them need a good muffler. The 268H cam has a pretty distinctive note- - - -I've installed a bunch of them. Jerry
"It is better to be silent and be thought a fool than to speak and eliminate all doubt!" - Abraham Lincoln Cringe and wail in fear, Eloi- - - - -we Morlocks are on the hunt! There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man; true nobility is being superior to your former self. - Ernest Hemingway Love your enemies and drive 'em nuts!
I was gonna vote for the 12V-71 Detroit ... but it's not on the ballot ...
~ John
A kid raised on Hotwheels, Matchbox and Tonka cannot be reasonably expected to own only one vehicle as an adult.
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John You should hear a 16v-71 Detroit run. It was one of our emergency backup generators that we did maintenance on. Do a u-tube search.
Don
1967 GMC 9500 Fire Ladder Truck "The Flag Pole" In the Stovebolt Gallery 1946 2-Ton grain truck 1946 3/4-ton pickup, 1953 1-ton pickup 1957 1-ton flatbed dually, 1954 Pontiac Straight Eight Of all the things I've lost in my life, I miss my mind the most!
Last week, one of my former students told me he was planning to surprise me with the gift of a 702 GMC V-12, but the owner of the engine sold it for scrap iron the day before he went by to purchase it! Jerry
"It is better to be silent and be thought a fool than to speak and eliminate all doubt!" - Abraham Lincoln Cringe and wail in fear, Eloi- - - - -we Morlocks are on the hunt! There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man; true nobility is being superior to your former self. - Ernest Hemingway Love your enemies and drive 'em nuts!
Don -- I've heard one of those run. Not impressed. With that many cylinders, it sounds like noise. You have to be able to hear the individual notes to enjoy the true melodic magic of a symphony. So maybe I will change my vote to a 6-71. I like listening to Grigg's 4-53T run, too.
My other choice would be a Pratt and Whitney R-985. Had one fly over the house nice and slow earlier -- pure rapturous music! (The DHC-2 Beaver from Test Pilots' School)
6 cylinder gas engines are ok, but nothing to write home about in my book. Although ... I do like following Chris Sweet's Green Machine -- the 261 on twin mufflers sounds as good as it gets (for a gas engine). But I like the sound of a 4 cylinder aircooled Boxer with tweeter pipes better ...
~ John
A kid raised on Hotwheels, Matchbox and Tonka cannot be reasonably expected to own only one vehicle as an adult.
1949 Chevrolet 3804 In the Legacy Gallery | In the Gallery Forum 1973 IH 1310 Dump 1963 Kaiser M38A1 2001 International/AmTran RE3000 "Skoolie" 2014 Ford E-350 4x4 (Quigley)
John Subaru boxer 4 cyl, turbo charged? Or, one of those underpowered Volkswagens?
Don
1967 GMC 9500 Fire Ladder Truck "The Flag Pole" In the Stovebolt Gallery 1946 2-Ton grain truck 1946 3/4-ton pickup, 1953 1-ton pickup 1957 1-ton flatbed dually, 1954 Pontiac Straight Eight Of all the things I've lost in my life, I miss my mind the most!
I would have to vote for 2 cycle Detroit Diesel or 2 cylinder jOHN DEERE tractor. They are both music to my ears. Maybe that is why my hearing isn't as good as it used to be. Jim
Leo ... off topic?? Moi??? Jay just needed a little help jazzing up his discussion (he's so boring you know ... ) I'd better be careful -- he'll make me disappear ... or make snakes appear in my car ...
Don -- Really??? You need to ask that or are you just looking for a reaction to your adjective?? It's valid, by the way. BUT ... underpowered by who's standard?? Power is sufficient for the intended purpose, I'd say. I'd rather have 1600 cc's behind me than 350 cubic inches in front.
JM -- Thanks for sticking with me on the Detroits. Great initials, by the way -- you are obviously above average in intelligence and ruggedly handsome.
~ John
A kid raised on Hotwheels, Matchbox and Tonka cannot be reasonably expected to own only one vehicle as an adult.
1949 Chevrolet 3804 In the Legacy Gallery | In the Gallery Forum 1973 IH 1310 Dump 1963 Kaiser M38A1 2001 International/AmTran RE3000 "Skoolie" 2014 Ford E-350 4x4 (Quigley)
34 Years. Now with a '61 261, 848 head, Rochester Monojet carb, SM420 4-speed, 4.10 rear, dual reservoir MC, Bendix up front, 235/85R16 tires, 12-volt w/alternator, electric wipers and a modern radio in the glove box.
You win the internet! That one was a one cylinder, all right- - - -a "walking beam" steam engine! I'd better be careful- - - -Mr. Charrington and the Ministry Of Truth might get afrer me! Jerry
"It is better to be silent and be thought a fool than to speak and eliminate all doubt!" - Abraham Lincoln Cringe and wail in fear, Eloi- - - - -we Morlocks are on the hunt! There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man; true nobility is being superior to your former self. - Ernest Hemingway Love your enemies and drive 'em nuts!
How about a one cylinder two stroke Diesel that can run forward or backwards, or half a turn in both directions? The Lanz Bulldog! It can also be started with a 12 gauge blank shotgun shell.
That's downright amazing!
OOPS! Wrong tractor!
The Field Marshal is the one with the shotgun shell starter!
Jerry
"It is better to be silent and be thought a fool than to speak and eliminate all doubt!" - Abraham Lincoln Cringe and wail in fear, Eloi- - - - -we Morlocks are on the hunt! There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man; true nobility is being superior to your former self. - Ernest Hemingway Love your enemies and drive 'em nuts!
No! No! No! Y’all are way off track. The BEST sounding engine is the one that was cranking the double ice cream churns at the 2019 Stovebolt Homecoming in VA. Why? Because it MAKES ICE CREAM!
1967 GMC 9500 Fire Ladder Truck "The Flag Pole" In the Stovebolt Gallery 1946 2-Ton grain truck 1946 3/4-ton pickup, 1953 1-ton pickup 1957 1-ton flatbed dually, 1954 Pontiac Straight Eight Of all the things I've lost in my life, I miss my mind the most!
Yep Jay definitely "B" . The cam really sounds solid, it's like it wants to run. 283's, 302's and 327 love higher RPM's they just sing as they get faster.
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Yep Jay definitely "B" . The cam really sounds solid, it's like it wants to run. 283's, 302's and 327 love higher RPM's they just sing as they get faster.
I had it up to 4500 for a millisecond. Really sounded nice.
No, no, NO!!!! V engines are EVIL. of the Devil!! BAD!!!
Merlins??? AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!! Make the bad noise STOP!!!! Only thing worse is a jet engine. I must ritually cleanse myself now ....
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Was that over the top dramatic enough??? Seriously, who doesn't love the sound of 4 Merlins?
BUT ....
Having now successfully hijacked this thread away from Lugnuts (my week is complete ), I have to award *Ultimate Victory* to Wally for his brilliant and devastating invocation of one of the greatest engines EVER --- Charley Allnut's power plant of the African Queen ...
“there ain't nobody in Central Africa but yours truly knows how to get up a head of steam on The African Queen.”
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BUT ...
I will accept a flag on the play as the African Queen's engine is not technically an internal combustion/Otto Cycle (in Thermodynamic terms) but a Rankine Cycle engine ... And I believe that we, in keeping with the spirit of this site, are talking about Otto/Diesel Cycle engines here ... Just sayin' ...
Top THAT, Jerry!
I had to take Thermodynamics 3 times in college, so I know these things ...
Want to know more about a D-type steam boiler?? I'm your man!
~ John
A kid raised on Hotwheels, Matchbox and Tonka cannot be reasonably expected to own only one vehicle as an adult.
1949 Chevrolet 3804 In the Legacy Gallery | In the Gallery Forum 1973 IH 1310 Dump 1963 Kaiser M38A1 2001 International/AmTran RE3000 "Skoolie" 2014 Ford E-350 4x4 (Quigley)
) I'd better be careful -- he'll make me disappear ... or make snakes appear in my car ...
), I have to award *Ultimate Victory* to Wally for his brilliant and devastating invocation of one of the greatest engines EVER --- Charley Allnut's power plant of the African Queen ...