# Is it me? or is this the best sounding motor youve heard in a long time? **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Created:** [December 24, 2007, 7:28pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/is-it-me-or-is-this-the-best-sounding-motor-youve-heard-in-a-long-time/8653 "2007-12-24T19:28:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![TJScott2012](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e68b1a/32.png) [@TJScott2012](https://community.cartalk.com/u/TJScott2012)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2007, 7:28pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/is-it-me-or-is-this-the-best-sounding-motor-youve-heard-in-a-long-time/8653/1 "2007-12-24T19:28:20Z")
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**Author:** ![Craig58](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/3da27b/32.png) [@Craig58](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Craig58)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2007, 7:36pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/is-it-me-or-is-this-the-best-sounding-motor-youve-heard-in-a-long-time/8653/2 "2007-12-24T19:36:27Z")
Very cool, but it’s an engine. (-; ---
**Author:** ![TJScott2012](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e68b1a/32.png) [@TJScott2012](https://community.cartalk.com/u/TJScott2012)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2007, 7:40pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/is-it-me-or-is-this-the-best-sounding-motor-youve-heard-in-a-long-time/8653/3 "2007-12-24T19:40:51Z")
i know, i get my terms mixed up alot ---
**Author:** ![Craig58](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/3da27b/32.png) [@Craig58](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Craig58)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2007, 7:47pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/is-it-me-or-is-this-the-best-sounding-motor-youve-heard-in-a-long-time/8653/4 "2007-12-24T19:47:50Z")
Just teasing, is it yours? ---
**Author:** ![TJScott2012](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e68b1a/32.png) [@TJScott2012](https://community.cartalk.com/u/TJScott2012)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2007, 7:49pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/is-it-me-or-is-this-the-best-sounding-motor-youve-heard-in-a-long-time/8653/5 "2007-12-24T19:49:30Z")
no, i tryed to buy one once, but it was like 5k ---
**Author:** ![Craig58](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/3da27b/32.png) [@Craig58](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Craig58)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2007, 7:53pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/is-it-me-or-is-this-the-best-sounding-motor-youve-heard-in-a-long-time/8653/6 "2007-12-24T19:53:05Z")
Wow, I thought it was full size when I first heard it run. That looks like an expensive hobby. ---
**Author:** ![TJScott2012](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e68b1a/32.png) [@TJScott2012](https://community.cartalk.com/u/TJScott2012)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2007, 7:56pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/is-it-me-or-is-this-the-best-sounding-motor-youve-heard-in-a-long-time/8653/7 "2007-12-24T19:56:46Z")
it would be very fun to do though, though probably not much funner than building full size ones, ill make a video of mine when me and my dad get to work on it, were putting a 454 in an old chevy ---
**Author:** ![hellokit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/6a8cbe/32.png) [@hellokit](https://community.cartalk.com/u/hellokit)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2007, 8:17pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/is-it-me-or-is-this-the-best-sounding-motor-youve-heard-in-a-long-time/8653/8 "2007-12-24T20:17:13Z")
And, did you see that V8 powered chainsaw? You could do some yard clean up with that! ---
**Author:** ![karl-sieger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/c77e96/32.png) [@karl-sieger](https://community.cartalk.com/u/karl-sieger)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2007, 8:21pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/is-it-me-or-is-this-the-best-sounding-motor-youve-heard-in-a-long-time/8653/9 "2007-12-24T20:21:05Z")
Attach it to a chain saw. That would be cool as hell. Oops, someone beat me to the punch as I was posting. Oh well. There are Harley V-Twin customized chainsaws and I heard of a small block Chevy chain saw so hellokit’s statement could be right. (Small block Chevy- it boggles my mind…) ---
**Author:** ![ok4450](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e9bcb4/32.png) [@ok4450](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ok4450)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2007, 9:29pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/is-it-me-or-is-this-the-best-sounding-motor-youve-heard-in-a-long-time/8653/10 "2007-12-24T21:29:02Z")
That stuff is fascinating to me. How about this one? A model Gnome rotary engine similar to the real ones used on WWI aircraft. For those who don’t know, the crankshaft was stationary and the entire engine rotated around the crank. The engines ran at full throttle all the time and due to the heavy mass rotating the pilot had to keep blipping the throttle all the time. If you’ve seen the WWI aircraft with the big half-shell over the top of the engine, that shell was used to catch oil and grease being thrown outwards by the engine rotation. ---
**Author:** ![TJScott2012](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e68b1a/32.png) [@TJScott2012](https://community.cartalk.com/u/TJScott2012)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2007, 10:59pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/is-it-me-or-is-this-the-best-sounding-motor-youve-heard-in-a-long-time/8653/11 "2007-12-24T22:59:01Z")
here you go ---
**Author:** ![karl-sieger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/c77e96/32.png) [@karl-sieger](https://community.cartalk.com/u/karl-sieger)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2007, 11:29pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/is-it-me-or-is-this-the-best-sounding-motor-youve-heard-in-a-long-time/8653/12 "2007-12-24T23:29:16Z")
That’s the most amazing thing I’ve ever seen. ---
**Author:** ![bscar](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/bscar/32/34_2.png) [@bscar](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bscar)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2007, 1:19am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/is-it-me-or-is-this-the-best-sounding-motor-youve-heard-in-a-long-time/8653/13 "2007-12-25T01:19:24Z")
I seen that awhile back. What would really impress me is if someone took the engine out of a viper, lambo or even the new Veyron and hooked to one of those chainsaws. 😛 [http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v127/bscar/Chevelle/?action=view¤t=chevellestartup.flv](http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v127/bscar/Chevelle/?action=view¤t=chevellestartup.flv) my engine sounds better than yours 😛 ---
**Author:** ![TJScott2012](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e68b1a/32.png) [@TJScott2012](https://community.cartalk.com/u/TJScott2012)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2007, 1:36am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/is-it-me-or-is-this-the-best-sounding-motor-youve-heard-in-a-long-time/8653/14 "2007-12-25T01:36:52Z")
this is so weird guys, ive never heard a decent sounding v6(or a 4 cylinder),but this one sounds great! ---
**Author:** ![karl-sieger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/c77e96/32.png) [@karl-sieger](https://community.cartalk.com/u/karl-sieger)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2007, 4:37am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/is-it-me-or-is-this-the-best-sounding-motor-youve-heard-in-a-long-time/8653/15 "2007-12-25T04:37:56Z")
Is this the one where the fuel went right through a channel in the crankshaft? ---
**Author:** ![mr\_josh](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mr_josh/32/3008_2.png) [@mr\_josh](https://community.cartalk.com/u/mr_josh)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2007, 6:40am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/is-it-me-or-is-this-the-best-sounding-motor-youve-heard-in-a-long-time/8653/16 "2007-12-25T06:40:22Z")
The 3.8s sound pretty nice when done right. I think my Tbird’s 3.8 sounds better than that, actually… ---
**Author:** ![TJScott2012](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e68b1a/32.png) [@TJScott2012](https://community.cartalk.com/u/TJScott2012)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2007, 1:18pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/is-it-me-or-is-this-the-best-sounding-motor-youve-heard-in-a-long-time/8653/17 "2007-12-25T13:18:23Z")
post it! my brothers turbocharged 3.9 doesnt sound good at all ---
**Author:** ![mr\_josh](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mr_josh/32/3008_2.png) [@mr\_josh](https://community.cartalk.com/u/mr_josh)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2007, 1:47am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/is-it-me-or-is-this-the-best-sounding-motor-youve-heard-in-a-long-time/8653/18 "2007-12-26T01:47:28Z")
What does he have a turbocharged 3.9 in? I will see if I have a recording of my car somewhere. ---
**Author:** ![TJScott2012](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e68b1a/32.png) [@TJScott2012](https://community.cartalk.com/u/TJScott2012)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2007, 9:00pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/is-it-me-or-is-this-the-best-sounding-motor-youve-heard-in-a-long-time/8653/19 "2007-12-26T21:00:18Z")
its his 04 mustang ---
**Author:** ![karl-sieger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/c77e96/32.png) [@karl-sieger](https://community.cartalk.com/u/karl-sieger)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2007, 12:58am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/is-it-me-or-is-this-the-best-sounding-motor-youve-heard-in-a-long-time/8653/20 "2007-12-27T00:58:03Z")
Maybe Craig Breedlove could come out of retirement and build a jet powered chainsaw. Paul Bunyan could operate it.