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And about an hour waiting at the dealer to be seen (drop it off) then wait to get it back.
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Is there such a thing as a production 4 cylinder diesel engine which sounds good?
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Re: BMW i3
All down to the exhaust and induction is it not. Not really cyls.
In my experience at least.
In my experience at least.
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Flat 4 Impreza = lovely burbly
Elise with a Larini or 2bular = way better than std
Evora with std exhaust = bit tame
Evora with Stage 1 + decat = sublime
Elise with a Larini or 2bular = way better than std
Evora with std exhaust = bit tame
Evora with Stage 1 + decat = sublime
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My apologies chaps - I meant diesel
Plenty fruity 4 pot petrols, and I've heard 5, 6, 8, 12 and 16 cylinder diesels which have character, but not 4
Plenty fruity 4 pot petrols, and I've heard 5, 6, 8, 12 and 16 cylinder diesels which have character, but not 4
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BMW i3
Agreed
Although the audio tuning of Lisa's TTD is a good effort.
But emotive it certainly is not, I acknowledge
Although the audio tuning of Lisa's TTD is a good effort.
But emotive it certainly is not, I acknowledge
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Some of the Honda 4 bangers sounded good, specifically the integra. A high reving 4 pot can sound good with decent exhaust yes but they sound sh*t at low rpm. I’m a sucker for straight 6 tho the old Jags BMW before they bolted turbos on and of course TVR’s. and of course a flat plane V8.
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Sorry - diesel....rawsco wrote: ↑Thu Oct 25, 2018 8:29 pmSome of the Honda 4 bangers sounded good, specifically the integra. A high reving 4 pot can sound good with decent exhaust yes but they sound sh*t at low rpm. I’m a sucker for straight 6 tho the old Jags BMW before they bolted turbos on and of course TVR’s. and of course a flat plane V8.
I thought my k series with RBTBs in the R400 sounded splendid, as did the twin cam in my Integrale
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Do you think Evo will start comparing motor whine between leccy hot hatches in 10 yrs?!
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Oh. Diesel? They all sound sh*t it’s the devils juice! Although the 6 pot in the x5 sounds ok until about 3k rpm then I sounds terrible.rossybee wrote: ↑Thu Oct 25, 2018 8:31 pmSorry - diesel....rawsco wrote: ↑Thu Oct 25, 2018 8:29 pmSome of the Honda 4 bangers sounded good, specifically the integra. A high reving 4 pot can sound good with decent exhaust yes but they sound sh*t at low rpm. I’m a sucker for straight 6 tho the old Jags BMW before they bolted turbos on and of course TVR’s. and of course a flat plane V8.
I thought my k series with RBTBs in the R400 sounded splendid, as did the twin cam in my Integrale
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Re: BMW i3
If there is then I haven’t heard it.
Fortunately my 25d is refined enough that I can’t really hear the engine from indside.
The wife drove it the other day so I heard it from outside for the first time in ages- I’d forgotten how terrible it sounded.
I do think the BMW 6 pot diesels sound quite nice though.
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Yep - once the Sturgeon gets on the case with the ban of petrol/diesel, I reckon I will have to go to these types of companies to get the Defender converted:
https://www.electricclassiccars.co.uk/
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Electric defender sounds like it might be range challenged even with a LWB full of traction cells ...
I is in your loomz nibblin ur wirez
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I saw an electric motorbike in action today and it absolutely flies from a standing start. It is so quiet though that in real world use I would be really fearful that it’s lack of noise would be a huge disadvantage and life expectancy much reduced.
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