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Re: Why the Ferrari F355 sounds so good

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Post by ricardobayes »

qbasic_forever wrote: post #29
startupsfail wrote: post #26

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Hi, I’m a longtime student of the American culture and I think the primary reason why Americans love it so much is because it temporarily masks their tinnitus and not because it melts their cold hearts. Approximately 10 percent of the U.S. adult population — over 25 million Americans — experience some form of tinnitus. And an even larger percentage is suffering from hearing impairments. Broken mufflers and loud engin…

Americans like it because when you sit in a big V8 and smash the accelerator it jolts you forward and pins you in the seat while the engine is roaring like a lion. It's fun, like going down a hill in a rollercoaster. That's really all there is to it. Hearing it makes you think of the fun yourself.

So why do most Americans hate or at least dislike electric cars then? Which does the same, even more so?

Re: Why the Ferrari F355 sounds so good

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Post by nimbius »

qbasic_forever wrote: post #29
startupsfail wrote: post #26

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Hi, I’m a longtime student of the American culture and I think the primary reason why Americans love it so much is because it temporarily masks their tinnitus and not because it melts their cold hearts. Approximately 10 percent of the U.S. adult population — over 25 million Americans — experience some form of tinnitus. And an even larger percentage is suffering from hearing impairments. Broken mufflers and loud engin…

Americans like it because when you sit in a big V8 and smash the accelerator it jolts you forward and pins you in the seat while the engine is roaring like a lion. It's fun, like going down a hill in a rollercoaster. That's really all there is to it. Hearing it makes you think of the fun yourself.

this is actually a really great comment. Mercedes is pivoting to the crossplane kinda for this reason (the american market.) it makes a V6 sound like a V8, keeps their engine design euro spec compliant, and helps deliver torque which their twelve SUV lineup desperately needs considering most weigh in at over two short tonnes. crossplane also helps mask turbo whine which most red-blooded americans associate with their massive trucks, not sport SUV offerings.

Re: Why the Ferrari F355 sounds so good

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Post by layer8 »

prmoustache wrote: post #18
js2 wrote: post #2

For context, here's what it sounds like: https://youtu.be/MCCYMys6aDw?t=890 (14:50 in case the time link doesn't work.) And from the video embedded at the end of the article: https://youtu.be/zUU0aW3yyMc?t=32 (32 seconds in.) Meanwhile, here's the Ford GT40: https://youtu.be/KJJ0nIbn_Ts?t=120 This is a replica GT40 with a modern Ford 5.0 Coyote V8: https://youtu.be/6g3Ay83JLJE https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_Modul…

Anyone who has heard all these cars and then more on a racetrack, especially at the Hunaudières straight in the 24h of Le Mans will assure you the best ever sounding engine was the Matra V12: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=tcPgE40t4dc https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=jWmdIKXKh-g&pp=ygUJbWF0cmEgdjE... https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=xxWJO-SZKW8&pp=ygUJbWF0cmEgdjE... Even the contemporary Ferrari 312 and 512, which were also…

Sound like a higher-pitched TIE fighter.

Re: Why the Ferrari F355 sounds so good

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Post by qbasic_forever »

ricardobayes wrote: post #31
qbasic_forever wrote: post #29

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Americans like it because when you sit in a big V8 and smash the accelerator it jolts you forward and pins you in the seat while the engine is roaring like a lion. It's fun, like going down a hill in a rollercoaster. That's really all there is to it. Hearing it makes you think of the fun yourself.

So why do most Americans hate or at least dislike electric cars then? Which does the same, even more so?

Who says Americans hate electric cars? Teslas are selling quite well here.

But you have to realize America is enormous--its over 2600 miles to drive end to end. Our highway system and infrastructure isn't setup to completely replace gas or diesel with electric for long term trips. It's getting much better, but I suspect reluctance to get an electric car in the US primarily comes down to cost and range anxiety.

Re: Why the Ferrari F355 sounds so good

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Post by [deleted] »

qbasic_forever wrote: post #29
startupsfail wrote: post #26

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Hi, I’m a longtime student of the American culture and I think the primary reason why Americans love it so much is because it temporarily masks their tinnitus and not because it melts their cold hearts. Approximately 10 percent of the U.S. adult population — over 25 million Americans — experience some form of tinnitus. And an even larger percentage is suffering from hearing impairments. Broken mufflers and loud engin…

Americans like it because when you sit in a big V8 and smash the accelerator it jolts you forward and pins you in the seat while the engine is roaring like a lion. It's fun, like going down a hill in a rollercoaster. That's really all there is to it. Hearing it makes you think of the fun yourself.

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Re: Why the Ferrari F355 sounds so good

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Post by afguoibiobio »

qbasic_forever wrote: post #29
startupsfail wrote: post #26

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Hi, I’m a longtime student of the American culture and I think the primary reason why Americans love it so much is because it temporarily masks their tinnitus and not because it melts their cold hearts. Approximately 10 percent of the U.S. adult population — over 25 million Americans — experience some form of tinnitus. And an even larger percentage is suffering from hearing impairments. Broken mufflers and loud engin…

Americans like it because when you sit in a big V8 and smash the accelerator it jolts you forward and pins you in the seat while the engine is roaring like a lion. It's fun, like going down a hill in a rollercoaster. That's really all there is to it. Hearing it makes you think of the fun yourself.

A "dinky", "small-displacement", "underpowered" European or Japanese sports car will do the same job. There are many replacements for displacement. The American preference for big, heavy vehicles with big, heavy engines is just aesthetic.

Re: Why the Ferrari F355 sounds so good

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Post by mhb »

OnlineGladiator wrote: post #28
startupsfail wrote: post #26

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Hi, I’m a longtime student of the American culture and I think the primary reason why Americans love it so much is because it temporarily masks their tinnitus and not because it melts their cold hearts. Approximately 10 percent of the U.S. adult population — over 25 million Americans — experience some form of tinnitus. And an even larger percentage is suffering from hearing impairments. Broken mufflers and loud engin…

Why do you think Americans suffer from tinnitus more than other nationalities?

Maybe longtime students of the American culture speak very loudly.

Re: Why the Ferrari F355 sounds so good

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Post by ycombinete »

OnlineGladiator wrote: post #28
startupsfail wrote: post #26

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Hi, I’m a longtime student of the American culture and I think the primary reason why Americans love it so much is because it temporarily masks their tinnitus and not because it melts their cold hearts. Approximately 10 percent of the U.S. adult population — over 25 million Americans — experience some form of tinnitus. And an even larger percentage is suffering from hearing impairments. Broken mufflers and loud engin…

Why do you think Americans suffer from tinnitus more than other nationalities?

Because of all the loud cross plane exhausts.

Re: Why the Ferrari F355 sounds so good

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Post by lutorm »

js2 wrote: post #2

For context, here's what it sounds like: https://youtu.be/MCCYMys6aDw?t=890 (14:50 in case the time link doesn't work.) And from the video embedded at the end of the article: https://youtu.be/zUU0aW3yyMc?t=32 (32 seconds in.) Meanwhile, here's the Ford GT40: https://youtu.be/KJJ0nIbn_Ts?t=120 This is a replica GT40 with a modern Ford 5.0 Coyote V8: https://youtu.be/6g3Ay83JLJE https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_Modul…

My money is on the 360-degree crank Honda V4s as in the RC30/NC30 bikes: https://youtu.be/uTxe1_MPdiw

Re: Why the Ferrari F355 sounds so good

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Post by ricardobayes »

nimbius wrote: post #12

hi, im a professional diesel engine mechanic and can easily explain what youre hearing. Most italian/european sports cars (with the exception of Mercedes in the past 3 years because American customers) have machined their crankshafts as "flatplane" cranks. Flat-plane cranks, no matter what firing order they have, will always alternate from bank to bank. This yields optimum exhaust scavenging and thus doesn't require…

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