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SilverTurtle · 08-11-2008, 01:01 AM

knowing how each of those engines sounds without even listening to or watching a video, I can honestly say that I love the LS3 the best.

the 5.4L and 4.6L engines just have an odd rumble to them that most think of as muscular but I think of as unhealthy... it just doesn't sound right to me... there's something about it that just seems... wrong.

the 6.1L HEMI engines sounds super mean... I love their sound sooooo much more than I did the LS1/6 generation engines... maybe even a bit more than I loved the LS2s...

but the LS3 Vettes just sound mean... they're deep, throaty, have a killer WOT snarl and just make me go "damn!" when they roll by... or roar by, as the case may be if you're sitting still at the trach watching one... GM does ALOT of testing to make sure that their engines have the right sound... and that really shows, IMO... if you've ever had a C6 pass you by at 100+mph in 4th gear, you'll know what I'm talking about.

08-11-2008, 01:01 AM	#14
SilverTurtle Reality Check Specialist Drives: '02 Z28, 2012 45th SS Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: ATX Posts: 1,730	knowing how each of those engines sounds without even listening to or watching a video, I can honestly say that I love the LS3 the best. the 5.4L and 4.6L engines just have an odd rumble to them that most think of as muscular but I think of as unhealthy... it just doesn't sound right to me... there's something about it that just seems... wrong. the 6.1L HEMI engines sounds super mean... I love their sound sooooo much more than I did the LS1/6 generation engines... maybe even a bit more than I loved the LS2s... but the LS3 Vettes just sound mean... they're deep, throaty, have a killer WOT snarl and just make me go "damn!" when they roll by... or roar by, as the case may be if you're sitting still at the trach watching one... GM does ALOT of testing to make sure that their engines have the right sound... and that really shows, IMO... if you've ever had a C6 pass you by at 100+mph in 4th gear, you'll know what I'm talking about. __________________ got tequila?