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Its all the same engine

 

The GTR's VR38s sound kinda like our VQ also. All V6s kinda sound like this but its just the VQs and VRs are more noticeable...

 

You couldn't be more wrong, but thanks for playing.

 

I think it also has a fair bit to do with the exhaust. For example, it's difficult to get a sedan with its different exhaust layout to sound exactly like a coupe. Some purposeful sonic design went into it.

 

Well I guess if It can't share the exhaust note with a supercar, Mercedes is ya next best thing aha

 

I've done that too.....

It's kind of cool that we have very distinctive exhaust sounds. My buddies dog (black lab) can recognize a G coupe exhaust. I'm over there a lot and I dogsit when the family is out of town, so his dog is familiar with the sound of my car. He tells me that when he is out walking the dog and she hears a G-coupe approaching, she gets excited because she thinks its me coming to play with her. (Insert your own girlfriend/momma joke)

 

Whoa whoa blue dream whats with the douchness? Woke up on the wrong side of the couch today or what?

But let me restate myself because I think I worded myself wrong. I'm not saying all V6 sound like VQ coupes, 350zs, and fx35. These 3 cars sound similar and distinct because of the rear section of the exhaust. They all have that warble.

Now take off that rear section and put a straight pipe. It's gonna sound the same as most V6s out there. Even someone in page 1 posted the C300 Benz that sounds so much like our Gs. Even my sedan which has the coupe mid pipe sounds like that. Except louder of course =].

What I'm trying to say is all engines, depending on the # of cyls will sound like the other car next to u if it's got the same # of cyls. V8s sound alike, V6s sound alike, 4s sound alike, well except for subies because their sound is very different compared to a Honda or Evo. And Im talking about the WOT raw engine sound. Or that sound when you hear a car pass by and u know EXACTLY the # of cylinder it has. Not the little differences like the VQ warble or like VTEC or something. You probably thought I was talking about the specifics.

Take off the coupe, 350z, fx35 rear section and it's gonna sound similar to any other V6 out there. It's not gonna have that warble. Go find a random V6 3.5 and put the 350 exhaust piping on. I'll bet u it's gonna sound like a VQ. Now go take a VQ and the random V6 u found, straight pipe or even better no exhaust, put them next to each other, run at similar RPMs, and they are gonna sound the same.

It all comes down to the exhaust piping for the sound. Without the piping I doubt u can hear the difference between V6s.
I don't have to type this much but hey veterans day so what ever!!!

 

Not sure if serious...

 

Lol i had a Subaru guy tell me that a VQ sounds really unnatural.....oooohhhhhhh the irony..

 

I think it's the exhaust. I've seen a few G's with aftermarket exhausts and they all sound raspy.

The Altima, Maxima and Pathfinder have the same VQ motor. I don't think it sounds the same as the G though.

 

Hahah that's hilarious!! WRXs sound like cars with a big exhaust leak. The ones that have CAIs sound like a turbocharged diesel engine. But I really like how subies sound because it sounds so distinct. At WOT they sound awesome really nice. I

was contemplating on a WRX, Legacy GT, or G35 when I was looking for a car. I finally went with a G35 because it's RWD. As much as I love the WRX and Legacy the AWD felt too safe and calm. I felt more unrestricted in a G. And there's so many parts for them. But faack that AWD kept me back hahah

But heres a symphony of VQs

 

 

I could be wrong, but I think the reason why the Subaru Boxer engine sounds so distinct from other 4 cylinder engines is because of the firing sequence. It doesn't have 4 separate fires occurring one after the other, it fires in pairs against one another. Look up on their website how the engine works and you will se what I mean. I personally like the note of the Boxer engine, I have thought about switching to an '05+ STI so I can still use my coupe wheels. To get back on topic, I once confused a GT-R with a coupe, I just heard the exhaust pass behind me, when I turned around I saw a GT-R. I just thought it was a modified coupe exhaust.

 

My Shockwave produces no rasp at all.