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Old 20-08-2010, 04:20 PM   #91
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No I haven't, although I saw one tonight as I was picking up my takeaway in South Melbs - weird - there can't be many S's around.

A few years back a 22 year old chap took me on a joy ride through Holborn (London) at lunch time, in a DB9 convertable with the roof down - the noise coming off the buildings was insane...

Probably not too far off a DBS given the motors are fairly similar.

Still, this thread is about V8's...
well i feel like an idiot. must concentrate on names off threads.
so now its back to my third choice of the c63
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Old 20-08-2010, 04:27 PM   #92
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probably about 15 years ago - back when I was in SA, an old hq/hx era monaro went past us at full noise, and I thought was being followed by another one from the sound that was coming but was pretty surprised to see an 80's SL Merc chasing him - I'd never heard one of them sound that good before
geez, must've sounded good if you remember it from 15 years ago!

I'm just glad there are some other exhaust note nutters like me out there!
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Old 21-08-2010, 11:09 PM   #93
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Obviously the AMG M156 is one of the best sounding V8's out there today and it's such a shame they will be ditching them soon...bloody emission laws !!

Nearly everyone has heard the awesome C63 with it's custom made Eisenmann 2.5" exhaust but have a listen to the M159 in the new SLS AMG trotting around the streets of Hollywood with Mr Leno at the wheel...now this is V8 muscle at it's finest !!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tetkHnteoZM

C63/SL63 are both a close second for me while the SLR comes in at 3rd place.

Firing order has a lot to do with how these V8's sound and the Euro carmakers (especially Audi) have found the right order to get a mean note from a small capacity.

Here's the official SL63 AMG F1 safety car doing some laps...ENJOY!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WEKdLroZcjo
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Old 22-08-2010, 11:27 AM   #94
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^^^^^^^^^wooooow^^^^^^^^^that sounds bloody great
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Old 22-08-2010, 06:28 PM   #95
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One of the main reasons I took on a C63 was because of it's amazing V8 sound. C63 is my pick.
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