Why do American V8's sound so different to European V8's?
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An American Mustle-car is designed to attract attention. They get fitted with a larger intake manifold which gives a deeper tone when accelerating. European cars are fitted with exhausts that make no real noise at all. Any European car makes all it's noise with it's engine. You imagine if an owner of a V8 Vantage Aston Martin had a Mustle-car exhaust on it? you'd know it was running if you were on Saturn!!
As with most things; Europeans are a tad more subtle and understated that our Atlantic cousins! The European market just demands a a different sounding product.
Because American V8's don't suck like Euro crap.
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maybe becasue the word subtle dont exisit over there lol
i am not 100% but my dad has always said its because American motors pull off of lowerend torque verse the European motors horsepower. He drives a 55 Chevy; I drive a BMW 330. He also says the European motors are geared lowered, but I am not quite sure what he means. Hope this helps and not confuses?
Cars and every other products are made for the markets it's designed for. Smells, sounds, feel, touch are all very different in different markets. American and Aussies like the big noisy sounds. European and Asians on general don't. Car designs are also tailored to the market.
The basic answer is size .But you could add in that the U.S V8s use 2 valves per clynder where as european V8's commonlly use 4 or more.with more comes along 2 smaller openings to let the exhaust out of hence affecting the overall sound. I hope you view this information as useful to your answer.
Because Euro engines are a lot more advanced. Yank V8's still use 2 valves per cylinder, Euros use 4 and clever ECU's to get more power than American versions. European petrol is of a higher RON rating than American, making the engine's sound more refined.
Well maybe the Europeans use more insulation and sound deadening material then we in the states do. Another possibility is the engines are completely different. By that I mean that there are some engines that use a different shape crankshaft. The most common in the US is what is called a "cross-plain" crankshaft. Some of the european makes, especially sports cars employ a "flat-plain" crankshaft. A flat plain will make the engine run and sound completely different. They also have different firing orders and other thing as well.
its because of the exhaust system.you can make the automobile sound anyway u want and in the european market they prefer quieter, sleeker automobiles
As a GENERAL rule (and remember, there is ALWAYS exceptions!) most American v-8's are long stroke engines, developing loads of bottom end torque, for towing and pulling grades.
Most European engines are short stroke, for high rev, high speed horsepower, so they can do a constant 140 MPH( or KPH equivalent) on the Autobahn.
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our v8's are usually larger displacement and alot of it is in the exaust type and firing order
RC got it right. The most common american V-8 is probably the chevy 350 (5.7L) and revs to.. on average 5500 rpm stock, with max hp at around 4000ish. Look at your european v-8's like in the ferrari 360 modena. it has a 3.6L V8 and produces max power at 8500. it all has to do with displacement, where power is generated and engine speed.
The big block american steel is even deeper sounding than the small blocks.
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