----- Original Message -----
From: "Gary Fluke" <res0s0t7@verizon.net>
To: "Shane Ingate" <madmax_xx@hotmail.com>
Sent: Monday, November 11, 2002 1:26 PM
Subject: Re: Benefits of K&N Air filters
> Shane,
>
> I am quite mad (I suspect many on this list recognize the British usage),
> also. My first sports car was a '60 Healey 3000 BN7 which I bought at the
> age of sixteen. I loved the car and the sound but dreamed of having a 289
> Ford in it like the Cobra. After four years of the Healey and a
succession
> of sports cars with twin-cam fours over many years I needed a change. A
> couple of years ago I chose to go back to the British straight-six, the
> sound of which is the foundation of the choice I made to buy a TR6. Yes,
I
> could have had a V-8, I know there is a huge contingent in the U.S. of
those
> who feel that anything with fewer cylinders just doesn't cut it. One of
the
> defining moments for me was when I went to the Ford GT Reunion at Watkins
> Glen in something like 1989. Thirty-nine of the gorgeous GT-40s were
> brought to the event and they were wonderful, but among the other vintage
> cars at the event were some Aston Martin DB4-GTs, one driven by Stirling
> Moss. The Aston six is known for its unique sound, a sort of raspy howl,
> and these cars had it in spades. Two or three of those cars in close
> proximity to each other should be seen and heard by all TR250-5-6
> enthusiasts at least once.
>
> You mentioned the Chev straight-six. I have only heard those and other
> American straight-sixes through a worn out muffler and they always sounded
> gutless to me, which may be due to a variety of design features, or just
my
> bad luck. What have other people experienced with those? I have heard
> V-6's which, to my ear, sound great, including the Chevy 2.8 and it's
> enlarged version, and the 2600 and 3000 Capri engines. There are numerous
> V-angle, crank and firing order configurations among V-6 designs which
> account for the variety of exhaust notes among them.
>
> By the way, in the most recent issue of Road & Track, the Peter Egan
column
> is all about starting up his E-Type six for the first time since it had
been
> rebuilt. In it he mentions Straight Six as a California company
> specializing in these engines.
>
>
> Gary
> '73
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Shane Ingate" <madmax_xx@hotmail.com>
> To: "6 Pack" <6pack@autox.team.net>
> Cc: <res0s0t7@verizon.net>
> Sent: Monday, November 11, 2002 9:55 AM
> Subject: Re: Benefits of K&N Air filters
>
>
> > Gary Fluke asked:
> >
> > > What does the induction sound like around 2500-3000 RPM? I like the
> sound
> > > of ripping canvas, especially of the V-12 kind.
> >
> > At 2500-3000 rpm, the induction noise through the K&Ns is low-frequency,
> and
> > pleasantly rounds out the whole sound package.
> >
> > FWIW, the reason why I stayed with the 6 and not go the V8 route is
based
> on
> > the music the 6 makes. I'm quite mad, but allow me the following
> > observations:
> > - ditching the mechanical fan for an electric fan gets rid of that
> > obnoxious whooshing sound which interferes with the induction and
> mechanical
> > valve sound
> > - Monza's at 1800-2300 rpm sound just like an MGB. One reason why I
> > always hurry through this band
> > - 2500-4000 is classic Brit straight-6 sound, a bass note that is
> > unmatched by any car. Jags tend to sound a bit fussy here, but the
> Triumph
> > and Healey motors sound great.
> > - 4000-5000 has an edge to it, an introduction of things to come
> > - 5200 rpm and up is where life begins. Whenever my car has been on
> the
> > dyno, and the motor hits 5200-6000, people stop, their eyes grow wide,
and
> > Man, do they smile. I've had died-in-the-wool V8 nuts tell me it is a
> > gorgeous engine note, and that it sounds "just like a Ferrari" (d'oh).
> >
> > I've never heard a Triumph 6 turn 7000 rpm, but I have heard Jags,
> Chebbys,
> > slant-6s and Bimmers. I hope I'm making the right decision in building
my
> > motor (fingers crossed) to be able to turn 7K+.
> >
> > Saw the new Nissan 350Z yesterday. Awesome looking car, and I wanted
one
> so
> > badly. Then it started, and I remembered why I dislike V6s so much; a
V6
> > sounds just like two 3-cylinder Saabs. A 350Z will never grace my
garage.
> >
> > Shane Ingate in Maryland
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