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The Porsche 911 has always been proof that, with enough time and money, you can make a bad design work pretty well. Given the budgets of the NASCAR teams, the limitations of a pushrod design can be overcome. However, it's worth remembering that F1 V8s redlined at 20,000 rpm until they were artificially restricted.
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The Porsche 911 has always been proof that, with enough time and money, you can make a bad design work pretty well. Given the budgets of the NASCAR teams, the limitations of a pushrod design can be overcome. However, it's worth remembering that F1 V8s redlined at 20,000 rpm until they were artificially restricted.
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Lothar52 (02-22-2015)
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The V12 has a lower tone exhaust note which I liked when I had my XJS. The above video sounds great but the sound of the trans-axle gears sounds great to me and drowns out the engine sound. I love a lot of the sounds and am partial to the high revving (hornets nest) sounds of the F1 V8's . I guess the only sound I don't like is the 4 banger rice burners with the fart can exhausts.
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andys-GR (02-23-2015)
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I well remember the sound of the TWR XJ-S V12 - I saw them several times, including their last ever race at Pukekohe in NZ in 1987. Here's Tom himself a couple of years before, taking the big cat to pole at Bathurst - the 2-wheel cornering at 1:12 as he comes over the top of the mountain is just awesome:
And that sound...
And that sound...
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Here is another one for you to enjoy: the 1970 512M at Monza. The gearbox must be shifted slowly until warm with second gear being avoided on acceleration. If you are not familiar with Ferrari, the name is for 5 litri, 12 cilindri and 'M' is Modificata, or modified in English. This particular car has the more aerodynamic rear bodywork, thus 'Modified'.
I especially enjoy the scene at 2.47. So different from Formula Uno, but I hope you enjoy...
I especially enjoy the scene at 2.47. So different from Formula Uno, but I hope you enjoy...
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Damn that XJR12 sounds good! I`d make that my ring tone but people would look at me side ways. Jaguar needs to get back into racing. Too bad the C-X75 never made it to production. I`m afraid the V12 sounds of the past are gone giving way for the hybrid technology.
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