V8 Engines Sounds & Monaros

[pony]

I got overtaken by a guy in a 2004 Vauxhall/Holden Monaro yesterday. It sounded absolutely . I had a closer look there was no VXR badging and it had just the one exhaust on the left hand side but i think it is a V8 but am not sure.

Do all V8s have this kind of sound and does it depend more upon the engine design layout (i.e. V EIGHT) or the exhaust system design?

I heard it go earlier on round a corner but i could not see it at first i thought it might be a Mercedes-Benz AMG.

Oh and why do Ferrari 355/360/F430 with their V8s produce a different kind of sound?

Does the new E92 M3 sound just like this?

[Kos]

the monaro uses an american LS donk, its a typical US V8 noise. a rover V8 sounds nice and even better with a TVR crank

V8's do tend to have similar noise, but the modern BMW ones are harder revving so that changes

the V8 configuration affects it, depending on the V angle and how many cams and if is a push rod V8

plenty on noise clips on you tube to keep you entertained

[pony]

Nice thanks

[Motorhole]

Different V8's have different firing orders too, which means crank arrangements are probably different. eg. LS1 firing order 1-8-7-2-6-5-4-3, Ferrari 328 firing order 1-5-3-7-4-8-2-6.