hairyfrog

Hi people.

As a rotary virgin (!) I'm interested to know how these engines sound. I hear that revs are going to be key for the RX-8. I have no problem with that so long as it sounds sweet.

Perhaps the people that have rx-7's or the few that have driven an rx-8 could answer.

I've read various comments from "jet engine for a car" to "washing machine on spin"...!

Is it going to sound anything like a turbo ? The reason I ask is that I had a nissan 200sx and the turbo whine on that was great. Many Thanks.

Lensman

Try this, it's the movie in Toadman's post.

wakeech

tons of rotary movies here:

www.scuderiaciriani.com/rx7/movies/index.html

also, use the Search button to look through all of the Multimedia Section threads for videos (or other links to videos) with the RX-8 in them... there are tons of threads around about this, and exhaust sound in general (a recent one in the Lounge Section).

welcome.

btw, no this engine won't sound like it has a turbo, because it doesn't have one.

Lensman

TurbINE maybe...

hairyfrog

is that the sound of splitting hairs ...

grogiefrog

There is nothing like the smooth sound of a rotary. It is one of the best engines sounds out there, and frankly it makes me melt like butter under the hood.

eccles

Or this.

Jerome81

Electric Motor.

grogiefrog

Wow! That was cool.

Reminds me a 1995 spring trip that I took down a canyon road in Colorado... in my '84 RX-7... following two brand new Corvettes. They couldn't lose me! I bet that they wanted their money back!