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Ahhh, the overlooked V6. They power a great deal of cars (and trucks) on the road today, yet most people choose them for their smoothness, quietness, and combo of fuel efficiency and even performance. But stick a V6 in a pony/muscle car or truck and they become laughing stock because they don't sound right or are underpowered. Which brings me to this: name your best sounding V6 and worst sounding V6 (stock or modified exhaust, doesn't matter).
Best:
VQ35 (with stock exhaust) out of the 350Z/G35 - nice and rumbly engine sound with a smooth exhaust note
V6 (I forget its engine code) out of the old Acura NSX - delicious sounding
V6 from first gen Taurus SHO - higher pitched but sounded good throughout the entire rev range
Flat 6 from the 911 GT3 - exotic sounding almost
Inline 6 from the E39 M3
Worst:
VQ35 (straight piped) - what a horrible sound and a night and day difference from stock
3800 GM V6 - coarse and dull sounding
3.5L Mustang V6 - just no
GM 4.3L Vortec - probably the least inspiring engine note and exhaust sound in the history of mankind
6 cylinder exhaust sound lol lol you can’t replace the sound of a muscle car on a V8 exhaust with a good set of headers on a 1970 Dodge Charger with a 426 Hemi. Or the Dodge Demon with a super charged 6.2 Hemi.
As a guy who tends to think nothing tops the sound of a healthy V8, I am impressed by the tone of the VQ35DE/VQ35HR and 3.7L versions. I like it so much I owned one for a while.
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The Challenger SXT has a true dual exhaust and sounds pretty good for a V6, but my 5.0 V8 F150 sounds better even with the stock single exhaust. I once drove a 1970 Nova (that was for sale) with a 250 ci I6, that had headers and a dual exhaust with Flowmasters. That was the closest I have heard to a V8 in a 6. You can get just about anything at Summit Racing.
Ahhh, the overlooked V6. They power a great deal of cars (and trucks) on the road today, yet most people choose them for their smoothness, quietness, and combo of fuel efficiency and even performance. But stick a V6 in a pony/muscle car or truck and they become laughing stock because they don't sound right or are underpowered. Which brings me to this: name your best sounding V6 and worst sounding V6 (stock or modified exhaust, doesn't matter).
Best:
VQ35 (with stock exhaust) out of the 350Z/G35 - nice and rumbly engine sound with a smooth exhaust note
Worst:
VQ35 (straight piped) - what a horrible sound and a night and day difference from stock
The Challenger SXT has a true dual exhaust and sounds pretty good for a V6, but my 5.0 V8 F150 sounds better even with the stock single exhaust. I once drove a 1970 Nova (that was for sale) with a 250 ci I6, that had headers and a dual exhaust with Flowmasters. That was the closest I have heard to a V8 in a 6. You can get just about anything at Summit Racing.
It was not true dual exhaust it had a y at the manifold to make it look like a dual exhaust you know a I 6 is a straight 6 right only a V6 can be a true dual exhaust.
2013+ Lexus GS350 3.5 V6 has a great engine note when you step into it
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