Re: Best/worst sounding road-going car

On Apr 7, 8:34 pm, "Kwyjibo" <kwyj...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> "Daryl Walford" <dwalf...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> > OzOne wrote:
> >> On Mon, 07 Apr 2008 17:44:04 +1000, atec77 <atec77NOS...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> >> wrote:
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> >>>>> Heard a Merlin running in a classic unlimited hydroplane on
> >>>>> Sunday....something to hear.
> >>>> They certainly sound different to lots of other petrol engines,
very
> >>>> low pitch.
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> >>>> Daryl
> >>> Yers ago the bloke that owner Palmer tube mills had a Merlin in his
boat
> >>> "Red Rooster" which had that sound , sorts felt more than heard and
> >>> loosed filling in full song .Google will tell you all about it
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> >> Agressor is one of Oz most sucessful boats.
> >> She has been totally restored to her original condition.
> >> Here's a little clip of what I think is her first splash after her
> >> rebuild.
> >>http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=0pN4wf2GwT4
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> > Nice.
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> Then there's Rod's Merlin powered
chev.http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=SIj2GVfua84&feature=related
> Does anyone know if he ever ran a 1/4 mile in this and if so, what time
he
> posted? I'm guessing it wouldn't be too flash over the quarter. All that
> weight would be a lot to move and the amount of torque that thing would
have
> would just fry the tyres.
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> --
> Kwyj.

I reckon best place for Merlins is what they were designed for
AIRCRAFT. They also sound better  when situated where they belong.