What makes a Ferrari sound like a Ferrari

PittSpeed Automotive
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I know this is a stupid ricer question but I can’t find an answer.

I was just wondering what makes a Ferrari sound like a Ferrari. The f360 and F430 are v8 engines but they still have that high pitched pseudo F1 sound.

The F430 engine is similar in size to a ford modular 4v in both displacement and bore and stroke. Yet a ferrari sounds like a ferrari and a mustang sounds like a mustang. It isn’t the rpms because I have heard plenty of v8s at 9000+ rpm and they still sound like an american v8.

So what produces this sound?

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High compression, 5 valve per cylinder in some cases, very aggressive valve timing, high revs, titanium valvetrain components, carbon fibre twin plenum intakes combined together I’d guess?

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high valve lift

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cylinder head design(ports, chambers, valves, cam profile, timing curve)

why does a mustang sound like a mustang and a chevy sound like a chevy? same reasons

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not a stupid ricer question at all.

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Ferrari’s used to sound great pretty much by accident.

Now they spend A LOT of money just to make the exhaust sound right.

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I did some more research and I think I found the answer

A normal american v8 uses a cross plane crankshaft and a Ferrari uses a flat plane crankshaft. A flat plane crankshaft makes the two banks of 4 cylinders operate more like two independant inline 4s more than a normal american v8. So a ferrari sounds more like two honda s2000 engines in the same car than the rumble of an american small block.

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ya thats a good point. considering firing order

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flowmaters

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whistle tips

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see, i say nay. u put the same exhaust on a vette or a camaro and it does NOT sound the same.

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probably has something to do with the firing order and the crank

edit - :doh:

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e-charger

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it was a joke.cause you know every mustang has flows

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yep engine design and the way the motor fires. it all changes how the sound works

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Interesting. Good find!

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i always thought it was the 3 R’s in the name? :dunno:

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When you say similar in bore and stroke, how close are they?