# What makes a Ferrari sound like a Ferrari

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**Created:** [May 11, 2007, 9:45pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-makes-a-ferrari-sound-like-a-ferrari/189876 "2007-05-11T21:45:00Z")
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### Author: ![obi-1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ac8455/32.png) [@obi-1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/obi-1)
#### Post date: [May 14, 2007, 5:31am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-makes-a-ferrari-sound-like-a-ferrari/189876/16 "2007-05-14T05:31:51Z")

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> [@Doritos X-13D](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/doritos-x-13d/30114/33):
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> I did some more research and I think I found the answer
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> 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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> [V8 engine - Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V8)

Interesting. Good find!

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