coolest sounding starters and engines

[Rural53]

Hughes 500 starting, love the click click click of the ingniters.

Unfortunately I can't find one where you can hear the igniters.

Any air start diesel sounds cool as well.

 

[bad_religion_au]

no idea on starters

but 2 favorite engines. 351 cleavo in it's natural habitat.

and a well ported rotary.

but a 6 cyl bmw m3 on full song is also quite musical

 

[Joe69]

I like the sound of a 3306 Cat in an old dozer or grader.

The first time I heard an air starter, I was under the truck in a pit. It scared the bejesus out of me!

Joe

 

[nissan_crawler]

I love the sound of merlins, but nothing beats a screaming jimmy.

 

[Racecarl]

I like the sound of a pony motor starter for a two cylinder John Deere tractor. The 720 diesel I am most familiar with had a little V-4 engine that would run at something like 6000 rpm. This engine had a clutch which when engaged turned over the main diesel engine. Once the diesel engine was spinning over, the diesel engine speed lever was moved forward, which allowed fuel to be injected into the engine, and it started. If it was really cold, the operator would start the pony motor and let it run for a while. The pony motor was water cooled and circulated warm water through the diesel block. Also, the exhaust from the pony motor went into the intake of the diesel engine, which warmed up the combustion chambers quicker, and allowed for quicker, cleaner starts. I know there are videos of this procedure on u-tube and if I could figure it out I would post them here.

Also look up starting a John Deere R. The process is similar, the pony motor on the R was a two cylinder instead of a V4.

 

[bart1]

No starters excite me. My favorite engine sound has to be a Porsche flat six, driven in anger, above 5k or so. Especially with ITBs. Yummm...

 

[jsaw]

I like the sound of glasspacks with tailpipes

Also Mack V-8 diesels with straight stacks sound nice

 

[electrican]

any Ford Flathead!, it is music to my ears!

 

[Vincenthdfan]

One of my all time favorite starter sounds come from F-15 Fighter Jets and the JFS (Jet Fuel Starter).

I spent 20 years of my life around them, retired from the Air Force...man do I miss those days!

Listen to one for yourself...Air Power!

 

[Wook660]

These have been fun to start: F135 JSF engine on test stand.

 

[Vincenthdfan]

Damn...now THATS a Burner!

 

[TireTracks]

I love the whine of my Mopar. Then the sound when the 360 fires up. Nothing sounds better than a 360 that idles a bit lopey and has 2 1/2" dules with Fm 40's.

Also sounds good when slightly loaded down, in first gear at idle. and your heads haging out the window.

 

[Tantara]

I like the sound of a pony motor starter for a two cylinder John Deere tractor. The 720 diesel I am most familiar with had a little V-4 engine that would run at something like 6000 rpm. This engine had a clutch which when engaged turned over the main diesel engine. Once the diesel engine was spinning over, the diesel engine speed lever was moved forward, which allowed fuel to be injected into the engine, and it started. If it was really cold, the operator would start the pony motor and let it run for a while. The pony motor was water cooled and circulated warm water through the diesel block. Also, the exhaust from the pony motor went into the intake of the diesel engine, which warmed up the combustion chambers quicker, and allowed for quicker, cleaner starts. I know there are videos of this procedure on u-tube and if I could figure it out I would post them here.

Also look up starting a John Deere R. The process is similar, the pony motor on the R was a two cylinder instead of a V4.

Just what I was thinking. My dad had a R and on really cold days he would start the pony motor and go have a cup of coffee in the house. When the pony motor is out of gas the diesel would be running.

Brad

 

[eborcim]

I like the pony motors and associated engine on a JD 730 Diesel tractor.

 

[moparhunter]

mopar here also

 

[He who turns wrenches]

link to videos of the f 135 propulsion test.

click the f135 propulsion test link and select a video from the list. you may have to adjust sound for each video.

http://www.jsf.mil/gallery/gal_video.htm#

completely awesome...

 

[Unearthed]

To me nothing sounds better than a Mack V8.
Any CAT V engines sound great too.

 

[c_mccann]

Heard a Cat C32 starter this summer, cool sound... Grew up with the Detroit 671's, 8v92s, 12v71's, 871's on boats.. All the rolling rumble then the belch of exhaust.. Everytime I hear a bus with a detroit motor, it makes me think it is time to get the trolling rods out.

 

[Don 18]

How about an inertia starter ...

Jump to ~2:00 mark

 

[Full Size 66]

Nanook the A-alterd fuel car! Your spine will melt when they snap the throttle. You wish your eyes would just fall out cause the burn so bad.

 

[P Dubya]

318 Detroit under load..... 429/460 Ford with gear drive timing....

 

[Wook660]

link to videos of the f 135 propulsion test.

click the f135 propulsion test link and select a video from the list. you may have to adjust sound for each video.

http://www.jsf.mil/gallery/gal_video.htm#

completely awesome...

Good videos, but doesn't quite have the same effect as being next to two of them running at full augmentation.

 

[Cobra5150]

I always liked the sound of the F104 Starfighter
Starfighter

 

[green.bubbly]

Just what I was thinking. My dad had a R and on really cold days he would start the pony motor and go have a cup of coffee in the house. When the pony motor is out of gas the diesel would be running.

Brad

How does the pony motor engage the main engine?

 

[s_ontario]

a 8.3 cummins

 

[BADSIX]

a 16 cyl 645 EMD being stated with twin air starters

 

[ZRX61]

This one...

 

[ZRX61]

or possibly this...

 

[bart1]

This is nice, too. Very cool Ferrari/Shell commercial:

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And here is the guy that did my suspension:

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[1redTA]

air starters on a 12v149 in a tug boat, a street ported rotary turning 8000 plus, the 6v92 in a MACI fire truck and the cummins in the E ONE I flog routinely at work. My old 96TA with a built engine at idle had to be my favorite

 

[rwhite692]

How about a 1750 Horse small block?



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[Suede57ford]

I have to agree with the first post on the Y-Block 312-292 Ford starter sound. They have a smooth sound and the motor comes to life. Also the sound of a Hot Roded Y-Block is hard to beat.

My factory supercharged '57 Ford sedan makes me happy, everytime I twist the key. I'm gonna take a ride out to my shop in it tonight.

 

[ToyMeKaNeK]

You know that sound when you're out in the boonies, it's 10*, night time, and you left the dome lights on. And the starter makes it's last slooow revolutions of the motor before it's going to die?? But it fires!!!
Now that's a cool starter sound.

 

[Racecarl]

How does the pony motor engage the main engine?

The operator engages it manually. There are two levers used--one is a decompression lever and the other is a clutch lever which slides the starter drive gear onto the ring gear on the flywheel and engages the clutch that takes the power from the pony motor and puts it into the starter drive.

The procedure is: Make sure tractor is out of gear and the traction clutch is disengaged. Start pony motor and let it warm up a little (or a lot, depending on how cold it is). The left lever is the pony motor clutch and the right lever is the decompression lever. Pull the decompression lever back first and then the pony motor clutch lever. Spin the engine over with the decompression lever pulled at least long enough to build oil pressure. Release the decompression lever and let the pony motor spin the engine over under full compression WITHOUT advancing the tractor throttle lever. This warm up the combustion chamber. After a few revolutions of cranking under compression, advance the tractor throttle lever, which lets the injectors have fuel and the engine should start. When the engine starts, release the pony motor clutch lever, idle the pony motor down, and shut off the ignition switch for the pony motor.

I'll do a little looking on youtube to see if someone shows how the levers work and if so, I will attempt to post the video.

 

[OldHarley]

What else? Harley 45 flathead.

potato, potato, potato.

 

[ZRX61]

429/460 Ford with gear drive timing....

I have one of those in my F350 crewcab Dually. I've had people literally leap away from it when it fires up

 

[TruckTech]

Not sure about starters but for me engines have to be either the sound of an F1 grid as they start (you have to be there, not the televised/muted sound).

+1. Never been to a Formula 1 race, but I had the opportunity to go to a Formula Nippon race a few years ago while I was in Japan, and the sound in person just cant be described. Could not find any specific info on what engines they currently use.

Air starters and 2 cycle Detroits. Those Detroits are music to me!

+1 on the 2 cycle Detroit engines. Got to hear my first one a few months back, a 12v-71 with dual superchargers. If I understood the story correctly it was some kind of pony motor used at a dam. We overhauled it, and everyone in the shop was gathered round when they got it going.

Nothing beats an Air Starter IMO

Right up until you head out to start it and find out your truck has an air leak...

 

[senlow]

Like a number of others; I like the Chrysler gear reduction starter.

There's nothing like the sound of a peripheral port rotary that's twisting over 10,000 rpm.

 

[Greatbear]

Mopar reduction gear starter cranking just about anything, but the scream of a hemi is pure engine bliss. Many people poo-pooed the reduction gear sound, but it was a solid design, very efficient and could turn anything over from a 170ci /6 to a built 12:1 hemi. These days, everyone uses a reduction gear starter. A starter small enough to be confused with a wiper motor in the musclecar days packs more of a punch than any starter from that era, and sometimes 1/3 the weight or lighter.

 

[jsaw]

How about a John Deere starting cold & coming to life one cylinder at a time