The Best Sounding Straight-8 Engines In The World
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I would love to see a modern I8 engine
That would be interesting. I'd like to see Ford try a turbo straight eight as an intermediate option for their F-series pickups between the EcoBoost V6 and the PowerStroke diesel. They got enough money to experiment.
I would love to build a 5 valve per cylnder turbocharged flat 8 engine with the warble of a Subaru/Porsche mixed with the unmistakable 8 cylinder sound. Mmmmm
Could build that as a VR8, that makes it a bit shorter, as modern cars don't have these impressive long noses anymore.
take two inline 4 engines and there you go
well modern BMW's have very long hoods
Grandpa's late '40's Packard had a straight 8. In the 1980's, when he gave it to a son-in-law, it made the trip from Texas to Minnesota at interstate highway speeds with no problems. Got about 20 mpg. Had enough torque that you could start from standing in 3rd (top) gear. Yes, it was quite smooth. Packard's engineering reputation was very good, I understand.
Packard made their own automatic transmission, so I'd say that yes, their engineering was top-notch. There were 7 other independents at the time, some of whom had much larger budgets to work with than Packard. All of them used GM's or Chrysler's transmission.
Oh man, that Mercedes at the beginning was heavenly, such a mechanical sound!
Supercharged
Two-stage Roots blower.
Rolls Royce made a straight 8 that was used in Dennis Fire Trucks, I remember working on one around 1980 or so.
The small town of Virginia, in the Free State, South Africa used to own a Dennis fire truck. I once rode in it, the ride was as smooth as any car and the gear changes as smooth as you can get.
Back in the early 1990`s I knew a guy in Liverpool England that had a Firetruck with Rolls Royce straight 8 gasoline (petrol) engine. I seem to remember the valve gear was inlet over exhaust. When he first told me he had a Rolls Royce straight 8, I thought it was the Diesel straight 8 they once made.
That's the same B80 that they featured in this video.
It was also used by the British Military and known as the B80 and B81 series. Used in the Stalwart HMLC 6x6, FV432 Mk 1, Saracen APC and Saladin armoured car and some other applications.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rolls-Royce_B_range_engines
they sound more like musclecars than musclecars do
they have 90 degrees cranckshaft like those crossplane V8s in muscle cars
No they don't, they sound more like old airplanes or old world war 2 trucks lol. The unbalanced firing order of cross plane V8 is what makes the sound of a muscle car. Straight eights do sound pretty cool though too.
@@ssimon64 Lmao but that's where it originates from tho, Straight 8s/inline 8s have some of the most unique rasps in existence. Sure we have new V8s and Flat 8s but they never quite have the correct sound. The coyote engine in a 5.0 mustang, for example, doesn't really sound all that aggressive even with a straight pipe, only with a cam does it wake up the motor. Straight/inline 8s sound like what all 8 cylinders should lol
@@sebastianb5997 Even the 392 in the new Challenger sounds...tame...by comparison. A 300-something c.i. straight 8 sounds like it's going to eat the world.
Sebastian b bro you’re talking straight outta your ass.
Straight 8s were awesome engines! I think what made them popular in older cars was the huge amounts of low-end torque. It took torque to get those huge, heavy, cars moving, LOL! And the balance was awesome!
That's why straight 6 engines thrived for years! Smooth operation, lots of torque, and they last forever!
Yes, but the modern inline 6 were only exist in most bmw
And a new mercedes engine
And trucks
Most of modern engines are inline-6
It's unfortunate that the straight-8 isn't a practical engine to put in a modern vehicle, because god damn they sounded good, V8's around this time did not sound this good, there are some cars with V8's these days that still don't sound this good.
A LOT of v8`s sound boring and flat, like the LS, everyone puts it in everything because it`s powerful, but best case scenarion sound-wise is exhaust noise..
Love me a straight5 (volvo, audi) or a straight 6 myself, that, and older engines with thin pipes ;)
Don`t mind a flat 4 either..
Well it gets worst modern car engine sound awful tbh and the more restrictive exhaust systems for MOTS, as all these old cars didn't have those regulations in place.
But Bmw V8s and Amg v8s from 90s to early 2000s sounds nuts imop
@@lights0ut503 not a knock on you but have you ever heard a Flathead Ford or Chevy 348-3 duece/409-duel quads? (Leaving out race engines.) They sound like nothing else.
@@SGTJDerek yes I have they sounds nuts man!!!
@@lights0ut503 the "bad" thing about modern Engines is they are so quiet. I don't mean just the exhaust but the engines themselves. Computers don't like to hear anything. That mechanical noise that sounds so good to us plays hell on the ECU. I don't even think the Aftermarket has a Solid Cam for a modern, computer controlled engine.
Straight-8, because v8 is too compact
CaptainD00M the straight one has better natural balance.
that is why i think that inline 6 > v6
V6 is very unbalanced, almost as bad as I4. V8 is a little better than V6. However, Inline 6 and I8 are perfectly balanced. Flat 4 is almost as good as I6 but flat 6 is just as balanced as I6 or I8
I belie the 60 degree V6 is considered to be a naturally balanced engine & should be compared with the 90 degree V6.
all you have to do is look at the counterweights on the crankshaft. Subaru flat 4 crankshaft weighs 18lbs stock. Honda or Toyota Inline 4 is twice as heavy at around 35-40lbs. All the V6 crankshafts I saw were 60lbs or more.
I remember old Buicks with this engine. One thing about a I-8 is the amount of torque this engine puts out. I had heard that you could take a corner in high gear, mash the gas pedal down and this engine would take this job without even a little hicup.
Beacuse Fireball-8 is undersquare engine which means Stroke is bigger than bore and that give lower redline but bigger tourqe
They also bent cranks real bad
When the F1 sounded like a real race car and not like a vacuum cleaner.
you referring to the modern v6 engine?
@@appleblin3397 I mean to what else
Tough question which one should I pick: farting Nissan trombones VQ and VR V6 or F1 V6
oof
These are not f1 cars. Not even close
they sound so good....
Cause it’s the same... as a V8?
@@chaoszombie9995 V8s are boring
Pavel Kuda still doesn’t mean it’s different than a V8...
Pavel Kuda here is your bowl of rice
@@chaoszombie9995 no its not
It would be great to see a modern straight-8 engine. However, they have their disadvantages, especially their overall length which is why we can only enjoy these old machines. Enjoy, then!
VisioRacer do best sounding atvs or something like that
VisioRacer , there is modern inline engine these days but they r turbo Diesel engines in ciivelieng and commercial trucks and u have look them up on line but these modern Turbo Diesel Engines r Inline 8 cylinder
Which trucks/commercial vehicles use these Inline 8 Turbo Diesels?
Panda1375, Dodge Rams , Ford F-350 Trucks with the turbo Diesel inline 8 cylinder enginee but Dodge Ram Trucks have the turbo Diesel inline 8 cylinder engines under neath the hood or bonet for those from Australia
Chris McLain No, they don't. Ford's use the 6.7 Powerstroke which is a V8 Turbo Diesel, GMC/Chevy use the 6.6 Duramax which is also a V8 TD, Ram use a Cummins which is an Inline 6 Turbo Diesel. Almost all (if not all) big commercial rigs use inline 6 Turbo Diesels
Got the straight 8 flathead in my 1950 pontiac, can't wait to hear how she sounds
Especially with a hydramatic
Did you get to fire it up yet?
I watch a video of the Mercedes W25 at least once a week.
That engine sounds so beautifully violent, I would love to build a custom chassis just for an old Mercedes or Packard straight-8. Twin gear driven superchargers would be a must-have :)
I love it too, and I also like how you have to Push the throttle between the gears.
Aaron schulz This is due to its sliding mesh gearbox which requires careful rev-matching during changes. The W125 (also in this video) was upgraded to a constant mesh gearbox that allowed for much smoother gear changes.
+MovinMetal knowledge! but thanks for the explanation
It's called double de-clutching.
@The Bushwacker
British sports car=800-1200kg, american car=9 tons
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I would love to build a 5 valve per cylnder turbocharged flat 8 engine with the warble of a Subaru/Porsche mixed with the unmistakable 8 cylinder sound. Mmmmm
Hm, sounds lovely
Thanks ;-)
why 5 valve per cylinder? Flathead might be "good" for 4 valves. Having a 5 valves per cylinder would have screwed your compression ratio and also the combustion chamber shape would have been terrible.
Cheers :-)
not "flathead" but flat-v8
3:13 sounds like a modern LS 5.3 running
2:38 The Fireball could very well live up to its name with that method of fuelling.
man can be an injector
manual fuel injection lol
The P3 only had 3 gears, come out of a corner in 2nd and on to 180mph in 3rd -- glorious torque.
Indeed! Apparently, even Monaco's hairpins could be negotiated in 2nd gear, because the peak torque is _below 1000rpm..._
Old cars sounds waaaay better then modern age plastic cars. You can just enjoy listening to this "beautiful music" 24/7. Happy and lucky people those who owns these beasts.
The Rolls Royce B80 & B81 sounded very nice. Overhead inlet like a dustbin lid and side exhaust. Not very powerful by racing standards but they could lug a 6 wheeled 5 ton amphibious Stalwart around no trouble.
Nice to hear and see straight 8 engines [combines the simplicity of a straight 6 with a v8 type roar], makes me want to visit Chateau Impney at some point. Keep up the good work VisioRacer.
Fascinating! I love old V8 carbed muscle cars.A straight 8 never really dawned on me.Sounds beautiful!Thanks for the video.
My family had a 1948 Pontiac Business Coup that had a flathead St 8 It was a fast comfort machine and my dad loved to show how quick it was.
I was wondering when we were going to see a video about straight 8 sounds. Great compilation!
Thanks man I really appreciate this video!!
Some of those motors sound mean as hell. Great video
Great Post Visio, no crappy music , no blabbering to ruin the sound as other posters seem to do.
Very informative and interesting , Thank You.
It's awesome to see, how you've developed over time. If I'm searching YT for any topic, even if it's very strange, there is a great chance to find a video of yours.
Cheers and thanks for that.
2:19
That's an impressive black cloud - I bet it would go faster if they leaned off the mixture
Rolling coal in a diesel is bad enough but a petrol engine...
MiG21aholic hehe
MiG21aholic Yeah but I can't see the smoke at 2:30. Maybe because the engine has warmed up enough
repapeti Quite possible
takes me back to my grandfather's 1953 Pontiac StarChief - straight 8. Very cool, indeed.
I’m pretty sure I’ve seen this at least 6 times now, I enjoy it every time.
love these old unique engines, keep em coming
Oh my god I8 engines sound beast and I thought V8s where the best basicly sound the same but damn way more savage on these old cars but guessing that's due to no exhaust restrictions unlike our cars on the road today
The straight 8 is my second favourite engine sound, after the V16!
turboslag aye that’s cheating. A V16 is just two straight 8’s
Mr Poopy Butthole 2 v8s it’s a (W16)
AikarambaNorway so a straight 8? Makes more sense then wtf u just said
Produced By Kxrdo. I read wrong xD Deleted my stupid comment. I meant the same as you
AikarambaNorway lmao
Chrysler made a one off straight 8 for the Atlantic concept car back in 1995. They welded two NEON blocks together. Too bad it never made it to production, it was beautiful.
Fantastic video! Thanks Visio
Some genuinely gorgeous cars from the Golden Era of Motor racing, all with the sonorous straight-8 soundtrack :)
The balance of an in line 8 can only be realised with a very rigid crankcase. WO Bentley was very suspicious of the RR straight 8, the crankcase looked far too flimsy to be rigid enough. He was right, it was vibrating all over the place, but RR hand mounted the engine at the nodes of the vibration so the vibrations never made it to the chassis.
yes, visio! thankyou very much for such a cool video, featuring some highlights of past technology. the European engines sound very nice, quite smooth. the buick engine you first pictured was a prewar hot rod, with high compression (for the time) wedge pistons, and "compound carburation" pair o single barrels. as well, the packard engine is very smooth indeed. there is video on youtube here of a freshly rebuilt packard straight 8. A nickel coin was stood on its edge, on top of the engine while running, and the coin stayed still. on its edge, on top of a running engine. thats engineering.
Great video man thanks for introducing me to these wonderful engines!!
Thank you once again VisioRacer. I love your videos. Subscribed.
Thanks you, Jari!
they sound like an American v8 a lot. is it because inline-8 engines naturally have cross-plane crankshaft configuration?
Bang Gegep the mazerati I8 has a flat plane
Bang Gegep
The engines can be any way the designer wants.
There is no rule that says each particular configuration uses a set design.
There are "flat" 12's that are really just modified V8 + V4 engines canted nearly all the way down.
***** I think it's (arbitrary) fuel economy standards more then anything that the US government is trying to push. But, even so, we're still cranking out 700HP supercharged hemi's that are emissions compliant.
Everyone always says "American" V-8... remember that the cross-plane layout (and thus sound) is characteristic of EVERY production V-8 EVER with the notable exceptions only of Ferrari, Lotus, McLaren, and one very recent Ford.
So you're also talking about German, Japanese, and South Korean V-8s too :)
Edit: Almost all English V-8s too! (save for the Lotus and McLaren I mentioned)
...sorry to threadjack. +Bang Gegep Good question, and I agree. Though I don't really see how an inline engine could have cross vs flat plane on its crankshaft. Maybe it's mainly exhaust pulse timing like 177SCmaro suggests?
more 4 stroke crap, we need more 2 strokes.
Nice rigs, decent quality audio/video, well attributed and, best of all, exactly as advertised. Subbed.
BTW drove a similar Buick 8 back around 2000. Went surprisingly well considering how heavy it must be but it was a bit of a handful when braking and turning. Felt like you were sitting in the back seat when driving and the wheel was like a bus.
I appreciate it, mate!
Bud, I absolutely LOVE your clips...
Love that I8 sound and rev matching gear changes.
The Mercedes at the start is running up the Klausen Hill Climb in Switzerland . These shots were filmed over the later part of the hill. If you ever get the chance go and hear these things flat out on the long Urnerboden straight. Sounds you'll never forget.
I love the Buick straight 8, I wish I could own one in a '51 Buick convertible, just a dream.
@Everithing Was Wrong True! I dreamed about a '58 Plymouth... And I got one hahaha
Afal Romeo P3, the car of my dreams.
The Duesenberg S8, what a gorgeous look and symphony.
Dude beautiful video as always, and love the voice over, don't listen to those pricks sayin "your accent is horrible" ect, do what you enjoy bro
Thank you, mate
The Bugatti 35 8 cyl use inline twice assembled 4cyl blocks (to avoid crankshaft tortional fragilities) and produce up to 140hp at 5500rpm in the latest 1927 35B 2.2L Roots supercharged version who was 210km/h capable...
the engines are so satisfying in my ears ❤
I've ALWAYS wanted a straight 8. oh my GOD!¡! do they sound absolutely amazing..
I love the new intro
Funnily, Straight-8 mean for me, the half of the demonic sound of the BRM V16 engine note xD
BTW.. i really think at 6:48 that it's the most prefect Straight-8 sound you can ever found !
the sound...
SO good
Packard Straight Eight for 1954 had 212 H.P. with optional supercharged version of 275 H.P. This was Packard's largest straight 8 at 359 since the 1937'' Super Eight 384 cu. in. engine. The 275 H.P. engined Packard was the most powerful American car in 1954.
Love the whine of the compressors !!
No...give me the i8
You keep the whine
Daimler used a straight-8 motor which ran a lot smoother than those lawnmowers.
Full name of Mercedes-Benz (a trade name btw)? Daimler-Benz GmbH LOLOL!
These all sound amazing
6:48 omg that looked so fun to drive... just a raw car. loud, nimble, good gear changes
Corkoth55 packards were road aircraft. Amazing machines that could get 300k miles
was refreshing to see him go thru the gears well, the other guys werent lol
@@RainmakerXBooty to be fair even the others were kind of ok, they were just rev matching a lot to compensate for the slow shifts and maybe that's not the most pleasing thing to hear. If their shifting was properly bad on these old non-syncromeshed transmissions they would have had the transmission making all sorts of unhappy noises while completely refusing the gear change, too. Instead after one or two blips on the throttle the gear went in, it's not too bad on these cars, they are not the easiest things to operate :)
Awesome Video! The Packard 8 went till 1954, as I have a 327 in my Clipper Deluxe. THUNDERBOLT!!
Video states 1942 as the last year..
Kyle Henricks I have a 51 packard 200 with a 288 straight 8. It's sooooo smooth
Pontiac still had the flathead straight 8 in '54 also.
Packard 1954 had a 359 cid straight 8 with aluminum head and 4 bbl carb. and 212 BHP @ 4000 rpm.
Always room for improvement, straight 8 in present time, would be awesome! Thanks for sharing!
The v-8s back in the late 60's and early 70'ssounded just pure sexy power. I have a 92 pickup with a straight 8, it sounds great but my early Charger was the pickup machine of my time. I love American made power. A lot of this Brit stuff sounds good, reminds me of a wind up car I had.
I didn't know there were so many. They should build them today just for the hell of it.
They are a failed design, just like the rotary. There's no reason to bring them back
Debbie downer: it's not a failed design, it served its purpose very well. That purpose has shifted, and now an I-8 wouldn't be profitable. Like the rotary, that does not at all mean it wouldn't still be awesome.
Maybe not bring them back but the vast majority of the originals will still run well. I've had two Buick 8s a 248 and a 320 short of being left in a river they will usually start and run not matter what. Bullet proof, little to no vibration, and obscene amounts of torque at low rpm. I wouldn't call them failed by any means. Tell me how many of these so called new engines will be around in 60-80 years and still be fine.
1:32 sounds like a wind up toy from the front, sounds like a Mack truck from behind.
Superb. The hopelessly undamped tachometer on the Duesenberg raised a smile!
Awesome! Great video again :) thanks
4:47 that Bugatti got some positive camber in the front lol
yes but that type 35 sounds sweeet,
The roads back then were a little curved upward so they had positive camber to compensate.
Weight and length will keep these as historical novelties, but they were real cool. Nice video montage.
Great video as always 👍
Great sounding! 👍
saludos desde México 👌
I'd love to attend one of these ol'time races! Any in the States??
Plenty
Even in straight 8 engines they still sounded a pure beast and I love it!...👍👍👍
I like new intro and commentary and just ur vids as a whole. keep it up :)
Great, thank you :)
i like the voice over!
There have been two Alfa Romeo 8C 2900B Touring, one Spider and one Berlinetta, that sold for around $19 million in recent years. Amazing machines, the Spider is probably the most beautiful car ever made in my opinion. Thanks for the compilation :) I've heard the Bugatti Type 35 at races a few times, it sounds magnificent at high revs.
Oh, yeah! Straight 8 sounds amazing!
Sweet vid bud, keep them coming
Man I’ve gotta see what would happen if you took 2 of the straight 8s on the list and made a V16 out of them. Would certainly be interesting
Cadillac had V16 during 1930s.
Straight eights are one of four engine designs with inherent primary and secondary balance. THe other three being: Straight 6, V-12 and V-16.
Visio, thank you for making these compilation videos and crediting the original posters, as well. I don't mind your narration, though your accent is quite thick, and I can believe that some might find it hard to understand.
Have you considered asking a native english speaker to narrate for you, as in the Kurzgesagt video series?
also the v8 but only crossplane, not flatplane
Erik Warnes w16*
88manta88 V8 requires counter weighted crank to achieve primary balance, hence it is not considered inherently balanced.
Also all boxer type flat motors.
Or perhaps add subtitles.
New sub! Great content! I've been watching for a while and decided to sub because I look forward to seeing your content on cars and sounds. Keep it up!
Still as interesting as ever. Keep on the good work.
"I don't need to go fast, I just need to make the maximum amount of noise, and sound powerful....and then in the process, I might speed along.....somewatt" (those that don't understand may leave quietly with their mouths closed.)
darkstatehk Ricers
nice video but there is a mistake... i have in front of me a book called "Motor's Auto Repair Manual" published in 1953. my father bought it along with a used 1948 Chrysler station wagon - he traded in his 1933 Packard on it when he married my mother.
you state "Not much is known about these engines". this book covers every American-built auto from 1935 to 1953 and contains ALL of the detailed specifications for every Packard engine used during those years.
385 cid was the largest variant but was discontinued in 1937, afterwards displacement fell to 320 ci. the 356 was introduced in 1940 and was used until 1949, when it was replaced by a 327 cid motor.
also, horsepower for the Duesenburg 425 cid straight 8 is listed in an earlier edition of this book (i also have) as 265 - still outstanding for it's day - but that is for their production engines... race engines may very well be over 300 as you say.
These days if it's not on line, it must not exist, it's a shame that's how a lot of people think, they don't know what they are missing.
They sound AMAZING
Old cars just sound awesome ;) what a soundtrack
Now this is how a car should sound.. not the annoying fart sound of modern four cylinder crap.
Engines are engines. It doesn't matter if I am comparing different "classes" of engines based on sound... Some like the sound of a two stroke, some like the sound of a 4 stroke.. two different classes, but fair comparison.
Dude settle down, its just an opinion... and it is fair for me say that some engines (mainly modern 4 bangers) sound like crap to me... What is there to argue? I dont like the sound of four poppers and I haven't heard a good sounding one ever.
You could have picked a video of the Alfa where it was actually running properly... lol
Extremely difficult. An Alfa only runs properly once every 7th full moon.
my dad told me that when he was a kid the Buick straight 8 was a favorite motor among kids. they would build a set of headers with 5 cylinders going into one side and 3 going to the other, said it would make a very distinctive sound.
A Miller 91 would have been a really nice addition and they were superb and amazingly powerful for their day.
nice sound, pretty much the same as the V8 engines
Róbert Marko hell nah these sound way better
2:37 Fool Injection
"hey honey can you come film this engine running for a second, I gotta keep spraying it with starter fluid to keep it running"
*sprays engine with starter fluid for 20 seconds straight*
2:57 "you done?"
Never heard of them, thanks for the video!
Sounds heavenly.
Make list of factory supercharged cars.
Audi S4, S5, A6, A8, A7, Q7, Range Rover, Range Rover Sport, Jaguar F-type, XE, XF, XJ, F Pace, Dodge Challenger Hellcat, Charger Hellcat, VW Touareg Hybrid, Porsche Cayenne Hybrid...
alessandro ari zaluski and I've driven the first 15 on that list this week lol.
Euro car dealer.
Ford Falcon FGx
I cant believe you dont have the CHRYSLER straight 8 on this list??? They probably made more of the straight 8s than every one on this list COMBINED...They were not only famous in cars they were VERY popular in many different manufactures of luxury boats and launches. Not sure whats up with this list.......
Read the title again, I’m pretty sure it says “best sounding”.
Great video!!!
Sounds crazy