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fastboatster · 04-07-2020, 07:48 PM

Yes, exhaust sound is determined by the number of cylinders AND firing order. Compare cross-plane V8 (most common, almost every domestic v8) and flat plane v8( your Italian exotics):

04-07-2020, 07:48 PM	#6
fastboatster Captain 382 Rep 891 Posts Drives: 2009 bmw 328i Join Date: May 2019 Location: CA iTrader: (0)	Yes, exhaust sound is determined by the number of cylinders AND firing order. Compare cross-plane V8 (most common, almost every domestic v8) and flat plane v8( your Italian exotics):
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