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      09-06-2008, 09:41 AM   #1
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The FIA should bring back the old V12 engines.

They sound a lot better than the current 2.4 litre 19,000 rpm v8 engines.
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and the current V8 to be fair.

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      09-06-2008, 10:48 AM   #2
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The V8's they use now just sound like noise to me. I like the noise of that 312b in the Ferrari-Shell advert.
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      09-06-2008, 05:11 PM   #3
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Wow. The sound clips from the first vid were nothing short of amazing.
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      09-07-2008, 10:40 PM   #4
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Both are nice IMO...
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      09-08-2008, 10:14 AM   #5
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It'll never happen. Too expensive in a sport that is trying to hold down expenses.
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It'll never happen. Too expensive in a sport that is trying to hold down expenses.
Yep, that and technology has improved to where the V8s make the car plenty fast.
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      09-10-2008, 06:23 AM   #7
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you cantīT compare V12 sound at higher rev per min and a V8 in box. your right itīs not the same as in the past. but a v8 in high speed is also very impressive
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      09-10-2008, 12:52 PM   #8
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Love them both! Maybe V12 a bit better, but the sound recording can easily make up for that difference.
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