Best sounding CONSUMER outboards?

**SUNKIST** · 11-10-2020, 11:27 AM

300 promax

https://youtu.be/9iI3H3qWCYc

https://youtu.be/S7ogl4TS-Lw

**FMP** · 11-10-2020, 11:30 AM

Oh yeah
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=5yX7FEFU2Xs

**John S** · 11-10-2020, 12:13 PM

Anyone have video of Rivermans stream with the Johnson stinger? I remember that thing at Three Lakes, sounded like a chainsaw, lol. Loved it.

**rjdubiel** · 11-10-2020, 01:17 PM

Originally Posted by John S

Anyone have video of Rivermans stream with the Johnson stinger? I remember that thing at Three Lakes, sounded like a chainsaw, lol. Loved it.

I have that damn thing and cannot find any vids of it!

here is one that Riverman posted back in 2008 when he finally got it going
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HuZ3ms1jLuA

**Dave Strong** · 11-10-2020, 02:50 PM

Any V6 Merc sounds good, as was said the early 2.0L motors had a great sound, first 2.4 200 I heard sounded pretty cool, same with the first 2.5 I heard. Best sounding is pretty much up to the individual.

Dave

**LakeFever** · 11-10-2020, 03:08 PM

This might not be "factory" so to speak but this one always got my blood pumping whenever I hear it. Probably watched this 50 times now ha

**rdoaner** · 11-10-2020, 03:49 PM

^I've also watched that video numerous times, it's beautiful!

That being said, they're not consumer motors!

Go to 1:57 in the video below:

There's something about the sound the Merc 3 liter EFI makes when it's getting out of the hole. A real deep throaty note that the racing outboards don't even seem to have to this extent. Maybe I'll have to analyze the acoustic waveform and find out what it is haha

**home made tunnel** · 11-10-2020, 04:28 PM

I like my old evinrude yachtwin 4hp. It sings, whistles, rings, hums, idk what it is about it but she's old and none of the new stuff comes close to sounding like these.

**FMP** · 11-10-2020, 04:33 PM

The 60s 70s 18-20-25 Evinrude at full song getting up from the shore stern leaving, miss that sound.

**SS Minnow** · 11-10-2020, 04:35 PM

Originally Posted by home made tunnel

I like my old evinrude yachtwin 4hp. It sings, whistles, rings, hums, idk what it is about it but she's old and none of the new stuff comes close to sounding like these.

Probably all of those loose parts rattling around under the hood !!!!!!!!!

I kid, I kid. How did your cabin cruiser ever turn out? Forgot where you had that posted now.

**mbrown2** · 11-10-2020, 04:51 PM

2.5 260 OS and 280 OS were consumer engines and to me there is no comparison and that is coming from a 300R owner...

**282** · 11-10-2020, 04:55 PM

Originally Posted by rdoaner

^I've also watched that video numerous times, it's beautiful!

That being said, they're not consumer motors!

Go to 1:57 in the video below:

There's something about the sound the Merc 3 liter EFI makes when it's getting out of the hole. A real deep throaty note that the racing outboards don't even seem to have to this extent. Maybe I'll have to analyze the acoustic waveform and find out what it is haha

1:59 into your video is the best sound

**home made tunnel** · 11-10-2020, 04:57 PM

Originally Posted by SS Minnow

Probably all of those loose parts rattling around under the hood !!!!!!!!!

I kid, I kid. How did your cabin cruiser ever turn out? Forgot where you had that posted now.

You're not wrong about the loose parts haha. My grandfather sank it back in the day, scored the cylinder walls with sandpaper and threw it back together. She runs like a clock though!
The Chaparral we've been having a blast on it. It fits way more bikinis than any sport boat i've owned haha. Thats the perk. And my little dinghy RIB with the 20hp is my "Fun" toy now.

**XstreamVking** · 11-10-2020, 05:09 PM

Best sounding engine to me is the one that gets you back on the trailer after a great week of camping in the glades. When you are 50 miles from the ramp you hear all the engine noises that make you go hmmm.

Best loud as holy hell engine has to be the bridgeports from the late 70's and early 80's with offshore exhaust. Bud of mine said he could hear me running mine hard over a mile away.

The 3.0 on my V-King is pretty sweet too. But not so loud it's obnoxious. Just a deep growl.

**Dave Strong** · 11-10-2020, 05:22 PM

Originally Posted by XstreamVking

Best sounding engine to me is the one that gets you back on the trailer after a great week of camping in the glades. When you are 50 miles from the ramp you hear all the engine noises that make you go hmmm.

Best loud as holy hell engine has to be the bridgeports from the late 70's and early 80's with offshore exhaust. Bud of mine said he could hear me running mine hard over a mile away.

The 3.0 on my V-King is pretty sweet too. But not so loud it's obnoxious. Just a deep growl.

The Bridgeport motor had a unique sound for sure, one of my favorite.

Dave.