Do the original 2.0L sixes sound as good as the bigger flat-sixes?

[Alfred1]

Porsche's flat-six has to be one of the sweetest sounding motors (my neighbor took his 911 targa out for a drive this morning) ... one day I would like an original 914-6.

[red-beard]

my 914/6 sounds better than my 1982 911SC

[Dave at Pelican Parts]

Agreed. The sound of those six thirsty Weber throats simply adds to the wonderful cacophany going on behind your right elbow... The later cars with a single throttle body mute quite a bit of that sound, which is in some ways a real shame.

The carb'ed and MFI'd Sixes sound the best, IMHO. And that includes the "wimpy" stock Six motor.

--DD

[sammyg2]

Yup, the really neat sounds don't come just from the exhaust, they come from either the 6 carburetor barrels or the 6 throttle bodies.
The best automotive sound I have ever heard came from a 1972 911T with a bursh muffler on it.

[Jim Chambers]

I have a '72T with a Bursch........I agree!