Why This V12 Sounds Better Than a $5,000,000 Pagani

So all these lovely sounding examples here are doing it by stepped headers or is there still more to it?

Months of research in a single video. You did a top notch job. I'm sure a lot of guys will go ahead from here to build their own sound machines.

The sound is worth the work.

The car will be first used August 17/18th in the Iron Drift King competition. If you happen to be in Germany and want to hear the V12 live for the very first time, tickets are still available at the moment at www.irondriftking.de/

This was a phenomenal video. I’ve always been intrigued by why the zonda sounds so different to everything else. It is also my favorite sounding car. I knew it has equal length headers, but I watched videos of other cars with equal length headers and learned that just equal length headers and firing order was not the only thing that made a difference. Now I know why, thank you so much! Made my day!

12:56 NOOO THE CAD PAIN, I FEEL FOR YOU MY BROTHER 😭😭 On another note, this is the most unexpected best video I've ever watched. I had no idea exhaust headers had such a MASSIVE effect on sound. Thank you for posting, can't wait to hear the final produc

You definitely need more subs! Not only was this video very educational, it was extremely entertaining! Good work!! 🤘

I've spent years researching just what you need to make that high pitched shriek that the Zonda makes (although the Murcielago also makes this then later special headers make the Aventador do that as well but I still preferred the Murcielago sound). You've just summed it all up into one video.

Update on the follow up video. Turns out really good videos take up a good amount of time to make. And the Greatest exhaust video of all time, takes up an even greater amount of time. I'm trying to finish it as fast as possible without sacrificing the greatness. It's around 75% done now. Imagine it like the bible. Everything is finished, only that part with Jesus is still missing. ^_^ There's a preview on twitter / x already, for those who can't wait. But until it's finished, I won't take much time to respond to comments - I even switched off my phone for the last 2 weeks to focus just on this, so the video will be finished soon enough....

This is a great video. I have spent many hours researching and pondering this question. It obviously isn’t as easy as it seems to recreate the “$10k japanese exhaust”. So many have tried to duplicate it without the results. I’m excited to see what you are working on!

I know this one will get a million views eventually - it has 2 Views already. But I'm not so sure about the very different german version: https://youtu.be/3MyGkgdhzlc

So that's how the "12k exhaust" is made...

This was a top-tier video. Learned a lot, had a few laughs, and now I'm hooked to see the finished header. Instant subscriber!

Can't wait to see where this project ends up - I want to hear that V12 singing! Also 2 videos both with incredible levels of production quality. Definitely happy I clicked subscribe after your first!

I am not sure how you managed to fit that much info into a video while keeping it understandable and enjoyable. You definitely earned my subscribe. Keep producing this kind of content and you’ll be big in no time! (Even though you dissed my fav car the LFA)

90s era F1 V12 engines was my all time favourite! I look forward to seeing your finished product, you have certainly done your research and clearly have the talents for designing it too. The best of luck mate!

This is the one time I would agree when an exhaust upgrade with no horsepower increase is worth every penny 😊

I don't know what to say, you really did that homework. I couldn't realize that the bmw rasp was from the colector construction method, genius. It is not only the equal lenghts but a smooth merge collector... awesome

My compliments on the video and the information. You did your homework! Very well done! Proud to be in your video! Okay, I miss a few things (maybe for a follow up video ;) and there are some assumptions but only one you do not backup with some evidence: the fire order in the collector. You would assume, but as you mention, the Brilliant already sound perfect. We have a likewise project, so maybe we know more in a few months. Btw, if you want, give us an email, we would be glad to be of assistance for your headers.

I have an acoustics background and I had never considered the impact of header design on engine sound. This makes a lot of sense though. Pulses per second is basically Hz or frequency. If you have more pulses coming out of a single pipe (or speaker) per second, you have a higher frequency. Of all the exhaust tones in this video, I loved the GT 350 the most - 10:13. mmmm that low rumble :P The most interesting tone was the Honda at 9:32. It is clearly 2 distinct 'notes' (to make a chord!) which makes sense with the 2 header pipes with slightly different path length. My takeaway: people have different opinions of 'best' tone. But this is a fantastic look at how those tonal characters are created!