How F1 Sound Is Made

How F1 Sound is made. Formula One cars do sound very special (the V8's, V10's and V12's). But there is some 'trick' behind that screaming Formula 1 exhaust sound, that nobody seems to know about.

[jordanlewis]

Hello mr maisteer. I was wondering, everyone always says how an 8 to 1 or 12 to 1 or whatever to 1 is the best way to sound good. But you have talked about how the collector creates a change in area and a sudden change in pressure and therefore a scavenging pressure wave back to the cylinder. If im not wrong this is pretty much how the step in the primary works. So would it be better to have a 12 to 6 to 3 to 1 or a 8 to 4 to 2 to 1 to create more pressure waves like the step? Would multiple steps make the tone more "harmonious" how does the size of the step affect the sound...

These videos are great. I come hoping for answers and just end up with more questions ❤

[icandreamstream]

Dude really came and cracked the code, then shared it. Absolute G

[BenDunlop]

Is that a freaking 4 cylinder at the end of the video?! Good lord this changes everthing, miata track days are about to sound glorious

[MgBaggg]

What a man, spends years trying to figure it out and just shares it

[musotica]

that four cylinder sounds absolutely bonkers, and i cant wait for when your v12 recieves the same treatment with stepped headers. all your research is paying off, thank you for your incredible work and best of luck! us engine lovers are here for you maisteer, every step of the way. godspeed!

[freshtapcoke]

Car guys: “I’m not ready yet to share the paint code I used…”

Maisteer: “I’ll tell you everything!”

[YourTypicalChannel]

Gigachad casually revealing the secret sauce behind the screaming sounds that he worked on for years

[SoylentGamer]

you are bout to begin a revolution in NA custom headers. Thank you maisteer

[parklogo]

Having such a legendary video be only 7 minutes instead of 30 minutes of off-topic yapping is insane. You are amazing!

[Birb_of_Judge]

Well, guess my miata is getting stepped headers

[AvenEngineer]

The Honda CBX 1000 6 in 1 is so simple and sounds so good. Must be magic.

[mohammedosmankhan]

Thanks for the clickbait thumbnail, if not for it I would've missed this legendary video.

[dbaider]

This gentleman is a connoisseur of sound. He wants to hear "the perfect pitch" regularly in the distance, as he tends his garden in old age.

[kshysztof]

Bro is just open source. Sending big hug for that <3

[madebyeos]

You're an absolute legend for choosing to share this knowledge rather than becoming another gate keeper!

[SoylentGamer]

I JUST NOTICED THAT EVEN NASCAR USES STEPS TO THIS DAY! It's not the boom tubes that so many truck guys love to put on their vehicles, ITS THE STEPS! NOT THE BOOM TUBES, ITS THE STEPS! SOMEONE TELL THE BOOM TUBE GUYS THIS

[Blackrhyme]

so glad that YT algorythm brought me here, love F1 and never coped on that between 1997 and 1998 engine sound changed that much. Good job figuring this out and sharing with world.

[maisteer]

Edit: 05.07.2024 - Because the concept was explained only very briefly in the video - I wrote up a more detailed explanation of my current understanding of the topic and send it out to all the supporters of . There are quite a few things I don't fully understand yet. And a few more I'm curious about if they work. That's what the research fund is for - to answer these questions. But I can't do it without your support. Thank you.

In 7 minutes you've probably learned more about exhausts than in the last couple of years combined. I'd like to keep it that way.

If you'd like that too, consider supporting

and especially for the fabricator of his 8-into-1 header (he wanted to remain unnamed) - without talking to him, I might not have figured that out. I hope I can pay him back someday for all of his support.

And many thanks for all the supporters of the exhaust research. Without you I wouldn't be able to test the theories I'm thinking of - so no progress would be made. Thanks again.

[bradcogan]

I've got stepped headers on my engine and they sound great. It's a four cylinder and non-sequential collector so doesn't have that F1 spund but it definitely sounds special compared to a normal one.

The steps also help extract exhaus gasses quicker and properly tuned length, means you get a greater scavenging effect at whatever RPM you tune them for.

[charlygrizel]

Dedication + information = elevation
Well played.