V12V sports exhausts

[The Pits]

which do you all reckon sounds the best?

I know youtube vids aren't much to go on, but in the absence of anything better, it will have to do for now.

RSC tuning:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AnyolFaM2Qo

Quicksilver titanium:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BmP5kk5ZV0I

Powercraft:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PeOdUudfluc

If I've missed any obvious contenders do please feel free to post clips or links.

In the event of a tie I fancy the powercraft one for the switchability.

[yeti]

There's also a Larini one which gives a very high pitched scream, like a Ferrari. It actually suits the V12V.

QS also make steel ones for a fifth of the price of their titanium one

[George H]

There is a Larini one, not heard it on the V12V, but have on the DBS. Sounds worse than OEM imo. Too high pitched.

[The Pits]

thanks

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Al1iApE1IMg

added for posterity, however, considering the likely price, it's disappointing that Larini haven't bothered to film their V12 Vantage pipes in action. Quite hard to buy a set without hearing it first.

[Captain Beaky]

If I had to choose it would be the Powercraft but to get a proper impression I think you'd need to hear the engine running under load rather than just static revving - and in the flesh of course.

And why do so many exhaust videos have music over the sound ?

[The Pits]

I agree entirely. I've a mind to approach the exhaust companies and offer my services as videographer.

Powercraft one retails in Japan for around £5600. No clue what it would cost to get one over here.

[George H]

Having now listened to them all, my money would go on the Quicksilver Supersport.

[Adam2S]

George H said:

Having now listened to them all, my money would go on the Quicksilver Supersport.

I agree - Quicksilver Supersport seems best to me too. Its only £1780 too, so much cheaper than some of the alternatives.

Lots more videos to listen to if you click on the DBS V12 Supersports link on this page - its the same engine / tune so must sound the same...

http://www.quicksilverexhausts.com/ASTON%20MARTIN_...

Its quite a lot louder too! The Quicksilver Sports exhaust lifts the sound from 96db (OEM) to 98db, The supersports lifts the sound level to 102db! Being a logrithmic scale 102db is considerably louder than 96db.

Edited by Adam2S on Thursday 15th September 20:28

[Rex Racer]

Adam2S said:

Its quite a lot louder too! The Quicksilver Sports exhaust lifts the sound from 96db (OEM) to 98db, The supersports lifts the sound level to 102db! Being a logrithmic scale 102db is considerably louder than 96db.

I knew the logarithmic scale means that small increases in dB equals significant increases in sound, but I didn't realize that a 10dB increase is twice as loud!

[DB9VolanteDriver]

Rex Racer said:

Adam2S said:

Its quite a lot louder too! The Quicksilver Sports exhaust lifts the sound from 96db (OEM) to 98db, The supersports lifts the sound level to 102db! Being a logrithmic scale 102db is considerably louder than 96db.

I knew the logarithmic scale means that small increases in dB equals significant increases in sound, but I didn't realize that a 10dB increase is twice as loud!

That's not right. A 3dB increase is twice as loud. A 10dB increase is 10 times as loud. So going from 96dB OEM to 102dB supersports is a factor of 4 times louder (2 times twice as loud). delta dB = 10 x log (loudness factor)

[The Pits]

I had quicksilver titanium on my elise, sounded great (really great) at high revs and made the most migraine inducing drone at about 4000 revs (75mph). Had to remove it. Hence why switchable system appeals the most to me at the moment.

[rjn21]

I have the Quicksilver Supersport (not Ti) on my V12V and the car in Shmee's clip also has a Quicksilver Supersport (not Ti - it's my work colleague's car). It sounds absolutely brilliant.

[FloPlast]

Larini IMO, had them on Vantage/DB9/DBS and now V12v its just a quality bit of kit with the sound to go with it!

[Rex Racer]

DB9VolanteDriver said:

That's not right. A 3dB increase is twice as loud.

Okay, just going by what the link said. Wait, there is incorrect information out on the Internet???

[Adam2S]

Rex Racer said:

Okay, just going by what the link said. Wait, there is incorrect information out on the Internet???

I think technically both are correct. As I understand it, in pure volume terms 3db is twice as loud, but to the human ear we percieve 10db as being twice as loud.

try this article for more info http://www.sengpielaudio.com/calculator-levelchang...

[The Pits]

any chance those with sports exhausts could post a vid?

don't give a stuff about tick over or start up. an exhaust worth anything pays for itself up at the redline for me, especially if its a V12.

[Grant3]

Just remove the parcel shelf and save your dosh, sounds twice as loud folded neatly on the floor of the boot! Every time my standard (fuse 22 removed.. ahem) car starts up I think OMG that's loud, can't imagine it louder - it would wipe out the whole village !!!!

[The Pits]

A few more videos have surfaced recently

another from RSC

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BnKIPLxJb_c

one with a 'flowmaster' exhaust, never heard of them but they are big in the US apparently

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f7OWYOKLjUs

[cayman-black]

Seen that flowmaster video before. That car sounds fantastic.

[Mr Noble]

Another Larini DBS vid here.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lUVBoOKfokc


IMO it sounds the best - love the high pitch scream and growling low end at lower revs.


If one could be fitted with a muffler on a switch - it'd be fantastic.

Just need to find my V12V now!! The one I had my eye on in Cambridge got sold 1 hour before I went to test drive it