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Originally Posted by enzo1 View Post
nice, I expected the Duck would have higher exhaust note.... fast sucker

Ducati:
10,000rpm * 2 cylinders = 20,000 beats/minute = 333Hz

Ferrari:
9,000rpm * 8 cylinders = 72,000 beats/minute = 1,200Hz



Same reason the V10 F1 cars had a higher pitched exhaust note than the higher revving V8 replacements.
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