Custom speaker mounts, a fabricated amp rack and a troublesome head unit turn the F-150 into an extensive audio project.
On YouTube, Zip Tie Tuning has 763,000 subscribers and 29,119,328 views in all, as of November 11, 2026. In the last 7 days it gained 474,459 views. Its most watched video of the last 30 days is "Why Can't Manufacturers Do This?", with 1,893,133 views. By YouTube subscribers it is No. 2,749 of the 5,393 channels on Trari, and No. 89 of 224 in category "Cars and motoring".
YouTube: The numbers today
▲ 6,000 in the last 30 days
▲ 3,301,558 in the last 30 days
YouTube: What happened lately
October 31, 2026 4x the channel's usual pace The whole channel ran that day at 467,430 views a day, 4 times a normal day (117,158).
Alex's answer to "Why Can't Manufacturers Do This?" puts live engine information in the dashboard, with a trade-off viewers are questioning.
With the transmission problem fixed, the BMW project turns to the head unit, USB-C and the little faults that complicate daily driving.
The video drawing the most views now
Why Can't Manufacturers Do This?
- Video published
- October 20, 2026
- Video views so far
- 1,893,133
- Video views, pace per day
- 14,259
- Views on its first day
- 514,898
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YouTube: Position on Trari and in the category
| Among all channels on Trari | In the category Cars and motoring | |
|---|---|---|
| By subscribers | 2,749 of 5,393 | 89 of 224 |
| By views gained this week | 3,441 of 5,274 | 116 of 224 |
| By views gained in the last 30 days | 2,933 of 5,043 | 91 of 221 |
The ranking by views counts only channels whose weekly number is available.
- The channel's share of the category
- 0.1% of all views the category's channels gained this week
Subscribers in the category Cars and motoring
Views gained this week in the category Cars and motoring
YouTube: Subscribers, last 30 days
October 13, 2026: 757,000 subscribers → November 11, 2026: 763,000 subscribers
YouTube: Total views, last 30 days
October 13, 2026: 25,830,767 views → November 11, 2026: 29,119,328 views · average: 113,398 views a day
YouTube: The channel's latest videos
The last 15 videos uploaded to the channel, with today's numbers. Click a video to play it here.
| Video | Uploaded | Length | Views | Per day | First day | Likes | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
How to Install a Dash Cam | November 6, 2026 | 1:07 short | 56,119 | 3,063 | 33,160 | 1,274 | 30 |
The Coolest Toyota at SEMA | November 3, 2026 | 1:06 short | 75,286 | 3,208 | 35,591 | 2,187 | 55 |
The Best Sounding Work Truck | October 29, 2026 | 32:56 | 635,431 | 6,792 | 335,236 | 13,546 | 734 |
Why Can't Manufacturers Do This? | October 20, 2026 | 18:51 | 1,893,133 | 14,259 | 514,898 | 22,512 | 929 |
Stealing Subaru's Rally Secrets | October 7, 2026 | 18:40 | 295,543 | 173 | - | 10,642 | 392 |
Will My Mercedes Explode? | September 29, 2026 | 20:58 | 389,448 | 223 | - | 11,838 | 416 |
I Should've Done This in the First Place | September 17, 2026 | 28:38 | 588,234 | 441 | - | 16,504 | 579 |
None of my Cars Work... | September 8, 2026 | 23:09 | 655,609 | 197 | - | 14,117 | 690 |
Immediately Manual Swapping this M3 | August 25, 2026 | 31:41 | 748,505 | 1,123 | - | 18,033 | 685 |
Why Did I Do This?! | August 5, 2026 | 25:40 | 353,596 | 177 | - | 16,167 | 753 |
I Hope I Don't Regret This... RAV4 Engine Swap Pt. 1 | July 23, 2026 | 22:10 | 363,952 | 561 | - | 17,070 | 1,078 |
This Changes Everything | July 9, 2026 | 23:12 | 393,414 | 124 | - | 20,859 | 772 |
Earning my Rally Seat Time with Zip Ties | June 30, 2026 | 19:15 | 178,203 | 151 | - | 10,316 | 408 |
Their Camper Got Totalled...... So We Built This | June 22, 2026 | 21:07 | 255,084 | 69 | - | 11,646 | 700 |
It Shouldn’t Sound This Good | June 13, 2026 | 28:41 | 480,244 | 1,214 | - | 20,177 | 785 |
Audience engagement
- likes per 1,000 views
- 28.1 in the category: 26.1
- comments per 1,000 views
- 1.2 in the category: 1.4
- a video's usual first day on this channel
- 235,700 views
- short vs long
- 2 short (up to 3 minutes), 13 long
average views per short video: 65,702
average views per long video: 556,184
YouTube: Most watched videos (not Shorts)
| Video | Uploaded | Length | Views |
|---|---|---|---|
Why Linus Tech Tips FIRED Us | October 3, 2025 | 19:56 | 5,190,446 |
Get Amazing Car Audio for Cheap! | December 26, 2025 | 38:14 | 1,051,037 |
I Bought the Linus Tech Tips Civic | April 24, 2026 | 33:13 | 763,331 |
Immediately Manual Swapping this M3 | August 25, 2026 | 31:41 | 704,293 |
The Best Sound System I've Ever Heard - Audiophile Sound Up… | March 3, 2026 | 39:36 | 690,254 |
YouTube: What happened on the channel in the last 30 days
The days when the channel's numbers left the ordinary.
- Views jumpThe whole channel ran that day at 467,430 views a day, 4 times a normal day (117,158).
- MilestoneWhy Can't Manufacturers Do This? The video passed 1,000,000 views.
- Views jumpThe whole channel ran that day at 707,145 views a day, 22 times a normal day (32,014).Read the story
Stories
Custom speaker mounts, a fabricated amp rack and a troublesome head unit turn the F-150 into an extensive audio project.
Alex's answer to "Why Can't Manufacturers Do This?" puts live engine information in the dashboard, with a trade-off viewers are questioning.
With the transmission problem fixed, the BMW project turns to the head unit, USB-C and the little faults that complicate daily driving.
After converting the V8 to fuel injection he manages himself, Alex brought in a tuner to explain air-fuel ratios, volumetric efficiency and…


















