Exhaust mods

[MingtheMerciless]

It seems that Akropovic and Tubi and Novitek all offer exhaust mods for the 296. Has anyone managed to execute a worthwhile exhause enhancement without voiding the warranty?

[rjn21]

My nearest F franchised dealer's policy (in the UK), expressed to me verbally, is that if there is any modification whatsoever to the exhaust or its valves, then they will void the entire car's warranty. They also stated that if they find any after market tracker or immobiliser fitted, they will void the warranty entirely.

Given that latter policy I do not use that dealer for anything and choose to drive 60 miles each way for a service. How they manage to sell any new car with their tracker / immobiliser policy I don't know. I have used 2 other F franchised dealers to fit proper tracker immobilisers with no problem. Whether that policy would be enforceable in court who knows, I have no time to be bothered with dealing with such antics.

[topjay]

Generally speaking on the new stuff (don't know about 296 specifically) there is very little you can do unless you're prepared to change the catalysts or remove bits and get it coded out, with all the emissions stuff the mufflers are almost straight through with little sound deadening anyway. You could probably google the images of a stock exhaust and it will give you a pretty good idea of if its worth doing anything.
The safest option if it has valves is to buy a valve controller that plugs directly in to the factory connectors so there is no cutting or joining, but I doubt it will be life changing results.