My F355 Spider & Capristo Exhaust Stage 3

[harrydino]

Hi everyone,

I am a week old Ferrari F355 owner and am looking for a Capristo Stage 3 exhaust for it. Can someone advise me on where I can get one and get it fitted? I am based in the South East near Tunbridge Wells.

Great Forum and thanks for any comments and advice.

[TISPKJ]

Speak to roger at the Ferrari Center in Maidstone, if you are lucky he may have a secondhand one in stock.
Please mention my name as he may knock a tenner off my next service :-)

[harrydino]

Haha thanks! No problem

[davidexige]

I got my Capristo from these guys http://www.scuderiasystems.com/ dont think they are that far from you.

[jdw1234]

Dont put a level 3 on a spider.

They all sound the same once the bypass valve opens - it will just do your head in when you are in traffic with roof down.

[Jappo]

jdw1234 said:

Dont put a level 3 on a spider.

They all sound the same once the bypass valve opens - it will just do your head in when you are in traffic with roof down.

Wot he said

[jdleeso]

You could also try Foskers at Brands Hatch. They look after my 355 and could be help being fairly local for you.

[harrydino]

So level 2?

Leave cats in or out?

[Mario149]

Jappo said:

jdw1234 said:

Dont put a level 3 on a spider.

They all sound the same once the bypass valve opens - it will just do your head in when you are in traffic with roof down.

Wot he said

And another. I had a level 2 on my 355 spider and it set of the alarms of cars parked next to me in the car park when I started it. Admittedly it was decatted so maybe a bit louder than normal, which is another option you could explore if a level 2 wasn't quite enough.

[markcoznottz]

harrydino said:

So level 2?

Leave cats in or out?

Level 1 decat. Taking the cats out makes the difference. Even a tubi sounds amazing decatted, although to most people not as good as a capristo. Apparently capristo's are extremely expensive , even second hand.

[harrydino]

Does altering the exhaust system make the car less desirable when selling it compared to a car that is factory standard?

[TISPKJ]

As long as it is a capristo or tubi I would say it makes it a little more desirable.

[markcoznottz]

Apparently nick cartright does a stainless system that sounds the same as a tubi but around a bag of sand brand new.

[harrydino]

Keeping the Cats on it seems the general trend is to go for a Cap stage 3. I only use my 355 for weekend blasts when the sun is out so im not worried about it being too loud when pottering through town!

[Mario149]

harrydino said:

Does altering the exhaust system make the car less desirable when selling it compared to a car that is factory standard?

In my experience I would say it adds maybe £1k to the asking price but only for a private sale, but keep the original, that way if the next buyer wants the standard exhaust, you can still sell the capristo afterwards separately. They're £2.7k new and fitted (or at least mine was) from memory, so you could get good money selling it afterwards.

ETA: but I would say this only applies to a level 1 or 2. Level 3 is going to be very niche I think, you'd prob struggle to get money back on it if selling it with the car.

[TISPKJ]

They are all level 3 when in open mode, so buy a level 1 or 2 and put an on off switch in cabin, you can then choose to have open all the time or leave in auto mode.

[Jonty355]

Yeah, dont rule out the Tubi option. I managed to pick up my Tubi for £400 second hand from someone, then added decats! Here's a couple of videos someone took of my car at Donnington and Reims (Check out the flames too at 0:39 seconds!)

Donnington:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dObIU0c4zjM

Reims:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4O_CbCuuTX8

For me the Tubi is the better option as it sounds a bit beefier. The Capristo sounds too manufactured and a bit thin. But thats just my opinion.

[harrydino]

Your car definitely sounds better than the Lambo

[baptist]

I had a level 3 on my tin top, with decats.
It was an amazing sounding car, but the low speed stuff especially round town was painfully loud.
I love a loud car, but that just couldnt be driven quiet and did my head in eventually.

Level 1 decatted is absolutely perfect and mad noisy when the valve opens.

[baptist]

On a side note, I had a Tubi on mine for 1 week, then heard the Capristo. I ordered the Cappy that day.
Tubi sounds good, but that Capristo system is the absolute pinnacle for that car.