Sports Exhaust for 355

[simonigrale]

We have just swapped around sports exhausts on my mates F355 GTS. Both boxes looked identical but I couldn't believe the difference in the tone.

Its gone from a deep almost 430 noise to a proper screemer like a 355 should be - flames and everything !!!

The same guy can do the same system for 348s and aparently they sound better than a Tubi !

I'll hopefully get some videos up soon.

Edited by simonigrale on Thursday 21st May 18:41

[Need For Speed]

simonigrale said:

......flames and everything.....

That's what I want with my 360.....gimme' the flames!

[simonigrale]

Have you De Catted your car ?

[cappsy]

wud be interestedin know wats entailed i have a sports exahuast on my 355

[Need For Speed]

cappsy said:

wud be interestedin know wats entailed i have a sports exahuast on my 355

Could you translate for me please. English, French or German is fine , thank you

[cappsy]

apologies! drink and keyboard dont mix! i said i was intrested in know wat is entailed! as i have a sports exhaust on my 355 and it doesnt spit flames!

[jleroux]

the cats are on the way out on my 355B and I was considering replacing them with the larini de-cat pipes instead (about £300 I think). seems a no brainer given the cost of cats - but what are the downsides (other than emmissions)?

Jonny

[simonigrale]

I think the De Cats are what makes a Ferrari spit the flames - My 348 didn't until i put test pipes in.

We were out in the 355 last night and we were told it flames on most high rpm upshifts and quick downshifts.

£300 for De Cats !!!! ????

PM me and I will give you some details on who to contact for De Cats.

Edited by simonigrale on Saturday 23 May 08:13

[Need For Speed]

Bear in mind though that de-catting a car may throw a check engine light .

[Animal]

Surely a de-cat is just a straight-through pipe so it should be relatively cheap.

The problem with de-catting is that it unfortunately increases your emissions so you may have problems there come MOT-time (although you can always just re-install a cat for the test). Not sure about problems with warning lights...

Don't forget the vids!

Best,

Animal

[tony h]

capristo, straight thru pipes , job done

[burriana]

Need For Speed said:

Bear in mind though that de-catting a car may throw a check engine light .

On a 348:

If you do just disconnect the lambda sensor plug and tape it neatly somewhere. It is usually this that sends confusing messages to the ECU if it is left connected to the test pipe when de-catted.

You WILL have problems at MOT time though.

[judas]

burriana said:

Need For Speed said:

Bear in mind though that de-catting a car may throw a check engine light .

On a 348:

If you do just disconnect the lambda sensor plug and tape it neatly somewhere. It is usually this that sends confusing messages to the ECU if it is left connected to the test pipe when de-catted.

You WILL have problems at MOT time though.

Mine went through its past three MOTs ok with no cats

Also, it's not the Lambda sensor you need to disconnect but the cat temperature sensors.

[burriana]

judas said:

Also, it's not the Lambda sensor you need to disconnect but the cat temperature sensors.

I just know it as "that little black plug thing there"

[simonigrale]

I've disconnected the Cat ECUs on mine - it was bringing 'slow down' lights on and shutting one bank down.

[Cactussed]

I've got some Tubi decat pipes for a 355 (5.2) if anybody wants them?
Decatting is fine on a 5.2 355, no engine light problems (at least, not on mine) but it will fail an MOT so you need to either put some back in for the MOT or find a garage 'that will do this for you'

[Basher]

de cat ITO - nothing like it

[renmure]

My former F355 (2.7) passed 4 MOTs with a decatted Tubi exhaust.
Plenty of flames on change up and deep burbles on over run.
Great fun but not really for the shy and retiring type.

[tony h]

http://www.metacafe.com/watch/2729518/custom_ferra...