What happened to Fabio and all the posts?

The moderator banned him.

 

Why? There's another thread below flogging 599 secondary cat bypass pipes?

 

This is really sad because Fabio is one OF us, not just a sponsor who were trying to sell. Fabio was not yet a sponsor, because he has a normal job and his exhaust works was just a very expencive hobby. I am one of very few who actually know Fabio a littlebit after I decided to drive to him and visit him the summer of 2015 with my 550. It was a very good experience as I was first greeted by his old mother as I came a little too early (Garmin forgot I drove a V12 Ferrari!), and the workshop of Fabio's father (which passed away a few years back) is still at the properly of their family. It was easy to tell by the workshop that this was a place representing good old Italian craftmanship from more than a half century back in time where Italian cars were made from love and the development from their own. This is also perhaps why I want to support Fabio's work 100 % because first of all, he is a 100% trustworthy and very good guy and the fact that this is very genuine Italian from the beautiful countryside of the Ravenna district. I had the priviledge of having a test in Fabio's (like new condition) Rosso Corsa 575 HGTC with his 6-1 headers (much like the 599 GTO / FF / F12 has ). The sound picture of this 575 was so much smoother and better than all the 456/550/575 cars I have driven, that my thought came down to: "why havn't all exhaust manufacturers done this themselves"?? Well the answer might be that they probably don't understand the fact that the sound in the exhaust can only manipulate the sound already coming from the engine, and that is the engine itself + the headers, which in this case has a completely different collector, as now six pipes of perfectly even lengths meet, rather than the six fwd cylinders have a much longer way before they blend with the other six aft cylinders (599 and older V12s have four small 3-1 headers. This is what make Fabio so unique. Hi listened to many Ferraris and found out that there were a difference and made his own system with his own computer in his family's old workshop and it works amazingly well. All parts are CNC precition cut. I am used to boat racing exhausts from the push rod V8s which is used in racing boats as I myself have been working with these boats daily the last twelve years, and all I can say is that Fabio's precition is far superior than that and most aftermarket exhaust I have got the last seven years of Ferrari ownership.

I got a frustrated SMS from Fabio here the other day, and he said he was banned from Fchat and that to be a sponsor, it would cost many thousands of dollars. To me, this is really an assault to a private person who has done something unique to this community, and I hope the moderator will look at this message, and re-evaluate his decition. I know there are other exhaust makers who are sponsors Fchat, but it must be possible in a free market world to come to a compromize. Or at least give Fabio a very good sponsor entrance ticket during his extremely low volume manufacturing of possibly the best exhaust out there. He is just a guy too good to be wiped out. There is other values in this world than just money. He did not get a waring...

Thank you for your thoughts, replies and to the thread starter who brings this case to the surface. I enjoy Fchat alot and am myself a guy who want to share my experiences and make other Ferrari enthusiasts happy.

Erik

 

http://www.ferrarichat.com/forum/612-599/520293-what-happened-fabio-all-posts.html#post144646881

 

Fabio is gentlemanly, full of knowledge, interesting, interested and passionate. He was helpful to me on a number of issues completely unrelated to his business. A true Ferrari fan and an "amateur" in the original sense of the word - someone who does his business out of love. His presence is missed.
However, rules are rules. Can the moderators let him back in if he promises not to sell? Fchat is a business and I get why there need to be rules.

 

I just posted this on the 599/612 board. Thanks for the heads up, Erik.

Fabio is gentlemanly, full of knowledge, interesting, interested and passionate. He was helpful to me on a number of issues completely unrelated to his business. A true Ferrari fan and an "amateur" in the original sense of the word - someone who does his business out of love. His presence is missed.
However, rules are rules. Can the moderators let him back in if he promises not to sell? Fchat is a business and I get why there need to be rules.

 

+ 1

His knowlegde and knowhow was given freely for all to see and learn from.
What a sad way to dispose of a valuable resource.

 

+ 1

His knowlegde and knowhow was given freely for all to see and learn from.
What a sad way to dispose of a valuable resource.

 

Very sad to hear this.

I doubt I will ever meet Fabio but based on the few messages we exchanged, I just don't see why the forum moderators would ban such a loyal and passionate contributer. A true master in traditional Italian craftsmanship and producer of the very best exhaust systems I have ever seen. I can't describe how much I and we as a forum will miss him.

Best
Nick

 

WTF!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Bring back Fabio

 

That's just ridiculous.

My guess is it has something to do with his products openly being discussed as being of superior build quality than Fabspeed (a sponsor here).

I hope this gets reversed as his threads were a joy to follow. He's not some big box shop...just a very talented guy sharing his knowledge with this community. I understand he was intending on selling these items once he perfected/completed them though...I just hope he was given a warning or at least asked to become a sponsor before giving him the boot.

His threads and products were some of the best on this forum. It would be a massive waste to ban him permanently.

 

I would suspect sponsors that were selling similar products at twice the price had something to do with this.

 

fixed

 

#SonoFabio

 

If this is due to Fabspeed arm twisting, it wouldn't be the first time they managed to have something buried. I had a nasty dispute with them, my account 100% backed up by the evidence and Rob simply locked it and moved it to Silver where it could sink to the bottom unsearchable from the internet, like a body dumped in the hudson with a a few bricks tied to the feet. They should know by now that covering **** up rather than directly competing in a fair marketplace results in people talking MORE about the connection between Fabspeed and JIM in Taiwan. I don't know why they're worried. As they said in their own cat bypass thread, they have plenty of customers lining up with exotics willing to "take on any possible repercussions" from using Fabspeed products, straight from horse's mouth.

 

The moderators (or at least some) are very rigid as soon as something smells like "business".

In the German thread I pointed to local trackdays (wherein I have no relation other than occassionally participating and paying my fees for that). I was accused of promoting/doing business, because these trackdays are not for free (someone ever seen such thing?) and additionally (very unclear, by the way) "rules" were referred to in view of that I am not subscribed (the reason for this is another story and mainly due to my reluctance to use Paypal, I wanted to and a moderator had been provided with my full credit card infos).

After the moderator in charge for that section called me a liar in a private message, I immediately and without response thereto withdrew from the German section completely (it is more or less "dead" anyway), simply to avoid any further confrontation.

On the other hand, I am somewhat surprised to be allowed to give information about resources (with which I have no relation other than buying experience) in other sections, although such resources rarely provide parts for free ....

Cheers, Bernhard

 

Nothing to stop anyone from starting a new thread about Fabio and his bypass pipes though for the good of the community.