Hi, This morning I went for a ride and here are a couple of pictures of my Stradale. I usually agree that Ferrari cars should not be modified, specially the CS that is a GREAT car. In my opinion it was just missing the 360 GT carbon rear wing to be more than perfect!!! I have done some other changes that are not visible (just want to improve performance for track use): - OEM brake oil was replaced by AP Racing 600 - the frame was lowered by 2 cm + complete geometry - OEM battery was replaced by a Challenge racing battery (11,5 Kg less than OEM) - 360 GT carbon rear wing (+ 2.8 Kg) - 360 GT rear tow hook (+ 0.280 Kg) - 360 Challenge front tow hook (+ 0.340 Kg) - Challenge Ram air intake (1,5 Kg less than OEM) - K&N air filters - CATS (0.800 Kg less than OEM) The Stradale OEM cats were opened and the 200 cel ceramic were replaced by 100 cell metal racing cats (same used by Hyper-Flow). In non race mode sounds louder but remains reasonable for normal drive. In race mode when the 2nd stage opens I would say it sounds like the 360 GT racing car! just fantastic! It haves all the sensors in place, there's no check lights and should be OK to pass the emissions test every 3 years or so. I've choose this options also to avoid getting problems with P control. It gives same sound as Hyper-Flow and if P looks into the engine bay (visual inspection) they can't see anything! At the beginning I bought 2 Hyper-Flow cats from Bryan Performance but never install them. Then I started to analyze carefully all the details and I got the idea to replace the OEM 200 cel ceramic by the 100 cel metal racing filter inside the original Ferrari cats. I started to look around to find a company who could do this job, witch I found. They have done a great job and I promise to all of you that can't see anything! Even if I did not choose to install the Hyper-Flow cats, I must say that they are very high quality and probably the best cats on market! I agree with RichardCH when he says "If you spent 200K on a Stradale you have to go this final leg 3K!" Enjoy the pics! can't wait to read your opinions! Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
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The rear wing was installed last weekend and the next track day will be on 24/25 August at Magny-Cours (F1 track) in France. ...so I'll see how it goes.
the wing is the standard 360 GT carbon wing (old model) but the brackets were especially made to fit the CS rear design
Would the effects of that GT wing add any noticable downforce or ?... is it detrimental ? Im sure it has taken your top speed down by 5kmh.
Paulo- The wig definitely works. The car looks hot. I am about 3 months away from purchasing my first Ferrari. I had my mind made up on an F430 but I keep SERIOUSLY considering the Stradale. Your pics are not helping... JT
Great looking car and even though I was never a fan of aero aids on Ferraris, I must say the wing looks good on your CS...Congrats!
Don't take the rear wing out........ it's a best match ever. Looks so great plus I'm surprised that it was your own idea. You should be working as a stylist for Ferrari...
Looks great - and the pics are also very nice. Thanks paulo. I second 99355F1's question, would it be possible to get high-res (1600x1200) of these pics? (you could host them on imageshack.us for example)
Many thanks for your positive comments! I will work tomorrow to publish somewhere those pics in high-res. In the meantime here's one more pic with rear view (as asked by Koby). I'd love to have some opinions from Stradale owners. Please give some feedback! Image Unavailable, Please Login
I would say 50% for esthetic reasons and 50% for performance. A few months ago I spoke with a professional driver who told me that the F355 Challenge was 3 seconds quicker per lap (with the rear wing) in the small track "Lurcy Levis". F355 lap time in Lurcy-Levis: (with same professional driver) - without rear wing = 1'06 - with rear wing = 1'03
