| Author | Message | ||
| Darryl - TR&328 (Tr328)
New member Username: Tr328 Post Number: 22 Registered: 6-2003 |
I have a tubi on my Testarossa and it doesn't seem loud. | ||
| Kevin Deal (Tube_guy)
New member Username: Tube_guy Post Number: 31 Registered: 5-2003 |
Eli...my 355 had a Tubi, and it was not bad if I really kept my foot off it...then roared when punched. My 360 resonates even at cruising with the top down. By itself not too bad...but still a little much. And if you want tunes you have to crank it. I have been in the hifi biz toooooo long, and my ears need to get a break. It is beguiling...esp from the outside. But I don't drive it for others, or to get attention. It's for my own enjoyment. And I want some Pictures Of Matchstick Men by Status Quo, House of the Rising Sun, Time Of The Season, and all that stuff. The Modena is going to be quieter all the way around. | ||
| Mister Jones (Davey_jones)
Junior Member Username: Davey_jones Post Number: 101 Registered: 9-2002 |
If I remember right...straight pipes quiet them down a little bit  LOL | ||
| Dave (Dave)
Member Username: Dave Post Number: 571 Registered: 4-2001 |
Look to see if your Tubi has a little flat stainless badge with script reading ... Competition Only ... That would be the loud model. | ||
| ELI (Titanium360)
Member Username: Titanium360 Post Number: 566 Registered: 4-2002 |
Kevin, you are now scaring me here! i had the tubi on my coupe and loved it. my spider should be here any day and am now thinking twice about putting on the tubi. i like the growl also but not too loud. | ||
| wm hart (Whart)
Intermediate Member Username: Whart Post Number: 1578 Registered: 12-2001 |
FAbspeed Sport (quiet). Look at the performance differences on the dyno on rennlist. I originally bought the RUF, at twice the price, but it washed out in the test. | ||
| Kevin Deal (Tube_guy)
New member Username: Tube_guy Post Number: 28 Registered: 5-2003 |
The Ferrarichat sponsor Mensi was super cool when I called. He told me to discern which model Tubi I have (loud or louder) I need the serial, and he will get the info. I like growl when I put my foot in it. But don't really need it otherwise. Being in Calif I keep the top up on the freeway and it is fine. But down around town. Tunes are critical to my well being, and I don't want people at stop lights to miss out on my singing. I have a $10K system in it, and I have to turn it up too much to hear it. Now who made that Hendrix crack? | ||
| Jack Fried (Jack360)
New member Username: Jack360 Post Number: 41 Registered: 6-2001 |
So Bill.....which exhaust made "your" cut? EP Stage II -- Quiet? | ||
| wm hart (Whart)
Intermediate Member Username: Whart Post Number: 1576 Registered: 12-2001 |
Its sick. Its crazy. Its what you want a car to be when you stomp on it. I am waiting for it to return after being tweaked (a little) with a new exhaust, diverter valves, gt 3 racing seats, roll bar, harnesses, and air filter. Next, some track time. Then, we will see whether i need to increase power thru ECU changes and more extensive work on intakes, manifolds, etc. It is a very fast car. | ||
| J.D. Smythe (Jeff)
Junior Member Username: Jeff Post Number: 244 Registered: 2-2001 |
Whart Not trying to high jack the thread, I was wondering how you like your GT-2 after you have had some more time with it? | ||
| wm hart (Whart)
Intermediate Member Username: Whart Post Number: 1575 Registered: 12-2001 |
Kevin: I had the tubi on two different 8 cyl. ferraris(348 spider and 355 GTS) and found it too loud and resonant; i found the stock exhaust on the 550 too quiet. I don't know that there is a survey of aftermarket exhausts for ferrari and even if there were, the question of loud and annoying is a subjective one, as you probably know from your audio experience. I just went thru the same issue on an exhaust for a GT-2 and compromised with one that is allegedly quiet, but yields significant performance gains. See exhaust survey on the rennlist. One guy i know would probably be willing to build a custom exhaust for you for next to nothing, just to have a shot at the ferrari market. Let me know if you are interested. He's on the east coast, but as long as the specs and dimensions are discernable, that shouldn't be a problem. (Btw, i've been listening to tubes and electrostats-Quads, mainly, since the very early seventies). Regards. | ||
| noel smith (Noel)
Member Username: Noel Post Number: 394 Registered: 2-2003 |
kevin, if you go to your tubi source, they will probably swap it with another system...my guy offered to do that for me.....good luck. | ||
| noel smith (Noel)
Member Username: Noel Post Number: 393 Registered: 2-2003 |
i've been told by another tubi dealer that there are two versions...there is a very noticable difference between tubis on the same car with the same setup. ive met guys with the same car as me, and their car sounds totally different. if tubi does produce only one version, then there is a rediculous amount of variance in their models. | ||
| Mechanized Engineering Systems, Inc (Mensi)
New member Username: Mensi Post Number: 4 Registered: 7-2003 |
OK guys, one more time: there is only one version now being sold. Yes they do get slightly louder with use but not by much (I've had mine for nearly two years now and noticed a small difference).If anything, we're always asked why it's not loud enough ! I think time has come for a "sound check" for our Tubi as well as for the competition. we'll be trying to put something together here in socal and post our results. | ||
| P. Thomas (Ferrari_fanatic)
Member Username: Ferrari_fanatic Post Number: 557 Registered: 4-2003 |
The good news is: the longer you drive it the louder it may get. Oh, wait a minute, you wanted it quieter. That is the first time I have heard that request. Enjoy! | ||
| KCCK (Kenneth)
Member Username: Kenneth Post Number: 590 Registered: 10-2002 |
... which just goes on to say that there is a flip side to every coin. | ||
| noel smith (Noel)
Member Username: Noel Post Number: 391 Registered: 2-2003 |
the loudness depends of the amount of baffling(sp?), there is no way you can tell which version you have by looking at it. | ||
| Mitch Alsup (Mitch_alsup)
Member Username: Mitch_alsup Post Number: 953 Registered: 4-2002 |
"Tubi sounds better than Hendrix any day of the week!" Was that on "Purple Haze" or "Foxy Lady" ? | ||
| robert biscan (Tn_ferrari_bob)
New member Username: Tn_ferrari_bob Post Number: 24 Registered: 1-2003 |
Noel, I just ordered a tubi for my 360 and I was told it only came one way. I wanted the louder one for sure. | ||
| Paul Bianco (Paulie_b)
Member Username: Paulie_b Post Number: 612 Registered: 1-2003 |
Kevin, keep the Tubi and just turn up the volume! | ||
| Paul Bianco (Paulie_b)
Member Username: Paulie_b Post Number: 611 Registered: 1-2003 |
Tubi sounds better than Hendrix any day of the week! | ||
| Steve Magnusson (91tr)
Intermediate Member Username: 91tr Post Number: 2017 Registered: 1-2001 |
Are you guys all talking about the same exhaust configuration (i.e., cat + silencer) for all three set-ups (stock, tubi, tubi-loud), or is the tubi-loud something that eliminates the cat? | ||
| Nick Berry (Nickb)
Junior Member Username: Nickb Post Number: 129 Registered: 8-2002 |
How do you know if you have the loud version? | ||
| Kuzi (Kzma)
Member Username: Kzma Post Number: 317 Registered: 3-2003 |
noels right, live with it or get rid of it.......doesn't sound like great alternatives for you though | ||
| noel smith (Noel)
Member Username: Noel Post Number: 390 Registered: 2-2003 |
i too have a tubi/spider. there are two versions of the same exhaust...regular and loud. i too have a very loud tubi....there is nothing you can do other than swap it out. | ||
| Kevin Deal (Tube_guy)
New member Username: Tube_guy Post Number: 27 Registered: 5-2003 |
And PUHLEEZE spare me the are you crazy comments. I have a Spider, and while I enjoy the sound of the engine, I also dig Hendrix, the Doors, and the Mamas and the Papas. That is how I get my alpha waves going. And it is just too loud with the Tubi. Reminds me of this really good looking girl I dated that wore too much make-up. Nice at first. Bugged me later. I may go to a stock system. But prefer not to. |