My Custom 348 Exhaust - Vids Inside!

So I just recently picked up a 348 and within about oh 24 hours I decided the factory exhaust just wasn't going to cut it. I started by removing the mufflers all together and putting a pair of turn-downs right after the cats. It made a hell of a lot of noise but the sound was far from what I was after. I knew I wanted to ditch the cats and run an X-pipe to get the sound I was after so I was going to buy a pair of race mufflers to put in place of where the cats are currently and then I ran into these,

FERRARI F348 SPIDER /TB / BERLINETTA 89-95 51MM BOLT ON CATS TEST PIPES TIG WELDING

I called them up and they actually had a pair on the shelf (shocked!) had a nice conversation with George who was super helpful and he even got the parts sent out that same day for an express delivery. Fit and finish was top notch, not a single complaint and they look great!

I then picked up a handful of mandrel bends from Summit racing and four 3" polished tips along with a "Dr. Gas" X-pipe because I'm lazy and didn't feel like fabbing up my own, plus I've bought a handful of parts from those guys in the past and always like supporting them. They were also able to get the x-pipe out same day for an express delivery, more great customer service.

Currently don't have any good pictures but I will post some up when I get a chance but for now you all just get videos!! I love the way it turned out and I am VERY picky when it comes to the cars' sound. My goal was for it to sound as F1ish as the Capristo level 3 and I'd say its pretty damn close and all in it cost me less than $700

Enjoy!

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YlBUE2PLmnQ&feature=c4-overview&list=UUE84Vx5-ZNbmPcXs1_k12oA]Ferrari 348 Custom Exhaust - YouTube[/ame]

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a4mA69Y71OA&list=UUE84Vx5-ZNbmPcXs1_k12oA]Ferrari 348 Custom Exhaust Flyby - YouTube[/ame]

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fa-iEQubkQs&list=UUE84Vx5-ZNbmPcXs1_k12oA]Ferrari 348 Through the Gears - YouTube[/ame]

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X8zk_1NDB6U]Ferrari 348 Tunnel Run With Custom Exhaust - YouTube[/ame]

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sLB-MOqAHwo]Ferrari 348 Tunnel Flyby With Custom Exhaust - YouTube[/ame]

 

Thanks for the compliments guys much appreciated. I'm planning on yanking it all out for ceramic coating here shortly and will take some pictures when I do so. Unfortunately I never got a chance to put her on the rollers before the exhaust but it will be going on shortly which should still be interesting regardless, besides I need to get a baseline before the turbos go on

As far as the piping goes it is 2.25" at the junction just after the cats (now mufflers) and then it transitions to 2.5". The only reason I did this was because Dr. Gas only offers the X-pipe in 2.5". I'm planning on building another set up that is 2.25" throughout with my own x-pipe to see how much different the sound is which is all I really care about. I've played with different exhaust diameters on an engine dyno when I was in school and honestly I believe any differences in power will be negligible between the two especially . To be honest a few horsepower here or there doesn't mean much to me coming from cars that make twice what this thing does, the turbos will cure all of that.

Currently I have no plans to sell these but I would like to make a jig at some point so who knows, I'm building a couple other cars at the moment so I've got enough projects as it is but who knows maybe this glorious sound will be coming to a street near you in the not so distant future