Ansa returned...Stebro??

I have a stebro on my 85qv and love it,I can tune the sound by put in 2 or all 4 inserts in the exhust,love the sound,it sounds like a f1 race car when all inserts are out,I don't have the stebro headers but thats a thought for the future

 

same here for for my 84qv

 

What happened witt the Ansa? By the way....what do Ansa's cost nowadays?

 

Get a x-ost Maranello,

 

Do you happen to have a pic of the exhaust?

Jim

 

I had some Email exchanges with GT Car Parts and they only have 1 ANSA exhaust left for the EURO GT4. I wanted a full SS exhaust since I drive my car often and in most all weather except rain, so I ended up with the X-OST and not the ANSA.

I will say that I've been eyeing the Stebro headers though, HOWEVER......, the price to play is too high. I love my GT4, but at $3375 that money is better spent on the SS exhaust valves later this year.

JIM

 

That sounds very reasonable on Ferrari terms. Do they have these for all 308 models or was this some kind of sale on a single item they had in stock. Are Ansas that much less than others?

 

Here's a nice clip of a Mondial with Stebro exhaust.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-848zgsi0M

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1588zpWBMlQ

 

Not all the ANSA's are Stainless Steel, therefore the attractive cost. The one for my car (~$1500) is painted black and only the tips are SS. They offer a full line for the 3x8 series AFAIK and they sound great. I wanted a full SS unit, plus I love the sound of HANS' GT4 with the X-OST!

jim

 

once you took the exhust to fit your car they wouldn't take it back becuase in was cut,welded and fitted just for your car, they were banking on that, good for you sending it back to get the right one, my stebro bolts on and off in mintues if I want the stock back on which I kept for the next owner,which I'm not planning to sell it any time soon,having to much fun driving it,and listening to the exhust

 

Aaron,

I own an 85QV and have installed a Stebro exhaust and also purchased a free-flow catalyst from Dan. I love the sound and the freer flowing exhaust. Much better than the Ansa that came with the car when I purchased it. It's also fun removing the ionserts on track day to hear the unrestricted exhaust sound.

It's worth the price!

L

 

ANSAs are aluminized 'coated' steel if you will, with chrome tips as mentioned...there has always been problems with refitting the valence when they are used....I'd imagine the later slotted 'diaper' one is a nightmare.

If you dealt with Paul Berry, that's the man...

They are manufactured to order for Ferraris as there is low demand, VERY little stock ON the shelf....

The pricing difference reflects the materials, obviously.

 

Retail $$ was around $1,700 last time I checked but obviously the tanking dollar will probably drive that 50% up since my last deal.......if you buy bulk quantities it's a little better, for a Fleet User like me.......

I refer to the North American version FE2020.....

 

Take note......http://www.ferrarichat.com/forum/showthread.php?t=187908&highlight=Stebro

 

I would steer away from Stebro that is if you want to get your exhaust sometimes this year. I have a first hand experience dealing with them when I bought the exhaust for my 456M. The quality is a 5/10 comparing to X-ost which is 8.5 and 9 for Tubi. Welds are average, mounting bolts were cheap bolts tack on. Don't expect much in terms of friendly customer service, it took them 2 months to get me my system (after several promises), when it arrived it was different from the one advertised in the pictures (ie it wasn't polished SS, tips were different and oddly spaced). When I brought that up toDan and requested a returned the system because wasn't right, - after waiting 2 months I felt that I would be accommodated, I told I was wrong and it was the same as advertised. I clarified the discussion by sending comparative pictures, I didn't get an apology just a note the they would send my another system - they absolutely refused to take the system back and give me credit. To add insult to injury, I waited 6 more weeks to get "correct" system. The system had signicant "droning" at low RPMs that made the car loud but didn't really sound good. My guess is that never actually tested the system for sound but use blueprints to build to fit. I rate the experience a 2/10 and would never buy another one from them. I sold the system - new unsused - for less than 25 cents on the dollars.

 

I would expect more like 3.2 hp rather than 32 hp. Seriously.

Absolutely NOT worth 6K. My God, get the supercharger kit for that money. You will be buying real power.... real PROVEN power. If you're worried about stressing the engine then tell them about how much power you want to produce and I'm sure they can size the supercharger pulley accordingly.

 

I'm waiting for next year when hopefully Larini will be making a bolt on catless/no test pipe required stainless exhaust for my US spec GT4!

Cheers!

 

Aaron -- here is that video of the Quicksilver exhaust I told you about:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HWXOKryv14A

Turn up your speakers -- it gets good at the 17-second mark . . .

That is the sound of a classic Ferrari.

 

I had heard Larini dropped support for 3-series cars because of fitment problems with their product (US-spec vs. Euro). Capristo might be expanding their product line for 308/328 US cars?

Stebro offers BOTH Euro and US sets of tubes, so its the buyer's responsibility to order the right set of tubes. It wouldn't hurt to crawl under there and take some measurements and learn about fitment first, this might help order the right parts the first time. NOT many vendors out there making new Headers for 3-series cars, but over a Dozen of different muffler manufacturers. BTW, if you don't like the stock factory finish, there's always Jet Hot for a few pesos more...nothing like added insurance.

 

For what it's worth I recently installed a Stebro system on my 355. Order was promptly shipped within 2 weeks. Communication was fine. Weld quality is not to Tubi standards but neither is the price. Quality and fit were fine. Sound with the inserts is great. Since I did not have any issues I cannot comment on Stebro customer service.