Not the best sounding Ferrari V8 but the best sounding Mondial ???

What is your favorite Mondial when it comes to its sound? Share your experience and don't be afraid to consider non stock configurations ...

Example:

Mondial T
Tubi exhaust and headers
Testpipes
RPM: 5k to redline
from cockpit



For myself I have heard a stock Mondial 8, a T with a modded exhaust and, of course, my 3,2 which is actually stock.

I liked the 8 and my 3,2. For the T I wasn't totally pleased with the new exhaust but I think that I would prefer the 3,4 sound in the low rev.

Mondial 3,2
stock
RPM: 4k to redline
from cockpit as well as from outside

 

Rachel, my 92 Mondial t Cab - Valeo equipped, was exhaust stock when I bought her. I can honestly say with no reservation, that I somehow made the right choices as regards exhaust upgrades. First I added Hyperflow cats to the stock can - little better sound - my brain told me that I felt a power increase too
But a bit later I added the XOST muffler--------------------Oh baby!!!! Now my exhaust was like a great lady. Rachel would whisper sweet nothings in my ear in anything from idle to the 2k - 3k range (just a beautiful, rich sound with no eardrum discomfort) - and then scream like a banshee when approaching redline. And get this - smog cert, no problemo

Cheers & Happy Holidays,

Hank
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Hank,
OK, now I want my "T" to whisper the same things to me, where can I get the X-ost? I will get my Hyperflows from Daniel at Ricambi.

Stephane

 

Hi Stephane,

I got both products from Daniel but I don't see the XOST system offered on his website lately. I'm sure a call to him will yield a direction for you to head in.

Cheers, Hank

 

I am biased, but I think the 75039 is the best sounding Ferrari v-8

http://www.ferrarichat.com/forum/showpost.php?p=138177290&postcount=1

 

Hi Hank,
We have been stashing cash away in a cookie jar for just your setup. Not there yet but one day. . . What level of XOST did you get? Did you get the racing version or something less? We would like to be able to have a conversation in our Family Ferrari at say 3,000rpm and I am afraid the racing version might be too loud.

Happy Holidays!
Dave

 

Rachel is one beautiful car!

 

Russ definitely has the best sounding Mondial.

 

i previously ran a stock T with Tubi & K&N filter. Very nice mix of sounds through the rpm range. Emptying the stock cat pipes creates the perfect back pressure plus lovely low rpm rumble !

 

Hank -
Let me help you here - Rachel is whispering " why the hell are you lugging me around between 2 to 3 thousand rpm?"

 

Hey there, - A super-model walks the runway. But really, somewhere in that range, while driving in first, behind my townhome complex or the shopping mall parking lot, the resonance can drive one crazy. Being an ex movie sound guy with decades of just listening to stuff, I don't like it when "sound becomes noise". From zero to 7500, Rachel is my personal Italian opera She'll sing for me a bit later today.......................

Happy Holidays, Russ..

Hank

 

And a supermodel she is indeed.
Merry Christmas to you as well, our own Mr. Soundman.

 

Hmmm. You know I really like Russ's throttle sound, and Hank's car just visually blows me away... So there is some luv for both of you guys.

As for my T... My car had a Borla on it with full cats years ago and I really liked the sound at idle - from the back bumper. But I yearned for more high RPM howl from all angles. So I went with a Stebro and enjoyed it for a while - but found that it lacked that idle sound of the Borla. Then I got lassoed into a Tubi as I was looking for the best of both worlds.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0TWvOww8mDM

So...

Mondial T
Tubi Muffler
Testpipes
RPM: 3k to 6K @ WOT
from cockpit

 

So the answer is...
there are a lot of good looking and sounding Mondials!

Everyone to his own likes!

 

Stebro on my "t".

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IBRn0Bjhk4s

 

Anyone ever just leave the stock cats on and just run a straight exhaust from there out the back ? Tips with inserts ? On a Mondial t ?

 

Yes, I did that once on my t. I still have the custom pipes. It was pretty darn loud, and I got about a mile before I took them back off. But it was all business for that mile!

 

Michael B

So what did you finally end up doing for improved sound ?

 

Check out this thread. I went straight pipes all the way on my first attempt. Then backed off to straight pipes and smallest resonators I could find..... In my opinion, it has the tone/quality of Russ's, but just a tad louder.

I like it now, and my ears don't hurt.

http://www.ferrarichat.com/forum/showthread.php?t=221809&highlight=anemic

 

Looks nice. What type of tips are those ? Do the inserts in the Ansa tips do much ?

 

Borla w/cats, Borla w/o cats, Stebro no cats, open pipes w/cats, open pipes w/o cats, Tubi w/o cats. And a partridge in a pear tree.

 

In my experience the Ansa resonated tips tend to smooth out the sound.