Fabspeed F355 2.7 and 5.2 injection Performance Headers

Im interested in a set of these, would complement my challenge system and high flow cats quite nicely

Couple of questions if I may.

1. I assume you can ship to UK..any idea what cost and transit time?
2. Is it possible to fit these with the motor in the car, or is it an engine out jobbie?
3. What kinda of gains (realistic, if at all) do these produce with an already upgraded exhaust system, and where typically would any increases sit in the power band.

Much Thanks

Dan

 

Hi Jeremy

How does this system differ from the system you have been selling in the past for the 355?

Regards
Bruce

 

Do you recommend any certain shields for use with your headers, ceramic coated or not? For example, alternator shield, etc.

 

You will need some kind of heat shielding, open manifolds like this will increase engine bay temperatures dramatically. The guy works on my car fitted some Stebro headers, and the engine bay temperature went through the roof.
Ferrari put that shielding on there for a reason.

 

For shielding, try www.swaintech.com instead of ceramic coating. I would bet it is near to the same as the factory shields, if not better. If my OEMs ever go, I will go fabspeed + swaintech.

 

The engine should be coming out of my fathers 355 within the next few weeks for a major. While it's out I'm sending in the factory headers to Swain Technologies for their White Lightning Exhaust Coating:

http://www.swaintech.com/store.asp?pid=10969

Sure it doesn't look as cool as polished or the Jet Hot reflective coating, it's quite a bit more functional. Not only will this coating help prevent headers from cracking and keep heat out of the engine compartment, this coating will also help reduce head temps causing valve guide failure. Tuners I know who build 800+whp turbo four's swear by this coating. When possible they coat the inside as well as the outside of the manifold.
The factory heat shields will still be used.

If we decide to pull the heads during this major, I'll also send them in to Swain Tech for their combustion chamber and exhaust port coating. This will further keep heat out of the valves / valve guides:

http://www.swaintech.com/store.asp?pid=10965

Edit - I see J. Salmon beat me to the punch

 

I am doing an engine out with new Ricambi pistons, valves and head ported. I am putting on the Fabspeed headers and have had the headers, HyperFlow cats and my muffler all coated with black high heat ceramic. The same coating was used on my Viper GTS and reduced radiant heat by 90 degrees. We tested it before and after with a heat measuring gun. Trouble with the white Swain coating, it will show ever drop of oil, dirt, etc and you can't clean it. My mechanic was the mechanic for George Stauffer's GT 40 and Cobra collection and they used similar coatings on them and he said it was a real pain.

 

These are the best value headers versus OEM ones that Ferrari sells. Good Job Jeremy

 

The raw white swaintech stuff is rough and does show every spot. But it can also be painted. For instance, you could paint it black with a high heat paint and it would not show anything. I have heard that you absolutely will need some type of shielding with the jet-hot style ceramic coating. I cannot say that you will not need it with the swaintech, only that it is much more robust that the usual stuff.

 

Add some ceramic coating, and header wrap. Should keep the temps down nicely.


Darrell.

 

That is a bold statement I would not make unless your are 100% confident of that.... My suggestion is to coat the headers AND get some type of shielding for your components..

 

Be careful with header wraps, alot of talk on here about them....

 

When one looks at the tubi manifolds it appears they use a header blanket.
Would this be an option for the fabspeed manifolds?
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+1 ........... some kind of validation would be good ............ speaking of validation .........I am still wondering if these make any HP .......... is there any dyno b4 & after sheets out there?? Has anyone tested these in that way yet ?

+1 on the black paint ..... ........... I am wondering if this 'white ceramic' you speak of is the same coating that Jim Glickenhaus used on his beautiful nero P4/5 .......... ?? It seems to be holding up pretty good on stainless ......... !!

http://www.ferrarichat.com/forum/showpost.php?p=137111132&postcount=4361
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I've wrapped a number of headers on cars before, including a 911 with a V-8 (talk about engine bay heat) and never had a problem. It does the exact same thing as the shields, simply keeps the heat in the header where it belongs.




Darrell.

 

Does wrapping the headers also trap moisture or condesation like the shields would?

 

Jeremy, what about installing a header blanket over the manifolds like tubi does.
Would this work for the fabspeed headers?
Tubi claims that the underhood temperatures are even lower than the stock OE metal heat shields with their header blanket.
Have you tried this option with any of your customers?

 

Tubi doesn't even sell the 355 headers any longer...

 

They are still for sale on the UK website.