Speciale Sound Crisis

Hi Rick!

Fyi the mufflers only limitedly affect the sound when the valves are open
because the exhaust gases largely bypass them then.

I have the oem sports mufflers on my Italia and she is as loud as a
Speciale with a straight pipe F.I. exhaust, if not more, granted not the Ultimate Race
version..

Just my .02

PS If you want a real performance upgrade go with full bucket seats, totally
changes the car, my Italia is going airborne since I put the on the challenge diet LOL

 

Hi Carlo,

Good to hear from you. Are you back home now? Feels good to be home I bet

It's always been a little hard to understand how changing the OEM back box (mufflers) to something like Novitec, Frequency Intelligence, etc. could make much of a difference given that once the exhaust valves open you largely bypass the mufflers anyway, right? I asked James at Vivid Racing about this, and this is what he told me:

"Even though you bypass the muffler once the valves open, there's still sound deadening and insulation in there that can inhibit sound a bit."

Bit when I hear a Ferrari that has an after market back box (Novitec, etc.) it seems to make a significantly different/better/louder exhaust sound.

On a side note. Talk about ways to increase performance, I found one. Buy a home up in the mountains (say 7,000 feet) and drive your Ferrari up there for a few months. Then go back to LA and drive your Ferrari. BAM! An extra 100+ HP for free.

Maybe this is common knowledge, but do wind instruments behave or sound differently if an orchestra plays at high altitude venues? The lower air pressure at 7,000 feet sure has a big impact on NA engines.

 

Ciao! Yes back home but super busy preparing for my performance this month, will
send you concert info!

Hmm not sure if it's worth spending the $ for some aftermarket mufflers, aside from
the weight savings, I would def. look into putting 100 cell cats, that will most likely
increase the sound, might give it a try myself in the future

Interesting about ww's playing at high altitude, I reckon it might affect tuning
a bit if anything so the player has to adjust the reed accordingly.

xoxoxo

 

I drove that car. Again, it's best yet I've heard in person. Not Italia sounding.