550 Ride

your dad and you huh? are you helping your dad purchase an fcar?

 

Sounds like he has an awesome relationship with his dad.

I'd probably phrase it the same way, so would my dad.



Sorry, no 550 here.

 

why do you say that Dave?

 

So there!

 

Mark Gold used to always tell me to take his 550 for a ride, I always declined until a guy I worked with finally agreed. I really don't enjoy (at all) driving anybody elses cars, let alone a Ferrari.

However I agreed with you... WOW. Mark's had an exhaust (Tubi?) and remains one of the nicest sounding cars I have ever driven. There is something special about something that looks so elegant and so handsome emitting such a wonderful howl. I never came close to getting on it, but I would imagine at full blast it would be amazing.

By far one of my favorite modern Ferrari's. I also worked on a 550 on Monday that had straight pipes/x pipe but still had cats, and it sounded equally phenominal.

 

Shoot Alfredo (oss117) a pm. He has a 456 and I think he has a Tubi on it. I know they aren't identical but they are pretty close and should give you a pretty good idea.

 

wanted to know if its another 15 yr old kid living vicariously thru dad or with dads money or if he is purchasing as an "investment" with his dad.

 

lol yea I guess we have a lot of those..

the 550 is such a Great looking car Good luck!!

 

Doesn't sound like dad is ever gonna see the drivers seat.

 

That's what I like to hear!!!

 

love the enthusiasm but unless you are going to the track or doing circles to hit on and off 95 exits and on ramps, you will not be doing any "high g corners".

I have never sat in one, drove one or ever really heard one before. Imagine with an aftermarket exhaust would sound incredible as all fcars.

 

trust me, the 550 with a Tubi sounds great. you will not be disappointed.

 

awesome, good luck on your searches. keep us posted

 

So last year I got a 575M was very pleased until the wife fired up her 430, 575 went straight to the shop and strapped on a tubi...

Up shot 550 / 575 + tubi sound great

 

My 550 had a Tubi, and it is a must get mod for the car, otherwise it's way too quiet, IMHO.

There are two versions of the 550 Tubi. They came out with a new version when the 575 was released. The way I understand it, the 575 version replaced the 550 on Tubi's part list. The newer version on the 550/575 has been reported to have a tendency to drone a bit on highway. I wouldn't know because mine was the prior generation and it sounded absolutely wicked.

Frankly it's an easy job to do the Tubi mufflers and I'd just install them. If you don't like it, you can re-sell them easily.

As for Mark Gold's 550.... He's got a lot more than just Tubi's on it, so there is no way you can't go by the sound of that car. If I recall, he replaced the entire exhaust from the headers down with a race system. It's the most evil sounding V12 Ferrari I've ever heard.