any 355 owners from NJ with a capristo?

I gotta tell you, I have the Capristo level 2's with Hyperflows and I can't imagine it being any louder. As it is, the neighbors hate me and my wife can hear me coming home from half a mile down the street! However, the sound is magical to me....

 

Wow... level 3 on the street is going to attract some attention!

 

Parikh,

You may want to wait for the cats. The level 3 Capristo sounds really good by itself. Also I have heard of O2 engine sensor issues with the SD2 cars and aftermarket cats. Another option is to wire the bypass valve in the open position - pretty easy to do. A friend of mine has done this and he says he has not had any problems and then no cat issues. I would be interested in anyone else's thoughts.

Steve

 

Others may want to give their input, but as I recall there have not been any documented significant increases in HP with the aftermarket products. Certainly, reducing temps is reasonable. However, I have been driving my car all summer in our 100 degree heat and have not had any issues with temps. Just my 2 lire.

 

cap stage 3 is intense, but I live in San Francisco (tree-hugging, baby-lovin' central) and I have only had a couple of older people look at me in disgust. Everyone else thinks its just plain cool. If you like a Ferrari sound, then this is it. I also have Hyp flow, with stock headers(replacing upcoming major), and both exhaust and cats were installed by the previous owner, so I have no frame of reference for HP gains, but others have said it won't do anything. That being said, I can't imagine the car with any other sound, so I highly recommend the Cap 3!

 

Here in Georgia they only check OBD2 readings. Remember that once you install exhaust which requires shutting off battery you have to drive the car for a while before ecu resets and readings can be made again. My car passed with no issues.