Anyone know this car? California T @ Algar Ferrari

That is a very nice looking Cali... Congrats.

 

I know the car (it is a very nice car) I saw it when I was there, it is the same color combo as my 430 gearshift car. Algar has my T in storage, and while it was I had a Piggy Back (I would only use a piggy back with these cars) with Bluetooth control (so I can adjust how much more power I get), and a Capristo exhaust installed. I have heard the car and it sounds great, but it will not come out of storage until April 1st. If you want to know how the car feels with 488 like power I can let you know after it is back on the road. I know just a bit about modifying cars (been doing it for 45+ years), and unless you are doing it for looks, I don't think the springs are going to do much for the car on the street. I have found that the T is pretty capable when you push it. It has a bit of a dual personality when it comes to that and I have a certain way to test all my cars (my own designed test with cones and no traction controls), that helps me determine what I think a car might need. It is your car, but there seems to be this certain thing that compels people to modify a car before they really get a feel for it. I did not think the car needed the extra power, but I got a deal on the exhaust and piggyback I just could not pass up. I did think the car sounded a bit tame (then again my hearing is gone), but most people probably would not agree with me on that. Good luck and congrats. By the way I am interested in a F12 too, still might end up with one, I have a number in mind, the market is just not quite there yet.

 

That car I think has the magna ride suspension which my car does not have, so it should handle even better than my car does. I found a guy that traded his T for a 720, and he had bought the Capristo and the Vivid piggy back, and wanted to sell both so for about half the cost of the exhaust I was able to get both. I spoke to vivid and they swapped out the unit for the Bluetooth version (they let me keep the non Bluetooth version since it plugs into the same harness) for a very small fee. The app is and the software is all German, so my guess it is the same as the Novitec unit since there are not likely that many German tuners making a piggy back units and software for the T. Algar has taken the car out, said it is now really fast, and threw no codes. My car also needs the recall done, but I told them to do your car first since I'm sure you want you car as quickly as possible. Again best of luck with it. It took me a while to like it, but it fits a purpose for me and I think since you have a 360 now, you will appreciate it more than most do.

 

Looks great! If you lower the car on stock wheels you'll want to do the Novitec wheel spacers with the springs or the wheels will look tucked up under the fenders and it won't look right.

I'm digging the car and your mods will be subtle and add your own touch. I have the tricolor badge but haven't installed yet as it comes flat and it needs a slight curve to to fit the curvature of the trunk lid. I haven't found a way to mold it yet. Let me know if you find a way.

 

I ordered the badge from Ricambi America. Also, If you do aftermarket wheels you don't have to do spacers if you spec the wheel right. I went with ADV1 wheels on mine.

 

No problem, I always have at least a few other cars to work with, and I think they might have a unit that was supposed to go into my car ready to go so you might not have to wait too long. I spoke to Francis about it yesterday, but Tony should be able to tell you if I am right. Depending on what type of garage door opener you have you may need to order a bridge unit to make it work (don't ask dealers they are a bit fuzzy when it comes to this stuff), I did and after a few dozen times of trying to program the home link I went a found a solution. If you cannot get it to work after a couple times, that is the problem. I have diamond pattern seats as well and there is a vendor that sells diamond mats that can be made to match the color, I found them on ebay they are pricey but unique. I have them and I think they look pretty nice. I may try a transmission flash on the car, I have had really good results with all the cars I've done previously. I flashed the Maserati GT MC, and it made a very big difference, and it did in the 4C as well. I am ordering a flash unit for the AMG GTS so I will see how that one works first. I have not touched anything else in the car, mostly because for my purposes it is not really needed. I don't know anything about the taillight mod or the badge thing, and I suppose the car would benefit from a wheel change (most do) as long as you can loose some mass and weight from it. I imagine you probably have better roads than I do around here, I went with another forum member last Saturday to look at a trailer, and I had to teach the RR to dance a bit to avoid the large massive amounts of potholes we have on our local roads. Even some of the highways don't look that great. I am going over to Algar on Saturday for a tech seminar, and who knows maybe your car will already be gone.

 

I was at Algar yesterday installing my new piggy back, and I saw your car, looks very nice.

 

Gents -

I have been offline for awhile. For those of us with Cali T's, what is the piggy back solution and please explain how it works? Sounds like it maps the Cali T engine to provide earlier power -- a la the 488. Is this correct?

Would welcome links to the piggy back system also.

Thanks.

 

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I was very pleased with the way Vivid helped me with the unit, James went well beyond normal customer service to help me.I was able to get the Bluetooth control to work. I am picking up my car next Saturday,so until then I cannot tell anyone how it works. It does add around 120 more HP, and 115 to the TQ numbers. I caution anyone to consider a few things before doing something like this, I have a long history with car modifications, and a very strong relationship with my dealer, and my advise is if your car is under warranty talk to your dealer about how they feel about modifications. Some dealers have very strong views about modified cars. I had no intention of adding power to the T, but bought a Capristo (from someone who traded their car for something else) exhaust and was offered a package deal. Vivid swapped out the non Bluetooth unit for the Bluetooth (which looks very different and exactly like another brands unit, and the app is partly in German like the other brand), and I can only say the tech at Algar that test drove my car (had to make sure it did not get any codes) said it felt a lot faster. I prefer piggy backs in some cases because you are not sending out your ECU to be flashed and then do not have the original software to flash back if need be I have handheld tuners that allow me to flash back a forth on some of my other cars, but I do not think there is a handheld tuner for the T available. James will be able to explain things in detail for you, good luck.