355 As of now only looking to upgrade muffler...but which?

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Many can't tell the difference between a Cap 1, 2, 3, but if you're gonna get a Capristo, 2 is the one to go with. It is the loudest of the 3 when cruising, but it won't be loud at all assuming you have the bypass functioning as stock.

I bought a Capristo 3 brand new a decade ago when most were on the fence due to high cost. It is worth the price of admission and if you did in fact read every 355 exhaust thread there is, then I'm sure you've seen me in most of them. I sold my Capristo 3 with 500 miles to get a Capristo 2, but I can't tell the difference.

 

Ken, you forgot to mention your Larini muffler. I think it looks to be very well made, of you can comment on it better than I can since you own one. Capristo might be a nice muffler, but I think they are too expensive and the difference aren’t that significant. I would go with a Tubi or Larini.

 

I didn't mention the Larini muffler because I actually think the Capristo fits his description perfectly. It'll probably be another month or so before my car is back on the road with the Larini muffler, so I have no idea how it sounds . Not to mention who knows how long it takes to get a Larini muffler these days.

 

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I've been wanting to update my review on the X-OST muffler. X-OST is no longer, but supposedly, they are former Tubi employees. Probably moot at this point unless you can land a used one, but I figured I'd do another review since I've been able to spend more time with it. It's not like a standard Tubi muffler at all, which was my initial impression. Driving in North Carolina, I was surrounded by nothing but trees. In California, we have more cement/walls, so it reverberates differently.

95 car, OE headers, OE Y-pipe, straight pipes, X-OST muffler, OE bypass functioning as normal. Low speed driving/cruising, it actually sounds pretty nice. Not loud at all, but has a nice modest F1 howl to it. Imo, nicer than a Capristo when bypass closed for cruising. I actually enjoy it quite a bit. When you get on it, you really have to get on it to extract more F1 howl. Nice clean F1 pitch, but volume is currently too low for my liking. It has potential, but you need an open Y-pipe and possibly a bypass controller to get some meaningful volume. Might be the muffler for you .

 

If I was going to upgrade my older style Tubi, I would go with the Evolution or Larini. I was waiting to see what TwinTurboforcefed thought of his Evolution, that is if he received it and had it installed. Last time I messaged him he was still waiting on it, but that was awhile ago.

X-ost used to be mentioned when I first started coming on here back in 2006-08. I believe they even made headers. The muffler sounded nice if I remember correctly.

 

Did you install your gutted Y-pipe yet? I gotta show you some weird stuff going on with my OE Y-pipe when I get the chance. The divider is bent out of shape on my Rosso car.

@ttforcefed @Suffyk both seem to LOVE their Tubi Evos on their 95’s. TTForce definitely has the full system on with Bradan Y-pipe.



If readers are curious what I mean by modest F1 howl, this vid is a good example. Not sure what muffler is on this 355, but the X-OST muffler sounds very similar. Perhaps even 20-25% more volume/pitch on the X-OST. Sounds more like a mechanical engine note than a muffler. Gotta really get on it though.

Capristo has a much higher volume piercing F1 scream, which is totally different. You can certainly go gutted Y-pipe with X-OST and volume should still be tame, but I have yet to try it.

 

I am running all stock except muffler. Capristo 3. Screams F1 at higher rpm…..but slightly deeper sound than oem at idle and cruising, but not louder. At idle and cruise you cannot see the difference when the valve is closed. At high 7000 rpm you will hear backfire when shifting in manual.

 

Ken, I haven’t installed my Y pipe or Tubi test pipes as I have focusing more on finishing my Pantera. I forgot what it was like to have 95-98 percent of the car and tweaking the last few percent.

What I like about the Evolution and the Larini is the separate exhaust paths like the Capristo design.

 

Check out Kreissieg Exhaust.

 

I have a Capristo 3. Also with headers, test pipes and spiral bypass. With the bypass valve operating as normal and closed, I can still whisper to my passenger even with the windows down and at highway speeds. Not kidding.

I also have bypass valve controller, which I can activate the valve to be always open. With the valve always open, it is VERY loud throughout its entire RPM range and I mean from idle to fuel cut. All of the loudness of the Capristo is though the bypass valve.

If you want “cruising” sounding exhaust, just make sure the bypass valve is operating correctly and not stuck open.
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My buddy just received his spiral pipe thanks to you. Will be curious the sound it makes. He’s paired up with Fabspeed headers though.

 

I've been through stock exhaust, generic sports muffler and now Capristo.
Capristo wins hands down by a country mile in terms of pitch of the sound.

Noise level, all Capristo are the same with the valve open. Its valve closed that they differ.
I have a L2 which is noisy at idle but OK driving. If I had my time again, I'd opt for a 1 as it sounds stock at idle.

 

After a cruise last weekend in my 355, i was talking really loud and my ears were ringing... How is it possible to drive with capristo mufflers if they are louder than stock? Or maybe mine isnt stock?

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What is the supposed difference claimed by Capristo if all 3 versions are the same when valve is open?

 

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I thought you read all the exhaust threads ? .


I feel like I have to repeat myself every year like clockwork.

https://www.ferrarichat.com/forum/threads/capristo-source.468517/page-3#post-143547779

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Capristo USA (Taurino Racing) used to only stock a Capristo 3 (sound 1/3) in USA inventory, so most bought that version assuming it was the best version. Capristo USA pushed the Cap 3 because they felt it was the best version simply because it was super quiet when you needed it to be, but F1 scream once open.

Cap 2 (sound 2/3) is special ordered. Cap 2 is supposedly designed to be a louder system than the Cap 3 when bypassed closed, but even so, it is still too quiet hence my comment regarding barely being able to tell the difference. In short, if there is a difference, it is not a meaningful difference.

I had a Cap 3. Anyone else who has a Cap 3 will tell you a Cap 3 is super quiet when bypass closed, which supports the idea the description on Capristo USA’s website is wrong and probably what they tell you over the phone is wrong as well. I don’t sense they are 355 enthusiasts to know the car/exhausts as intimately as the owners do.


Erik no longer works at Capristo USA. I spoke to him on a few occasions. He was there since the start. He was probably the one placing stocking orders for the system, so he knows what he’s talking about. These new cats are just sales people reiterating their website description.


Either way, both a Cap 2 or 3 fits your needs. Whatever design difference there is supposed to be, you are choosing between quiet and super quiet. 18 dba vs 10 dba according to their site.