Exhaust too loud!

In my opinion, Ferrari have gone way too far in the noise making department. It does not enhance the driving experience one bit.

 

If you compare Ferrari cars before and after 2005, I believe in their effort to make the cars feel sportier they have gone too far in the noise department !! In the 1990s you had the 512 TR and F355 that sounded just right !!! The Ferrari 360 Modena was sounded amazing in stock form (the EURO version without precats) and when the 360 CS came out everyone went crazy about how it sounded like a race-car !!!
I believe Ferrari got carried away in each subsequent car and made them too loud !!!
Look at the F430 that basically has the 360 CS exhaust !!!
Sure loud exhaust is fun, but only for a short while !! After that it gets tiring !!

 

You can obtain the valves and have them fitted in place.

Pneumatic controlled exhaust flapper valves are commonly available. Get a good quality one ... they will probably cost a couple hundred $. Avoid cheap-ass ones as they likely will not last long. Pierburg makes very good ones, but hard to find. Helical Technology is another good source and they available from Fabspeed. Get a couple of new valves and have a good shop cut out the old ones and weld in the new ones. Click here for the link to Fabspeed Helical Technology valves.

P.S. I have no association with Fabspeed.

Steve.

 

Stock exhausts for these cars tend to go dirt cheap...nobody wants them. I'd check ebay, etc., but you can just replace the valves also as bisel said. They are just vacuum actuators, pretty cheap and common.

 

OP should call the various used Ferrari parts houses, and also watch on Ebay and classifieds here. I am sure they must come up occasionally.

 

+1. A few years ago I purchased a complete F430 exhaust system for $750. Muffler and exhaust tips, including valves from Exotic Auto Recycling in L.A.

Steve

 

Christ!. What is this bashing of a perfectly tuned and exiting oem f430 exhaust? It is one of the best sounding exhausts ever. Perhaps you are in the wrong forum? The mid engine ferraris are super sports cars and are definately designed to look and sound as something exotic. They have some savagery to them that needs to remain. Have you forgotten this? If you want comfort get the V12GT range cars instead? Or a porsche? Or any medium range sportscar with more subtle exhaust chararacter.

I think when those valves are operational again you will find it to be perfect
Actually they shoudl open at more like 50-70 percent throttle, not 98%..
Cruising in 6th gear on highway, the engine/exhaust note should be composed and comfortable. No droning.



Mats

 

what? Speak up. WHAT?