Exhaust vendors

Do you need an emission test in you state

 

Check out Vivid Racing. You can probably get abetter price that what they have listed if you ask.

 

Nouvalari in the UK, or Tubi

 

There are exhaust shops all over the country making custom exhausts, some capable of beautifully made and really good quality done for far less than one of the common aftermarket systems sold. Especially in a 308 where it cannot be seen, thats what Id do.

 

Is there any improvement that can be made with the stock header arrangement on an 84 QV or is the factory design as good as it can possibly be, as is, on an otherwise stock motor?

 

They can be improved upon but not enough to be worth the money in my opinion. A muffler will not be a performance improvement either. There is no question the car can be made to sound better. The exhausts the US and Swiss cars got sound too much like Honda generators

 

I recently put a Nuvolari on my '81 GTSi, they were great to work with, it arrived from the UK quickly and I like the sound. Didn't go full sport but its a little louder than stock but much better tone.

 

If you did go down that path, what shop would you call?

Asking for a friend

 

I kind of like the sound of the exhaust on my stock 85 QV. It's got a low rumble too it. Frankly I like it better than the Tubi on my 355 spider. Yes, they are totally different, but the high pitch of the Tubi hurts my ears. Tinnitus, you know.

 

There are a million muffler shops fabricating systems. I have seen some very nice ones but never looked to have one made.

 

Loud does not = good sound. Have not liked the sound of stock Ferrari US systems from the early 70s to the early 90's. Never wanted any of the aftermarket systems. All too loud. I had loud cars when I was young and my driving record read like the vehicle code. Magically when I got good mufflers I quit getting tickets and I dont drive any different now than when I was 20.

Not only that but I have no need for noise.

 

Here’s my 84 QV with the Larini exhaust and cat delete. a lot better tone than stock Muffler, but not too obnoxiously loud.
https://www.larinisystems.com/collection/ferrari/308-dino-gt4?gad_source=1&gbraid=0AAAAAD_fwZjBLCOi9LohoTuNIseKXNZnV&gclid=CjwKCAiA9IC6BhA3EiwAsbltOKJu-7cXJMDWWlwFTd1SeEdmbNIW62D2snY6cNYz3YggKsi6scLTOBoCVM4QAvD_BwE

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Any sound clips of different configurations?

 

I've thought the stock 2v and 4v headers weren't at all that bad, pretty good actually, same goes for the mufflers. The only real improvement would be in a highly built motor demanding larger exhaust ports thus larger equal length primary pipes etc.

 

Unless you have a Euro….or Diaper Delete Option.
Also second RD’s reco for custom exhaust. Haven’t done it to the 308 yet, but had one designed and installed on my - don’t laugh - Vanagon a few years ago and ended up with a system that had perfect tone and volume, didn’t cost an arm and a leg, yet would set-off car alarms when I drove past.
Best of all worlds.

Dave

 

This was from a few years ago, GoPro camera inside with internal mic, and a GoPro on the rear panel with an external mic by the license plate. Please excuse the cheesy GoPro music at the start.

Car is my 1984 Euro 308 GTS QV, no cats on Euro cars, Tubi headers, Tubi Euro standard muffler.

 

What size rims are you running? 17" or 18"? Did you lower the car as well? Looks great!

 

Thanks Gordon. That sounds epic.
My first F Car was a black/black QV GTS.
Regretted selling it, so replaced it with. 328 GTB

 

The rims are 17x8 front and 17x9 rear and yes The car is lowered using the VariShock adjustable coilover.