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Discussion in '458 Italia/488/F8' started by benballer, Jan 15, 2016.

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  1. benballer

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    #1 benballer, Jan 15, 2016
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    so I had some minor things done to my 488 GTB as I can't stand to leave it dead stock....
    I was meaning to do this last month, but christmas is my busiest time of the year
    got the springs in early december, got the exhaust and downpipes after xmas.

    capristo full system with the catless downpipes fixed any sound issues, now it's legit mean sounding and definitely up there with a 458 italia that has an aftermarket exhaust. I opted for capristo not only because of sound, but also because my ferrari service pretty much will void the warranty on any other system other than capristo, don't know why.

    the ONLY issue is that the downpipes now have given me loss of torque and some back pressure but after I tune the car next week, it will be perfect and I'll no loss anywhere. when I'm rolling though, it's even more of a beast. I haven't gone over 165mph yet, but the car still has somewhat low mileage.

    the suspension is amazing. I stand by novitec fully. the car is on the ground and rides perfect. maybe a 10% loss of stock ride feel at most, but not bumpy as most cars would be. I am maxed out on the front, but the rear can come down maybe 1/2"

    all I'm waiting on is my custom wheels by ADV1 so I won't waste any money on spacers because the wheels will be in here in 3 weeks or less....

    oh, I also painted the front and rear reflectors body color as the european spec car doesn't have them and they were bit of an eye sore.


    sorry for the pic quality, they're from my iphone
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  2. 458trofeo

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    #2 458trofeo, Jan 15, 2016
    woohooo, looks fantastic!!! pm sent :D

    ps now put 20 mil spacers on all fours and u're in business ;)
     
  3. RonnieRenaldi

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    #3 RonnieRenaldi, Jan 15, 2016
    Take some videos :)
     
  4. since-15

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    #4 since-15, Jan 15, 2016
    Wow, nicely done! No hesitation to modify I see. Looking forward to hearing it once you have it tuned.
     
  5. 458trofeo

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    #5 458trofeo, Jan 16, 2016
    +1
     
  6. ls2imprs

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    #6 ls2imprs, Jan 16, 2016
    curious as to why you got black? im contemplating black as well.
     
  7. benballer

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    #7 benballer, Jan 16, 2016
    fck 20mm spacers... waste of money, I have a 20" x 9" front, 20 x 12.5" rear 3 pc forged wheels coming very soon. that will fill all gaps up.

    and 20mm wouldn't work, remember the stock wheels on my 488 are 1/2" wider than 458 stocks. I think a 17mm would be pushing it and I'm the type to push a wheel heavy, my car is so slammed a 20mm would be touching the rim because my rear tire is tucked...
    10 or 15mm for the front is good. 15mm is good for the back, that's if I decide later to rock it this way, but I have my spider coming late summer too. so I don't know. maybe
     
  8. benballer

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    #8 benballer, Jan 16, 2016
    all of my cars currently are black. I like the metallic black nero daytona on this car. it's almost deep charcoal in the sunlight. I will never do a jet black car again in my life.

    my wheels coming are also based on a black car, didn't want any other color...
    my previous ferrari's were red and silver, always wanted a black horse
     
  9. TG

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    #9 TG, Jan 16, 2016
    There he is !

    Cheers BB
     
  10. MKS

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    #10 MKS, Jan 16, 2016
    Want to get the same exhaust combo with the straight pipes but was worried about the check engine light and getting rich ? How did you feel the loss of tourque? The black 488 looks great in LA weather
     
  11. MaseratiCorse

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    #11 MaseratiCorse, Jan 16, 2016
    That is stunning with the lowered ride height.... Beautiful! :)
     
  12. RSM

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    #12 RSM, Jan 16, 2016
    Pls upload a video of the exhaust note!!


    Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
     
  13. DK308

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    #13 DK308, Jan 16, 2016
    The OE rims are the same size as the Speciale i.e, OE rears are 11" not, 12". Fronts are 9" OE as well. Your rear rims will be 1½" wider, not ½". Which tyre size are you going to use? The OE 305/30R20 rears are only rated for use on rims up to 11½" wide.
     
  14. ImTooLazy

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    #14 ImTooLazy, Jan 16, 2016
    Very nice Ben. I've followed all your builds for some time now and you never disappoint. Hopefully get to see you one day when I make it down to SoCal to drive with Rob, Darren, Mikey and the rest of the guys. Just need to find the right road to drive my car down safely haha.
     
  15. saraojo

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    #15 saraojo, Jan 16, 2016
    Nice car and those mods are $. Post up some videos of the sounds. This is probably the first 488 build thread in fchat
     
  16. RCorsa

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    #16 RCorsa, Jan 16, 2016
    Hi Ben, are you going to sell your forged wheels when the ADV1s come in? I ordered my 488 with the stock wheels and now I kind of wish I went forged. My build is locked so maybe I'll buy on the secondary market or go aftermarket as well.....
     
  17. Mc11

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    #17 Mc11, Jan 16, 2016
    Congrats and please let us see a video an hear the new sound :)))
     
  18. 458oz

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    #18 458oz, Jan 16, 2016
    Guys can anyone tell me why I can't see pictures ????
    It was fine this morning..
     
  19. 458oz

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    #19 458oz, Jan 16, 2016
    Ok got it ...my bad☺
     
  20. hofobo

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    #20 hofobo, Jan 16, 2016
    Well tasted mods - great!

    ADV.1 - simply perfect. Which design did you order?
     
  21. Mc11

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    #21 Mc11, Jan 17, 2016
  22. Stevenb

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    #22 Stevenb, Jan 17, 2016
    Good looking car! The shop is right around the corner from my place :)
     
  23. 458trofeo

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    #23 458trofeo, Jan 17, 2016
    Imho sounds just as poor as stock, I guess doing exhaust mods on the 488 series cars
    can only do so much; should have left the original setup and saved some money..
     
  24. saraojo

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    #24 saraojo, Jan 17, 2016
    Having personal experience being inside and outside a 488, I think that the mods make the car louder than stock. But from the video, I still don't think it sounds as good as na motors.
     
  25. 458trofeo

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    #25 458trofeo, Jan 17, 2016
    +1

    The issue is that taking the cats out unfortunately seems to make the turbine whine all
    the more prominent :(
     
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