Novitec Ferrari TuNero? Old Novitec F430? 6speed or F1? Z06? Newbie questions:)

Hey, I'm pretty new to the forum, I've lurked a little bit. I have nowhere near enough money to afford a Ferrari anytime soon, but I absolutely love the cars!
The first F car I saw in person was an F430, and it was gorgeous. I also had the chance to ride in an F355 Berlinetta recently, and that was absolutely awesome.

I rarely see exotics (I've seen a Gallardo and a new 599, but that's it), and the cars with the loudest exhausts I usually hear are Civics with fart-cans, and the 355's sound blew me away.

I looked a bit but haven't found much about the topics that I put in this thread's topic, so if someone has the time to answer some of my questions I'd be very appreciative!

A while ago I heard about a tuner called Novitec Rosso -- I know a guy who knows a guy who knows a guy who runs in the Bull Run with a Brabus car, and the Novitec site is linked from the Brabus site that I was looking at.

What are some Ferrari owners opinions on Novitec Rosso? On Autoblog there were mixed opinions about the first Novitec F430... they added a supercharger, and a lot of people said that Ferrari engines should not be tampered with. I also heard some people say that the exhaust note sounds loads better, but other said it was worse. If it sounds anything like the 355's or better, I can't imagine anyone liking it. It had a body kit wing which I thought was goofy, and the blacked-out tail lights seemed a little ricy to me... but performance-wise and concerning the internals, is it better?

Novitec showed a new modded F430 (TuNero) at Frankfurt, what do you all think about it?

I drive a 6-speed g35 sedan, and for a while I wasn't even aware of paddle-shift gearboxes (until about a year ago). I love the manual transmission, but are the F1 paddle-shifters faster? Do you still get the same rush of dropping a gear, and how do you launch? I always heard that launching a manual car involved revving the car up just a little to minimize wheel spin (as opposed to redlining it or something stupid), and then dumping the clutch. But as far as I can tell there is no manual clutch on the F1-style cars, am I right or wrong?

The closest thing to exotics I usually see are Z06s, C6s, and the occasional Porsche (usually they're just Boxters, but sometimes a 911 Turbo or a Cayman). How do the F cars hold up to these performance-wise? I know that Ferraris are supposed to be incredible, but the F430's 0-60, quarter-mile, 0-100 etc seem somewhat lacking compared to the Z06. Is this true? Are they particularly better on a complex track or what?
How would a Novitec Rosso F430 stand up to a vette?

The V12 F cars also are interesting, but I just love the mid-engine V8 cars, they look incredible imo, and while the V12s look classy, do they really put out that much more performance for the extra cylinders?

Sorry about all the questions, thanks to anyone who can answer a couple!

 

Alright, thanks for the info. It's much appreciated