OEM 430 Airboxes DON'T FIT a SCUD

Huh? I always thought the scuderia airbox were far superior to the stock 430 air boxes. What's wrong with what you've got?

 

I've just traded up from regular 430 to 16m, the 16m is much louder. Are you sure all is well with the scud exhaust valves etc?

 

I still crazy love this vid! Hilarious! At least the guy screams well

 

Can you post a video so that we can evaluate what's wrong with the sound of your Scud?

 

Is that the guy from the Hangover?

 

My F430 barks only at cold start which makes sence as the car always starts in open loop mode to heat up the cats as fast as possible. Also, the A/F mixture will be greatly enriched which makes also the car "backing". Although, when I start the car with a warm engine, it will not bark at all which makes sence.

The big difference at cold start between the F430 and the Scud is that the Scud uses an air pump to inject fresh air directly into the headers which is another way to heat up the cats faster. I'm pretty much sure that the Scud barks less because of such air injection system is used.

Stef

 

What is open loop mode? Thanks.

Mike

 

Mike, open loop mode is the mode in which the Motronic operates without feedback from the oxygen sensor while the engine is in the cold running condition. During this period, the oxygen sensor isn't yet able to supply reliable data to the computer for controlling the air/fuel mix ratio because the engine isn't yet warmed up. So mix control is handled by a program stored in computer memory.

Stef

 

Thanks Richard. I agree, it won't echo from Zurich to Montreux Through your posts, I can feel your disappointment and frustration with the Scud, sorry. Did you ever test drove other Scuds before? If you did, how was the sound? At 8.000 rpm, the Scud should scream like hell. And if I'm not mistaken, the European Scud, just like the F430, doesn't even have the precats in the headers what make them scream even more than the US versions. I had the chance to drive several Scuds and in the tunnels, it was blowing my ears! Much lower than my F430, especially the 16M.
Stef

 

620 hp!!! Ouff, it looks like you put your 996 in the hands of Techart

Regarding your Scud, I would talk to Antonio Capristo. He's really the man in terms of tuning engine sound and his work is really state of art. I'm sure he would be able to create a custom exhaust just as you like. He did it already for others. Drop him an email : [email protected].

And have a look to his videos where his new exhaust makes a hell of a noice on a Scud! If you want lound, well, this is crazy loud

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http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=Capristoexhaust#p/u/0/qu95SSMYbOw

 

Swapping minor parts (such as the airboxes) wont do anything significant. You just need to get high flow cats or test pipes and a good exhaust. Ive heard several systems in person and I can tell you some are significantly louder (and better sounding) than stock.

 

Headers, test pipes and a capristo twin sound n a stock F430 will put a scud or 16m to shame anytime...sound wise I mean.

 

Richard, one question for you. If the stock air box with air horns is that good, then why do the aftermarket carbon air box covers omit them? Fabrication issues? Reason for me asking is because I'm about to pull the trigger on a set but noticed it does not come witness the horns.

 

So best to stick to a tock air box covers? Not worth the aesthetic value.

 

Ferrari's own carbon upgrade does have the horns, looks wonderful and still works as it should - costly though!