Review of Capristo Level 2 F355

First up, the welding quality is first-class and workmanship is one of the best I've ever seen on an exhaust system. Almost wanted to use it as a display set in the living room instead of installing on the car initially.

Initial impressions after the exhaust is installed. At idle, the car does not sound obnoxious or overly blaring loud. The volume is 20-25% louder than the stock exhaust and is bearable. When driving around, there is virtually no drone in the cabin when the bypass valve (I'm currently on stock bypass valve) is closed. This is when it gets interesting... Bypass valve opens in 2800rpm in 1st/2nd/4th/5th/6th and 4000rpm in 3rd gear. My set up is stock headers and tubi test pipes. When the bypass valve opens, the sound evolves into a high-pitched howl that tops off with a shriek towards the redline!! It literally made my hair stand when I drove the car thru tunnels just to hear the F1-howl!

Chris from Scuderia Systems (UK) has been particularly helpful and his service is first-class. I would recommend anyone to go to him. Although there was a slight delay in shipment, he managed to update me on the status and informed me the moment the tracking number was available.

Awesome piece of engineering and definitely worth the wait!
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Decided to get stage 2 after being advised it's the best of both worlds. Not too loud when bypass valve is closed. From what I understand, stage 3 is straight piped which is not conducive for daily driving. I didn't go for stage 1 as I did not want the exhaust to sound as soft as the factory exhaust...

 

Trying to record a good quality video to demonstrate the Capristo tone but iPhone quality is dismal...