The Ultimate Guide to 599 Upgrades

This year I purchased my first Ferrari. Have owned quite a few exotics prior. First impressions of the 599.

My car is a 2008 599 GTB red/tan. 14k miles $351K sticker.


1. Visually amazing
2. Sound is meh at best
3. F1 shifting takes getting used to
4. Car loves to RUN!
5. Handles pretty well
6. Stereo lacked until I adjusted per a user on this forum.
7. Build quality is quite good
8. Stance could be improved

With all this said, these are the upgrades I have done and about to do.

1. Apple CarPlay - Power Acoustik (night and day better) A MUST DO!
2. BMC Air filter upgrade - Amazon.com: BMC Replacement Panel Air Filters for Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano 07-12, for Purosangue 22+, FB487/20 Full Kit Two Filters Included : Automotive
3. Full exhaust - (on order) F1 Racing sound Exhaust systems for Ferrari 599GTB Rear Exhaust+X down pipes+Equal length headers | GWAPOTech JAPAN
4. Spacers - (Lowering car 1/2" also) Sport Wheel Spacer Sets for Ferrari 599 – Formula Dynamics
5. Best for last - TREV ECU tune! JESUS. ABSOLUTE MUST. Faster shifts, HGTE and GTO maps. It's like another car!!!!

 

Yes. Of course. I was leaning towards manual conversion until I got ECU tune!