{"id":3475,"date":"2019-10-23T15:00:23","date_gmt":"2019-10-23T14:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.scuderiacarparts.com\/blog\/?p=3475"},"modified":"2019-10-23T15:00:23","modified_gmt":"2019-10-23T14:00:23","slug":"ferrari-488-the-exhaust-that-should-have-been","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scuderiacarparts.com\/blog\/ferrari-488-the-exhaust-that-should-have-been\/","title":{"rendered":"Ferrari 488 &#8211; The exhaust that should have been"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Your 488 doesn\u2019t sound good.<\/p>\n<p>There \u2013 we said it.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scuderiacarparts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/rear-axle.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2427\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scuderiacarparts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/rear-axle.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"830\" height=\"686\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.scuderiacarparts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/rear-axle.png 830w, https:\/\/www.scuderiacarparts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/rear-axle-300x248.png 300w, https:\/\/www.scuderiacarparts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/rear-axle-768x635.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 830px) 100vw, 830px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Sure, if this is your first Ferrari having had a series of 911 Turbos, you\u2019ll probably think the toneless blare coming from the stock exhaust system is great.\u00a0 Actually it\u2019 poor (the Pista is even worse) \u2013 especially compared to V8 Ferraris of yesteryear (the champion being the lovely F355).<\/p>\n<p>The fact is, you own one of the premier driving tools available in the world today\u2026and we guarantee you it\u2019s never made a noise that\u2019s put a smile on your face. Or at least not as much of a smile as it has the potential to elicit\u2026<\/p>\n<p>The honest truth is that there is one system that is head and shoulders above every other exhaust system available for this car today \u2013 Novitec.<\/p>\n<p>We describe it like this \u2013 want a 458 classic high pitched V8 howl with some whooshing turbo noises? Get a Novitec exhaust.<\/p>\n<p>People will laugh and say that it doesn\u2019t sound like a 458, that there\u2019s no way on earth it could sound as good, that hell will freeze over before a 488 even gets close to sounding as good as a 458 \u2013 these people are wrong, and what they are actually saying is \u201cI have never heard a Novitec exhaust on a 488\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scuderiacarparts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/123.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3477\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scuderiacarparts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/123.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"792\" height=\"442\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.scuderiacarparts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/123.png 792w, https:\/\/www.scuderiacarparts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/123-300x167.png 300w, https:\/\/www.scuderiacarparts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/123-768x429.png 768w, https:\/\/www.scuderiacarparts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/123-717x400.png 717w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 792px) 100vw, 792px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We have included a video at the bottom of this blog post that demonstrates beyond any reasonable doubt that the 488 can howl, we installed a full system on a customer\u2019s car and it absolutely <strong>transformed<\/strong> the thing. That video is the car sitting static, revving in neutral\u2026can you even imagine what it would sound like under load?<\/p>\n<p>So let\u2019s get specific for a second, it isn\u2019t just as simple as chucking on a back box and calling it quits, you will get some impressive results if you do the back box alone \u2013 but this is a \u00a3200k Ferrari, you\u2019re obviously not looking to cut corners in terms of cost because your car deserves the best.<\/p>\n<p>The recommended system is composed of the following items:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Novitec back box with valves<\/li>\n<li>Capristo decat pipes<\/li>\n<li>Capristo OBD wizard<\/li>\n<li>Capristo remote control<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A few of those items won\u2019t immediately be familiar so let\u2019s break them down a little bit. Firstly we have the back box\/rear silencer with valves, this is paired with the Capristo remote control unit to control said valves. More on this in a moment\u2026<\/p>\n<p>Now the element that will totally set this system apart is what comes next \u2013 the decat pipes.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scuderiacarparts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/234.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3478\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scuderiacarparts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/234.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"790\" height=\"522\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.scuderiacarparts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/234.png 790w, https:\/\/www.scuderiacarparts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/234-300x198.png 300w, https:\/\/www.scuderiacarparts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/234-768x507.png 768w, https:\/\/www.scuderiacarparts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/234-605x400.png 605w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 790px) 100vw, 790px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Installing decat pipes instils two main benefits \u2013 volume and power. By removing the catalytic converters we are significantly reducing backpressure which, in simple terms, is how hard the engine has to push to get the exhaust gases out of the car. Conservatively you can expect power gains of 20-30bhp and a significant increase in the volume of the exhaust note.<\/p>\n<p>(Note: Sport catalysts are also possible for those of you worried about homologation in your country \u2013 these give you 80% of the sound and power benefits but are considerably more costly).<\/p>\n<p>The worry some customers have is that this increase in volume will be untenable, and this is where the Remote control comes in to save the day. With the valves closed the exhaust note will only be 5-10% louder than the standard exhaust, however, with the valves open you can finally get that high pitched V8 howl that the car should always have had \u2013 the best of both worlds!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scuderiacarparts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/345.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3479\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scuderiacarparts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/345.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"525\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.scuderiacarparts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/345.png 788w, https:\/\/www.scuderiacarparts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/345-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.scuderiacarparts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/345-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/www.scuderiacarparts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/345-600x400.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Removing the cats (or swapping to sport catalysts) will, of course, raise a check engine warning light as the car\u2019s ECU will register a fault with the no-longer-present cats \u2013 the solution is to install a module that clears the specific code that arises in this case. Therefore, the \u00a0final item we will install is the Capristo OBD wizard which plugs directly into the OBD port within the driver\u2019s footwell. We always emphasise that this unit will ONLY cancel the check engine light pertaining to this specific cat-related fault, other than this your onboard diagnostics will continue to operate as normal!<\/p>\n<p>Have a listen below and hear what your 488 <strong>COULD<\/strong> sound like<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Embedded media\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"740\" height=\"416\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7S0Y6elzJ68?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Embedded media\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"740\" height=\"416\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/CV1-rmWi5to?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Your 488 doesn\u2019t sound good. There \u2013 we said it. Sure, if this is your first Ferrari having had a series of 911 Turbos, you\u2019ll probably think the toneless blare coming from the stock exhaust system is great.\u00a0 Actually it\u2019 poor (the Pista is even worse) \u2013 especially compared to V8 Ferraris of yesteryear (the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":2434,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.scuderiacarparts.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3475"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.scuderiacarparts.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.scuderiacarparts.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.scuderiacarparts.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.scuderiacarparts.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3475"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.scuderiacarparts.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3475\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3480,"href":"https:\/\/www.scuderiacarparts.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3475\/revisions\/3480"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.scuderiacarparts.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2434"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.scuderiacarparts.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3475"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.scuderiacarparts.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3475"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.scuderiacarparts.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3475"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}