{"id":3894,"date":"2021-06-17T13:25:30","date_gmt":"2021-06-17T12:25:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.scuderiacarparts.com\/blog\/?p=3894"},"modified":"2023-05-15T16:58:20","modified_gmt":"2023-05-15T15:58:20","slug":"the-812-every-other-812-wants-to-be","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scuderiacarparts.com\/blog\/the-812-every-other-812-wants-to-be\/","title":{"rendered":"The 812 every other 812 wants to be"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"740\" height=\"416\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/OA0PUVrWdos?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen title=\"Ferrari 812 with Novitec decat exhaust, wheels and lowering springs!\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The 812 is the best car on the road today \u2013 there, I said it.<\/p>\n<p>It covers all bases: want it to be a hooligan? No problem, say goodbye to your rear tyres. Want to pulverise Europe on a 12 hour drive? No worries, see you in Monaco.<\/p>\n<p>This thing is the zenith of everything Ferrari has perfected over the last 70 years\u2026at least, it\u2019s as perfect as they can possibly make it. All manufacturers are bound by various homologation rules, and they\u2019re not going to build a different car for each country so they take a \u201cone-size-fits-all\u201d approach.<\/p>\n<p>They find the most stringent laws a country has regarding emissions and they meet that requirement, same goes for suspension, wheel spacing etc etc.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scuderiacarparts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/DSCF3238-2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-3919\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scuderiacarparts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/DSCF3238-2-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"740\" height=\"416\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.scuderiacarparts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/DSCF3238-2-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.scuderiacarparts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/DSCF3238-2-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.scuderiacarparts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/DSCF3238-2-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.scuderiacarparts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/DSCF3238-2-711x400.jpg 711w, https:\/\/www.scuderiacarparts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/DSCF3238-2.jpg 1820w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Now to my mind this flies in the face of Ferrari\u2019s whole modus operandi \u2013 Ferrari ownership has never been and should never be about compromise.<\/p>\n<p>This is where we come in, we can unlock the final 10% of your car \u2013 give it the lungs it deserves, the shoes it deserves, the stance it deserves. Everything this car needs to get to where it should be, we\u2019ve got.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scuderiacarparts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/DSCF3186.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-3929\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scuderiacarparts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/DSCF3186-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"740\" height=\"416\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.scuderiacarparts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/DSCF3186-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.scuderiacarparts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/DSCF3186-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.scuderiacarparts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/DSCF3186-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.scuderiacarparts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/DSCF3186-711x400.jpg 711w, https:\/\/www.scuderiacarparts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/DSCF3186.jpg 1820w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Now we sell a lot of exhausts for 812s, the same goes for wheels, lowering springs, carbon etc. \u2013 but once in a blue moon we get a customer who goes \u201cyep, I\u2019ll have the lot\u201d and the excitement levels go through the roof.<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019ve only done a handful of these \u201cChristmas tree\u201d spec modifications, and they have been \u2013 without question \u2013 the coolest cars we\u2019ve worked on\u2026and we work on a LOT of cars.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scuderiacarparts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/DSCF3267.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-3924\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scuderiacarparts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/DSCF3267-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"740\" height=\"416\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.scuderiacarparts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/DSCF3267-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.scuderiacarparts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/DSCF3267-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.scuderiacarparts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/DSCF3267-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.scuderiacarparts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/DSCF3267-711x400.jpg 711w, https:\/\/www.scuderiacarparts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/DSCF3267.jpg 1820w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This particular customer\u2019s car was specced fantastically well \u2013 Rosso Fuoco triple layer red for the exterior, black wheels, black interior. As starting points go, this isn\u2019t a bad one.<\/p>\n<p>He ordered the following for his car:<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Exhaust<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Novitec valved rear silencers<\/li>\n<li>X pipe<\/li>\n<li>Decat pipes<\/li>\n<li>OBD Wizard<\/li>\n<li>Remote kit<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This is what we refer to as a Stage 3 exhaust. Stage 1 being rear silencers alone (never the right option), Stage 2 being rear silencers and X pipe (typically what we sell, fantastic sounding\u2026but there\u2019s more to get out of the car if you\u2019re brave enough)<\/p>\n<p>This thing sounds like a Spitfire, it is easily one of the most violent and dramatic sounding cars on the road when you give it a boot \u2013 but the beauty of it is that the valves allow you to tame the beast and aside from the cold start (which is pretty brutal in fairness) it turns the car into a totally useable car, one which you can stand next to at idle and easily have a conversation next to.<\/p>\n<p>The rear silencers finesse the tone, the X pipe lifts the pitch, the decat pipes boost the volume and then we pair it with the remote kit to open\/close the valves &amp; the OBD Wizard to cancel the CEL from the decats.<\/p>\n<p>Aside from a Carrera GT with a \u00a320,000 exhaust on it this is the best sounding car on earth \u2013 we won\u2019t hear any different<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Wheels &amp; Suspension<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>\u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The next thing to mention is the wheel\/suspension selection this customer made<\/p>\n<p>Novitec offer 3 wheel styles \u2013 the NF8 directional wheels, the NF9 symmetrical 10 spokes (5 bolt configuration) and the NF10 symmetrical 10 spokes with the centre lock cover.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scuderiacarparts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/6584313.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3930 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scuderiacarparts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/6584313.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1782\" height=\"370\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.scuderiacarparts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/6584313.jpg 1782w, https:\/\/www.scuderiacarparts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/6584313-300x62.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.scuderiacarparts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/6584313-768x159.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.scuderiacarparts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/6584313-1024x213.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.scuderiacarparts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/6584313-798x166.jpg 798w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1782px) 100vw, 1782px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This customer opted for the 21\u201d front\/22\u201d rear NF10 wheels with the centre lock-look. The wheel is still a 5 bolt wheel, albeit it has a clever central cover which goes over the bolts and gives the appearance of a centre lock.<\/p>\n<p>All the benefits \u2013 none of the drawbacks!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scuderiacarparts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/DSCF3241.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-3921\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scuderiacarparts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/DSCF3241-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"740\" height=\"416\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.scuderiacarparts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/DSCF3241-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.scuderiacarparts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/DSCF3241-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.scuderiacarparts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/DSCF3241-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.scuderiacarparts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/DSCF3241-711x400.jpg 711w, https:\/\/www.scuderiacarparts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/DSCF3241.jpg 1820w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>To go along with the new shoes we had to fix the gait of the car! As you can see in all the Ferrari marketing images Ferrari lowers their cars for pictures, but when they arrive with the customer they\u2019ve had to hike the suspension up to meet various homologation requirements.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Marketing Image<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scuderiacarparts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/WhatsApp-Image-2021-06-17-at-13.13.50.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3896\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scuderiacarparts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/WhatsApp-Image-2021-06-17-at-13.13.50.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"930\" height=\"510\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.scuderiacarparts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/WhatsApp-Image-2021-06-17-at-13.13.50.jpeg 930w, https:\/\/www.scuderiacarparts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/WhatsApp-Image-2021-06-17-at-13.13.50-300x165.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.scuderiacarparts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/WhatsApp-Image-2021-06-17-at-13.13.50-768x421.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.scuderiacarparts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/WhatsApp-Image-2021-06-17-at-13.13.50-729x400.jpeg 729w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 930px) 100vw, 930px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Customer car<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scuderiacarparts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/WhatsApp-Image-2021-06-17-at-13.13.50-1.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-3895\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scuderiacarparts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/WhatsApp-Image-2021-06-17-at-13.13.50-1-1024x667.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"740\" height=\"482\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.scuderiacarparts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/WhatsApp-Image-2021-06-17-at-13.13.50-1.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.scuderiacarparts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/WhatsApp-Image-2021-06-17-at-13.13.50-1-300x195.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.scuderiacarparts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/WhatsApp-Image-2021-06-17-at-13.13.50-1-768x500.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.scuderiacarparts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/WhatsApp-Image-2021-06-17-at-13.13.50-1-614x400.jpeg 614w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>They look terrible as standard, sort of like a crossover SUV.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scuderiacarparts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/DSCF3237.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-3918\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scuderiacarparts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/DSCF3237-576x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"576\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.scuderiacarparts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/DSCF3237.jpg 576w, https:\/\/www.scuderiacarparts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/DSCF3237-169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/www.scuderiacarparts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/DSCF3237-768x1365.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.scuderiacarparts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/DSCF3237-225x400.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>What we did here was to install the excellent KW x Novitec lowering springs and lower the car by 25mm.<\/p>\n<p>The springs are variable rate, so ride quality is not compromised and bumpy road mode still works a treat. However, as soon as you start loading up the suspensions the springs stiffen and keep the car even more planted than it was before<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Carbon Fibre<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><u><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scuderiacarparts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/DSCF3229.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-3913\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scuderiacarparts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/DSCF3229-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"740\" height=\"416\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.scuderiacarparts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/DSCF3229-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.scuderiacarparts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/DSCF3229-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.scuderiacarparts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/DSCF3229-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.scuderiacarparts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/DSCF3229-711x400.jpg 711w, https:\/\/www.scuderiacarparts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/DSCF3229.jpg 1820w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\" \/><\/a><\/u><\/p>\n<p>The final thing to go over are the carbon fibre items \u2013 and our school of thought here is actually that less is more.<\/p>\n<p>We could throw everything at the car, and it does look fantastic, but ultimately we like to balance orders from a cost\/benefit analysis.<\/p>\n<p>Typically, we recommend going for carbon items that you CAN\u2019T get from the factory \u2013 usually these include the wrap around chin spoiler and the 3 piece rear lip spoiler.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scuderiacarparts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/DSCF3225-2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-3911\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scuderiacarparts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/DSCF3225-2-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"740\" height=\"416\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.scuderiacarparts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/DSCF3225-2-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.scuderiacarparts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/DSCF3225-2-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.scuderiacarparts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/DSCF3225-2-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.scuderiacarparts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/DSCF3225-2-711x400.jpg 711w, https:\/\/www.scuderiacarparts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/DSCF3225-2.jpg 1820w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Ferrari factory doesn\u2019t offer either of these as standard, so it\u2019s a really great (and not particularly expensive!) way to set your car apart.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 812 is the best car on the road today \u2013 there, I said it. It covers all bases: want it to be a hooligan? No problem, say goodbye to your rear tyres. Want to pulverise Europe on a 12 hour drive? No worries, see you in Monaco. This thing is the zenith of everything [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":3921,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.scuderiacarparts.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3894"}],"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=3894"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.scuderiacarparts.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3894\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3936,"href":"https:\/\/www.scuderiacarparts.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3894\/revisions\/3936"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.scuderiacarparts.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3921"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.scuderiacarparts.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3894"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.scuderiacarparts.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3894"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.scuderiacarparts.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3894"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}