My first topdown V12 Ferrari, Manual Gearbox SuperAmerica

Perfect!

 

Huge congrats!
As Smiles already said: PERFECT!
For any Ferrari enthusiast a true Holy Grail of modern Ferraris

 

MM355, beautiful car! It appears to be a HGTC as well or at least the silencers do. If you want more sound simply bypass those silencers to open by re routing a couple vacuum lines at the rear and you should have that sound that you're looking for.
There are threads on this forum on how to make this very easy change, also easily reversed.

Bill
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Beautiful !


Enjoy

 

Awesome!!

 

Absolutely beautiful!!!

 

WOW Amazing ride and enjoy it in good health.

 

Gorgeous!

 

Very nice. On the Maranellos, Barchetta, and Superamerica the bypass valves are fail closed so the trick is to reroute the vacuum lines to give vacuum all the time. So run the long vacuum line (6) from the vacuum accumulator (that goes to the bypass solenoid (27)) directly to the T connector (25) going to the individual pneumatic valves on the exhaust tailpipes. Then take the short piece of hose (26) that previously went from the solenoid to the T connector and connect the end to the solenoid inlet in a loop so the solenoid does not get dirt inside.

Racing seats are very rare on the Superamerica. If she is an HGTC (CCM brakes), I would not change that exhaust, which is pretty valuable. I have one on my 575M.

If you give me the serial number (last 6 of VIN) and assembly number in front of the engine, I will add her to our database attached here.

At least 6 of those 39 were RHD, so there were at most 33 LHD Superamericas, so very rare.
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Essentially. Here is something I posted on another forum in regards to bypassing the rear silencers/mufflers.
"It cost nothing but a few minutes, can be reversed in the same amount of time. Once the rear lower cover is off, find the vacuum hoses running from your exhaust bypass valves at very rear (near tips) of mufflers (a.k.a. silencers). Backtrack to vacuum "T", then backtrack again from the vacuum "T" with the single hose to solenoid, a very short distance. Now that you have the solenoid identified, go back and remove this last single hose that you followed up to the solenoid but, remove it at the vacuum "T". Leave this hose loose for now, go back to the solenoid, at the twelve o'clock position carefully remove the top vacuum hose, by twisting, wiggling and pulling as gently as possible upwards. Once removed, take this hose (12o'clock hose) and connect it to the open vacuum "T" that the short hose had been connected too. Then take the short vacuum hose that is still loose and reconnect it to twelve o'clock position on solenoid (creating a small loop). That's it. Doing this you have attached the accumulator hose from front of car to vacuum "T", directly activating the bypass valves to open upon start up. They now stay open with car running. The other small hose has simply covered the open hole on solenoid to prevent dirt from getting in.
Last, replace bottom rear panel.
Anyone who would like further help with this feel free to send PM. I don't think anyone with stock exhaust would not enjoy this subtle improvement in sound. "

Pretty sure those are HGTC silencers you have back there. Bypassing will add a lot of very nice sound from idle through the lower rpm ranges which are normally lost to a closed bypass valve. If idle is too loud for you, a switchable bypass switch may become a choice which maybe Taz could comment more on.
Bill
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Bill- Beat you to it, but you gave more detal.

MM- Incidentally, Argento Nurburgring is a very popular color for all the 550s and 575s. Next to Rosso Corsa, probably the most common paint color on the V12s.

 

Very nice. Welcome to the club!!
Capristo sells a remote for the valves. I usually leave the valves open at at times but at night in a quiet neghborhood it is nice to quiet it down a bit.
Enjoy the last few of the three pedal cars

 

Congrats MM355 ! I also have one ( red on tan ) but F1 transmission here in Dubai. I wonder how many SA there are in the region ?

 

Stunning SA. Racing seats, manual box, really doesn't get much better than that!

Enjoy!

 

Congrats! Amazing and pretty rare I would imagine w/ 3 pedals.

 

What a wonderful car!

Congrats and enjoy!!!

 

Wow. Now that is truly one of the modern Holy Grail F cars. Glad to see it went to someone who appreciates it. Lets hear how that 6 speed manual drives after you get some seat time. Congrats !

 

What a treasure. Rare find.

 

Congrats and enjoy her.

 

Heard the same number here but all three red and NO manual...