A few questions regarding the famed tubi exhaust for 355... thinking of getting one for my 95 F355 GTS. any comments/ advice is welcomed? 1. Should I get a brand new one or just save some money and source for a 2nd hand/used one ? 2. Is there a difference for a 355 tubi between 1995 or 1996 or later models. How should i know if the 2nd hand tubi fits my own car end 1995 F355 GTS ? 3. How much would you pay for a used tubi ? quote in USD and kindly specify with or w/o installation charges 4. Any advice about the tubi exhaust for a 355, problems areas to look out for esp in a used tubi? cracks?
I wouldn't mind the same info as absolut. I would like to replace the whole exhaust system on my 355 with tubi, form headers to pipes. Can some one who has done it give us an idea on costs involved?? Back to you absolut!!
I personally don't see a downside to getting a used one if you could get said exhaust for 2/3 of new price, or less. It's pretty hard to wear one out. As far as fitment, there is only one size for '94-'99 355's. List price is $3225.00.
I am a dealer and have a 1995 355B with test pipes and a TUBI exhaust that looks new. I love the sound....you go out of your way to drive thru tunnels and underpasses...... May have it sold to a client who lives where they e-test annually therefore it could be for sale in a day or two. Will repost here......
A new Tubi is a RIP-OFF! I wanted to buy a used Tubi for my 348 so that I would only pay about $1,900, but instead I paid about $3,000 for a new one. I couldn't find a used one. A used Tubi is just as good as a new one. Used 355 Tubis pop up on Ebay all the time. Just do a search for "ferrari 355 tubi" and SAVE the search so that you will receive an e-mail anytime an item comes up for sale that matches the search. You should be able to get a used 355 Tubi from $1,500-$1,900.
Took the Tubi off my 355 Spider as it was too boomey around town in the 2,500 - 3,500 rev range. Sold it on Ferrarichat for $1,700, and put on a new Ansa Sport for about the same price. Like the Ansa much better.
As mentioned , one size fits all with Tubi 1/2 to 2/3rds of retail price is norm for used Tubi, fitting will take 1 .5 hours. I have the decat Tubi on my '96 Spider and while there is some resonance around 2.5 RPM, it's certainly not unbearable IMO.I have never heard of any quality issues affecting this brand of exhaust. Check out this vid clip of ITO, TUBI & CAPRISTO, see what YOU think. http://homepages.nildram.co.uk/~richmet/video/exhausts.mpg
Awesome clips...incredible actually since I've always been a fan of the Tubis, but in this case it was my last choice of the 3 exhausts. What level was that Capristo? It sounds incredible! I'd love to hear these with Cats (stock, Hyperflow, or other) since I'll probably need to leave them on here in NY/NJ for inspection purposes. :-(
I have a tubi on my 95 355 with cats. At 8K rpm through a tunnel, it is great. At 3K rpm driving around, it is terrible. Boomy, loud, nothing but ugly noise. It is not possible to talk in the car either. Since I rarely drive at 8K through a tunnel, I guess I don't like it. Maybe I should change my driving style and route I am of course too lazy (and cheap) to bother changing it, but if I were in the market for one, I'd go elsewhere. Ansa is a nicer sound, and there is an Australian company (Lambros Exhaust in Sydney) that makes one called the Mille Miglia. Very civilized down low, and it shreaks with the best of them up top. New, they are about the same price as a used tubi. Much nicer workmanship too. Just my .02 Dave
Just in response to your tubi question. Absolut I have heard the tubis on many 355 and think it is excellent however is very expensive in Australia so on recommendation from an FCA member I looked into another option namely the Mille- Miglia exhaust. After much consideration I installed the M.M. and I must say that in my opinion it sounds as good if not better and there is a definite increase in torque. The weight difference from the standard exhaust is amazing and it was a simple bolt on install that took about 2 hrs as you need to take off the rear bumper etc to remove and refit. The sound at high revs is very similar to the 360 and lower revs is great and not intrusive nor droney. web site for them is millemiglia.com.au and i understand they are selling around the world now. regards Tony ps pipes look great from rear they are slightly larger diameter to tubi and very nice finish , all polished stainless steel.
The deal didn't go thru...so no TUBI for you....but what's this talk about resonance ? I don't find anything that sounds remotely annoying at the rpm ranges mentioned here.
Open yout bypass valve combined with the Tubi. I do not believe that you will hear a better sounding Ferrari regardless of era.
I find the only "problem" is at around the 2.5k-3k revs when feathering *off* the throttle. You definitely get a boom then, but apart from that it's sweet. Loud, but sweet. Capristo is the new top dawg as I understand it, but aren't they more expensive still? And didn't basher install something else altogether? At even greater cost?
Fraser has the ITO as in clip one, and yes it's a bit more expensive than decat Tubi, but not by much. The Capristo sounds fanatastic and if i didn't have Tubi, i'd buy one. I think it's cheaper by couple of hundred £'s too.
I have a 1995 355 with Tubi headers, Hyperflow cats and stock muffler. This gave me the scream up high in revs but keeps the down low rpms quieter (key for domestic peace as I'm pulling away from the house early in the morning). I can't give you perfect advice on the fit for a used one, except that 95's had just one Oxygen sensor...I can't rememebr if this just impacts the cats or if the manifolds are different as well (prob not?). Price-wise, Tubi manifolds new were in the mid $4K range, Hyperflow cats were in the mid-low $2K range. Now I have to listen to the Capristo link here to see if I might change the muffler, too.
Capristo is only £20 cheaper than Tubi so it's all down to personal choice really. If you, or anyone else, is going to go the full Capristo route bear in mind that their test pipes are silenced. The one in the video clip (my car ) has Tubi test pipes and K & N filters.
You can see the difference between the test pipes in these pictures. The first are regular test pipes and are basically just a hollow tube. The second are the Capristo silenced ones. As you can see they are much wider in the centre due to being fitted with baffles. This has the effect(allegedly) of giving the normal level of power increase as a non-silenced pipe but without the extra volume. That's the theory anyway. When my exhaust was being fitted I had a choice of Capristo or Tubi pipes. I looked at the Capristo ones and put them straight back in the box. If you're going to fit test pipes you might as will fit real ones! Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
The Capristo sounds incredible. The guy with the Tubi needed to wind the car up more! ITO sounds good, but not as good as the others.
Graham, thanks for the reply and the pics. Picture worth a 1000 words! I have tubi test pipes. Have you ever heard the silenced ones? Or anyone? I would be interested in what percentage the silenced pipes decrease the decibels of exhaust note.
John No, never heard them. Not knowingly anyway. They're claimed to produce the same decibel level as a system running with cats. I guess they're aimed at people who don't want to melt their cats (a known Capristo trait) but also don't want to fall out with their neighbours. Personally I don't care for my neighbours so it's the full system and wired open bypass valve for me PS If I ever change my 355 for another one I'm going to make sure it's in silver with a challenge grill. Your's is sooooo sexy
