Looking to add Capristo exhaust...suggestions?

On a Cali-T, I have the Capristo exhaust. I did not do the X-pipe (probably should have). I also have the Capristo key fob to open/close the valves.

It sounds amazing and I very much enjoy the ability to open and close the valves via the remote. YMMV.

Good luck.

 

The word is you just get a better flow (small increase in HP) and slightly better sound. I don't have any drone but hear from others that the X pipe helps a bit re: no drone.

I do not understand the physics of it.

The Capristo + Fob is an awesome setup. Sound when you want it. Less sound when you don't....(neighbors, certain locations, streets, cops around, whatever).

 

My Cali30 has the full Capristo exhaust system with remote valve control. The Capristo X-pipe for the NA Cali only fits the Capristo piping for their sport cat or straight pipes. You cannot just install the Capristo X-pipe alone.

Don’t do straight pipes because it doesn’t work or sound better than the sport cats and you will poison the air you breathe as you drive the car especially roof-down. Incomplete combustion exhaust is a Class A carcinogen. The air will stink with heavy exhaust fumes. Drivers stuck behind your car will rightfully take a dim view of you.

The car with a full Capristo exhaust will sound incredible but cold starts will wake up the entire neighborhood. It’s much louder than any factory spec Ferrari road car. The car will have a very nice edgy feel to it because every so often, the engine will give the car a “shrug” or swagger even when you are not purposely doing it. It feels like the car has a mind of its own, in a very nice way.

Engine performance will improve all-round but you have to like the raspiness when you apply aggressive throttle - all high performance cars even factory-spec ones feature the same raspiness because they all employ the same exhaust strategy. The factory spec Cali actually has some drone to it already but most people don’t realize it. The Capristo full exhaust will amplify it - it happens at around 1800 rpm. The simple trick is to not rev at 1800 rpm and if you used to drive stick shift that would already come naturally to you because no respectable sports car driver drives their car engine at 1800 rpm - it’s a dead part of the torque band. However, having said this you should hear the horrible drone (in sport muffler setting) from the (turbo) 991.2 GT2 RS I drove recently - it’s so bad the loud exhaust setting is unusable at any engine speed.

When I take my car out for my fun drives, I open the valves. Take-offs, low end, high end power and noise are all significantly improved. I close them when I want to be more discrete or when I have to cruise due to lack of interesting roads or time.