How To Make a 600+HP Alfa Romeo Giulia Quadrifoglio! Downpipe+Exhaust+Tune (SOUNDS MEAN!)

We're modding our Alfa Romeo Giulia Quadrifoglio again! This time we're throwing on a set of high flow downpipes, an x-pipe exhaust, and removing the ECUs, shipping them off to IdealRace for their Stage 2 ECU tune, and then reinstalling them to unleash over 600hp from the 2.9L Ferrari-derived V6.
Ideal Race Downpipes and Tune: idealrace.com/our-products/
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#AlfaRomeo #Giulia #Quadrifoglio

[@sthembisomadlala6943]

My dream car being modified

[@pritpalbajwasingh7184]

Sexiest car out there

[@cramos3911]

Same

[@crusherer]

even more insane

[@What0011]

Keep dreaming.

[@carminecinardi]

Hey, it's my dream car too! I take a lot of pride in it since I'm Italian lol

[@DaleDriven]

You guys are seriously my car people. You literally have all of the cars I would get if I had an unlimited budget. Keep up the great work boys! Thanks for the GR Supra model!

[@albonfilms]

Haha I'm happy to hear that! Thank you for the kind words!

[@V8Hunter7]

For anyone replacing the downpipes, you don't have to unclip the o2 sensors on the downpipes - there's enough slack to spin them out and spin them back in without any damage.

[@candlemedia]

To Albon, I just happened to stumble on your channel. After watching your whole video I must say it was quite refreshing to watch you interact with your buddies while having decent music in the bg. The piano music with great video angles and soft spoken narration had me enjoying this video! I look fwd to more vids on this Alfa.

[@albonfilms]

I appreciate your kindness! Thank you so much for watching!

[@steventoms7940]

My God that sounds absolutely awesome. Dream car with dream noise 👌👌

[@basithph8958]

The Giulia is an amazing car A beautiful saloon

[@RadDadisRad]

Take note everyone that is tuning a vehicle. If you buy a duplicate BCM/ECU you can keep your stock computer stock without any flash files messing up its count memory. Use the duplicate BCM for all your flashes. It’ll save your bacon too if you need a service.

[@urosdjordjevic6060]

Bro how could you sit in that car with dirty mechanic pants broo why

[@sigi_9153]

What i thought also, if i was the owner i would get really upset

[@jmanhino1995]

I agree bro. Biggest pet peeve lol

[@arte2arquiteto]

They're butchers and animals...

[@aleksandr_elkov]

exactly, why??????

[@xsportankara9907]

I guess he is the owner that is why🙂

[@marremane]

Pronounced Quadrifolio not quadrafogglio fyi 👌🏻

[@albonfilms]

Yes, indeed it is! Thank you!

[@gabriel_las1461]

Quadrifoglio

[@trinacryo]

@@gabriel_las1461 Esatto!👍🏻

[@GhostNinjaTactical]

Grabthefoliage

[@chrisclarke1965]

In English..its Quadrifold. Now who's right?

[@richardmahoney9415]

These are cool cars from factory but what they did is cool as hell and in the garage

[@ZyZy456]

Man I love this Car.

[@mattbettany1174]

I was gonna say the ‘g’ is silent in Quadrifoglio but then I see you’ve already been pulled up on that one 😂

[@carloslewis8448]

Nice job guys 👍

[@obey2dmax]

Your neighbors' alarm ⏰. Hahaha. I love it!

[@JesusHernandez-xf9ik]

I can't wait to buy one. I have the 2.0 giulia. The quadrifoglio is my next car. I am in love

[@capitanothegreat3994]

That is some Advanced Work you did there in your Home Garage with Basic Tools. Digging out and Replacing parts in that Mess of Sophisticated Italian Engineering would have Stressed me out Bigtyme. Good Jobs Guys!, You gained a Subscriber

[@albonfilms]

Thank you for watching!

[@fuzzydogdog]

When you did the shot looking into the engine bay, I wondered why anyone would want to own a Gulia. That thought vanished when he started it up with the new exhaust lmao!

[@albonfilms]

Hahaha it's a love/hate relationship. Love to drive it, hate to work on it!

[@apancher]

Driving a car like that will make you forget about the complicated design, I imagine

[@kalpeshsanatani]

I want this car so bad.. waiting badly

[@frankbasile3662]

Have you got yours yet,..Got my Monte Carlo blue Quadrifoglio 3 weeks ago,It is a BEAST on the road,..Truly an outstanding car

[@justinmalone8518]

Sounds really good on the quieter mode too

[@albonfilms]

Yeah! Just enough turbo noise!

[@idontgotnothin]

Loved the music

[@michaelroecker2649]

Exquisite opening sequence of all the dozens of bolts,snaps,levers,and clips. Any one of which could stop a wannabe tuner.

[@albonfilms]

Thank you!

[@Goosey952]

Which cats and xpipe did you go with? I'm have centerline xpipe on mine, sprint filter, Forza, and decided to go with fabspeed hfc due to their proximity. Once my warranty is up, I'll get their tune too.

[@jerusdc]

So driving impressions after two months compared to stock? Any issues, Check engine lights etc? Also did you tune out the start/stop feature everyone hates?

[@Enydr3k]

what a beautiful car, just the best of the best

[@theLEGOguy22]

Great video, really entertaining. I’m doing the x-pipe mod to my QV? What supplier downpipes did you install? Did you keep the rear exhaust OEM?

[@albonfilms]

Thanks for watching! The Downpipes were IdealRace Catted Downpipes, and yes the rear part of the exhaust is OEM!

[@guidosighinolfi3701]

Fantastica Giulia 🇮🇹

[@craigdellapenna7103]

Very cool! Also loved the music.

[@albonfilms]

Thanks for watching!

[@geraldfitzpatrick7817]

I fell in love with the Alfa videos you posted because it just looked so different and fun it’s going to be 3 weeks for me since i got it this Friday. I’d really appreciate it if you could tell me what 200cell downpipes you guys used

[@albonfilms]

They were from Ideal Race! Thanks for watching and have an absolute blast with your new Alfa!

[@geraldfitzpatrick7817]

It already threw up 2 false check engine lights, the weather in nyc has been below 35 since i got it, and the car is on summer tires but i love it

[@albonfilms]

@@geraldfitzpatrick7817 Welcome to Alfa life!

[@chesspiece81]

I absolutely love these and would love one with similar mods on E85 with upgraded turbos, SS brake lines, pads, fluid, stock size wheels just in a different style. Stock and regularly maintained the reliability or lack thereof scares me. I can't imagine taking one with the mods I mentioned it and really turning the wick up thay it would be any better. I mean if this one made 600hp I don't see 750 maybe even 800hp being an issue.

[@randyd9414]

i saw one of these at schiphol and sheesh its gorgeous

[@albonfilms]

Most beautiful sedan in my opinion!

[@SlumRacing]

subscribed

[@bigmotor3845]

Great Post! Could we get a comparison Vid in regards to the difference in performance since the upgrades? Thanks

[@albonfilms]

Absolutely!

[@ElectedNickNation]

Hey thanks for the video I like the sound of the Alfa qv just want a bit more noise. Will this catted down pipe void my warranty I heard that mostly with cat less Down pipes because they usually require a Ecu tune.

[@albonfilms]

The downpipe should not void your warranty, but the tune definitely can. With catted downpipes and O2 sensor spacers, you should be able to run them without a check engine light. But you won't really make much more horsepower without a tune.

[@Biggspeed]

Um why are you comparing a inline 6 down pipe to essentially a 3 cylinder down pipe? You can double the pipes and compare them to the single AW90 down pipe and it’s similar if not bigger.

[@jude-anthonylewis4350]

Do you guys do this for other Alfa Romeo’s? Is this a service you offer?

[@Exodus.1337]

Do the turbos smoke on this car?

[@chrisc2184]

i have a QV its fast enough as it is, a little more power aint gonna hurt but at around an extra 100bhp will it not damage pistons con rods and so on, how do you know you not going to screw up the engine, even the gearbox?.......need to see a proper test, 0-60 and top end speed......Im tempted really tempted.

[@hexodontist1610]

Aweosme. Thx for sharing. I was wondering that dude with the “I love Dubai shirt” any connection to Dubai? I live here looking for a good mechanic for my planned QV this year.. good mechanics are rare here

[@V8Hunter7]

@Albon What youtube vid were you watching at 4:16? Thanks!

[@basithph8958]

Now we need to race the Supra against the Giulia!

[@albonfilms]

Yes!!

[@nassimfuentes777]

Supra has no chance lol

[@albonfilms]

@@nassimfuentes777 Actually, the Supra with a flash tune makes about 450whp, and its lighter by about 500lbs!

[@nassimfuentes777]

@@albonfilms Oh damn Hmm that'll be interesting

[@carminecinardi]

@@albonfilms stock vs stock the giulia would destroy the little toyota though

[@Windowphil]

Hey I have the exact same mods. Also bought from eric at ideal. Im curious what the buttons you were hitting on the visor when you were driving it??

[@albonfilms]

So that's for the Forza exhaust controller! It's integrated into the Homelink garage door opener system. We have a video on that install!

[@exothermal.sprocket]

That engine bay.... unbelievable. It's like several large octopus having a fight with a couple giant squid, and a couple of anacondas got into the game at some point.

[@albonfilms]

I once lost a 10mm nut in it. It is still lost.

[@exothermal.sprocket]

@@albonfilms Surprised it wasn't a 10mm socket.

[@chippi3878]

How much power can you add to the giulia ti? Sorry I’m new to cars and engines

[@ttvills]

Did those codes on the dash go away because of the exhaust and flash modules? Awesome video!!

[@albonfilms]

Yeah they reset themselves after a couple miles driving

[@MrMe1280]

Would it not be best to have the ecu tuned on a dyno vs sending them out for tune

[@kevinparpaut781]

There treating this like a Miata

[@lecoureurdesbois86]

There?

[@Motosthetic]

Did you guys look at the EC Phase 1 tune?

[@vanceman99]

Thanks for this great detailed install video! I'm hoping to add a Giulia QV to the fleet in the near future, but living in Cali, I've gotta weigh the variables on downpipes for passing smog checks in the future. Not to mention swapping out the ECU's in case of required dealer service, now that I see how much you have to remove just to get to those firewall-mounted puppies. Hmmm...Cheers!

[@albonfilms]

Thanks for watching! These Downpipes are Catted, but I'm not sure if they're smog legal. And yeah the ECUs are definitely a pain, I'm hoping for a more straightforward flash process to come out sometime in the future.

[@davidmc7442]

Once back together how many little bits were left over?

[@albonfilms]

Haha, more than I am comfortable to admit

[@thomasmatthew7759]

Isn't the reason why the Supra downpipe is larger because its an I6, and so there is only one, whereas the Alfa is a V6 with two downpipes?

[@muzifele6902]

Even my speaker vibrating

[@PH1M0]

Thing is those 2 baby down pipes out flow the Supra dp (that whole cross sectional area thing) . Alfa didn’t make it easy for you, that was some amount of work. Payoff is worth it tho, I always love the smell of a new exhaust system burning in 😎

[@PH1M0]

Actually after doing the math (and using 2.25” for the Alfa pipe and 4” for the Supra), the Supra down pipe does seem to have better flow than both Alfa pipes combined. I guess the little bit of extra quiet with the smaller pipes is worth the power loss to be able to better hear the classical piano music while eating milanos 👍

[@albonfilms]

Both are great for sure! In the end, the Alfa having cats will be it's main restriction. Still fast as all hell though! Thanks for watching!

[@PH1M0]

I am actually a fan of Alfa, so i was glad to see a fellow tuner taking a wrench to quadrifoglio and adding some go fast parts. Can we call it an M5 killer yet?

[@albonfilms]

@@PH1M0 It's definitely more enjoyable to drive than an M3 or M5 in my opinion! Better chassis, better steering, better interior, and better looking!

[@PH1M0]

Albon that’s encouraging to hear!

[@miltonwarrenjr5486]

Gotta have those HaRdCoRe FaRTs booooooiiiii

[@mickylarson68]

👌👍 magnifique

[@albonfilms]

👍

[@davidetorre8144]

@Albon:hi, can you tell me the time 100-200kmh?

[@albonfilms]

I will have to test it!

[@thomasferrarojr.9772]

Did you add a new air filter too? What was that? Awesome

[@albonfilms]

Yeah threw in a new air filter too just for good measure! There were a few woodland creatures in the old one 😅

[@borazga]

Albon the new one is from BMC right?

[@juergriolo7334]

Gentlemen at Albon Can you do the below mentioned recommended installation in a QV Giulia y Stelvio? Any aprox. cost for Giulia & Stelvio? "Take note everyone that is tuning a vehicle. If you buy a duplicate BCM/ECU you can keep your stock computer stock without any flash files messing up its count memory. Use the duplicate BCM for all your flashes. It’ll save your bacon too if you need a service."

[@fouedcardelli1595]

Alfa Romeo Giulia best car

[@user-yg3xc8gm6u]

Can you do a good 0-100? Really wanting to know how fast it gets with the 612hp or 680hp tuning

[@albonfilms]

Sure thing! I just got a Dragy so I'll use that for testing!

[@user-yg3xc8gm6u]

@@albonfilms Thanks a lot man

[@user-yg3xc8gm6u]

@@albonfilms when can we expect it?

[@Chenzooo]

@@albonfilms when?

[@TeamDrif-Tastik]

I feel like this thing can sound better.

[@andreacriscuolo9750]

The way he says giulia quadrifoglio 😂😂😂😂😂

[@masa8421]

Big Up to Sawga BeArt

[@rd.7732]

Great video.....what is the music?

[@averyc7492]

I want a QV so bad 😔

[@albonfilms]

They're really cool!

[@Papa-tn3vn]

Buy one USED! I learned the hard way about buying new. I bought a 2018 QV for $75,000 and had to Sell it a year later due to unforeseen financial obligations. The car had seriously depreciated, but the engine was barely broken in and some lucky guy bought it from me for $55,000. That was the best I could do! So I took the hit and babied the car, and he got a great deal and a gray car and an engine just broken in!

[@averyc7492]

@@Papa-tn3vn definitely on my list in the future! 100% will buy used. I just bought a 2011 e90 m3 so I’ll be good for a while 😌

[@Klodi1oo]

I’m a giulia qv owner from Illinois too, and friends with ideal race people, i wanna ask what part of Illinois are you guys and was the tune worth it?

[@albonfilms]

Chicagoland! And yeah the tune has been awesome! We'll be sure to report back after putting more miles on it

[@Klodi1oo]

Albon cool, i go there often maybe we meet sometimes, I’m looking to get mine tuned too

[@albonfilms]

I hope to see you around one day! Enjoy the car!

[@turbos7780]

How do u guys deal with the smell

[@SlumRacing]

Still waiting on the follow up video for this car, please need some more content

[@albonfilms]

Working on it! Thanks for watching!

[@SlumRacing]

@@albonfilms Still waiting brother

[@HuskyRider250TC]

O yea 👌👌🤘🤘🤘

[@jackthefounder7788]

let me drive it for you!

[@joseherrera134]

How many horsepower? I wanna do that to my QV

[@mainoYZ250]

I love alfa romeo

[@albonfilms]

Me too! Thank you for watching!

[@autotrimmers6353]

My dream whip

[@frankbasile3662]

Just got my monte carlo blue Quadrifoglio delivered up from Miami to New York 3 weeks,..Car is a BEAST on the road,..Truly an outstanding car in every single aspect,..Did you get your yet

[@Gazza-zg2tr]

Hi whats the cost for doing this?

[@lmde2028]

#LaMeccanicadelleEmozioni 🍀🍀🍀

[@matthewgarcia9494]

This is the only car I will ever want

[@frankbasile3662]

Just got my monte carlo blue Quadrigoglio with the yellow calipers 3 weeks ago,..It is a BEAST on the road.Truly an outstanding car,from the rush of twin turbo power to the sublime ride and handling,..Top notch engineering all around. Have you got yours yet?

[@r6scrubs126]

Like you said, the Alfa is twin turbo so it's weird that you then said the downpipe size isn't even comparable lol 2 X 2.5 inch is bigger than 1 X 4.5 inch

[@RICHYSUNCLE]

0:21 CLEAN IT 😂

[@DevendraSalvi_1208]

Can you please share links to buy the exhaust and the ecu tunes?

[@albonfilms]

I updated the description with where I got them from!

[@DevendraSalvi_1208]

@@albonfilms cheers!

[@ApriliaRacer14]

And.....there went the warranty around the 2 min. marker.

[@niconicht4982]

Why does this video feel like amateurs took a fine piece of art and just ripped it to pieces and somehow fixed it back together... i just can‘t shake this feeling

[@albonfilms]

Sorry you feel that way! This is just what modifying cars looks like. Thanks for watching!

[@elvis_chen]

Man, the Italian really doesn't want you to mod its ECU.

[@mercyue9337]

what is the brand of down pipe exhaust and ecu?

[@zayaanm6864]

Check description

[@brasilverdeeamarelo620]

ALFA TOP D++++ !!! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👆🏻💪🏻👍🏻🤜🏻🇧🇷🇮🇹😎🙏🏻🙏🏻 FIOTEIROS!!

[@czwhat328]

Do a review video on how it drives

[@albonfilms]

Once it stops snowing, I will!

[@denniszzzz]

those flippers are from hell

[@arayikharutyunyan1616]

❤❤❤SUPER❤❤❤

[@Topofthelinetommy]

Absolutely beautiful. Unfortunately, I just gave mine back due to lemon law. Never got to modify it.

[@albonfilms]

Ahh man! Such is the case with a few people I know as well. I think we got lucky with this car but it was in and out of the dealership the first year a lot too. Italian cars will never change!

[@Topofthelinetommy]

@@albonfilms I ended up ordering a macan gts and now I'm being teased by all these alfa'a.

[@albonfilms]

@@Topofthelinetommy Haha well the Porsche is a great buy, so don't worry about it! Macan GTS' are very tuneable too!

[@hooptie157]

What type of stands are those?!?

[@hooptie157]

And how high are they?

[@albonfilms]

They are Race Ramps Wheel Cribs, these are the 12" tall versions but they come in 8" and 10" too.

[@ttglyric3434]

What exhaust are you using ?

[@zayaanm6864]

Check description

[@lightningdronesolutions7167]

Wat did it end up dynoing at

[@filhodosapo7794]

Have you tried dusting (racing) an M3/M4 or C63 yet?

[@cw2840]

Car will break before it has a chance to race

[@megatron6245]

@@cw2840 why ?

[@cw2840]

@@megatron6245 my friend had a stock alfa quadrifolgio and it’s always getting check engine lights. Motor trend and car and driver also got problems with their quadrifolgios. When u start modding them the reliability gets even worse

[@Matty18795]

That's very unusual In the entire history of alfa romeo there has never been a single recorded instance of 1 ever breaking down

[@GhostNinjaTactical]

What area in Illinois are you guys?

[@albonfilms]

Chicagoland!

[@EOtekk]

Hmmm.....I thought the Quadrifoglio was a hot-V? The turbos look like they're under the engine.

[@albonfilms]

It is a standard V engine port orientation! Exhaust on the outside, intake on the inside. Thanks for watching!

[@faizalmohd9536]

Crazy small downpipe! More like a NA engine downpipe. Why is it so small? Because it has 2 perhaps?

[@albonfilms]

Yup! It's because it's twin turbo.

[@miltonbrown5576]

doesnt sound that different from stock. could just be bad audio recording but that what it sounds like anyway. wondering why they didnt do the ecu with it in situ? probably couldnt get around the security gateway with the equipment they had. yeah and wheres the follow up?? wanting to take mine beyond the 600 mark but ive been told the turbos need to be changed, exhaust lol wasted your time...

[@MrBraveAndStrong]

What do you mean, this car doesn't have front and rear jacking points? mine does!! lol

[@Usef320]

we out here driving ti's bro give us some tips 😭

[@matelurz]

5:30 its not a mess its spaghetti ;D

[@albonfilms]

Lollll

[@belbobegging385]

It's a mess just for fish and chips mechanics who usually have two right hands without the opposable thumb. Lololllll🤗

[@giuliopascolo568]

Hé les petits malins’ vous faites cela aussi sur les Audi et BMW ?

[@zeman4320]

This car has 2 ECUs? That's some old school v12 shit. Bad ass tho