This is something that I’ve been meaning to write about for a while – the exhaust silencer (muffler) fitted to the 360 is quite a piece of engineering. The silencer does a great job of keeping the sound levels down, that is until the exhaust tip valves open and then the full glory of the … More Ferrari 360 Exhaust Silencer
I recently saw a remote control kit to operate the exhaust valves for sale and thought I write out my thoughts. The kit is pictured below and, in my opinion, is potentially dangerous to fit to your car. I will try to explain why and will also describe a safer way of operating the exhaust … More Ferrari 360 & F430 Remote Control Exhaust Valve
I was asked about fitting a Stradale TCU to a regular 360 the other day so thought I would write some notes on the F1 system and incorporate some info on the TCU. The transaxle on the 360 is near identical between the manual and F1 models (the shift mechanism is different and there are … More Ferrari 360 F1 System
The Ferrari 360 engine has a variable valve timing system fitted to the exhaust camshaft (the intake valve timing is fixed). The critical part to this system is called the “Exhaust Phase Variator” (part #190042) and is fitted between the cam pulley wheel and the camshaft itself. Here is a diagram showing the position of the variator … More Ferrari 360 Phase Variator (aka Variable Valve Timing)
The air intake system fitted to the 360 has some really cool features built into it. The 360 was developed in the wind tunnel at Maranello and the air intake starts just behind the door handle as the bodywork opens up into a channel to draw the air flowing over the body into the system. … More Ferrari 360 Air Intake System
The 360 is fitted with catalytic converter (Cat) temperature control system that can trigger a rather alarming message on the dash that tells the driver to “SLOW DOWN”. This message is sometimes accompanied by a loss of engine power and if the driver doesn’t understand what is happening it can be a worrying moment. The purpose of … More Ferrari 360 Slow Down
The correct way to check the engine oil level is to warm the oil up to proper operating temperature. Unless I have just changed the oil, I always check the level after driving several miles. Here is the extract from the owners manual which states the correct way of checking the level. Note that it … More Ferrari 360 engine oil level checks and the danger of overfilling
One of the cool things about owning a website is that you can see what visitors have been searching for before landing on your site. Over the past few weeks there has been a number of people looking for information on Mass Air Flow (MAF) meters so I thought I’d note some info down. The … More Ferrari 360 Mass Air Flow Meter (MAF)
I dropped by an independent specialist on my way home from work today to have a chat with Paul (the proprietor) and to see what was going on. I ended up seeing something that I had never seen before – a brand new clutch kit with a 3 bolt starter ring gear. Paul had a 2004 360 in … More Ferrari 360 Starter Ring Gear Update
The Challenge Stradale has one of the best sounding exhaust notes of all the V8 cars. The bad news is that to buy a CS exhaust it’ll cost a lot of money and, due to the limited number of cars made, second hand items are few and far between. However, the F430 has a similarly … More Converting a Ferrari F430 Exhaust to fit a 360
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