I closed the deal on a new car last weekend and paid for it today. Despite promising myself another 360 I was offered an F430 at a price I couldn’t refuse. I’m picking the new car up this Saturday and am really looking forward to the 250 mile journey home. The car is an … More Back in the game!
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
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
The track rod end joints connect the steering rack to the hub. Although they are a high quality item, they do wear out. Replacement is very easy although the parts are expensive – the joint is made by NMB but can only be bought from Ferrari. The part number is 181882, lists at over £200 … More Ferrari 360 & F430 Track Rod End Replacement
A worthwhile and cost effective upgrade is to fit braided brake hoses. These give the pedal a much firmer feel and, when combined with decent pads and brake fluid, take the brakes from being adequate to pretty decent. Braided hoses are available but don’t seem to be listed anywhere. I have used Goodridge hoses in … More Ferrari 360 & F430 Stainless Braided Brake Hoses
The bush that connects the shock absorber to the lower wishbone takes a real battering. I’m unsure as to the exact design the OEM bush is made to but I do know it wears out quickly. Personally, I prefer to fit the aftermarket silent block bush sold by Superformance (link below). Superformance Here’s a picture … More Ferrari 360 & F430 Shock Absorber Bush Replacement
The 360 & F430 cars frequently suffer from worn out ball joints that fix the wishbones to the hubs. Ferrari have stopped supplying the balljoints on their own and will only sell you a whole arm at an exorbitant cost. The OEM ball joints are badly engineered – they are manufactured from mild steel which … More Ferrari 360 & F430 Ball Joint Replacement
Replacing the brakes can cost over £1k an axle at an offical Ferrari dealer but the actual work involved is well within the domain of a competant DIYer and the parts can be had for very reasonable cost…. if you know where to look. The discs are manufactured for Ferrari by Brembo. The Brembo part … More Ferrari 360 & F430 Front Brake Pad and Disc Change Procedures
Whilst we’re on the subject of batteries it is worth noting that the 360/F430 have very sensitive electronics. If not left on a maintainer, the battery can quickly run down if the car isn’t used (usually the tracker is the culprit). If the car is jump started by connecting a power pack or another car … More Jump starting a flat battery
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