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Old Mar 15, 2008 | 01:01 PM
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Old Mar 15, 2008 | 02:07 PM
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Originally Posted by wt888
---Based on your comments, I assume you are in the auto parts or service industry.
That's a good guess.

Have been in the parts business a very long time and now branching into the Ferrari parts supply business.

Have had Ferrari's before and can speak from experience about maintenance costs.

If you want to well maintain a car it costs $'s. There's no shortcut.
 
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Old Mar 16, 2008 | 05:02 PM
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Originally Posted by 996TTDave
--- the tubi exhaust sounds incredible, sounds like a race car... amazing amazing machine
This is the problem. A 360 is a street car and the exhaust note should reflect that aspect.

Designing a muffler to create the sound of an F1 car is ridiculous to me.

There is a horrendous resonance in the too bee that is very fatiguing especially after driving the car for 2+ hours. Drive it locally and it's not so bad, but when that muffler has been well heated over distance it's very disturbing.

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btw: GCalo, i read in a previous thread you have been designing your own exhaust system... any update? And what previous exhaust system were you running that you really didnt like?
Well I already mentioned what I do not like!

My360/430 design reflects what I have previously done, and that's to bring out the natural sound of the car w/o it being offensive or loud. In addition, there is absolutely no restrictions w/in the unit.

It's free flow all the way.

There will be more forthcoming on this and for sure it will not be absurdly expensive as are the current offerings.
 
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Thank you.

I did search a very long time for that one.

It came from Saudi Arabia of all places.
 
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Originally Posted by 996TTDave
How is your interior holding up? there are a couple of places that have been worn down in the car i have been checking out - the interior door handles and the window buttons on the dash and the area around the steering column has been nicked up a bit due to the key going in

is this normal?
Nicks and scartches are normal. It's not a large car.

As to the interior, it's perfect. I regularly coat the leather with Meguiars Gold Class Interior cleaner/conditioner.

Also, to maintain the seat bolsters make sure you place your rear on the seat first and then swing your legs in. The bolsters take a beating when your body weight is againast the bolster entering/exiting.

I am taking off all the interior gray metal pieces and then having them powdercoated the same gray.

Window buttons and heater control buttons suffer the loss of their coatings. It's like a clear coat. So you just have to work that material off, and that's it.
 

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Tell me more about the exhaust you speak of?
 
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Tell me more about the exhaust you speak of?
From which end?
 
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From which end?

The cooler of the two .
 
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The cooler of the two .
What's the Porsche in your avitar?

Should finally have my shipment Monday or Tuesday. It's been a drag.
 
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996TTDave,

one more thing.

2nd gear is a prob until the car warms up.

Be easy with it until it's warm.

Sometimes I go from 1st to 3rd and then back to 2nd when it's cold. Baby it and double clutch often.
 
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---but I assume it would be very similar to the M3's SMG
not really and it can be problematic. excessive clutch wear.

Stay with the 6 speed.

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