Ferrari Mailing List: Notes on Steve's Mods

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Steve:
Notes on the 4.4L V8/6 Spd combination:
1. Chips. The main advantage of the Dinan chip is removing the 155  
mph speed limiter. Jim Conforti has not offered a product for this  
engine to date, to my knowledge, one reason being the gains to be had  
beyond the factory chip are minimal unless you increase airflow with  
a new exhaust/intake setup. And that is hard to do as well.

2. Beware the oil soaked K&N filter. All those oil particles coat the  
film of the MAF sensor downstream and will cause grief. Also filter  
must be cleaned and re-oiled after 3,000 miles or you do better with  
a paper one.

3. The E39 V8 M5 got to 400 HP by adding 400 cc of swept volume. Only  
other way to get big ponies is supercharging, or nitrous. Then you  
have drive-train reliability issues.

4. Here are the two big tips to get more kicks on Route 66: delete  
Clutch Delay Valve from the manual transmission setup and swap the  
2.86 differential for the torque monster 3.15 that comes standard in  
my car and the M5. This drops the theoretical top speed close to 155  
anyhow so no need to chip. Ask me how I know.

5. The 750 V12 has 296 HP. The stock 540i V8 has 282 and my El Tweako  
factory setup 290: 2% less power than the V12 and way less mass. The  
V8 likes revs and will imitate a V12 just fine at 3500 - 5500 RPM.  
Rev limiter is about 5300 in 1st, 6300 after that. I suspect Koala  
installs the manual EPROMs.

6. The Germans are adherents to the Church of EcoWhackiness so they  
love to recycle. Your radiator expansion tank is made of recycled  
plastic. After enough heating/cooling cycles it will crack where the  
hose fitting emerges, causing instant coolant loss and more very bad  
things if you don't shut down immediately. This happens around 60,000  
- 65,000 miles. I just replaced my expansion tank proactively at  
40,000 miles. There are several other minor pecadillos to know about,  
as with all cars, but I will stop here since this is a Ferrari list  
after all.
Oh yeah: BMW Marketing will tell you about 'lifetime fluids'. They  
are right, the fluids last for the lifetime of the part. Then you buy  
a new transmission. I know you and know you are way too smart to be  
taken in by this garbage. You have only been married twice so you are  
at least twice as smart as me.
xx -ken-
On Dec 28, 2006, at 8:24 PM, Steve Jenkins wrote:
The 740 is Erin's. If/when I do a 750, that will be mine. :)
-----Original Message-----
From: Dennis Liu [mailto:BigHeadDennis [at] earthlink.net]
Sent: Thursday, December 28, 2006 5:39 PM
To: 'Steve Jenkins'
Cc: 'The FerrariList'
Subject: RE: [Ferrari] quiz

Dude, (a) congrats, and (b) I'm

sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo  
FRAKKIN'

Envious.  Dang.  Maybe I'll come out and we'll drive it back to  
Seattle

together!  :-)
Of course, you should now SERIOUSLY consider getting the 750i/iL  
instead....

:-)  :-)
Vty,
--Dennis

-----Original Message-----
From: Steve Jenkins [mailto:steve [at] stevejenkins.com]
Sent: Thursday, December 28, 2006 8:12 PM
To: Dennis Liu
Cc: 'The FerrariList'
Subject: Re: [Ferrari] quiz
Already decided. Koala is doing the 6 speed conversion, and  
installing a UUC

exhaust and Hamann rear valance. I'm gonna pester Jim C. about  
software. :)
SteveJ
-----Original Message-----
From: Jim's Email [mailto:jimshadow [at] verizon.net]
Sent: Thursday, December 28, 2006 4:20 PM
To: Steve Jenkins
Cc: 'The FerrariList'
Subject: Re: [Ferrari] quiz

Unfortunately with Dinan you are paying a pretty hefty premium for  
the name.

I'd research UUC, AA, Koala (I don't think that ECIS  
www.ecisbmw.com does

stuff for the 7 series but I can find out, Kenny is one of my closest

friends.) for what you need.  These are all good guys!! Don't get  
me wrong,

Dinan makes nice stuff, just at a premium.

FWIW, YMMV....
JIM
----- Original Message -----
From: "Tom Reynolds" <kjtar [at] cox.net>
To: "JIM" <jimshadow [at] verizon.net>
Cc: "'The FerrariList'" <ferrari [at] ferrarilist.com>
Sent: Thursday, December 28, 2006 7:10 PM
Subject: Re: [Ferrari] quiz
If Conforti offered performance enhancements for it, I'd go with  
them.

Maybe Dinan for the suspension...

Tom Reynolds

Tulsa, OK

----- Original Message -----

From: "Brian E. Buxton" <BrianBuxton [at] BuxtonMotorsports.com>

To: "Tom Reynolds" <kjtar [at] cox.net>

Cc: "'The FerrariList'" <ferrari [at] ferrarilist.com>

Sent: Thursday, December 28, 2006 11:26 AM

Subject: Re: [Ferrari] quiz
There is all kinds of stuff out there for the car.  I'd stick  
with Dinan

mods, although a Remus exhaust does sound great on BMW's!
BEB

Steve Jenkins wrote:
Thanks, brudda! I'm surfing ebay right now for the M wheels.
I like the Sport, but must get the iL. Spousal mandate. She's got a

thing

for Jason Statham.
This is pretty much gonna be her car, that I'm gonna steal when  
I need

to

park in a parking garage. :)
But I am gonna check out the 6-speed conversion, and the  
supercharger.

Any

chips out there for it?
Steve
-----Original Message-----
From: Dennis Liu [mailto:BigHeadDennis [at] earthlink.net]
Sent: Thursday, December 28, 2006 8:56 AM
To: 'Steve Jenkins'
Cc: 'The FerrariList'
Subject: RE: [Ferrari] quiz

Welcome to the E38 club, dude!
Note:  Koala motorsports offers a 6-speed conversion, using the  
tranny

from

an 850.  Way, way, way cool.  Consider getting the 740i Sport  
(not the

L),

unless you need the extra legroom in back.  Then again, you  
could get

an

E38

750, and then get the six-speed, and slap on a supercharger, and  
have a

gorgeous q-ship that will smoke the 512TR....  :-)
Vty,
--Dennis

-----Original Message-----
From: Steve Jenkins [mailto:steve [at] stevejenkins.com]
Sent: Thursday, December 28, 2006 11:38 AM
To: Dennis Liu
Cc: The FerrariList
Subject: Re: [Ferrari] quiz
Nervous? Of course not! In fact, hopefully by the end of the day  
today

I'll

be the proud owner of a 2001 Black/Black 740iL. My car broker  
neighbor

is

at

Manheim right now looking at one. If you can't beat em, join em. :)
I'm sick of having to valet park my Hummer at the Four Seasons  
downtown

and

walk every time I have a meeting in one of those Seattle  
skyscrapers,

because none of the other downtown parking garages have high enough

clearance. The 740 will be a much better option when I don't  
feel like

carboning up my engine by sitting in traffic, and I think they  
are a

bargain

at 20K for a fully loaded model that's only a few years old.
Now I just need to figure out how to install the keypad ignition  
like

on

the

Transporter....
Steve
-----Original Message-----
From: jimshadow [at] verizon.net [mailto:jimshadow [at] verizon.net]
Sent: Thursday, December 28, 2006 7:48 AM
To: Steve Jenkins; The FerrariList
Subject: Re: [Ferrari] quiz

Why Steve, does the Rainbow Bimmer Boys Club make you nervous?   
LOL!!

Ofcourse, they probablly have SF shields on their cars so they can

troll

for

little boys like you.
:)
Jim
Sent from my BlackBerryR wireless device
-----Original Message-----
From: "Steve Jenkins" <steve [at] stevejenkins.com>
Date: Thu, 28 Dec 2006 07:34:36
To:JIM <jimshadow [at] verizon.net>
Cc:'The FerrariList' <ferrari [at] ferrarilist.com>
Subject: Re: [Ferrari] quiz
LOL. Now I am REALLY regretting not getting out of my downtown  
Seattle

meeting until 4. :(
-----Original Message-----
From: ken rentiers [mailto:rentiers [at] mac.com]
Sent: Thursday, December 28, 2006 6:32 AM
To: Steve Jenkins
Cc: 'The FerrariList'
Subject: Re: [Ferrari] quiz

Not poor Dave, it's Killer Dan that got a number from the smokin'

hottie waitress. Think of ripe mangos about to burst in the warm  
sun,

filled with succulent juices. I would describe the girl as - well,

succulent.
Also Dave says those Eastern European club chicks DO know how to
drive stick, just they can't shift a manual transmission!
-ken-
On Dec 28, 2006, at 8:20 AM, Dennis Liu wrote:

Ken:  "Nice M5, Dave!"
Dave:  "Uh, it's not an M5.  It's a 540i with the M5 appearance
package.
But the chicks dig the M5 look.  'Cause that's how I roll."
Ken:  "Cool!  So it's just like my 540i Sport 6-speed!  Doncha  
just

love

this car?"
Dave:  "Uh, it's not a manual, it's an automatic."
Ken:  "Why an auto?  What are ya, a commie?"
Dave:  "No, um, my 355 is a stick and not a pu$$y-a$$ F1.  But I

gotta have

the auto, because the 20 year-old Eastern European club chicks I

date all

want to drive my cars, especially to get me coffee and  
breakfast in

the

morning, and none of them know how to drive stick."
Ken:  " . . . . .  Ok, I guess that's an acceptable reason."
Vty,
--Dennis

-----Original Message-----
From: Ken Rentiers [mailto:rentiers [at] mac.com]
Sent: Wednesday, December 27, 2006 11:38 PM
To: Dennis Liu
Cc: The FerrariList
Subject: [Ferrari] quiz
for 10 points: where is this picture taken?
for 20 points: who is in the picture?
for 50 points: what is happening?
for 100 points: who took the picture?
hint - 12/27/2006

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Notes on Steve's Mods	<– Date –> <– Thread –>
From: Ken Rentiers (rentiersmac.com)
Date: Fri, 29 Dec 2006 05:35:15 -0800 (PST)