Ferrari Mailing List: Re: 456 gt search

[Brian Keegan (bks281]

    Thank you for the clarification Dr. Detroit. [i.p.emsmiled.gif]


    From:  "Hans E. Hansen" <FList [at] hanshansen.org>
    To:  Brian Keegan <bks281 [at] hotmail.com>
    CC:  The FerrariList <ferrari [at] ferrarilist.com>
    Subject:  Re: [Ferrari] 456 gt search
    Date:  Wed, 18 Jul 2007 08:12:36 -0700
    The 1993 Corvette used a ZF sourced tranny.  It was ZF, not
    GM that chose not to sell parts.  The later B-W/Tremec
    box *is* repairable.  One of the reasons that GM changed
    to it....
    Hans.
    On 7/18/07, Brian Keegan <bks281 [at] hotmail.com> wrote:
    >
    >
    >
    > I believe the unit is a modified Borg-Warner and about the only
    parts
    > available for them are the 3 filters for the ATF.
    >
    > "... parts were somewhere between difficult and impossible to
    get."
    > Ferrari is following GM's lead on this one.  A friend has a 1993
    Corvette
    > with a 6 spd and virtually nothing is available for that gearbox
    either.
    > IIRC, he told me to meet emissions, you are required to shift to
    2nd by
    > 25mph or the shift indicator (commonly referred to as a rev
    limiter) shuts
    > you down.
    >
    > Brian

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