Ferrari Mailing List: Re: Having fun in Houston

[Grahame Reinthal (grahame]

Hi Rui, Hi Rick,

There is something special about engine induction noises - better than the
exhaust, I think. I certainly miss the carby induction sound my 308gt4 used
to have since I put the 328 motor into it, but it now has its own unique
sound with the bespoke EFI etcetera - it whistles as you open up the
thottle!

I can relate to the MGB too because I used to have one and replaced the SU
carbies with 1 dual throat 45ml Weber - that made a wonderful induction
noise.

Rui, when are you coming to Australia?

Cheers,

Grahame

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Rui Gigante [mailto:rui.gigante [at] gmail.com] 
> Sent: Thursday, 21 August 2008 11:25 PM
> To: Grahame
> Cc: The FerrariList
> Subject: Re: [Ferrari] Having fun in Houston
> 
> Hi gang,
> 
> Rick is absolutely right. I was surprised the euro 308 
> performed so well, but the sound of 4 DCNF is sooo diferent 
> from the 328 !
> Now I understand why some people repace the injection on the 
> 328 with two pairs of carbs :-)
> 
> We're having a good time, and playing with the cars is a part of it !
> 
> Rui
> 
> 
> On Wed, Aug 20, 2008 at 4:10 PM, Rick Lindsay 
> <rolindsay [at] yahoo.com> wrote:
> 
> > Hey Gang,
> >
> > Rui Gigante and his family are visiting with us here in 
> Houston.  We 
> > just returned from giving the 308GTB a little exercise.  I drove it 
> > gently while it warmed up.  Once we had a little oil temperature 
> > showing we tried a little WOT.  Then we traded seats and 
> Rui took the 
> > wheel.  He was very careful and respectful of my iron.  Rui stated 
> > that while the car felt and performed like his 328, it sounded 
> > completely different.  Four DCNFs are like that. :-)
> >
> > We returned the 308GTB to the garage and fired up the MGB.  
> We drove 
> > the car around the neighborhood as I had not actually 
> driven the car 
> > since getting it running once again.
> >
> > rick
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