Re: Ferrari needed, Tr3 in the mix
From: Michael James (cavallino_rapanteyahoo.com)
Date: Wed, 17 Dec 2008 14:34:38 -0800 (PST)
It goes without saying - the number of 'professionals' who can fine-tune carbs 
for a high-performance car are getting fewer and fewer.
 
M

--- On Wed, 12/17/08, Hans E. Hansen <FList [at] hanshansen.org> wrote:

From: Hans E. Hansen <FList [at] hanshansen.org>
Subject: Re: [Ferrari] Ferrari needed, Tr3 in the mix
To: "Michael" <Cavallino_Rapante [at] yahoo.com>
Cc: "The FerrariList" <ferrari [at] ferrarilist.com>
Date: Wednesday, December 17, 2008, 3:24 PM

If your mechanic doesn't like "touching" the carbs, do the
obvious:
Touch them yourself!  Go ahead, you won't go blind.

FWIW, Ferrari Bubba's car is here in the US, as is mine.

Hans.

On Wed, Dec 17, 2008 at 11:51 AM, Mauricio Mesa <mesa_mauricio [at] yahoo.com>
wrote:
> Perhaps the difference is that you have mechanics that will fine tune your
carbs correctly, not many of those around in the US though.  They don'tlike
touching the carbs thats the main reason I soldmine otherwise I would probably
have kept it.  I guess you are luckier than me!
>
>
> --- On Wed, 12/17/08, red5hilser [at] aol.com <red5hilser [at] aol.com> wrote:
>
>> From: red5hilser [at] aol.com <red5hilser [at] aol.com>
>> Subject: Re: [Ferrari] Ferrari needed, Tr3 in the mix
>> To: mesa_mauricio [at] yahoo.com
>> Cc: ferrari [at] ferrarilist.com
>> Date: Wednesday, December 17, 2008, 11:27 AM
>> Hey Mauricio: Maybe if you wouldn't run up the motor to
>> 7K in a closed garage, the smog might not be a problem.
>>
>> My Euro GT4 Shitbox with NO smog controls on it whatsoever,
>> and has no polution problems that I'm aware of. I used
>> to take her up to 6500 RPM in 5th gear out on an Arizona
>> desert highway, and I never smelled any foul, or smog
>> related odors. Only God's own fresh air. Try it,
>> you'll see . . .
>>
>> Yer pal, Ferrari Bubba
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Mauricio
>> Subject: [Ferrari] Ferrari needed, Tr3 in the mix
>>
>>
>>
>> While I am a big fan of the GT4 having owned one.  One of
>> the reasons I got rid
>> of mine was because it had a smog problem that I was
>> breathing in.  So if I had
>> his medical condition of emphysema, I would get an injected
>> smogged down Ferrari
>> like my California fuel injected 308GTSi.  I know it does
>> not perform like a
>> carburated 308, but the guys health is a definite
>> consideration.
>>
>> By the way there was a $16K 1975 GT4 out of the Naples /
>> Fort Meyers area on
>> Craiglists last week.  Cash offer only, white with a beige
>> interior.
>>
>>
>> Mauricio Mesa
>>
>> "80s-90s Mercedes Benz are the best long-term daily
>> drivers"
>>
>>
>> Message: 7
>> Date: Tue, 16 Dec 2008 17:25:56 -0800
>> From: "Hans E. Hansen"
>> <FList [at] hanshansen.org>
>> Subject: Re: [Ferrari] Ferrari needed, TR3 in the mix
>> To: "The FerrariList"
>> <ferrari [at] ferrarilist.com>
>> Cc: The FerrariList <ferrari [at] ferrarilist.com>
>> Message-ID:
>>
>> <33101cb10812161725p4c4b986bu814d2d0f56461d4f [at] mail.gmail.com>
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>>
>> We shall certainly keep our eyes open......
>>
>> There was a superb GT4 on ebay a couple of weeks ago.  Not
>> sure if it brought reserve.
>>
>> Hans.
>>
>> On Tue, Dec 16, 2008 at 5:20 PM, Rick Lindsay
>> <rolindsay [at] yahoo.com> wrote:
>> > Pete really needs a Ferrari.  Its a life-long goal
>> he's held.  He now has just
>> learned that he has emphysema and COPD.  I just want to
>> help him realize this
>> dream.
>> >
>> >
>> > --- On Tue, 12/16/08, Hans E. Hansen
>> <FList [at] hanshansen.org> wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>>
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