Ferrari Mailing List: Re: Carb 308 smog test

[Fellippe Galletta (fellippe.galletta]

On Thu, May 14, 2009 at 1:03 AM, Doug and Terri Anderson <dnt [at] 
dock.net>wrote:

> Hello FG
> Porsche is a fun car but that said, it comes from a completely different
> end of the continuum - Porsche said lets build the finest engineered car we
> can (that's up for grabs and under constant evolution) and this is what it
> looks like.  Ferrari said lets build the sexiest looking, sounding car ever
> made - now where do we put the passenger, spare tire, window washer, etch.
>  heh heh
>

Of course.....no comparison there!


>
> As for the tranny?  The early 911 5 speed cars had a more VW type shift
> pattern - press down and all the way over to the left and down for first -
> over and up for second and so forth to fifth.  The later trans recognized
> more power and larger syncros for first placed first gear up there -
> straight down for second, over and up for third, straight down for forth and
> press against a spring over and far right for fifth.  Bigger gears and a bit
> heavy feeling.
>

Kinda dig the dog leg pattern of the old 911s and 5 speed F cars...

Heavy is ok as long as it's accurate :)


>
> Yeah, the SC is fun, in a different sort of way - but there aint nutin like
> a Ferrari, even an old '78.  heh heh
>

Agreed....but you can't get a 308 for $10k. :)

'79 930 is a different story...

FG