Ferrari Mailing List: Re: 308 Mods

[Michael James (cavallino_rapante]

A friend here in NH is in the same boat - his motor has been dis-assembled, and 
is thinking the same thoughts.  After some conversations with REAL knowledgable 
people, a hotter Cam coupled with high-compression pistons using better-sealing 
rings and modern metallurgy would be the biggest bang for the buck.
 
Another route is to go with a Motronic/Haltech custom-injection system - these 
systems have been documented on FChat quite a bit, but the people who go this 
route have a multi-month science project ahead with expen$ive dyno-time coupled 
with constantly mapping and re-mapping the computer coupled with sensor mount 
fabrication/calibration and all sorts of headache.....there's horsepower there 
to be gained, but there is no documented 'starting point' to simplify the 
tuning process or give you a solid point of reference to get the motor 
running.....

Verell Boen is 'slowly' installing a Supercharger on his pure-Euro 308 QV, 
which would also work on a 2V motor.  There is a great deal of fabrication to 
stuff the plumbing under the plenum, and there is a need to re-route a few 
things, but much of the engineering has already been done (the system was on 
someone else's car before Verell bought it, that someone-else is working on 
stuffing a V-12 from a 400i into the back of a 308).  
 
On another note, I have seen at least one if not two successful installations 
of 355 engines into the back of a 308......but that's another beast entirely.
 
M

--- On Tue, 1/12/10, LS <lashdeep [at] yahoo.com> wrote:


From: LS <lashdeep [at] yahoo.com>
Subject: [Ferrari] 308 Mods
To: "Michael" <Cavallino_Rapante [at] yahoo.com>
Cc: "The FerrariList" <ferrari [at] ferrarilist.com>
Date: Tuesday, January 12, 2010, 2:38 PM


What would you guys do to a 1980 2v injected 308 to get more normally aspirated 
hp and reduce weight?

I know I could:

1. Go to Fchat
2. Install Chevy V8

But what upgrades have listmembers done to achieve some modern hp increases?

I'm thinking a set of hot cams, ported heads, 10.5 pistons and EFI would do it.

Thoughts?

LS


      
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