Ferrari Mailing List: Re: 308 Mods

[Hans E. Hansen (FList]

What did you use for an intake manifold?

Hans.

On Tue, Jan 12, 2010 at 5:15 PM, Grahame Reinthal
<grahame [at] reinthal.com.au> wrote:
> If your current motor is basically toast, which mine was, a 328 motor drops
> straight onto the 308 transaxle/gearbox - no problems. That's what I did for
> my 308, now 328gt4.  I bought a stock 328 motor of modest mileage and then I
> got rid of the mechanical fuel injection and put in sequential EFI, modified
> the ignition and set all this up through a MoTec ECU system. Yes, it did
> require installing some sensors for timing, etcetera. And yes, it took a
> couple of hours on the dyno, but now the tuning is all mapped out right
> through the rev range for different loads, etcetera. It is very tractable
> low down and yet has more urge than a standard 328 motor right through to
> 7,000 rpm or so - smooth as silk. And, being in a relatively light gt4 body,
> the car goes quite well, really.
>
> If your motor is basically ok but just needs freshening up, then first
> ensure you do not have sodium-filled exhaust valves. If you do, get rid of
> these immediately and replace with stainless steel. Some of the guys on
> F-chat have documented flowing the heads for more efficiency; one guy is a
> huge advocate of carbies as giving the "true" experience, and has converted
> a 328 to carbies.
>
> Then maybe go for the higher compression pistons and more aggressive cams
> and whatever. Others have gone the supercharger route. If you are thinking
> of forced induction, my impression is that you would be better to stick to
> stock pistons and cams.
>
> As for weight, without going nuts, yes, ditch the air conditioning - I did -
> but it ain't so pleasant on a hot day. Get rid of the back seat if it's a
> gt4 - would save a few pounds but would not be so pretty. Go for lighter
> wheels if you can find some (e.g. custom Panasports) and go for lighter
> weight brakes (e.g. the 308 GiroDisc big brake upgrade kit) - all this
> reduces unsprung weight which is a good thing.
>
> Just my 2cents worth...
>
>
> Cheers,
>
> Grahame
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: wade [at] fortunemotors.com [mailto:wade [at] fortunemotors.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, 13 January 2010 10:29 AM
> To: Grahame
> Cc: The FerrariList
> Subject: Re: [Ferrari] 308 Mods
>
> That's the one
>
>
> Wade
>
> Sent on the SprintR Now Network from my BlackBerryR
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: "Hunter N. Schultz" <hns [at] biosafepanama.com>
> Date: Tue, 12 Jan 2010 18:18:30
> To: Fortune Motors<wade [at] fortunemotors.com>
> Cc: The FerrariList<ferrari [at] ferrarilist.com>
> Subject: Re: [Ferrari] 308 Mods
>
> The yellow one?
>
> If so, I recall that car. Tony Shaneen's ride. Fast and fun.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Hunter
>
> Fortune Motors wrote:
>> Lash
>>
>>  I am currently working on an 89 328 it is the ONLY Alloy 328 ever built,
>> truly one of a kind
>>
>> what I am doing is
>>
>> major service
>> installing Electromotive TEC GT
>> Direct fire ignition
>> converting to Electronic Fuel injection
>> enlarging the throttle body custom plenum and runners
>> installing my custom coil mounting blocks
>> discarding the old CIS unit , Motronic, and coils along with all
> subsequent
>> parts.
>>
>> We are estimating with this upgrade an increase of about 50 BHP but will
> be
>> sure after we dyno
>>
>>
>> Wade
>> www.sportclassiccomp.com
>>
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "LS" <lashdeep [at] yahoo.com>
>> To: "Wade" <wade [at] fortunemotors.com>
>> Cc: "The FerrariList" <ferrari [at] ferrarilist.com>
>> Sent: Tuesday, January 12, 2010 2:38 PM
>> Subject: [Ferrari] 308 Mods
>>
>>
>>
>>> 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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