| Re: Track Brake Suggestions | <– Date –> <– Thread –> |
From: Robert W. Garven Jr. (rgarven gmail.com)
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| Date: Tue, 2 Sep 2014 19:08:16 -0700 (PDT) | |
| My GT4 buddy Peter in BC were cracking up on how fancy this simple piece is designed, one of those weird cant see it Ferrari parts that is beautiful and intricate. I think my car will go faster now, that is if i ever get it back on the ground! Rob Robert W. Garven Jr. "The Ferrari is a dream - people dream of owning this special vehicle and for most people it will remain a dream apart from for those lucky few." Enzo Ferrari On Sep 2, 2014, at 5:13 PM, Grahame Reinthal <grahame [at] reinthal.com.au> wrote: The throttle mechanism on the 328 motor in my machine became so stiff that the car was almost undriveable, but the process happened slowly so at first I didn’t really notice it. Eventually, it was so bad it was like an on/off switch – no throttle/full throttle! I was spurred into action to fix it after getting stuck in stop-start traffic for an hour or two coming home from a club run and having to compensate for the lack of sensitivity of the throttle by riding the clutch to avoid lurching into the back of the cars in front! Not a good look!
The source of the stiffness was the mechanism on the side of the throttle body that just needed a bit of lubrication. It’s amazing, but this simple fix transformed the driving experience!
Cheers, Grahame From: Ferrari [mailto:ferrari-bounces+grahame=reinthal.com.au [at] ferrarilist.com] On Behalf Of Doug & Terri Adam – do share, do share.
I recall when we first had got our ’78 308 GFS I tried double clutching going into our neighborhood off of the semi busy main street. (heh heh) Well - - - the throttle was sooo stiff I ended up really trouncing it - - - AND the brakes at the same time and locking up the light right front tire. Here comes Mr. Cool in his hot $--t Ferrari, rev rev Schreeeeech – cloud of smoke from why worn out Michelin XWX’s – red faced, recover, creep home.
Found out what the throttle problem was – the grease in the monkey motion throttle was harder than a whore’s heart. Sort of pinkish. Impervious to brake cleaner. Just the soap left. Hmmm – soaked them in alcohol and WD40 to free up the throttle axel and lo and behold - - there are two needle bearing races in there so clogged they wouldn’t turn. Repairs done and some bicycle cable lube down the throttle cable – now we’re cookin’ but I never tried the double clutch and braking at the same time – pedals just don’t fit my foot pattern scenario. I need more practice.
DOUG
From: Ferrari [mailto:ferrari-bounces+dnt=dock.net [at] ferrarilist.com] On Behalf Of Adam Green
Check with performance friction, usually called just PFC, to see if they have a pad to suit the size and compound for track days.
Fluid won't be the issue so long it's fresh and there's a proper flush and bleed. It's the thickness of the pad and maybe installing a titanium reflector plate between the pad and the caliper pistons.
If you're "late braking" it's also a matter of technique (especially at Laguna Seca) to develop the technique of straight line braking at the markets, then trail-braking to the apex. If that's unfamiliar, I'm happy to point to some more information.
Adam
On Mon, Sep 1, 2014 at 8:38 AM, Mark <misc [at] 308systems.com> wrote:
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- Re: Track Brake Suggestions, (continued)
- Re: Track Brake Suggestions Robert W. Garven Jr., September 1 2014
- Re: Track Brake Suggestions Matt Boyd, September 2 2014
- Cable replacement Robert W. Garven Jr., September 2 2014
- Re: Track Brake Suggestions Grahame Reinthal, September 2 2014
- Re: Track Brake Suggestions Robert W. Garven Jr., September 2 2014
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