Ferrari Mailing List: Re: Found 308 no-start problem (unbelievably simple)

[Peter Pless (ferrarilist]

Hi George,

 

There is a specific reason why it has to be done this way, but I don’t remember what it is!! Helpful hey?

 

 

 

From: Ferrari [mailto:ferrari-bounces+ferrarilist=pless.com.au [at] ferrarilist.com] On Behalf Of George
Sent: Thursday, 11 September 2014 9:11 PM
To: Peter Pless
Cc: The FerrariList
Subject: Re: [Ferrari] Found 308 no-start problem (unbelievably simple)

 

Peter,

 

From the photo, it looks like the fuel delivery goes into one rail, feeding four throttle bodies, then makes a U-turn to then feed the other rail and the other four throttle bodies - very similar to the fuel delivery in the carb set-up (carbs are not fed in the same pattern, but are fed sequentially).

 

What I wonder is why there wouldn't be a Y connector so the fuel is fed to each rail simultaneously, vice sequentially?  Or maybe I just misinterpreted the photo....?

 

Thanks,

 

George P.

 

> From: "Peter Pless" <ferrarilist [at] pless.com.au>
> To: "'Grahame Reinthal'" <grahame [at] reinthal.com.au>
>
> Attached, photo of throttle bodies. Perfectly replicates size of the
> carbies, so standard air cleaner etc. Pretty easy to install on my
> car.probably not as straight forward on yours. Sounds exactly the same too,
> which is awesome. Bought that from Borla.
>
> Running MoTec.
>
> My car's a bit hotted up, so it's hard to say exactly what the power
> difference is, but I'm getting about 275hp. Obviously the huge benefits are
> no more fuel surge, hot and cold start, no more stumbling from idles/mains
> etc etc etc.
>
> Really neat job and, of course, completely reversible in a day.
>
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