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

[Doug & Terri (dnt]

May also set up harmonics this close to each other.  Regular Dee-Troit iron V8’s of course have a split rail.

DOUG

 

From: Ferrari [mailto:ferrari-bounces+dnt=dock.net [at] ferrarilist.com] On Behalf Of George
Sent: Thursday, September 11, 2014 2:41 PM
To: DOUG
Cc: The FerrariList
Subject: Re: [Ferrari] Found 308 no-start problem (unbelievably simple)

 

Thinking about it, I wonder if that's how constant pressure is maintained?  A Y going to each rail may require a much higher pressure fuel pump to keep the correct pressure going to each rail.  And hard acceleration might force more fuel to the rear rail. Of course, that may also be said about the sequential setup....

 

Just a thought (or three).....

Regards,

 

George P.

On Sep 11, 2014, at 7:19 AM, "Peter Pless" <ferrarilist [at] pless.com.au> wrote:

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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