| Author | Message | ||
| Martin (Miami348ts)
Intermediate Member Username: Miami348ts Post Number: 1702 Registered: 5-2001 |
I do it 5 times a day. Its a mile and a quarter to my office. So I am doing 1/4 miles 5 times.  | ||
| Mike's 1991 RED 348TS (Ts_348)
New member Username: Ts_348 Post Number: 23 Registered: 3-2002 |
has any one ever have there Ferrari at the 1/4mile | ||
| Martin (Miami348ts)
Intermediate Member Username: Miami348ts Post Number: 1677 Registered: 5-2001 |
...sometimes I feel I already am in politics. Too much local politics. Too much fighting and bickering. I hate it. | ||
| William Huber (Solipsist)
Junior Member Username: Solipsist Post Number: 225 Registered: 9-2001 |
Marcus, Here's a link for your drag racing questions. Enjoy http://www.3drealms.com/caught/races.html | ||
| BobD (Bobd)
Member Username: Bobd Post Number: 320 Registered: 3-2001 |
Martin, if you ever lose your career as the ultimate FC'er, I would recommend a new career as a politician. I have no idea where this shot in the dark came from but pychoanalysis is definitely not your gig??? It ain't mine either. :-) | ||
| Martin (Miami348ts)
Intermediate Member Username: Miami348ts Post Number: 1671 Registered: 5-2001 |
Lou, I am with you on the toughness. "Built Ferrari Tough", except the clutch... The "condesending pychoanalysis" I don't understand, maybe I should have finished 7th grade..LOL ..but in general have fun is all that matters. That is why I drive mine every day. I will actually do that right now, going out of the office. It is 85� and sunny. Miami Beach...here I come! | ||
| Lou B (Toby91)
New member Username: Toby91 Post Number: 20 Registered: 4-2001 |
Martin. Please stop the condesending pychoanalysis; its beneath you. No one said they were drag racig kids in Hondas or abusing their cars. The game is buying a beautiful car, deriving maximum pleasure from looking at it and using it to its fullest from time to time whether on the track, deserted stretch of road , dragstrip or just to hear the TUBI sing for the hell of it. If something happens to break, you fix it and go on. My point was and is the cars are a lot tougher than many posters seems to think and they may be inhibiting their enjoyment by not ocassionaly using them to their fullest capabilities. | ||
| Michael N. (Man90tr)
Member Username: Man90tr Post Number: 490 Registered: 4-2001 |
0 -60,not worth the trouble on the trans and clutch just like everyone is saying - the action is from 50 - 120 anyway. The car is faster in acceleration above 100 anyway so my recommendation is not to burn it up at slow speeds. | ||
| Martin (Miami348ts)
Intermediate Member Username: Miami348ts Post Number: 1664 Registered: 5-2001 |
Lou, I am not for babying the cars neither do I think it is necessary to abuse them either. Drag racing is abuse. Unnecessary abuse on top of it. If you do that once for yourself to find out what the car can do, fine. If you do that on the traffic light daily to impress the souped up Honda next to you, you should trade it for a Z06. You have to be confident enough to know what your car can do and not be harrased by kids trying to find out how fast you can go. Now track time....YEAH. But here you do not use the from stop to 60, here you shift and accellerate at speeds so the clutch is not as hard as on 0 to XX. If you know (and it looks like you do) how to clutch correct then no matter track or not, your clutch should last. | ||
| Marcus Adolfsson (Marcusadolfsson)
New member Username: Marcusadolfsson Post Number: 38 Registered: 10-2001 |
Thanks for your comments so far... Since I purchased the car in February, and just got it back from the major 30k (at a cost over $6k, with electrical issues), I don't really want to take it back to the shop anytime soon. Martin is right, it is fast but not superfast from stand still. Doing 40 mph and stepping on the gas is a different story though I just redlined it for the first time last week, after reading the encouraging remarks on FC. | ||
| Lou B (Toby91)
New member Username: Toby91 Post Number: 18 Registered: 4-2001 |
I have dragged raced my 512TR more than a few times. Best for me was poping the clutch at about 3500rpm and upshifting just below redline at 7200. I have seen times in the mid-low 13's and can believe Road and track got 12.9 with Phil Hill driving. Minimal wheelspin before hookup and then hold on. Stil have original clutch with no slippage at 25000miles including many track events. The cars are a lot tougher than you guys think. I see a general tone in many threads about babying the cars to "save them"-- never hit redline, never pop the clutch etc. My 328 has 60000 miles on two clutches including 20 plus track events where I have seen 8400rpm many times.. I have done drag race starts in my new 360 spider with only 600 miles on it upshifting at the redline. Ferraris are a lot tougher than you think and in any event they are meant TO BE DRIVEN! | ||
| BretM (Bretm)
Intermediate Member Username: Bretm Post Number: 2069 Registered: 2-2001 |
I've heard TR trans are pretty diesel, but then I remember when you had the problem with yours William (and the 512 is supposed to be even stronger than the TR). I bet they can take a lot more abuse than we think, but I for one wouldn't be trying to prove that. | ||
| William H (Countachxx)
Intermediate Member Username: Countachxx Post Number: 1138 Registered: 2-2001 |
Trust me , u DONT want to do that unless u r really in the mood to remove & repair the trans. I was doing 70 mph burnouts at LRP last year at the top of the hill & it caused the trans main shaft to twist like a swizzle stick then snap, my mechanic has it in his little shop of horrors . $5k & 2 weeks later she was back on the road | ||
| rossa4sale (Rossa4sale)
New member Username: Rossa4sale Post Number: 11 Registered: 6-2001 |
fastest way 0-60 with your TR... Trade it in for a Z06. | ||
| Frederick Thomas (Fred)
Member Username: Fred Post Number: 394 Registered: 2-2001 |
Martin, I am a bit short of the 250 million budget so I will stick to the few yards further down the road method. Bret, As tempting as it has been to try it I just can't bring my self to rev it that high and side step it. A friend of mine keeps telling me to just try it once! "You have to at least do it once" he keeps saying. He isn't the one the will get the bill for a new clutch though. | ||
| Martin (Miami348ts)
Intermediate Member Username: Miami348ts Post Number: 1663 Registered: 5-2001 |
Frederick, exactly my point. That is why these clutches last at best the 200 Miles during the one race. So unless you have a $250 Million budget to toy around, maybe be easy on the clutch and waste them a few yards further down the road! | ||
| BretM (Bretm)
Intermediate Member Username: Bretm Post Number: 2067 Registered: 2-2001 |
Of course a QV would need a boost in power, but the basis for a quick car is there. | ||
| BretM (Bretm)
Intermediate Member Username: Bretm Post Number: 2066 Registered: 2-2001 |
Their lack of torque makes them relatively bad at drag racing, relatively as compared to a Cobra, Corvette, etc though. If driven right they can definitely be fast drag racers. If you don't think it's quick 0-60, tach it up to like 6 grand and side step the clutch. 308s in particular strike me as good drag racers if you don't care about clutch life and some wear and tear (a side effect of any car drag racing). The QVs have like a 4.11 rear in them, most muscle cars don't even run that low. It's at almost 8000 rpms to 150mph, sounds like a drag racing set up to me. | ||
| Frederick Thomas (Fred)
Member Username: Fred Post Number: 393 Registered: 2-2001 |
Everyone says that Ferraris are not made for drag racing and I certainly don't with mine. But that being said you would think they would be to some extent seeings how the start of every F1 race is a drag race. | ||
| Martin (Miami348ts)
Intermediate Member Username: Miami348ts Post Number: 1662 Registered: 5-2001 |
...beautiful TR BTW | ||
| Martin (Miami348ts)
Intermediate Member Username: Miami348ts Post Number: 1661 Registered: 5-2001 |
but in reality, if you plan on doing the rev up part, be prepared to leave some money soon for a new clutch. 0-60 if for kids that need to prove themselves. Track is for boys with fast toys! The TR will be bad on 0-60 anyways. Way too heavy. Especially yours of the first line. They have great speed from 30-100 and great accelleration. Thats what you want to do, trust me! | ||
| Martin (Miami348ts)
Intermediate Member Username: Miami348ts Post Number: 1660 Registered: 5-2001 |
strap it to an F16 and launch it off the Aircraft Carrier.... | ||
| Marcus Adolfsson (Marcusadolfsson)
New member Username: Marcusadolfsson Post Number: 37 Registered: 10-2001 |
What have you found is the fastest way to get to 0-60 in a TR? I.e. Reving to X rpm, disengaging the clutch, switching to 2nd at X rpm etc... Thanks, Marcus |