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Rick Reale (Rick)
New member
Username: Rick
Post Number: 8
Registered: 5-2002
| | Posted on Tuesday, May 06, 2003 - 8:33 pm: | |
Anyone have a cutaway view of the 355 transmission they can post? |
P. Thomas (Ferrari_fanatic)
Junior Member
Username: Ferrari_fanatic
Post Number: 177
Registered: 4-2003
| | Posted on Monday, May 05, 2003 - 7:52 pm: | |
Did you have your foot on the clutch??
I am kidding. That is down right crazy. |
martin j weiner,M.D. (Mw575)
Member
Username: Mw575
Post Number: 917
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Monday, May 05, 2003 - 5:52 pm: | |
"Bulletproof"? My brand new 355 (97) was purchased from FOA and delivered to me April "97.After being unloaded from the truck at my home in Fl,I got in and could not get it into 1st gear.Both 1st and 2nd gear had to be replaced!I guess that was understandable since the car had 24 miles on the odometer!Never had any other problems with it and loved the car. |
P. Thomas (Ferrari_fanatic)
Junior Member
Username: Ferrari_fanatic
Post Number: 175
Registered: 4-2003
| | Posted on Monday, May 05, 2003 - 4:04 pm: | |
Frank, LOL. That was friggin funny. |
Frank Parker (Parkerfe)
Intermediate Member
Username: Parkerfe
Post Number: 2257
Registered: 9-2001
| | Posted on Monday, May 05, 2003 - 3:58 pm: | |
It depends on the caliber of the gun. While a 355 gearbox maye stop a small rim fire bullet, I doubt it would stop a larger caliber centerfire bullet. In any event why would one care? I would rather have bulletproff windows and doors if I was worried about such things. But, I guess if you were being chased from the rear the gearbox could be hit and disable the car. Hey, just but an armored BMW and be done will it. |
Mr. Doody (Doody)
Intermediate Member
Username: Doody
Post Number: 1028
Registered: 11-2001
| | Posted on Monday, May 05, 2003 - 3:26 pm: | |
well, "bulletproof" is almost certainly an overstatement ;-)
doody. |
Mark Collins (Markcollins)
Junior Member
Username: Markcollins
Post Number: 201
Registered: 7-2002
| | Posted on Monday, May 05, 2003 - 3:10 pm: | |
Rick
they stopped them breaking!,, 348 boxes are renowned for shearing cogs, the 355 seems to be bulletproof
From the outside the mounts are different (the 348 uses a top slung support wheras the 355 has mounts on either side)
I'm at a trackday tomorrow but maybe able ot get you some detail on the internals.
If you were thinking of fitting a 355 box to a 348 I understand it isn't possible |
Rick Reale (Rick)
New member
Username: Rick
Post Number: 7
Registered: 5-2002
| | Posted on Monday, May 05, 2003 - 1:16 pm: | |
Were there any changes in desighn from the 348 to the 355 transmission besides adding sixth gear. Can anyone post a cutaway view of the 355 transmission? |