How do you properly drive a 360 F1 transmission

The age of the post does not affect the technique !

This is one of the better summaries http://www.ferrarichat.com/forum/140322808-post13.html

 

I was told the major wear to the clutch will come from hard starts.
They said to get a bit of a rolling start (clutch engaged) then giver hell. I haven't down shifted yet. The car is still to new to me. I'll at with it more as I get comfortable.

 

I agree -- hard starts that slip the clutch will accelerate wear as will reversing up inclines. I just let it engage before getting in it and then I usually wait until I'm in second. As far as the accelerator pedal is concerned I rarely mash it all the way to the floor as this car has so much power that I'll probably never use all of it.
Alan

 

Also a new 360 owner here and have been doing research on proper ways to drive with the F1 and everyone keeps coming back to me and telling me to drive it in Sport mode ALL the time. Quicker harder shifts equal les clutch wear I keep hearing. Avoid reversing up hills and your good to go. I have yet to launch the car aggressively in 1st gear and doubt I ever will. I love the way the 360 looks and the exhaust note is a pure orchestra for my ears. If I cared about launch control and quarter mile times I would have purchased a GTR.

 

Unfortunately I find that the take off is pedestrian if you don't want to wreck the clutch. I wait until I am going (maybe 2or 3 car lengths down the road) before putting my foot down. Especially with a Tubi you are making a racket but not going anywhere for the first 2 or 3 seconds or so.

Don't worry - I very soon catch up the other cars that left the lights with me.

 

avoid backing up hills, I went to a restaurant the other night and I had to reverse up a slight hill and do some back-n-forth to get the car situated between other cars...my clutch STANK figured I lost another few %points on my clutch with was already around 20% left last time it was checked.

Other than that the only thing I do different is watch my take-off's, once car is moving and clutch is engaged, I do anything and everything I want from up-shifting at any rev do downshifting at any rev I want, its just a normal car once its moving...no launches ever.

 

The F1 transmissions for dummies suggestions are exactly what the Ferrari of Palm Beach mechanics told me to the "T".

So that's what I do, especially going to neutral and coasting to a light.

 

Besides all of the info here, I found this helpful.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-0mIWy_0hE0

 

If you just think of it as a three pedal with one pedal missing, and drive it like you always drove your three pedals you will really enjoy F1.

The reverse problem is a 360 problem, not an F1 problem. For whatever reason, Ferrari chose a reverse ratio almost as high (numerically low ratio) as second gear, so starting in reverse is just as bad on the clutch of a three pedal 360 as it is on an F1 360. Ferrari put a much lower speed reverse gear in the F430, so it does not suffer from that problem as badly. The 550 and 575M have the same problem of a high reverse gear.

 

Dan- If you do that on a 360 three pedal or F1 360 (with the throttle), it is rough on the clutch. Turn off your ASR and stomp on the throttle on take-off, and the F1 360 will surprise you. Just do not do it too often.

SMG has wet clutch packs like a California-F12 DCT, so there is no comparison to the single plate, dry clutch in a 360. Unfortunately, most Ferraris have not come with a strong clutch like those on, for instance, a Corvette, so they do not respond well to abuse. The F430 and 599 twin plate clutches are better in this respect, but still not like an American V8 clutch.

 

'99 here with original TCU (for now). Had the dealer reset the PIS.. helped a little but it's still CRAP.

Manually blipping the throttle on a downshift yields much quicker engagement which is nice, but I cannot stand the rollout. Working on a CS TCU now...

 

On a 99, all the dealer can do is initiate an auto set of PIS, so getting the CS TCU is a good idea. PIS can be manually set on late 360 and CS TCUs.

 

I read a million threads on this subject before I bought the car.
I am not going to "baby" a car to avoid a bit of clutch wear, so I keep $3500 aside in the secret account just to replace the clutch.

These 360's with F1 are simply awesome under hard acceleration, and I want to enjoy it rather than try to avoid the inevitable!

As it happens I bought the car almost 2 years ago with 11% wear.
The other day, and after 7000ks it is at 22%. Big deal. I'm having fun

 

As Terry said the tech cannot set the PIS on a 99. I purchased a re-flashed CS TCU from Eric355 and I love it. Should also help with clutch life (but sadly not with a leaking rear main oil seal).
Alan

 

So how many guys here always coast to N when coming to a light instead of downshifting? I downshift all the way to second then coast in N to a stop.
And how many actually let the ECU downshift for you in manual mode? I have never done this.
BTW...This 430 is my second F1 car. I had a 355 prior. Always good to see what others do to see if what I do is the norm.