Any Interest in a Digital Dash kit for the 348/355?

I like the analog component of the RPM gauge in the pic. You would have to do something about the apearance of the other gauges in the center of the dash.............................. For the same price .

 

something that reads ODB I/II codes on the fly :\

 

If it was very plug and play and reversible I would be interested.

 

There you go, that'd be nice to have!

It looks kinda cool but personally I'd never replace the 355 dash with this...

 

On second thought....you are right UConn.....

 

That's quite doable for the Motronic 2.7 ecus. The red ecu code button unplugs from the ecu harness, so you could plug in a new circuit board interface there to trigger the interrupt for the codes (which is just a serial output signal).



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Also, if you are printing up new circuit boards for 348's, you'll find *substantial* interest in 348 fuse box pcb's.

Likewise, the 348 A/C-heat/Fan/Clock digital display and control system needs an aftermarket replacement. Frankly, that's the easiest of the above things to do, and potentially the most lucrative.

 

The serial output drives the CEL in the dash with multi-second on pulses and multi-second pauses (i.e. light off). Count the number of light flashes between long pauses and you have the first digit of the error code (one through four). Repeat 3 more times so that you have the four digits of each code.

It's just the industry standard for OBDI back then. Very basic. Very useful.

 

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I only speak for myself but I think this would be AWFUL in a 355... Cool invention for some cars maybe a retromod Mustang, Hot Rods, 80's cars, but for the love of god- NOT A 355!!!

 

I have a 348 tb and would be interested

 

I might be interested if you can make it doable in the 355 5.2.
I would be even more interested if the screen display were like that of the 360/430 CH,GT cars.

Any ideas of final cost?

 

I can see people who use their 348/355s primarily for track action going for a digital dash with the kind of telemetry info like what Motec provides

I like the look of the Veglia analogue instrumentation myself.

 

Knight Rider!

Analog is so, so, so much better in a 355

 

And by another car you're referring to the Fiero.

 

There was a giallo 355 with yellow gauge faces on ebay or something. I would not mind either red or silver on mine. I could not find a source on these....

 

This is quite an interesting and ingenius idea. The prototype looks great. I think you may really be on to something here.

Expanding on what has already been mentioned, I would be especially interested if the unit had a text area to which it could send a translation of any errors that are causing the "Check Engine" light(s) to illuminate.

For example, a text bar in the dash would read "throttle position sensor" or what-have you.

Attached find a data sheet that translates what the check engine lights are communicating in onboard diagnostic mode. You can find a discussion of how to pull the codes here.
http://ferrarichat.com/forum/showthread.php?t=64917

Would such an instant translation be possible with text?

Oh, and could you get an oil temperature reading on the dashboard? How about fuel range, tank content, etcetera?

Regards,
David
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I want a red "Moron alert" light. It should have a remote trigger. So when I give the car to my friend to drive, I could surreptitiously trigger it if the goof muffs a shift or something.

 

Tom, I really appreciate you taking the time to offer your services. It is nice to have skilled professionals that are willing to look at innovative ways of improving the marque. I would not take all the negativity expressed as the prevaling concensus of all Ferrari owners. IMO a digital dash has great potential in providing an unpresidented level of real time data, that far exceeds the limitations of the OEM arrangement. I, along with some of the most respected names in the Ferrari community worldwide, are in the process of designing and building major performance upgrades which may require this type of dash instrumentation. If so, we will contact you to see if it is possible for you to design and build a set-up that will meet our requirements.

Again, thanks for the post,
Bruce

 

I may be missing something here but why can't you keep the outer ring of Ferrari oem features like the cel's etc and then just add in a Motec dash or a Jotec dash for everything else? I forget what Jotec had but his dash like motec allowed all the DA features you could want (gps too) and they are proven. I think Jotec was or is a FC sponcor. Also, someone needs to check how much change you can have in a dash before the FEDs or some state like the peoples republic of california get their undies in a bunch. Something about keeping oem functioning CEL's as part of the smog devices??? But you could digitize the 348/355 dash if you like bigger digital guages. Everything is a bit tight on the Motecs and Jotec dash and the SPA for that matter but I have seen some slick setup with the dash in the upper part of the steering wheel.