Getting close to day 1

Waitng... sigh...

 

I remember those days...I felt the same pain. My car went in at an estimated repair bill for $3k and came out just shy of $10k and 3 months later.

But at the end of the day, when you have everything already torn down, it just makes sense to keep going!!!

best of luck and keep the photos coming!!

gts; the greatest!

 

Nice, thanks for the pics. Did you end up finding a used Capristo or buying a new one?

 

Nice! It'll be worth the wait.

 

Oh, the wait! I remember going through this one year ago. Mine went in for $12k in repairs and ended up costing over $20K. The first couple of months of ownership was frustrating as it was in somebody else's garage more than my own. But what a blast since!

Where are you getting the work done?

Congratulations on the Capristo, I am sure you will be very happy. At least you live in Texas where you can drive it all winter. If you are ever in the Bay Area look me up and come on one of our FOG drives.

 

Why don't you complement your Capristo with high flow CATS? looks like you have OEM CATS.

 

Have them check the motor mounts, perhaps check the manifolds for any cracks or signs of wear (much easier to change when motor out). I presume that they are changing all of the hoses. Are you going to keep the stock cats? How old are they? May be a good time to change them/replace them if they are older. My flywheel seal was bad and needed to be redone. Consider cleaning the injectors if needed.

 

Yes.

Check valve guides...this is a great time if need to be changed.
Check CV joints.....these are prone to crack. Very common problem on 355's.
Check headers....can be changed later but wouldn't hurt to check now.
Check shock actuators.
Check a/c compressor.
I'm sure there is more...but these are what I can think of right now.

Oh, and add Hyperflow cats too while you're there in order to get that F1 howl with your new Capristo. Without those Hyperflows you're only half way there.

 

HRE C20's - 19"

These are pretty cool as well.
http://www.dimex-group.com/tuning/imola/produkte/f-355-gtbgtsspider/felgenkomplettraeder/challenge-19-3-tlg.html

 

The correct tire size for 19" on the 355 is front 235/35-19 and rear 285/35-19

There has been a lot of discussion on previous threads about this and there are a lot of different opinions. Much of my information comes from having my 355 evaluated and discussing the situation with a local state of the art shop that deals with chassis and race setup.

First the correct wheel width is important which is 8.5" front and 10" rear. If the wheel is too wide or narrow for the tire it in effect forms a trapezoid rather than a rectangle which will effect cornering because of the sidewall leaning over too much and traction as the face of the tire can develop a "wave" in it causing a loss of contact patch area.

When changing to 19" it is important to try to maintain the same rolling diameter or at least the same ratio of rolling diameter (ie if front is a little larger, then the rear should be proportionally larger). This is important because if say the front is larger diameter and the rear is a smaller diameter (eg 285/30-19) then the attitude of the car is changed effectively raising the front of the car in relation to the rear. The 355 is known for having an aerolift at high speed and changing the attitude of the car will make this worse.

This may only be a theoretical problem as you will probably never exceed the double nickel speed limit, and I have only done so in a controled legal situation such as a race track, etc, but the front does get light at 140 to 150, which in reality is only a couple seconds away when getting serenaded by that new Capristo you just installed

The following information is true for the Michelle Pilot Sport PS2 but should be similar for other tires. The stock 355 front 18" tire is a 225/40-18 and should be on an 8" rim width. The overall tire diameter is 25.1" with 829 revolutions per mile (RPM). You could put a 225/40-19 on the front (would want an 8" rim width) which has a diameter of 25.2" and 824 RPM which is as close as you can get to the original for the front. I think the car handles better with a litter more rubber on the road (and looks better) so I have gone with the 235/35-19 with a diameter of 25.5" and 817 RPM. Thus it is 0.4" larger than the stock front.

The stock rear is a 265/40-19 with a rear rim width of 9.5", diameter of 26.3" and 790 RPM. The 285/35-19 uses a 10" rim width, diameter of 26.9" and 774 RPM. Thus it is 0.6" larger than stock. This only changes the attitude of the car by 0.2". When I bought my car it actually had (and sill have until they wear out) 285/30-19 which have a diameter of 25.8" and 807 RPM (0.5" smaller diameter than original, thus a change of 0.9" front to rear from stock).

A good link with tire information can be found here http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires.jsp?tireMake=Michelin&tireModel=Pilot%20Sport%20PS2&tab=Specs&partnum=635YR9SPORTPS2N1&fromCompare1=yes&vehicleSearch=false

Some guys like 295 or even a 305. The problem at least in the PS2 is that they are only available in a 30 series which give a diameter of 26" and 26.3 respectively. Still too small of a diameter. But hey what ever floats your boat, you can even put a gun rack in it if want to match those big babies on the back. Look at the pics of my car. I think the width of the tire, at least on the HRE wheels is perfect. They come out just to the edge of the fender.

The other thing if you go with a wider tire in the front than stock, you will probably need to have your fenders rolled. If you feel under the fender you will feel the edge of the sheet metal. The tire will tend to catch this, especially if you lower the car at all. If the tire catches the edge of the fender it will tend to pull it out. They need to heat the fender when rolling it and slowly message it to avoid cracking the paint.

If you change tires, I would consider installing a pressure monitoring system such as the Orange Electronic system. http://www.amazon.com/Orange-Electronics-P409S-Pressure-Monitoring/dp/B002DYH586

Enjoy!

 

^^ So do you like tires and wheels? This is worthy of it's own thread!

Thx for the info

 

This a great thread. Love the aftermarket parts and seats were really nice. Nothing loud just really complimentary.

 

8.5" rim width for the 235/35-19

One typo above - stock rear is 265/40-18 - not 265/40-19
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Correct!

 

Yay good for you, you have finally listened to sense and seen the light Best move you will make for your car trust me and Enjoy



























Now take of the cats and be a real man