what modifications will you do this winter on your F355?

Here is my running list:

- full binder (paper) records
- Look over wires to see why PIN is not taking
- Fire extinguisher mount
- hood shocks
- floor mat retainers (done today)
- yellow calipers
- front grill
- trace radar detector wires
- retape shields
- oil temp gauge
- lug nuts
- trans fluid change
- coolant change
- recover pass airbag (done prior but now have better piece of leather)
- dye leather (touch up)
- detail under carriage
- undertray fasteners / battery area fasteners
- Compression / leak down testing (just for curiosity)

- New pig tail for battery tender

 

Todo list this winter:

New headers/manifolds (right one is cracked): refurbish at JPExhausts or new Tubi??
Sports exhaust Tubi or Capristo
Carbon door sills
Leather treatment
Bumper shields

 

Major service

 

repacking the fly-wheel with new kluber grease.
then just replace the clutch plate with a fresh one
replace the triple seals and clutch release bearing seals
dismantle alarm sirene to check battery

 

Refinish some engine comparment pieces.... heatshield, oil tank, etc...
Possibly grab some tinted tail lights... not sure. can always switch back to OEM..
maybe switch the brake calipers to yellow...

 

No mods. Just maintenance:

Get the nose repainted
Get the sills done
swap out the ABS CPU to finally get rid of the darn ABS warning light
maybe swap out the PS tank
rebuild the starter. cleaning the old parts lasted a year.
And I just saw the passenger side seat rails grabbed some wire & ripped it apart. I'll have to fix that.
And all fluids in prep for spring.
Oh, and I'm finally tired of the tonneau fairy dust. I'm thinking rip that old foam out, and 3M adhesive some brown felt in its place.

 

Oil/filter change
Install Gothspeed ignition wire reroute kit
Install Gothspeed engine lateral panel screws
Install new radio headunit (not that I ever listen to it)
Full detail
Possible carbon fiber sills

 

How about a a Fabspeed System?

Ferrari F355 Sport Headers - Fabspeed Motorsport

Ferrari F355 Supersport X- Pipe Exhaust System - Fabspeed Motorsport

 

- Full Fluid change
- Shock rebuild at all 4 corners
- 360 challenge header installation
- Upper dash releather
- Shift display replacment
- Sticky radio cover replaced with C/F

That's my short list!

 

fluid change
refinish factory wheels to make them perfect again
clean up sticky cluster surround

 

Bump to 4.0 litre

 

For sure:

- replace Bank 2 OEM cat (or order 2 new HyperFlow cats that will pass CA smog)
- pass CA smog (finally)
- engine oil/filter change
- install new spark plug cover gaskets
- coolant flush
- Adjust e-handbrake and/or install new e-brake shoes as necessary
- Have sticky shifter console, top handle, Ebrake handle refinished
- Repair torn CV boot
- Paint calipers red
- Replace fuel filter


Bank account permitting:

- New red Kingsborne spark plug wires
- Hill Engineering passenger footwell panel
- Refurbish belt reels
- 360 CS Steering wheel
- Challenge Grille
- Replace driveshaft heat shields
- Have wheels reconditioned to remove curb rash
- New blue spider top


ketel

 

Do you have a dealer in Belgium/Europe?

 

Nothing much besides beat the **** out of it on the road, and the occasional top-down drive to make sure the top is still functional/giving it exercise so it doesn't break.

 

Europeantuning.....
Did Fabspeed exhaust on my GT3 mk2......

 

We do, yes. You can also buy factory direct, we ship world wide daily.

 

I would have done fabspeed but you lose the high whine tone that is hallmark to the f355, if you want your car to sound like a 360 or 430 go fabspeed 100% nice product for the money.

 

Annual service and detail. Try and track down the immobilizer relay.

 

Is that really the case? First time I heard this, and I thought the characteristic 355 sound came from more mechanical sources...

 

Not that CA has a real winter to speak of... but at least a couple things lined up for me:

1. New JRZ suspension - finally got my hands on a set
2. C.O.P. conversion - hopefully get to revisit this awesome mod

... then I can say my 355 is complete.

Not!

 

Every car I heard with fabspeed headers whether with a stock muffler or tubi loses the high pitch noise. Sure it is a 5 valve motor.. I am stating my perception and others may agree.

Great set of headers tho for the money...I guess the merge collector difference is the source of the change in noise 4-2-1 , 4-1