Wow, hard to believe that someone would allow the car to be in that sort of condition. Great work!
Lovely work, but you didn't install the original engine so are the before photos of the original engine or the Testarossa engine that is now installed Pete
More before and after. Cooling system was pressure tested prior to installing on the box so I could observe the liners for leaks as well as the water pump seal. Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
The BB engine is a two valve engine, And the TR is a four valve, thus spark plugs in middle of cam covers.
Heck, what a weird location for spark plugs for a performance engine. Why not in the middle of the cams. And some go on about how the BB's engine is "closely" related to the 312T F1 engine ... er, no. Pete
Boxer head showing plug location. Note intake port has a relief in it for the injector vs a carb head that has no such provision. My guess is it wasn't easy to use the 308 plug arrangement for coolant jacket reasons. Image Unavailable, Please Login
I don't see a nice big shiney bit in that large squarish hole below the crank end, in the pictures a few posts up. Should look like this soon I'm sure. Image Unavailable, Please Login
Man everything looks brand new! Okay I have a question . I've read a few times about the engine being above the gearbox and this caused too much weight up high and lead to questionable handling. What are your views of this, is it true and do you have any suggested alternatives that Ferrari should have used? Pete
The crank is certainly higher than a V configuration but the heads are lower. The engine is surprisingly light. I hear the claims but I don't find I notice this lump behind me that effects the direction Im trying to point the car. Take a 512TR for a spin, lowered engine by 1.25" or so vs a Testarossa and both corner flat and very well on the street. Ferrari took the only approach that would allow a longitudinal 12 behind the driver in a car that looks like a BB or a TR. Full of compromises for sure but Im not complaining.
The signal arm like on most ferraris from this era was broken at the pivot. Wanting an easy inexpensive and fast solution I decided to have the part made myself using today's 3D printing rather than go through the moulding process. The part is ABS plastic with a stronger contact arm to resist bending on the electrical end of things and you can replace the part without taking the switch out of the column. You transfer your arm into the new pivot and put it back together. Viola, you're back in action! Anyone want one just shoot me a PM. Check it out! Image Unavailable, Please Login
