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Hello TR group (new owner)

Discussion in 'Boxers/TR/M' started by ferrari550M, Jun 4, 2024.

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  1. ferrari550M

    ferrari550M Rookie

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    Hello everybody, coming back after a 10 years hiatus when I sold my 550.
    Back then I did not participate much in the forum but I read a lot.
    I will try to participate more while I sort this new toy.
     
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  2. Rifledriver

    Rifledriver Three Time F1 World Champ

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    Specifically what did you get? Year, color, where it came from etc?
     
  3. ferrari550M

    ferrari550M Rookie

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    Red/tan (really odd color combo I know)
    1989 30k miles, I bought it directly from a friend.
    Major service was performed last year. Car runs really good.
     
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  4. Rifledriver

    Rifledriver Three Time F1 World Champ

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    Great, enjoy it. The engines are very tough but the transaxles are fragile so drive it accordingly.
     
  5. versamil

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    So will Testarossa's ever go up in value? The transaxles are fragile

    GEE I just can't figure out why these cars are languishing, while just about every other car is skyrocketing.
    Maybe it's because WE are the biggest group of self deprecating car owners on the internet.

    Does every post have to accentuate problems?
     
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  6. lagunacc

    lagunacc F1 Rookie
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  7. Rifledriver

    Rifledriver Three Time F1 World Champ

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    Every post?????? Give me a ****ing break.

    Have a problem with truth? New owner deserves a warning on a very expensive weakness.

    Put it where the light don't shine.

    Good God. Another ******* on ignore.
     
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  8. raysur

    raysur Formula Junior
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    Congrats on the purchase!
    Do you have any pictures of your car?
     
  9. ferrari550M

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    Actually the transaxle was upgraded with last major as a preemptive measure, it was an aftermarket one, I will check the records to see if I can figure out the manufacturer, if not I will ask him.
     
  10. ferrari550M

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    For sure, I will get it detailed and have a nice photoshoot.
     
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  11. Rifledriver

    Rifledriver Three Time F1 World Champ

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    The upgrades are important and help a lot but by no means fix all its shortcomings. It is still not a transaxle to treat harshly. Its fragile no matter what updates and improvements its had.
     
  12. ferrari550M

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    How’s that? It is my understanding the problems with the differentials were it was welded instead of a one piece, of course I am not intending to do burnouts and/or dropping the clutch but how a differential can still be fragile with a solid piece of metal? Maybe the other pieces connected to it? Or the internals?
    Not debating, I want to learn
     
  13. Rifledriver

    Rifledriver Three Time F1 World Champ

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    #13 Rifledriver, Jun 7, 2024
    Last edited: Jun 7, 2024
    I never said differential. I said transaxle.
    I have been working on flat 12 Ferraris since before the Testarossa came out. These are not singular events. I kept pictures of representative examples. I have had a TR for over 20 years. I like the cars but every owner needs to know its a fragile transaxle. Not every picture is mine but I have experienced all on client cars.
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  14. ferrari550M

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    gotcha
    Yes I’ve read about the shaft issue too, actually I’ve read an old post of you that you mentioned the shaft works as a fuse for the transmission
    So as long as the shifts are not aggressive the car can handle flooring it? Or any of those parts can fail with acceleration only?
     
  15. turbo-joe

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    the shaft will fail when accelerating very hard in 1st gear and shift fast into 2nd, of better push the clutch very fast. the shaft is turning itself when accelrerating and when you push the clutch the shafts reacts like a spring and can break. I killed alraedy with my competition 1 shaft. this has been alraedy much stronger than the thicker shaft and made of 1 piece, not 2 pieces as the original. now I have in a shaft from rob hayden ( australia, also a member here, but he is not making those shafts by himslef, may be MODENA from australia is doing? they also do very good diffs ) what can turn itslef much more around and goes back without breaking.
     
  16. Rifledriver

    Rifledriver Three Time F1 World Champ

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    You are talking about the propeller shaft and not the transmission main shaft. The picture is of the main shaft, a vastly more expensive fix.
    Propeller shaft breakage is so common I didn't even put it in my photo array. In their sheer stupidity Ferrari in response to propeller shaft breakage they made the shafts heavier duty. That transferred the break to the transmission main shaft which was grossly underengineered.
     
  17. Rifledriver

    Rifledriver Three Time F1 World Champ

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    You are talking about the propeller shaft too. The picture is a main shaft.
     
  18. ferrari550M

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    Is there any upgrades (like the differential) that you would advised to be made as preemptive measures?
    Or a Better question is “what did you do to your own car””
    Thanks
     
  19. Rifledriver

    Rifledriver Three Time F1 World Champ

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    A differential and a Modena Engineering propeller shaft. His shaft is made like a spring so it winds up and protects the trans from shock loads.
     
  20. lagunacc

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  21. turbo-joe

    turbo-joe F1 Veteran

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    I let produce mainshaft and layshaft with CP from a specialist in germany and never had problems again. but it was very expensive :(
    but those highest quality material you not need for normal aspirated TR serie cars
     

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