550 or 575 That is the question???

Terry,

Sorry to ask about the TPMS, can you tell me how to turn it off? Thanks...

Alex

 

My C5z and all ferraris have never seen a dealer. I have rebuilt gearboxes engines you name it. The 550 is very easy to work on except you must work on it on the lift so that you can get the front raises to a comfortable level or you kill your back. I have worked of ferraris for decades but the C5Z only since '04 and eventhough i race it nothing breaks. I find the C5 much more difficult to work on because things are not well thought out. Ferrari will just give you enough room to work especially if you use the right tools like thin snap-ons or USAG F1 Ferrari tools. Try for example to screw in a remote clutch bleeder on a C5 without taking out the torque tube and you know what I mean! I tried and failed even after making special tools. I gave up and figure I'll just bleed the clutch the sloppy way. If you have ever put headers on a C5 how did you like trying to remove the air rails? Now that is a dumb design too. Ferrari have always been a dream for me to work on with just enough room to do the job without having to take 1/2 the car apart. There are minor issues like degreeing 4 separate shafts vs 1 stick things like that. Ferrari does not use little wheel bearings that must be changed for track duty. The ferrari suspension is much more tuneable and it is really nice to not have leaf springs! I have never worked on a 575 but basically it is very much the same with small individual differences. It is usually always better to buy the latest model you can afford. You can rebuild clutch cheap I did one ferrari for less than 100 bucks. I could do the same with the 550. You know if you do your own work. Fort Wayne clutch or Friction materials, resurface plates surface the flywheel and presure plate to the set-up height and you are good to go. If you don't have those skills then its buy one from Ferrari at maybe 1500-2000 bucks and then same torque tube layout as the Vettes no big deal. Ferrari also does intelligent things GM does not. For example if there is a place you need to severe the brake or clutch line to do service they put 1 way valves in so they don't all leak out. The biotch is getting the bolt out of the block but that is just intelligent use of force vs. the GM method lets let it all leak out as you search your garage for a vacuum plug.

 

Lin- Affirmative. Go to your dealer and have him turn it off with an SD2/3. Should no tbe that expensive.

Taz
Terry Phillips

 

Taz,
Have you had the tmps turned off on a 575? I recently had my SA in for service specifically for that problem and they said that it couldn't be turned off. Not really knowing one way or the other I decided to have it replaced elsewhere and it was approximately 25% less then the dealer.

 

Terry,

Thanks, will do so.

Alex

 

FYI...After you have it turned off, it will read "off" in the display upon start up for approximately 15 seconds each time. Had mine turned off for free while getting a service done. If they are checking the parameters with the computer while in for service, it just takes a couple finger clicks and not a big deal.

 

Hi

got mine switched off at the local dealer and does not read 'off' in the display when car is started. Mine is an Europaean car and over here the TMPS is NOT compulsory. Maybe it does not light 'off' cause of that.

Rgds
Gianni

 

Michael- I confused the Bilsteins on my 1987 Z51 with my 5 Z06s. Would think I would have remembered, but I did not. The Delphi magnetorheological shock absorbers introduced in the non-Z06 Corvettes made it to Ferrari by 2006 in the 599. I assume they will also be in the 612 replacement next year and will then be standard or optional across all Ferrari models.

The Z06 already had Brembo brakes. Moving up to CCM brakes was the next logical step and they will be optional on the 2011 Z06s as a Z07 option package. At $9500 including the brakes, Michelin ZPs, and magnetorheological shock absorbers, that is a real bargain. Just the shocks on the California are over $5K. The extraneous carbon fiber pieces are a separate option on the Z06.

Incidentally, GM spun off Delphi in 1999 and sold most of its Delphi shares then (~$10B). So Delphi is an independent company, but very dependent on GM business.

Taz
Terry Phillips

 

Gee....I didn't know the TPMS can be turned off... I will definitely do that as mine is dead also...555

Regarding the tranny... I prefer manual also but there isn't many choices here in Thailand and F1 I must take... The 575 F1 programe is just so-so for me. Normal driving, the change is slow but I can time it and adapt my style. It's very relaxing (for the car). In sport mode it's not bad if I am heavy on the gas. But around town at low speed, it's as stupid as early F360...555. So, in that situation I will drive

But F1 can't compare to manual when it comes to driving involvement. If you prefer to really drive the car, there is no substitute for good old 3 pedals and a stick in between the seats.

So, if it were me buying a 575 now, I'd prefer a manual.

 

Michael- That car was sold to a collector in NJ some months ago and has not been available since then. The dealership has been using it as bait for people searching for 575Ms. It sold for between $115K and $125K in a private sale. It belonged to a good friend of mine and was nearly perfect. It even had FHP.

Daytona seats came on the 365 GTB/4 and everybody loved the style. That is all there is to it.

Taz
Terry phillips

 

I found my car in the DuPont Registry. I did not pay asking price.

 

Hi Terry, any way you could be so kind to advise number and/or location of said relay ? Cannot find in the Owners manual any relay referring to F1 gearbox.

Just to check if mine have been replaced or not.

Tks and best Rgds
Gianni

 

Here : http://www.ricambiamerica.com/parts_catalogs.php?V=diag&I=1160

 

Tks !!!

 

Gianni- One thing to watch for, though, is that the connectors for the 30 amp and 50 amp relays are different. There are several ways to make the new relay fit, the best probably being to get a new connector from an electrical supply outlet.

Taz
Terry Phillips

 

Stock brakes on the Z06 aren't Brembo's. The CCM on the ZR1 are. I replaced the stock Z06 brakes with Stoptech for the track and switched out the leaf spring suspension for LG motorsports coilover with Pfadt bars. Now the car is wonderful. The coilovers on the Vette made it more comfortable and more trackable. A win win.

 

Abe- You are correct. I seem to have forgotten everything about my Z06 Corvettes as soon as I sold the last one two years ago. Could not even remember my user name or password last time I tried to get on the Corvette and Z06 sites.

I can tell you for sure my 575M has Pagid 4-4 Orange racing pads as part of the FHP package (available for ~$500 per set of four without wear wires). They work fine, but do squeal on rare occasions. They really squeal if not bedded properly.

I note one discounter is selling a full set of four C6 Z06 brake calipers, rotors, Hawk pads, and SS brake lines, plus brake fluid, for only $2100. That is a real bargain.

Taz
Terry Phillips

 

The problem I found with the Z06 was for the track. Plus, to replace all the padlets in the front for some reason cost me $875. Don't ask. I still don't know. My rectum still smarts from that one. With the stop techs I just run RS19s for street and track and once bedded in are quiet with an occasional squeak. On the 944 Turbo I tracked I had porterfields which used to announce my arrival miles in advance.