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Gold connector question

Discussion in '348/355' started by Big Lebowski, Feb 10, 2013.

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  1. ketel

    ketel Formula 3

    Aug 6, 2007
    1,355
    Sausalito, CA
    Let's see those pics!!

    ketel
     
  2. F355steve

    F355steve Formula 3

    Apr 9, 2008
    2,089
    Honolulu - Seattle - Okinawa
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    Steve
    Humm.... I need to download my pics to my computer and sort them. I have pics of nearly everything myself. Once the crappy weather stops and I have some seat time I will have a full review to post with pictures.
     
  3. FDT

    FDT Formula Junior

    May 18, 2010
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    La
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    Ric
    Are al the plugs and wires easy to get to or is there a lot of disassembly of other parts to get to the wires?
     
  4. Subarubrat

    Subarubrat Formula 3

    Apr 1, 2009
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    Scott
    Mixed bag. Some are right in your face and you do it comfortably seated, others have you laying across the engine working in the blind almost. But it can be done. I did my ECU connector in one evening which made a big difference in how the car ran. The engine bay stuff I did in sections. Like the left side having an engine and F1 block, injectors, etc. so I would pull that fender liner and the intake track. Then the solenoids behind the bumper in a group and so forth. Each group I did in a few hours per group. Taking my time it took a week. The end result is that the car runs much sharper, and the F1 is much crisper in operation and my car was running really good before the kit. The only issue my car had was an intermittent rough idle which went away after the kit. The hardest one to get to was the crank sensor, I had to put it on ramps for that one, everything else was through the top or sides.
     
  5. J. Salmon

    J. Salmon F1 Rookie
    Owner Rossa Subscribed

    Aug 27, 2005
    4,367
    VA
    I took them more for documentation. I think I did a thread with some...
     
  6. drbob101

    drbob101 F1 Rookie
    Owner Silver Subscribed

    Nov 26, 2012
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    Tinton Falls, NJ
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    Bob Ferraris
    I will paraphrase and not direct quote but Dave told me or I "heard" that he believes that the issues with the headers may be as a result of this connector problem and unburned fuel igniting in them.

    The comments about the cars running better, pullling harder ,etc . ,may support his thesis in better injector ratios and ECU control.
     
  7. Subarubrat

    Subarubrat Formula 3

    Apr 1, 2009
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    Scott
    There may be some truth to that, but the headers are still weak. Better burn helps, but so do free flowing cats and exhaust to get the heat out of the headers.
     
  8. taz355

    taz355 F1 Veteran
    Owner Silver Subscribed

    Feb 18, 2008
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    Indio Ca/ Alberta
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    Grant
    This is kind of off topic but for what I read the capristo with 2 valves stopes the headers from deteriorating because it does not let a negative pulse suck cold air back up the header or something like that.
     

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