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Your 355/348 mods

Discussion in '348/355' started by Nikki Sixx, Oct 6, 2014.

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  1. junglistluder

    junglistluder F1 Rookie
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    Mar 23, 2007
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    ENGINE
    Upgraded valve guides with 360 valve seats
    Airboxes powder coated silver and debaffled
    K&N Filters
    Gothspeed resonator delete
    Gothspeed ignition wire reroute kit
    Kingsborne ignition wires
    QV headers
    Larini test pipes
    Capristo Stage 2
    Gothspeed lateral panel hardware kit

    SUSPENSION
    Lowered 1 inch
    19" Modular wheels
    11mm HE spacers
    F50 brembo brakes
    Custom alignment

    OTHER
    6k HID Kit
    Stereo upgrades
     
  2. marcov

    marcov Karting

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  3. bobzdar

    bobzdar F1 Veteran

    Sep 22, 2008
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    Pete
  4. ernie

    ernie Two Time F1 World Champ
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    +1

    That is way cool!
     
  5. jimmym

    jimmym Formula 3

    Sep 30, 2008
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    Dave, It is not a bad looking wheel but has a new style to it. Something you would probably see on a 458. A Momo wheel similar to a 360 wheel would fit the car better. I could be wrong though. Try it out.
     
  6. jimmym

    jimmym Formula 3

    Sep 30, 2008
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    Jim
    My car has:

    Custom 321s/s stainless headers with modified OEM shields
    Evoflow High flow cats
    295/35/18 Bridgestone rear tires
    and of course a radar detector which came with the car
     
  7. wildcat767676

    wildcat767676 Formula Junior

    May 20, 2011
    531
    Gilbert, Arizona
    Fabspeed cat delete pipes, Tubi exhaust, K&N filter, kinesis 3 piece wheels, aluminum shift knob and nano tint.

    [​IMG][​IMG][​IMG][​IMG]
     
  8. angelis

    angelis F1 Veteran
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    #58 angelis, Oct 15, 2014
    Last edited: Oct 15, 2014
    6 pot AP Racing brakes
    Quantum Racing adjustable Suspension
    Ceramic clutch plate
    360 Carbon seats
    360 Challenge steering wheel
    Schroth harnesses
    Tubi exhaust
    Hyperflow Cats
    K & N Filter
    Aluminium gear shift knob
    Carbon heat shield
    Carbon interior bits
    Carbon fiber sills
    Titanium wheel bolts
    15mm front / 25mm rear spacers
    355 wheels
    355 Front bonnet vent
    Engine Start button
    Aluminium pedals
    Steering wheel extension
    SFS silicon coolant hoses
    NGK iridium spark plugs
    Magnecor ignition leads
    Front splitter
    HID Lights
    Clear side indicator lights

    Carbon wing badges (pending)
    355 under floor panels (pending)
     
  9. SoCal1

    SoCal1 F1 Veteran
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    Jun 14, 2011
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    #59 SoCal1, Oct 15, 2014
    Last edited by a moderator: Sep 7, 2017
    All new bushings
    Rebuilt re-valved shocks
    Challange wheels
    Custom ground effects
    Cooling mods
    COP
    Tuned ECU

    Wing going on next

    Started today
    Engine blueprinting now in progress
    Trans bearing mods for higher loads
    Possibly hydrogen injection system


    :)
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  10. Shootfighter65

    Shootfighter65 Formula 3

    May 13, 2014
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    I bought a Kiwi 2 Wifi yesterday does that count as a mod?
     
  11. bcwawright

    bcwawright F1 Veteran

    Jul 8, 2006
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    Can't wait to see the car back together Tim....from all I know it is definitely goin to be a beast..
     
  12. boxcarracer

    boxcarracer Formula Junior

    Jul 29, 2005
    333
    Montreal
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    Luigi
    Thought it would be cool to bump this up, looking forward to seeing how people are modding their cars nowadays.

    Interior:
    HE pedals
    HE slickshift
    Blacked out carpets
    Small bluetooth speaker in head unit slot

    Wheels/Suspension:
    Slightly lowered
    Custom Work wheels

    Engine:
    Cat bypass
    Nouvalari Sport exhaust

    Exterior:
    Painted lowers
    French fogs
    Destraked doors
    Round Carello lenses on custom LED plug/play housings
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  13. INTMD8

    INTMD8 F1 Veteran
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    Jun 10, 2007
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    Looks nice! ^ What work wheels are those?
     
  14. F355Bob

    F355Bob Formula 3

    #64 F355Bob, Jul 21, 2019
    Last edited: Jul 21, 2019
    95 F355

    Suspension
    Challenge wheels
    Front Challenge Sway bar and bushings
    Rear Challenge Sway bar and bushings
    Rear Challenge Sway bar adjustable link
    Front Challenge Sway bar adjustable link
    Challenge steering rack
    Challenge steering pump
    Moton Triple adjustable shocks front and rear
    Michelin Pilot Sport 4S tires
    Front and rear spacers
    Lowered and corner balanced

    Brakes
    Front Stoptech 355mm cross drilled rotors with lightweight Trophy Calipers
    Rear Stoptech 332mm cross drilled rotors with lightweight Trophy calipers
    Front and rear stainless steel brake lines

    Body
    Rear Challenge Grill
    Challenge Door grills
    Yoshi Fender shields
    Carbon Fiber door sills
    Challenge clutch cover
    HID headlights
    Clear front turn signal lens
    Rolled fenders
    Tinted windows
    Scud Ing adjustable LED 3rd brake light
    Scud Ing LED rear tail lights
    Scud Ing turn signal relay for LED bulbs
    Scud Ing front turn signal LED bulb

    Interior
    Momo steering wheel and adapter
    Full Valence USA carbon fiber center console
    Vallence USA carbon fiber dash instrument panels
    Carbon Fiber inside door handles
    Carbon Fiber parking brake handle
    Carbon Fiber mirror triangles
    Carbon Fiber rear diffusers
    Carbon Fiber engine side covers
    Shortened shifter by 3 inches
    Hill shifter plate
    Yellow tachometer with adjustable shift light
    In dash voltmeter
    Challenge door vents
    Rear shelve glove box

    Gearbox
    Complete disassembled, cleaned, filter changed,
    New gear box cover bearing
    New 3rd gear synco
    Hill throughout bearing

    Engine
    Flowed heads
    Ported intake
    New steel guides
    Challenge belt shields
    Challenge engine mounts
    Challenge rear frame brace
    $35,000 engine rebuild, Engine taken down to bare block rebuilt with new pistons, rings. bearing, oil squirters, polishsed crank, water pump, Hill tensioners, all new gaskets and much more. Build by Challenge Series engine builder.
    Saladana Aluminum radiators
    All new engine and water hose from engine to from trunk
    4-2-1 stainless custom headers
    Inconel header heat shields
    Hyperflow cats
    Gothspeed one off "Scuderia" exhaust with custom bypass
    Gruppe M intake
    Powder coated valve covers
    Custom painted air box cover and water tank
    Dual Piggy Back computers to adjust fuel and spark
    Dave Helms Gold kit
    New alternator
     
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  15. Jackie and bill

    Jackie and bill Formula Junior

    Nov 29, 2014
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    William
    A couple of questions if I may. Who flowed and ported your heads? Have you any flow /gain sheets available?
    Also In the engine rebuild, why were the Pistons and piston skirt oil Jets replaced? Thanks
     
  16. boxcarracer

    boxcarracer Formula Junior

    Jul 29, 2005
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    Thanks! They're Seeker SX, I don't think they're made anymore though.
     
  17. F355Bob

    F355Bob Formula 3


    Flowed by the infamous Gary Sharpe. He actually did a good job and the engine builder was impressed but not by anything other that he found. I have the flow numbers before and after in a chart and I can find them.
    The skirt jets were replaced because they were all broken and laying in the bottom of the pan. If you are not careful in putting in the pistons and rods you can hit them in the install. There is only a few mm of clearance when you install. The previous engine rebuild was poor. Many on this site that had Sharpe do work for them will attest. The car needed rings and the liners redone most likely because I had a bad thermostat and fuel was most likely washing down the cylinder walls. A Ferrari ring set is really expensive so it was almost cheaper to do pistons and rings. The bore was also make slightly larger and pistons are slightly lighter in weight.
     
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  18. 308 GTB

    308 GTB F1 World Champ
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    Real nice modifications there, Bob.

    Barry
     
  19. F355Bob

    F355Bob Formula 3

    Thanks. The engine,suspension, brakes give the 355 the performance it should have instead of a nice looking car with a good exhaust sound.
     
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  20. Mmckee

    Mmckee Formula 3
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  21. Jackie and bill

    Jackie and bill Formula Junior

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    #71 Jackie and bill, Jul 22, 2019
    Last edited: Jul 22, 2019
    Yea i know what you mean about the skirt jets, i was lucky because mine were not broken and i reused them.
    So you might have new oversized bores/liners then, because standard ones cant be over bored due to the nikasil coating.
    I resused my pistons because they were in great shape and i lightly honed my bores to seat the new rings. The rings were from superformance and were not as expensive as one would imagine.
    Hey thanks for the information, very interested in the head work.
     
  22. Robb

    Robb Moderator
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    Feb 28, 2004
    14,446
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    430 Wheels
    Aftermarket Arm rest
    94 Steering wheel
    94 Dash
    94 Glovebox
    Floor mats
    Radio
    Painted Calipers
    Front clear turn signal lenses
    Shields
    Exhaust / headers
    Lowered
    Lack of stickies :D

    Robb

     
  23. MAD828

    MAD828 F1 Rookie

    Oct 8, 2011
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    I would love to experience your car. I believe more steering feel and suspension mods for better handling would greatly improve the base car. My s2000 had 3 way Moton coilovers and it was insane the handling.
     
  24. V12Lyfe

    V12Lyfe Rookie

    May 30, 2018
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    Is Valence USA still in business? Tried to call them and email them regarding the carbon fiber center console for my 355 but no response? Any idea?

    Thanks
    Mike
     
  25. F355Bob

    F355Bob Formula 3

    Don't know if they are in business. My console was the first one they did 15 years ago. They did fantastic work, but were unreliable as far as getting work done. I,think I waited a year for them to do the console and instrument panels.
     

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