F1 transmission

I have a F1, 2002. If you get F1 make sure it's 2002 or later cause the TCU is upgraded and awesome, this is where they started to figure it out. F1 is awesome. Before 2002 get manual.My F1 is super smooth.

 

What problems ? 55,000 miles on my F1 360 and I expect to add a 1 in front of that 55,000.

Lot of people say that but the earlier TCU's work, just not as well. I don't think you need a 2002 or later car, just a early one with a later TCU like mine. My car is a 99 but with a 2004 TCU, works great.

 

I love F1. As mikeyr said, you can always upgrade your TCU in an earlier car. I have a 2001 360 and put a CS TCU in. The 2001 TCU "worked" fine. I was perfectly satisfied with it when I bought the car, until I had something to compare it to. The CS TCU makes a world of difference, not just on crisp, fast shifts, but also dramatically improves the life of the clutch. The later version 360 TCU is also vastly improved (and I'm not exactly sure how it compares to the CS TCU as I've never tried it). Actually, the best reason for the CS TCU is the rev matching downshifts...blip blip blip! Here's a short video from my car the day before yesterday on a C&C drive that has a couple blips for demonstration. It would really be a handful on the twisties to shift anywhere near as fast, let alone rev match every time. Plus, I'm 6'6'' and don't have space for the clutch, so F1 is perfect for me:

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VBTjX9Ite-k&feature=player_embedded[/ame]

 

So what does a CS TCU set one back ?
Nice to hear that 6/6 height fits.... I am 6/3 and I really am tight in a 360, did you do seat lowering mods or anything ?
Lastly- gotta love the Viper plate in the vid ...... A little partial here, having a 97 Blue/White !

 

My bad, that is 100% correct-of course you can upgrade the earlier TCU's- I was just lucky to be able to get a 2002 where it was done already by model. A few other issues I wanted to avoid compared to earlier 360's. Earlier F1s work fine but they're definitely jerky, especially between 1st and 2nd-at least mine were-all the way back to my 355 F1 where the F1 was definitely in its beta. The F1 as a whole has worked nothing but perfect. People say issues etc, not true-mine have been 100% reliable and a joy, especially the later (or upgraded ones).

 

I have the thin carbon race seats, so that helps with room too. Don't even have it all the way back, extra inch or so to spare.

Cs tcu is real pricy new, due to very limited supply. Racambi asks about $5.2k last i looked. I found one used for about $2.3k in the fchat ads, but it took three months of searching and patience to find it.

The viper driver is a great guy, and very talented driver. I agree, love the plate!

 

Love the F1. So far put on ~5000 miles since buying it 6 months ago and no problems. Wanted 04 but bought this 03 because everything had been sorted and replaced - new clutch, belt, tires, brakes, motor mount, fluid etc. Definitely the right move for a first Ferrari as all I've had to do was put in gas and drive it. Practically speaking living in SoCal it's hard to avoid traffic which is totally unpredictable. F1 is more practical for SoCal I think if you are going to drive it and stick would be more fun if you're going to take it out occasionally.

 

On my 6th Ferrari and first F1 and I love it. It makes driving fun and down and up shifting is great. More enjoyable experience driving.

 

A member in France says that he can reflash our tcu's with the CS software.

 

Contact Eric in France about a reflash, or new ones can be had ordered from Europe for roughly $2K delivered to the US.

 

+1 the f1 trans is very nice. It takes a little bit of practice to drive it smoothly during stop and go traffic. I tried 2 different 360 with manual gearbox and I thought it was a bit difficult to shift at times. Maybe the car had some issues. Cause both cars felt completely different from each other.

 

Yep, same here. Mine is a 99 and when I test drove it the shifting was a bit rough. Part of the deal was the dealer put the later TCU in for me. The difference is staggering really.
The downshift blip is very cool as well.
F1 is so much fun.

 

I have an 05 360 with F1 and its outstanding. Trouble free and a dream to drive.

 

I’ve had no probs with my 2000 plate F1 . Just go for it. No it’s not as smooth as later models but so what.! I luv being thrown back a bit when upshifting at speed. Is that not what it’s all about.?? Don’t regret buying mine for one second..!!

 

F1 system works brilliantly. I don’t experience any joltiness at low speeds and the bit you get at high speeds adds to the character IMO haha

 

I have a 2000 360 F1. Love it but 1st to 2nd is rough. Is the upgrade TCU just a plug and play? I mean can I just take the old one out and put the newer one in? Same wire connections? Anything else need to be changed? So the best cheapest route would be to buy a later TCU and have if flashed to the CS?

 

I wonder if he did "just go for it". 8 years ago...

 

I have 71k miles on my F1, love it,

I drove a stick version, its not that great, and kind of hard to use.

 

I have a 2003 F1 I bought about 2.5 years ago and over 5K trouble free miles since then. It's my first paddle shift car. Prior to my 360 I always had sticks in my "special" cars. Before I bought my F1 I drove a stick 360 I flew out to look at and test drive that I was sure I would own. Drove it and decided it wasn't for me.

Stick shifts... I aint never goin' back

 

Agree. A little too "archaic" to me for a Ferrari built in this century.