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F8 Tips and Things for F8

Discussion in '458 Italia/488/F8' started by astrotheide, Jan 14, 2024.

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  1. astrotheide

    astrotheide Karting

    May 3, 2017
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    Any tips, tricks, or things specific to the f8 I need to know about before I take delivery next week?

    Also, if you have any stuff you keep in the car I’d love to hear!!


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  2. Viperjoe

    Viperjoe F1 Rookie
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    A portable jumper. You'll need it at some point.
     
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  3. astrotheide

    astrotheide Karting

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    Is there one that you frequently have seen people mention or one that you’d recommend off of Amazon?


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  4. lamborarijason

    lamborarijason Karting

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    IMO and what works for me.
    1. Sprint Booster, it gives the car nearly ev like of responds even from dead stop
    2. Sticky tires
    3. Drive on sport mode on the street
    4. if there is creaks or rattle noise, check and see if you have items that are loose somewhere, such as garage opener, keychain, sunglass cases etc.
     
  5. Eric C

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    A box of tampons would be a good start
     
  6. Tifoso Ferrari

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    Have the dealer take the metal brake pedal and move it to the left by one hole.

    The brake and the accelerator are too close to one another and it’s very easy to mistakenly hit the accelerator when you think you’re hitting the brake.
     
  7. Eric C

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    That's why you use both feet. Duh
     
  8. Ivan Drago

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    My man got some Fred Flintstone feet
     
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  9. Clembo

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    I have never used the brakes in a Ferrari :)
     
  10. RoadRonin

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  11. Petrolhead#32

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    Drive it on a higher gear than any other car... Sooooo much torque!
     
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  12. 05F430F1

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    It’s endless and gets to 8k rpm in about .6 seconds so watch your LED wheel lights.


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  13. Eric C

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  14. Ivan Drago

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    say what you want, but that car never had a driveway saga on a forum before
     
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  15. astrotheide

    astrotheide Karting

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  16. Eric C

    Eric C F1 World Champ

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    Or a bunch of nerds asking about starting procedures.
     
  17. AD211

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    But it definitely has an owner that up-fits the stereo system with a custom speaker box.


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  18. Eric C

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    You can bet that car smells like white castle and swisher sweets
     
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  19. mkraft3003

    mkraft3003 Formula 3
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    Made me think of the old days of sticking key in the ignition, pumping the accelerator a few times, turning the key, waiting for engine to stop shaking, putting on the lap belt (no shoulder belts at that time), manually rolling down windows and taking off
     
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  20. Eric C

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    When cars came with 2 types of keys. Round and square.
     
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  21. up4speed

    up4speed F1 Rookie
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    How about the ones that had teeth on one side only, and had to be put in in the right direction?
    It was such a relief to be able to stick the key in any old way once they had teeth on both sides, lol
     
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  22. Eric C

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    Ha! I forgot about that
     
  23. Fv81587

    Fv81587 Karting

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    If anyone is interested in trying a throttle pedal accelerator I have a Roar Pedal that used to be installed in my 2015 Ferrari 458 spider. This model Roar Pedal (RPBT-728) comes with a factory compatible harness that plugs directly into Ferrari 458, 488, 812, California, F12, F8, FF & GTC4 models maybe more. It's the same product as other brands like Sprint Booster, Pedal Commander, Pedal Box.
    https://roarpedal.com/products/roar-pedal-controller?variant=43907318513907&gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQjwh_i_BhCzARIsANimeoEQny7EBD88g3MAFZNXGVJOBQrTz7RQRKbg-o60TTgvvTdBYjwE_FAaAn2DEALw_wcB
    I paid over $200, Anyone interested in trying it for $100?
    Frank
     
  24. stretchgeneral

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    If you are planning on plugging a window mounted radar detector with a cord to the cigarette outlet port, it will be irritating as any coiled cord will continually pull out of the plug outlet. it would have been better to locate one in the leg area (like in a Porsche). Maybe there is a good hack to fix this issue, but otherwise hard-wired detector is the way to go.
     
  25. subzero25314

    subzero25314 Karting

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    Seconding the sprint booster. It makes the car INSANEly responsive. Highly recommend!

    http://burtmanindustries.com/zoomprod.php?id=f8_sprint_booster
     

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