360 Switched from a Boxster to a 360 Modena. Advice for getting comfortable with spirited drives?

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Today was a big day! I got my first CEL!

I was on my way home from getting the 360's windows tinted when it came on. Luckily the local place that works on Ferraris was on my way, so I stopped by to get the codes read. Misfire for cylinders 1 and 8. The car drives fine and nothing seems out of sorts. The CEL is solid, and not flashing, so that's good. The shop says to just monitor it. Then I spoke with my Ferrari mechanic and he said the same thing. So we shall see what happens.

My thought is that in the 2 weeks I have had the car I have driven it nearly 700 miles, whereas the prior 3 years saw the car driven only 500 miles. The 3 years before that it was only driven 800 miles. So maybe it's just not used to being driven!

I actually was just going thru the service records, and in April 2019 the car had these exact same error codes. The report says they suspected sticky injectors from the car not being driven - apparently they added a fuel additive to the fuel and that solved the problem. Very interesting.

 

Well shoot - I just assumed that any normal person would only have summer tires on their Ferrari. Looks like I need to call the tire place and cancel my order for Michelon all-seasons! Then I can order summer tires so I have them on-hand once Spring hits.

It looks like I can get Michelin PS5s in 215/45 R18 front, 275/40 R18 rear. An excellent choice?

I just want something as close to Cup2's as I can get.

 

I'd prefer to never find the limits of the car's grip, except on a race track. For spirited mountain drives, I intend to stay well within the limits.

On that notes, I got some Michelin PS5's ordered and will have them next week. Then they can sit in the garage until the Spring weather arrives. I'd rather have them in my possession instead of trying to get them in the spring, only to have them backordered.