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Thanks to all for your feedback. I'll go with your recommendations.
Interesting. Thanks for providing your source, but it turn out sources disagree. For the 575M, Ricambi and Scuderia Car parts show part #182141:...
The washer part number you provide, 182141, is for a 430. The correct 575 washer part number is 204086. The bolt part number 15981634 is the same...
The variation is a bit wide, but certainly acceptable. I do question the actual numbers, however. The 456M has a compression ratio of 10.6:1....
Exactly right. If some truly important aspect of your life could suffer from purchasing a Ferrari, think long and hard before pulling the trigger....
I must be exceptionally lucky. Yesterday, out of the blue, my wife suggested I take $20K out of our retirement fund to do a needed valve job on...
If you have the time, get involved and increase the activity level. Once someone takes the initiative others will often join in. Every member has...
I’ve been a member for about five years since I bought my car. We have a pretty active Central Florida chapter with many events each year that...
Grigio Ingrid. It's the color Ferrari chose when it introduced the car. Everyone who sees my car loves the color, particularly with the Bordeaux...
I noted in the BAT listing that you keep a 456M registry. How do I get added to the list?
The 2000 would be a 456M, which has quite a few significant mechanical and cosmetic upgrades over the earlier 456. If you don't mind the automatic...
That's good. I have driven the Mercedes system and it is definitely "hands off" the column-mounted shift lever unless you are changing gears....
I am not personally familiar with that particular system, but the others I mentioned are basic electro-hydraulic mechanisms that do have a fluid...
Received a gold award at the national meet soon after I bought the car and before I addressed a number of issues. Contemplating the Cavallino...
There’s a micro switch on the linkage that automatically disengages the clutch when the shift lever is moved. Porsche had a similar system called...
Orlando MSA population iin 2018 is 2.4 million.
Warmer analog sound compared to a CD unless the latter Is in a high-resolution audio format. Even then some will argue that A-D conversion loses...
Right you are, but the 456 was the first model sold by the factory in the U.S. with one.
The 456M is a sleeper that may yet take off, despite the fact that the majority have automatics. Only around 1,300 made it to the U.S. over 11...
First Ferrari without a stick was the 456, and its conventional torque converter automatic was much smoother than the clunky “auto manual” F1 gearbox.
