348 - the different types and models over the years

plugzit and No Doubt listed the changes several times, did you search here within FerrariChat?

For example:

http://www.ferrarichat.com/forum/348-355-sponsored-bradan/433741-348-running-production-changes-data.html

Or here:

http://my348.com/

 

I love those two posts, the running production changes data, but much of it is US-slanted information or doesn't include production date changes for some major items--like the relocation of the battery. It simply says 1992.......which seems to imply model year (again, a US-slanted concept)..... same goes for body colored skirts...simply says "1992".

On another thread I was curious if anyone knows the actual production date they switched to body colored skirts regardless of "model year". Did this change come in at the same time as the wide offset wheels and the battery relocation?

 

Even more confusing when you consider that model year doesn't mean the same time range in Europe as it does in the US. I doubt there is much info out there on exact assembly numbers when the change were made. Ferrari was pretty random back then and kept next to nothing for records. Most of what we know is just gathered from owner observations.

 

This fellow in Switzerland was working with ECUs on his car so he may have obtained the knowledge that you're looking for.

http://www.ferrarichat.com/forum/348-355-sponsored-bradan/333613-348-cat-control-unit-offer.html

Last visit was May 2016, but it's worth a try.

 

Was it not the case that the Swiss market cars had to meet tighter emission Laws than anywhere else and so were more "strangled" than cars for other markets?

 

No. The sills were black on ts and tb from the Factory and then body-coloured on the GTB and GTS (and the US-only Serie Speciale).

Jonathan

 

Apparently, strangled is correct.

Looking through the workshop and parts manual most everything is the same for the USA, CDN and CH cars (engine internals, exhaust, engine ECUs, engine intake manifolds, etc.), except the air filter box and its inlet hoses are different (i.e. Not per CH).

Appears to have restrictors as well (see item 21, in lieu of 4).
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So, simply swap out the restrictive air intake system and reset the ECUs and you should be good to go.

Sounds like a cool test project.

 

You're welcome Chris.

Anytime I can learn something new about the 348 is always a great day for me.

 

The search function on this site sucks donkey balls

 

Yeah, and it's 2017 already.

Try this example in Chrome/Google:

site:ferrarichat.com 348 air box

(348 air box are the search keywords)
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