355 spyder modifications

Propane, is also a great power adder in addition to nitro. Using the 2 systems together brings great results. I have a firend whom with he and I installed a nitrous/propane and a turbo set up on his civic a bit different than a 355 (the set up is rather strong and reliable) if you are looking for a power adder that will not hurt the bottom end of your engine I would consider a propane/nitrous setup .

 

a 355 would require a TON of mods to get into the 10 second range, let alone sub 10; it is really the wrong car for this; u want something with forced induction, and a suspension set up for this sort of thing; really its just the wrong car, as it will not make good torque at the way bottom end for good wheelspin on the launch; get urself a nice used C5 corvette; or a viper.....

 

A 10 sec car??? You are better of with a supra TT, muscle car. There is no way to get a 10 sec 355 that is even street legal. What the heck are you doing in a drag strip??

 

100% Correct.

 

I would say if all youre after is drag times, then sell the 355 and get a Supra TT like someone mention earlier. Ferraris are not meant to be drag cars, they are track cars. With the Supra you can throw on a single turbo kit and be almost there with the correct engine set up. You could put a boost control unit on it to detune the engine for normal street use and then crank the boost back up at the strip. With the Supra, any good performance shop can do the work for you as they probably have done a 100 other ones already. I think for a total of $50,000, car included, a good friend of mine has one running in the 9's with a single turbo kit and NOS.

Mark

 

I can already see the next/future owner's post regarding this car:

"I bought a 355 and the clutch is gone in under 8k miles, is this normal???"



Why on earth would you drag-race a 355? The car isn't made for that. Besides, isn't it embarrassing to be spanked by cars that are worth less than 1/2? Keep your 355 for what it is.....a beautiful, great handling work of art. Instead of modding it, go get an older Mustang GT and beat the crap out of it.

 

Ferrari's are not 1/4 milers; I don't think Italians care about straight line speed as much as handling and design. Are there even dragstrips in Italy?

Save your money and put 20K - 30K into something like a 69 camaro that someone else has already built, pouring tons of money into it and then got bored-- then you'll have 2 great cars, w/o wrecking the Ferrari.

That just the way I would do it...

Best of luck, and keep us posted.

Eric

 

why not add two turbos to it?
like this guy did in Australia
he got it to 11.3 on the quater
his best time is 10.3 with the right fuel
http://ferrarichat.com/forum/showthread.php?t=29754

 

Jeff,

Get that car off the drag strip and up in the mountains where it belongs. I'm off this weekend, let's go for a drive to Shady Valley and Mountain City.

Ken

 

Since you've already made plenty of passes, would you like the share your best times? Please include 60' time and trapspeed.

 

sub 10 sec? No flame intended but somebody dosnt have a clue.

 

Maybe somebody doesn't have a Ferrari......

The 355 is one of the most satisfying cars I've ever owned or driven...it's like poetry in motion: the sound of the engine, the feel, the handling, etc. BUT the one thing about these cars is that they don't have a huge-displacement engine with lots of torque; they make their power with rpm's. Almost like a 2-stroke, they're virtualy gutless until they hit 4,800rpm and then ya gotta keep 'em on the pipe.

An "out of the hole" racer THEY ARE NOT, nor will they ever be. By chance, you got a picture of you standing next to your 1/4-mile racer? I'm calling into question your 3-post credibility...(take your time responding, I know school just started and your busy with homework and all)

 

He has the car. It is the best looking F355 I've seen, the interior is perfect, less than 8K miles. This part of the country Nascar (crashcar) and drags are what people like. After he gets the car in the mountains nearby he'll forget all about drags.

ken

 

Here's the deal. Ferrari's are not good cars for 1/4 mile times. You will not get an F355 under 10 seconds without spending at least what you paid for the car. It is going to be extremely hard. You're talking about an insanely large twin turbo setup, using some nitrous to spool them up, a completely new suspension, new brakes so you could fit the proper tires in the rear, and more.

Here is what I advise to you. A Toyota Supra Twin Turbo in my opinion is the best way to go about this. You can pick up a clean 93-95 6spd for around $25,000. With about $2,500 you can get it into the 11's, $10,000 into low 10's, and spend about $15,000-20,000 and you could be running in the mid 9's.

I'll give you some good examples of people I personally know using these cars.

Marko Djuric- Has 1520whp, full interior, etc he drives his car to the track, changes tires, and runs an 8.3-8.5 second pass and calls it a day.

Dave Henry- Has mid 700hp I believe he is on the stock block has changed nothing in his engine. Runs a 9.46.

I'd say there are at least 100 Supras if not more running below 10.5. They're some of the most potential cars on the planet and while a Corvette, Viper, or even a 911 Turbo has the same potential. None of them can be daily driven like the Supra. I have a 94 Supra nonturbo with 90k miles and nothing has been changed besides the clutch and spark plugs.

Good luck and if you need more advice or want to hear my opinion on this further you can give me a call at 405-410-8149 or [email protected]

You may get some negative response on these forums but I'd ignore it, I understand where you're coming from but I do have to agree the Ferrari is completely the wrong car to even try this with.

 

Jeff,

If you want to get into 1/4 mile racing, like I suggested look into getting another car.

Regards,
Kevin

 

Simply add the "Afterburner" option!
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OMG!!!!!!!!!

Money says Darth passed-out from laughing hysterically after posting that, I almost did.

 

Maybe a little off-topic, but what is it with people calling their 355/360's "Spyders"?

Last time I checked they were called "Spiders"....

 

I think you would have more fun at the drag-strip if you bought a used drag car off ebay.
That way you could have a dedicated drag car that will run sub 9 sec quarters and still keep your Ferrari in great shape, for less money.

 

check the Australian section for a Twin Turbo F355 that consistently races.

 

and send a pm/email to Ton who owns the car and the marketing rights to his development.

Not sub 10, but seriously fast with a just bolt on kit.....

drop it off on Monday, drive it home on Friday with double the BHP it had....

 

I agree... Ferrari's are NOT designed to drag racers. Period.

Go to a real race track and see how those mustangs keep up.