430 Another gated Cambio Manuale success story

Hi all,

I just finished my gated conversion and I am very very happy. I want to thank @modificator in particular for his help and support during the conversion and the patience he had.
I very highly recommend his kit and his company if you are thinking of doing it; I have done it on my own and everything almost clicks in, very well made.

It is not an easy task at all though, you will have challenges, you will have places where you will hurt your fingers and lose skin, you might have stubborn screws that won't come out and you will need to cut, but all in all it is do-able on jack stands in the garage.

My goal was to bring the car as close as possible to the way a factory manual was made, which meant keeping the E-diff; and I achieved it. The pump does not cycle so much anymore, and there is no pump starting when you open the doors.... I really love the non F1 version of the F430. The clutch works really well, engages about half way , the gears just click in like no other manual car I have driven, and it is a pleasure to use...

If you are thinking of doing it, do no hesitate. I am happy to share my experience and tips in private if you need them, I have learned a few things.

Cheers
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Funny you ask; that was the main thing I was mostly concerned with, and it ended up being the less problematic of the whole lot. I just followed Dr.S instructions he provided in the manual ( to the letter, must be very careful there) , and I have no issues in any gears, it shifts nice. So first go. Might need slight adjustment once it wears in a bit, but nothing major to be done.

If you connect the cables in the cabin kind of mid way ( you will understand what I mean when you do it); you will have enough reserve in the back to just adjust from the gearbox end; which means it can be done with just the diffuser off .

 

I hit some problems where I had to cut bolts, etc. so it was a fairly long process. By my calculation about 51 hours. I am pretty sure now if I had to do it again, I could maybe do it in under 40 hours .

 

It is all provided as part of the kit by Cambio Manuale

 

There is nothing to be sent off; all done at home. I am afraid that the solution is proprietary to Cambio Manuale, so if @modificator wants to describe it, he can. I am not opening a can of worms

 

To be honest, I did not bleed the ediff. It sits very low in the stack, and if you hurry up when you remove the F1 connectors and plug the holes with the plugs provided, you don't get to even empty the F1 fluid bottle. You will make a mess on the floor and on our hands, but I had several rugs and a oil jug there to collect the stuff.
Ediff works like before, no bleeding needed.

.... but if you need to bleed it, you will have to leave contact on ( so pump starts when pressure drops) , and apply 12 V and max 1 amp to the power solenoid, and open up the bleeding valve as you do that. You need an adjustable power supply which can limit the current, so you don't damage the solenoid. Don't do it like those super smart guys on Youtube using a car battery....

 

Thanks ! Well, too early to tell, barely drove it for 15 min around my neighborhood to test ( too much salt to go far out) , but I really doubt I will miss the flappy paddles. Not a big fan of any of that to be honest. Sure, it was great on the track to shift at full throttle in race mode, but nothing beats a manual gearbox in my personal opinion.
And btw, I did not change it as some here do, to get rid of the F1. I think F1 can be reliable once you get the nick of it ( mine was at the end) . I just like manuals, I grew up in them (we had no autos in Europe), and there are not many left

 

What @flash32 said.. just a bit of wiring to give control for the pump relay to the ediff ecu and take over some other functions from the TCU which you remove. I can assist when you get there..

 

I bought a set and the 6mm matched.. but the set I bought was crap and only pulled out the long stud. I did all others with vise grips. Slowly but surely...

 

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