The only anti lag system I am familiar with is the old system used in the Audi's that won at Pikes Peak a few times. Those had an electric motor that kept the turbo spun up when you were off the throttle and bypassed the air. You cannot on modern high performance or racing motors cut ignition and not fuel. The heat of the exhaust components is far higher than the ignition temps of the fuel and you risk blowing the exhaust system apart. It is worse on turbo motors. And that does not even address the pollution aspects when it is street motors in question.
one thing I was curious about.. I'm going to be purchasing a 360 in my future, and would like to get one with the f1 transmission. Is it true that if you pull in both the up and down shift levers at the same time, it puts the car into nuetral? So if coming up to a stop light and not wanting to downshift through the gears, can I just pull in both paddles and let the car go into nuetral? Also, if this does work, and I do put the car into nuetral when coasting up to a stop light, if I'm going let's say 35mph or so and pull the up shift paddle in, will it put it into the appropriate gear automatically?(like 3rd or so? not sure of the gear ratio). Thanks
I just saw THAT yellow car again on Monday... absolutely the best looking 355 I've ever seen. Go for it man.
I don't think this question was mentioned: With the car ready to be down shifted, it is better to do it manually with the paddles or let the transmission down shift on its own? Which option would be better to use for wear ability?
I was up there Monday testing it out. That is why it was outside and not in the showroom..It is a beautiful car. I couldn't find a ding, scratch, etc anywhere. Don't care for the replica plastic shields. I would replace those IF I get the car.
Yup it was still outside. I was going to mention the shields haha. If you are looking for a 355B--if the price is decent-- I'd go for that one if I were you.
The only time the F-1 transmission will downshift on its own is if the road speed has decreased to a point that is deemed too slow for the current gear (as pre-programmed in the F-1 trans computer). So, if say you are slowing down from 50 mph towards a stop light, the transmission will downshift from 5th (or 6th whatever the case may be) and go through each gear until you make a complete stop and end up in first. In this case, I know beforehand that I will eventually make a complete stop, so I would manually place the transmission in neutral as soon as it is practical. That would save wear and tear on the transmission, the hydraulics, and the clutch as well, as there will be some slippage each time the clutch engages and disengages during each downshift. And keep in mind that the 355 F1 trans does not rev match, even in an automatic downshift. I like to downshift manually at all times, so I can predict the downshift and blip the throttle accordingly. Or go directly to neutral if I knew I was going to make a complete stop, just to save the tranny mechanism from uneccessary wear and tear. This goes well in the same line of thinking as driving the F1 trans as if you would be driving a manual; you would do the same thing. JMO, ICBW. <G>
Thanks for your response. I knew this part of the answer; when drivig to a stop sign or traffic light. I was curious more for the transmission downshifting ITSELF while driving to a slower speed OR by downshifting with the paddle? Does one method have more wear than the other?
Hey Paulie! I think the closest thing to an answer I can come up with is that manually downshifting would reduce the amount of wear on the clutch because you can blip the throttle. When the computer does it for you, it lurches each time the clutch grabs. A quick stab with the right foot on manual downshifts fixes that, so my guess is it that if done properly, it works better. -R
That must of sold it to someone else then---because I haven't finalized anything on it yet.....Oh well---start looking for another one...
The mid 80's (not earlier or later) F1 turbo's had a fuel injector in the exhaust manifold as did mid 90's rally cars, not sure how they contained the bang but the theory was to create a combustion chamber in the manifold pre turbine so the explosion would keep the critter spinning. ps. I totally agree about cutting fuel/ignition - it was a slip of the tongue originally, I should have said "cut the bang" rather than "cut the ignition". Although I think the simple motorcycle "quickshifts" do cut the ignition for x milliseconds when the gear lever is pressed - but I imagine that was for carb'd bikes, recent years has seen injection arrive so I guess they use fuel cuts too (motogp uses partial fly-by wire throttles). Interesting stuff. Anybody know if 355 F1 transmission auto shifts up in auto mode when you back off the throttle slightly whilst accelerating?
A theory: When shifting to 1st for 2nd when arriwing at a red light, in a stick shift car I would not shift into 1st before the car has come to a stand still. I notice it is hard to push the stick into 1st if I do it too early. I guess it is the synchronizers spinning too out of sync. So... with the F1-system. Since the gearbox is the same as the stick-shift one, maybe you shouldn't shift into 1st when car is moving? Though that would be a shame, since easily being able to shift into 1st in tight corners is one big advantage of F1-system vs stick. What do you think? Other things I do when driving is: - Do not back up a slope, because R-gear is taller than 1st gear = more slippage on clutch that going upwards in forward. - Do not accelerate in 1st or 2nd until clutch is completely engaged - Shift into "N" when you know you will stop the car, instead of letting car shift through all gear from 6-1 or manually shifting through all gears - When starting car for first time of every day, listen to make sure the hydraulic pump stops before starting car, i.e. the relay is still working. If pump keep on running it will burn up = lots of $$$ - Let up on the gas when shifting at readline gives smoother shifting - Use sports mode, harder shifts = less slippage on clutch, less wear - When standing still in a hill, never use clutch to keep car stationary, always use brake. I always shift to N when at stop light, now you guys are saying that is not necessary which sounds great!!! Thanks.
