How to Drive 360 F1

To drive aggressively, keep your foot planted on the gas peddle (do not lift) between upshifts.

 

Congrats itan! I am also a new 360 F1 owner. Got mine last week.

Just like you, I also experience the back and forth jerking in first gear under moderate acceleration while my foot is keeping the accelerator in a steady position. This happens whether in sport mode or not. Am I driving it wrong or is there something wrong with the car? It's very embarassing to be seen driving like a moron in a F car!

Here's a clue: when the car is in neutral, the engine is revved to 3000 RPM and the accelerator held there, the RPM fluctuates up and down by several hundred and gradually steadies after a few seconds. Does your 360 do that?

I'm taking my car to a dealer today to have it checked out, and will post the results.

 

That is common in manual cars in 1st gear. All that an F1 trans is, is a computer controlled manual. I wouldn't be worried about it.

 

There are several threads that deal with this issue, I got my 360 2 months ago and it was my first F1 **** car. The majority of people will say dont lift off the throttle I have found that not lifting off but easing up on the pressure and making sure that you are at the correct Revs will make the shifts smoother. There are parameters that can be adjusted on the TCU or there is a TCU upgrade that was aimed at resolving some of the early shift parameter issues.

 

I took my 360 to FoSV today. I'll post the results after I get it back this Friday.

The jerking I experienced occurs only in 1st gear under moderate acceleration, not when changing gears. I can drive it smoothly by accelerating slowly, but that's not what a F car is for!

 

I personally only use 1st gear to get the car moving and clutch full engaged say the 2200 RPMs then shift to 2 for any meaningful accelaration

 

Got my 360 back from FoSV with Tubi installed. Now it sounds like a Ferrari!

They tested the engine and F1 computers but found no problems. The car was driven and found to drive normally. When I picked it up, the shop foreman took a ride with me. I showed him the fluctuating RPM in neutral. He had no explanation for that. We took a short drive and I tried to reproduce the jerking but couldn't. Nevertheless, he said he knew exactly what I was talking about. There is a known issue with the engine management system: under a certain throttle setting, the car lurches back and forth. The factory engineers are aware of it but are unable to provide a solution. The only thing drivers can do is avoid that particular throttle setting. The foreman also confirmed that the transmission can be left in 1st gear when at a stop light.

As to your original questions, there is no need to lift when changing up or down. For optimum fuel economy, change gear at low RPM to keep the car cruising at about 2500. For better acceleration, change gear at higher RPM.

By the way, there was a F40 at the shop. It was to be placed in storage for the owner, and will be driven occasionally to keep it healthy. I offered to do it for them but was turned down!

 

Steady pressure while upshifting ,regardless of rpm, is what I was advised to do when I had my usual post sale talk with the chief mechanic. Foot off accelerator when downshifting. Nonetheless, it takes some getting used to and bucking from 1st to 2d is common. After some practice this all goes away. Most likely no harm done. You are smart for asking. Now, go have some fun. Cheers.

 

I'm still frequently getting back and forth jerking in first gear under moderate acceleration, but not under light or hard acceleration. It is getting extremely annoying. I read in a magazine review that the F430 does it too. People -- including me -- only put up with this because it is a Ferrari. Any lessor car will be called a piece of junk.

 

Steady pedal pressure requires a bit of practice and patience. I've been there. Not anymore.

 

Convert to normal gearshift.

This was done to a racing 360 in Australia where they found it impossible to launch successfully and actually be in a serious race ... instead of just mucking around on the road.
Pete

 

Uh, what? In the dozen or so manual cars I've owned, three of which were/are Ferraris, they've never done anything of the sort, nor should they unless you're specifically trying to lurch the car with the throttle, or simply can't drive.

I have seen several F1 cars do this, however. The solution is to buy a manual.

 

Based on my own experience, the comment from the dealer shop foreman, and the comments here, there is clearly a flaw in the F1 transmission that is causing the lurching.

 

There is a TCU Transmission Control Unit upgrade available and the shift parameters can be adjusted a little to help but it still takes concentration with an F1 dont forget we all have had a lot of experience with manual transmissions and I dare say have had a couple of less than perfect gear changes with them just a thought.

 

I actually had the same problem with my last car *cough cough*, a Honda accord, but no F1 tranny (obviously), but I did the same thing is get it going through first and then hit the gas in second (not that the accord has the thrill known as acceleration or anything like it) ;-)

-Colin

 

I find this funny because my wife already calls my Ferrari a piece of junk and nothing on it has broken yet! She knows that it is just a matter of time till it does. Hey, you gotta love these cars.....

 

I definitely love it, but I agree with your wife: aside from the fantastic looks and performance, most other aspects of Ferraris are inferior to even cheap mass produced cars.