I bought a stunning Testarossa today (words I’ve been wanting to say since I was 15 in 1985) The car is being shipped to me in NY from California ….. but first to Universal AutoSports (Long Island) for a major service and a Capristo exhaust…. then to me. I cannot wait. So excited. Here are some pictures… Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
I was 15 in 1985 as well and I know exactly what you mean. What a dream car! Drive it in good health!
Lucky you ! The Testarossa is the car I regret the most i did sell. Should have kept it forever. They are a very special animal.
What a wonderful dream that came true. Just a few more sleepless nights before she arrives and then you can go all out
Don't mean to be an alarmist, but it sure looks to me like the harness connectors to the two KE-Jet ECUs under the RH rear fender have been incorrectly swapped. The harness routing to those should look like this: Image Unavailable, Please Login If you have trouble getting things running well (and/or find things like the O2 sensors are unplugged), you should check that: The single wire of the O2 sensor mounted in the 7-12 exhaust stream connects to pin 8 of the forwardmost KE-Jet injection ECU connector, and the two wires of the 7-12 EHA go to pins 10 and 12 of the forwardmost KE-Jet injection ECU connector. Likewise, the single wire of the O2 sensor mounted in the 1-6 exhaust stream connects to pin 8 of the rearwardmost KE-Jet injection ECU connector, and the two wires of the 1-6 EHA go to pins 10 and 12 of the rearwardmost KE-Jet injection ECU connector. It's not uncommon for the O2 sensor connections to get wrongly swapped at the connectors near the bell housing so add better labeling there (and it's also not uncommon for the O2 sensors to get unplugged if the car has a problem mucking up closed-loop Lambda operation), but I can't recall if the harnesses for the EHAs can also be swapped. But you definitely need the O2 sensor of each bank and the EHA of that same bank connected to the same KE-Jet injection ECU. Wishing you the best... PS Please update your Profile
In addition to what Steve said above, when O2s end up reversed one bank goes full rich and the other bank goes full lean. Does not run very well and destroys cats. Here is a better picture of how those cables should run and be connected. Image Unavailable, Please Login
I should've added that if it's just a case of them getting the harness routing wrong, you can swap the KE-Jet ECU connectors back to where they should be with no harm done -- it doesn't matter which bank is connected to which KE-Jet injection ECU (they are identical). But it is very important that the O2 sensor of each bank and the EHA of that same bank are connected to the same KE-Jet injection ECU.
Looks like Marshall Goldman bought it in March at the Amelia auction: https://www.broadarrowauctions.com/vehicles/am24_r079/1990-ferrari-testarossa ECU connections were the same then. Last major 800 miles ago in 2020.
Thanks all for the references and advice.. luckily I have Joe at Universal Auto Sports…We are on top of it. The car is being shipped directly to Universal for a major service, new exhaust, straight pipes and new tires. The issues referenced above are baked into the price paid. I am fully aware and unconcerned… because I know it will be spectacular in about 4 weeks. The car will be in New York in 10 days…. I already ordered the twin sound Capristo which will come in approximately 3 weeks.
High five, that is an icon of a car (love black interior) and you're making all the ideal mods. Huge congrats.
Congratulations. Beautiful example and you’ll enjoy it so much. I get stopped all the time with people wanting to take pictures, or giving a thumbs up as they drive by. Sent from my iPhone using FerrariChat
CONGRATS you should consider entering your car in THE BRIDGE car event in september.. exoticar overload is fun.
Congratulations! Beautiful car! I'm sure those words sound sweet! Drive it in excellent health. F-Chat has a great knowledge base on that fantastic machine. Hats off to Steve & Brian for noticing the O2 cables so quickly!
