Might be blasphemy...but can you easily make a 355 look like a 348?

Have you driven a well-sorted 348 in anger or are you going off what you’ve read/heard?

 

I’ve driven both. I’m not going to deny that the 355 is an incrementally a better motor, but the 348 is 85% of the experience if not more. Plus the manual steering is so much better (IMO). Buy a well-sorted 348 or restore one. I don’t think you’ll be disappointed.

Shameless plug… I think my 348 sounds fantastic

 

The heart wants what the heart wants! To answer your question: I *think* the bumpers and door panels will bolt up, but the lights definitely won’t. The rear quarters are slightly different. That’s why 348s with round round lights always look a little goofy.

 

Full disclosure: I've never owned one. But I kind of dig the dogleg 5-speed. Maybe it's just the nostalgia speaking because as a teenager, I thought it was about the coolest thing in the world. But in any event, I still like the idea - it gives the car a little extra personality.

My main concern would be if you have other 3-pedal cars in your garage and are worried about getting confused jumping from one to the other.

Otherwise - maybe it's worth a shot?

 

I love my dogleg and the gears still go up in the same direction. They were designed for race cars where the only time you use 1st gear is in the pits or if you screwed up. For me it's just at stop lights. Rowing 2-3 is amazing and you can get to a high enough speed in 3rd to get in trouble with the authorities.

I run my little 3.4L to 8k all the time and it sounds amazing. It's all what you want from the cars you own.

 

The 348/355 switchover was the point when, under Luca’s command, Ferrari set about to make their cars more daily-able and easier to live with. Just depends what side of the boundary you prefer.

 

What's wrong with a dogleg 5-speed?

 

Buy a 348
Buy a 355
Swap 348<->355 body parts
Sell 348 to someone who has been informed of what you did to it.

 

Mine is at 8000k (Might be 8200k). I have a set up aftermarket chips in my car.

 

As I said, doors (intakes) and bumpers. Not taillights.


https://www.ferrarichat.com/forum/threads/355-doors-on-a-348.90547/


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7200rpm.

 

Get the 348 Val, having a 348 and 458 in the stable would make an excellent combo!

Old school and new school experiences.

That is my plan, to keep my 348 and purchase a "modern" Ferrari like a 458 or 488 one day so I can enjoy the best of both worlds.

The 348 is an amazing machine and I am sure you would enjoy it for what it is.

 

I agree with the comment above just picked up a 348 wonderful car to drive. The road feel is incredible. I had a 355B 6 speed in the past I don't think I would pay the price difference.

I prefer some angles of the 348 to the 355. Both 348 and 355 have aged great.

 

Are you sure?

I am under impression that max. power comes at 7200 rpm for all F119 D/G/H variants but fuel cut off would be 7700 rpm for D/G and H would go up to 7750 rpm.

 

7200 is 100% wrong.


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Motronic 2.5

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Apologies, 7800rpm. Had a big day yesterday.

 

Congrats?

 

Nah, 4hrs sleep and working 15 hr days the last 4 days.

Thanks but.

 

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