Hi 348 owners, Just thought I would post some pictures of some changes I have made to my 348 induction system over the xmas period. Made up of mostly OEM parts and is reversible off course. Regards Paul New Zealand Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
Love it! What did you use to get the 90° bend in the connecting tube from the mafs to the tbs? Also, any before and after dyno tests?
I'd say the standard intake tubes have had an angled segment cut out at the ribs and then they've been glued back together again (The cuts have been made where the yellow lines are on the picture below) Image Unavailable, Please Login
I hesitated to click on this post because of the very iffy intake "modifications" I've seen in the past, but this is pretty dang cool and very well thought out. It could easily pass as OE, and that's saying a lot all by itself. I'm curious about how you accomplished it but mostly I'm curious if you have before and after power numbers to see if there's any performance improvement to such a system. In any case, that's the best looking 348 intake mod I remember seeing. Nice work!
Hi 348 owners, Apologies for my late reply to your posts. Some background: My 1st Ferrari. Had a Porsche previous which I liked, however I love ferrari's ( there is a difference to me) My car is a 1993, 348TB Rosso Corsa with Crema interior. 31,000km and was new in Singapore. Full dealer history and stamped book. Last owner did the 30KM engine out service. I have had the car 3 years and have done nothing to it apart from an oil change. Current mileage is 33,000km. I thought I would do some changes to the car to make it more individual without harming the originality too much. I thought the engine bay looked messy with that huge octopus air cleaner system installed so decided to make some changes. I bought over the internet the 355 air boxes and another set of 348 flexible intake tubes (making sure I got all the OEM clamps and hoses with it from the auto dismantler). I paid $300US for the two boxes and $165US for the intake tubes. I also bought 1M of reinforced hose for the intake box to MAFs ($90US). I cut a segment out of both tubes as indicated in the photo with the yellow lines. Making sure I left 50% of the rib behind so when joined, it would look like a standard moulded rib. I then but both faces onto a sanding table and made sure both mating surfaces where flat. Inserted a plastic 30mm spacer tube into the flexible tube with the bend secured with black industrial rubberised glue and ten glued both tubes together. Making sure that the ribs lined up. Installed the completed inlet tubes and made sure they were level using a spirit level. Then onto the air boxes. I cut two aluminium right angle bar extrusions the correct width to mount the air boxes. I will attach some photos below and create a new post with more photos. Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
You've done an excellent job of it! - The only give-away is the shine on the rib- joint indicating that there is a sealant present, which most people wouldn't even notice (My occupation involves investigating warranty claims and quality issues with components so I pride Myself on having a good eye for detail). It's an interesting mod and very nicely carried out, but what are the advantages of it over the standard intake design? (apart from Your own personal preference and giving quicker access to the oil filter - Which isn't the hardest thing to get to with the standard air intake). The (personal) niggle I have with it (and it is just a personal thing so please do not take any offence), is that it does leave a big space between the airboxes and intake pipes just behind the engine that to Me at least, looks too obvious that something is missing (that may be just because I am too used to the standard 348 engine bay - The original airbox design does do a good job of filling this space though). As I say, it's an interesting mod but if there are no real gains to made with it (apart from looks - And 99% of the time it's never going to be seen anyway), then I don't really get it! - Especially considering the time and effort that has gone into engineering it. It's just a personal view - no offence intended!
Fantastic job and you really made a unique personalised version of the 348 engine bay. Looks great. My hobby (not my main preoccupation) is racing and I have also done many extra modifications on my race car that are not really necessary but I did them because that's what I like.
Hi 348 owners, Thank you for your varied comments on my project, I appreciate them all. I also removed the OEM twin muffler exhaust system. It weighed on my bathroom scales 65kgs. I have fabricated my own single muffler system using a magnaflow X tube muffler. I have attached some more photos of the project including the trial fit of the exhaust (my poor welding skills are now on show to the world!!!!) The induction sound did change after the mod was installed. As the change was visually driven, I made no effort to do any performance comparison. I also bought a 355/360 type radiator expansion tank to fill in the gap between the airboxes but have not installed it yet. It needs repainting so will do next weekend. Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
It took no longer than a weekend , not including sourcing and shipping of parts. The longest part of the project was making sure the new induction system were parallel in the engine bay and did not interfere with the engine lid cover when closed. Measure 300 times and cut once!!!. I also bought some K&N filters to replace the OEM type. My car also has two inlets under the front bumper. Maybe some front brake cooling ducting may be installed in the future. Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
