SS Cars Performance

Congratulations Vince!!!!

 

Vince,

Unfortunately, you are still harboring some misconceptions; and I say this with respect as I desire to offer some corrections.

The Speciale exhaust is not in any way superior to that on the Spiders. In fact, the Speciale exhaust is the Spider exhaust! They are identical. For this reason, the Speciale has been described as having the "Spider exhaust." The Speciale/Spider exhaust is a one-can muffler as opposed to the two-can muffler of earlier 348s.

The Spider has a slightly superior engine. For model year 1994, the redline was raised to 7700 RPMs from 7400 RPMs. Also, the 2.7 engine management system is slightly improved on the Spider.

In fact, the Spider has various other improvements that pre-1994 348s do not have. Indeed, the 348 Spider was built from the ground up rather than as a 348 with the roof chopped off.

The Spider engine sounds and feels different from that on pre-1994 348s.

 

Did you mean 7400 to 7700 rpm?/

 

Ahh, typo, sorry.

I just edited my post; I meant to say:

...raised to 7700 RPMs from 7400 RPMs.

 

I think the '94 factory challenge's redline is 7800 rpm's.

 

This is incorrect insofar as the factory technical manuals for all models 1994 indicate a redline of 7700 RPMs.

Basically, the factory technical manuals indicate the following for 348s:

1989-1993:

maximum power = 300 horsepower SAE
corresponding engine speed = 7000
maximum engine speed = 7400

1994-1995:

maximum power = 310 SAE
corresponding engine speed = 7200
maximum engine speed = 7700

Torque statistics are identical.

 

My '94 owners manuel does not list a maximum engine speed. Where did you get your data?

It does list 310 hp @ 7200. I don't have a source, but have read the challenge cars had the redline bump to 7800. It has also been claimed that the ECU had different mapping than the others.

Didn't the '93 SS model have similar output @ 310 hp?

 

Nice car. Just enjoy it!

 

What a nice 'n clean car Vince!!
Stunning!!!

 

I dig that interior. I could easily do the black 348 body color, too.

 

There was no "speciale" text or badge on the back of the engine lid. Only the cavallino on between the tail lights. Yours looks correct!

 

Looks perfect to me Vince! Congrats on bringing a car to brotherhood spec

 

This is right- no badging on Speciales (except those converted to Challenge cars, which say "348 Challenge" on the back).

 

The challenge cars and the competizione had the script at the back along the humble (g)tb/ts. The spider also didnt have a script correct?

 

Looks awesome!!! That interior is very niiice!! Let Plugzit and I know when you need either of us to take it in for 'detailing'

 

My sources are all the technical manuals for the complete 348 model range. If I knew how, I would post as a picture for all to see.

Your owner's manual does not list a maximum engine speed? That is strange. It should be on the "engine family" page, which might be B4.

The figure of 7800 is just incorrect. The tachometer is imprecise, and often those who wrote articles about the car simply looked at the tachometer and came up with a redline.

 

Loved your quote in the 348 Brotherhood magazine, by the way. Something like "Whenever I take the S4 I ask myself why I didn't take the 348."

Priceless.

 

Vince, by the way, I love the cream interior. Just awesome!

 

I think you should buy a 355 and sell me your 348 SS.

 

Vince, congrats on your SS! It is gorgeous!!

What production number out of 100 is it?