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  1. Softtail11722

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    Softtail11722, Jul 13, 2019
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  2. finnerty

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    Nope

    None of the 308's, 328's, or Mondial's (all of which share the same engine series) had painted valve covers --- all were bare aluminum.
     
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    BTW, I haven't seen a "Theiler" logo on a car for a looooooong time.

    Do you know if your car has any of the Theiler mods done to it ?

    Herman Theiler was a former Ferrari Factory Race Team Engineer back in the 60's & 70's, a principal developer of the 512 racing engine programs, and later became an independent 308 & 512BB engine modder / performance tuner in California back in the 80's & 90's. He had some interesting ideas and designs / components, but many of his changes took the cars into the "danger zone" of reliability ---- lots of failures, lawsuits, etc. He was eventually sued into bankruptcy and split back to Europe quite some time ago..... he may be deceased by now, not sure ?
     
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    miketuason F1 World Champ Owner Silver Subscribed

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    He died as a result of injuries from a car accident in California, is what I was told. He was a good friend of Nick's and was planning on relocating to WA. His Ca shop was in La Habra. No idea on laws suits, haven't heard that. If I recall correctly most all his engineering notes etc.. all went missing after his passing.
     
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  7. Softtail11722

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    yes I have lowered coils and the strut mount, and doc of rebuild, electronic ignition, runs great
     
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