testarossa thread

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LY99

152 posts

189 months

Friday 17th January 2014
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LY99

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189 months

Friday 17th January 2014
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yellowtr

1,188 posts

227 months

Friday 17th January 2014
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Yes, the diff issue is real and does happen.

Mine broke late 2012 during normal speeds along the high street. I was stranded and then pull into a side street. The car was relayed back to Autofficina where Peter and Elias looked at the problem and confirmed it was the diff. Elias has a huge amount of experience on Ferrari's and especially the Testarossa. After a huge strip down of the box and housing the broken diff was confirmed. The diff had essentially broken up big time, causing a lot of damage.

I will post some pictures up over the weekend and finish off this post-sorry work calls smile

speedster87

54 posts

137 months

Friday 17th January 2014
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ro55a said:
Cheers for that shot Micheal.

Adz that's the car which was converted and was running on carbs right?

Mario149

7,758 posts

179 months

Friday 17th January 2014
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speedster87 said:
Are there any performance benefits to the carbs? Or is it just a noise thing?

ro55a

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705 posts

155 months

Friday 17th January 2014
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yellowtr said:
Yes, the diff issue is real and does happen.

Mine broke late 2012 during normal speeds along the high street. I was stranded and then pull into a side street. The car was relayed back to Autofficina where Peter and Elias looked at the problem and confirmed it was the diff. Elias has a huge amount of experience on Ferrari's and especially the Testarossa. After a huge strip down of the box and housing the broken diff was confirmed. The diff had essentially broken up big time, causing a lot of damage.

I will post some pictures up over the weekend and finish off this post-sorry work calls smile
Yes please, more info would be useful.

ro55a

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705 posts

155 months

Friday 17th January 2014
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FerrariV8 said:
Please call me Tim.....only the Bank call me Mr Walker! (usually with a stern deep voice)- but shes quite nice really!

T.
No problem and Thank You Mr Tim smile

Ps nice as in "looking"?

ro55a

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705 posts

155 months

Friday 17th January 2014
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LY99 said:


Ummmmmm? That's the absolute nuts!!

ro55a

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Friday 17th January 2014
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Mario149 said:
Are there any performance benefits to the carbs? Or is it just a noise thing?
This car, if I remember rightly had 100BHP more than standard but cannot remember if it had cams done etc etc. ADZ will know! But a Rossa on carbs is pure 70s F1!!

FerrariV8

357 posts

193 months

Friday 17th January 2014
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One from last year..




ro55a

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705 posts

155 months

Friday 17th January 2014
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I'll assume from that response that the bank manager is rather nice looking then?

FerrariV8

357 posts

193 months

Friday 17th January 2014
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Nope! not at all.

ro55a

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705 posts

155 months

Friday 17th January 2014
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Back to testarossa's then!

FerrariV8

357 posts

193 months

Friday 17th January 2014
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512 Engine bay...



FerrariV8

357 posts

193 months

Friday 17th January 2014
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Spot the difference...



ro55a

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705 posts

155 months

Friday 17th January 2014
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A bank manager.........

FerrariV8

357 posts

193 months

Friday 17th January 2014
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ro55a said:
A bank manager.........
I think they cost more than testarossa's laugh

T.

Adz The Rat

14,168 posts

210 months

Friday 17th January 2014
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ro55a said:
This car, if I remember rightly had 100BHP more than standard but cannot remember if it had cams done etc etc. ADZ will know! But a Rossa on carbs is pure 70s F1!!
Speedster knows as he owns that car now smile

But yes it was about 480 bhp that car, the engine was built by a motorsport company (name escapes me now) who raced Rossa's in the Ferrari Challenge Cup. Had straight cut gears and 360 brakes too.
Immense fun to drive, completely different than a standard Rossa. The sound is out of this world!

FerrariV8

357 posts

193 months

Friday 17th January 2014
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Shiltech built Alan cosby's 512M race car (I believe) Some pics below (shamelessly stolen from the internet).



FerrariV8

357 posts

193 months

Friday 17th January 2014
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Engine bay below..