Test driving F1 gearbox advice

[furrydice]

Hi all,

Hopefully I will test driving a 99 360 F1 at the weekend.
Up to this point I had been looking for a standard 6 speeder, but this F1 is a close match to what I'm after.
Can anyone give any tips/pointers on what to look out for on the F1 gearbox during the test drive.

Cheers
Furry.

[456mgt]

furrydice said:

Can anyone give any tips/pointers on what to look out for on the F1 gearbox during the test drive.

Early F1's were not very good; I believe there are 2 or 3 software upgrades on later cars, and those from 2003 onwards had mechanical alterations too (thrust bearings and shit like that). Beyond testing that it changes up and down rapidly, ask about clutch wear. They can get this info off the SD2 and if the clutch hasn't been set up properly (point of initial slip) it suffers accelerated wear.

[furrydice]

Cheers for that.
Does the software upgrade require any hardware replacement (such as different ECU) or is it a simple/cheap job.
I take it that only main dealers would be able to upgrade the software (and not Indi's)

[wtd]

Hahahahaaha cheap job and ferrari in the same sentance LOLOL

[Mobster raks]

listen to the others on the tech points.... on a point of driving, make sure you get to mimic some a-road style driving (hi rev, shift up/down) scenario's. this is where the f1 box truly comes into its own. normal traffic situations will NOT make it an attractive option.

[wicked1]

Many believe that the F1 box should change gear seamlessly, this is not always the case and as such i would bear that in mind when test driving the car. However, the more you use an F1 the better you will be at making it work correctly. I would never own a F360 manual simply because i have driven a few F1's and you just can't beat it. Also, some 360's hunt when started from cold and this can make moving in small places a bit tedious because the car lurches about, just give the car a few minutes of running to warm up and this stops the hunting.

[Mr_C]

there can't be many better feelings than winding a 360 up to 8000 revs pulling the paddle and feeling the next gear go home...

Paul

[mindgam3]

Mr_C said:

there can't be many better feelings than winding a 360 up to 8000 revs pulling the paddle and feeling the next gear go home... Paul

winding a 360 up to 8000 revs and slotting an alloy stick into its gate?