Every day tips for living with a 599
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Hughesie said:
We should have if we had time between Valdobbiadene and Modena but timings didn't work 
Also, my car is already super loud
Not sure what you have now but don't settle for a pair of silencers only. His headers transform the sound rather than affect loudness. Couldn't be happier with his race headers. They give these engines the soundtrack it should have had from new. Also, my car is already super loud
To revive this thread, sorry I've been away. I'll just say life is s
t sometimes.
But onto more fun things. I've been saving money so I can throw it all away on the 599. I've already realised I have not saved enough so OT over Christmas and New Year it is.
The 599 is back in the hands of Lee at MDL supercars.
t sometimes. But onto more fun things. I've been saving money so I can throw it all away on the 599. I've already realised I have not saved enough so OT over Christmas and New Year it is.
The 599 is back in the hands of Lee at MDL supercars.
Edited by cake eater on Thursday 23 October 12:55
cake eater said:
I have a huge list of work to do over the winter.LSD is coming out and going to Florian at limitedslip.de.
Actuator is coming out and going to Simon at SSautotech (maybe more depending on what Lee finds)
Lee is going to sort the gearbox & F1 leaks
Rares at Kline Innovations is going send me an exhaust. Not inconel. That's way too expensive! I know it's a controversial choice as my heart says Fiammenghi. But I chose for heat management due the location of the cats and theoretically better TQ without much top end loss.
Lee will also do the timing chains, this will address the cam cover leak.
Once all this is done @360Trev is going to map the ECU and TCU. From chatting with him the TC can't cope with much more than 680 bhp and he'll install better torque maps in the TCU that are a better match for the ECU giving far improved shifts.
If Trev gets his reproduction GTO plenums sorted, these might go in.
Finally the 599 will go to Leo at Madeno Racing for some Ohlins. Leo is also making new bushings that will remove all rubber from the suspension.
Then there are seats and harnesses. Lee got Ferrari ones. Waste of money really but it's OEM
I haven't convinced myself on the seat I want as I want to keep that OEM look but be properly clamped in.
The brakes I already have but Lee is going to add the caliper cooling kit from the GTO for the fronts.
I think that's it.
cake eater said:
White-Noise said:
Cap arrived this week, just over 4 months 
still, in time for this weekend 
I hope you're still cheering Hamilton on. I really want to see him getting better. I think he's been surprised by how difficult the team and the car are. still, in time for this weekend Hughesie said:
We should have if we had time between Valdobbiadene and Modena but timings didn't work
Also, my car is already super loud, when we were at the factory a tech/Ferrari bod shouted that's not std and came over for a chat !
I hope he liked it Also, my car is already super loud, when we were at the factory a tech/Ferrari bod shouted that's not std and came over for a chat !
Edited by Hughesie on Tuesday 30th September 16:38
Awesome trip, very jealous
White-Noise said:
cake eater said:
White-Noise said:
Cap arrived this week, just over 4 months still, in time for this weekend
I hope you're still cheering Hamilton on. I really want to see him getting better. I think he's been surprised by how difficult the team and the car are. still, in time for this weekend "I'm not where I want to be but I'm happy I'm not where I was"
DeejRC said:
cake eater said:
To revive this thread, sorry I've been away. I'll just say life is st sometimes.
Amen brother. Always remember two things though:t sometimes. Edited by cake eater on Thursday 23 October 12:55
You can t keep a good donkey down
Never let them see you bleed
Someone else has always gone through it, you're never alone on PH
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The gearbox is out
And Lee is making everything look pretty
But it's not so pretty really. I don't know how many times the gearbox has been out, 3? 4? Maybe 5 or more times and this is the worst.
Oil was new before my last Nurburgring track day. Though it has sat for a year. It looks like it's seen a lifetime of abuse
The gaiter covering the actuator arm is full of oil
Lee says that there are a couple of seals inside that fail. SSautotech will have to rebuild it. It will come back better than new and hopefully help the shifting.
A few more gearbox pics
One good thing, the diagnostic says the clutch is only 4% worn after about 100 laps of the ring
And Lee is making everything look pretty
But it's not so pretty really. I don't know how many times the gearbox has been out, 3? 4? Maybe 5 or more times and this is the worst.
Oil was new before my last Nurburgring track day. Though it has sat for a year. It looks like it's seen a lifetime of abuse
The gaiter covering the actuator arm is full of oil
Lee says that there are a couple of seals inside that fail. SSautotech will have to rebuild it. It will come back better than new and hopefully help the shifting.
A few more gearbox pics
One good thing, the diagnostic says the clutch is only 4% worn after about 100 laps of the ring
More of the gearbox being broken down so the LSD can go Germany
This is the YouTube video that convinced me to contact Florian.
https://youtu.be/nFD04z64eJA?si=DSabs1oG7m7m8dxv
This is the YouTube video that convinced me to contact Florian.
https://youtu.be/nFD04z64eJA?si=DSabs1oG7m7m8dxv
cake eater said:
Hughesie said:
Good luck with Simon at SS Autotech, hes a too chap.
If he cant rebuild it let me know, i have a spare almost brand new Actuator in the box
How did you end up with 2?If he cant rebuild it let me know, i have a spare almost brand new Actuator in the box
TL:DR
Actuator went
Bought a new one as didnt know they could be rebuilt better
had 'issues' with it/its fitment
Simon was rebuilding my original one anyway so swapped it out then had it set up correctly with another Indy.
Will tell all over a beer one day.
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