360 story and engine rebuild

Bebs

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Thanks guys. Impressive first start up. Quite a bit of work still to do to get it back to ‘as new’.
Aldous will do 200-300 miles in it whilst bedding in and then change the engine oil again.
Certainly moving in the right direction now, awesome work carried out by Ed and Aldous, what attention to detail and craftsmanship, never mind the task of taking all the photos etc for me and keeping me 100% in the loop, week by week. Amazing.
 

Bebs

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Just a quick update on this thread. Covid-19 obviously put somewhat of a halt to proceedings on finishing the car. However, AV have kept at it and the car is now finished and ready. I visited AV recently for a test drive.

Far more work and attention has been undertaken in addition to the engine rebuild and gearbox stripdown. Everything on the car has been inspected and assessed. I wanted the car to as good as new and if I’m honest, it’s actually most certainly better! The clutch has never been this easy to operate (soft as butter), the handling is unbelievably sharp yet smooth and steady, but the biggest difference by far, is the engine. Some of you may have already read Aldous’s blog about ECU mapping:

https://aldousvoice.com/2020/06/01/ferrari-360-eng...

The retiming of the engine that AV undertook, combined with the correct ECU map, tailored precisely to my car, has completely transformed the power unit, and I don’t say this lightly! (I’ve gotten to know the 360 engine quite well over 105,000 miles and in addition have driven many other 360s).
It simply is not the same car to drive, the instant access to power is incredible.. no lag, no waiting at low rpms, touch the throttle just lightly and it’s off like a scalded cat. I used to describe my 360 as ballerina, light on its feet and incredibly nimble... it still is, but with the added bonus of a Saturn V rocket behind the seats. It has absolutely transformed the car and I cannot wait to collect it and put some serious mileage on it once again. Bravo AV Engineering!
 

StuartW

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Just a quick update on this thread. Covid-19 obviously put somewhat of a halt to proceedings on finishing the car. However, AV have kept at it and the car is now finished and ready. I visited AV recently for a test drive.

Far more work and attention has been undertaken in addition to the engine rebuild and gearbox stripdown. Everything on the car has been inspected and assessed. I wanted the car to as good as new and if I’m honest, it’s actually most certainly better! The clutch has never been this easy to operate (soft as butter), the handling is unbelievably sharp yet smooth and steady, but the biggest difference by far, is the engine. Some of you may have already read Aldous’s blog about ECU mapping:

https://aldousvoice.com/2020/06/01/ferrari-360-eng...

The retiming of the engine that AV undertook, combined with the correct ECU map, tailored precisely to my car, has completely transformed the power unit, and I don’t say this lightly! (I’ve gotten to know the 360 engine quite well over 105,000 miles and in addition have driven many other 360s).
It simply is not the same car to drive, the instant access to power is incredible.. no lag, no waiting at low rpms, touch the throttle just lightly and it’s off like a scalded cat. I used to describe my 360 as ballerina, light on its feet and incredibly nimble... it still is, but with the added bonus of a Saturn V rocket behind the seats. It has absolutely transformed the car and I cannot wait to collect it and put some serious mileage on it once again. Bravo AV Engineering!

That sounds fantastic - well done to everyone involved and now time to enjoy it
 

Hawk13

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Just a quick update on this thread. Covid-19 obviously put somewhat of a halt to proceedings on finishing the car. However, AV have kept at it and the car is now finished and ready. I visited AV recently for a test drive.

Far more work and attention has been undertaken in addition to the engine rebuild and gearbox stripdown. Everything on the car has been inspected and assessed. I wanted the car to as good as new and if I’m honest, it’s actually most certainly better! The clutch has never been this easy to operate (soft as butter), the handling is unbelievably sharp yet smooth and steady, but the biggest difference by far, is the engine. Some of you may have already read Aldous’s blog about ECU mapping:

https://aldousvoice.com/2020/06/01/ferrari-360-eng...

The retiming of the engine that AV undertook, combined with the correct ECU map, tailored precisely to my car, has completely transformed the power unit, and I don’t say this lightly! (I’ve gotten to know the 360 engine quite well over 105,000 miles and in addition have driven many other 360s).
It simply is not the same car to drive, the instant access to power is incredible.. no lag, no waiting at low rpms, touch the throttle just lightly and it’s off like a scalded cat. I used to describe my 360 as ballerina, light on its feet and incredibly nimble... it still is, but with the added bonus of a Saturn V rocket behind the seats. It has absolutely transformed the car and I cannot wait to collect it and put some serious mileage on it once again. Bravo AV Engineering!

Sounds like it has been worth every penny and moment of heartbreak :)