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    Ferrari 348 TS: Supercar Teardown
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    Image of RoninianHoon RoninianHoon
    03/10/09

    In reply to Ferrari 348 TS: Supercar Teardown
    Teardown or autopsy?
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    Image of Dr. H. F. Danger Dr. H. F. Danger
    03/10/09

    In reply to Ferrari 348 TS: Supercar Teardown
    You guys should release this stuff on DVD...call it

    CARS GONE WILD!
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    Image of Novaload Novaload
    03/10/09

    @Dr.Danger and the Masters of the Jalopniverse: Brilliant!
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    Image of Northernsky Northernsky
    03/10/09

    @Dr.Danger and the Masters of the Jalopniverse:


    I prefer Cars With Low Self Esteem, myself...

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    Image of Maxichamp Maxichamp
    03/10/09

    @Northernsky: Or cars with daddy issues.
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    Image of A strolling player got drunk and A strolling player got drunk and
    03/10/09

    @Northernsky & Maxichamp: There's a difference?
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    Image of Dr. H. F. Danger Dr. H. F. Danger
    03/10/09

    @Novaload Misses Murilee: Hot Swedish models bearing it all! Someone cover those young eyes!



    Dirty girl!
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    Image of Jim-Bob Jim-Bob
    03/10/09

    In reply to Ferrari 348 TS: Supercar Teardown
    So...it has less power than the 350 in my 1985 Oldsmobile Cutlass (355hp/425ft/lbs) and is more expensive to maintain and service too? Sorry, but that Ferrari engine does nothing for me. I doubt it is even that much lighter than the SBC. The chassis on the other hand is light years ahead of my aging G body.
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    Image of chrystlubitshi still güntered and dieseling chrystlubitshi still güntered and dieseling
    03/10/09

    @Jim-Bob: now you just need to mount your engine in the trunk....
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    Image of Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet
    03/10/09

    In reply to Ferrari 348 TS: Supercar Teardown
    Not my favorite Ferrari, but bella machina!


    'Tapping from the left cylinder bank': that usually goes for about one grand per tap. I hope this fellow takes his placidil before the service manager calls to 'discuss' their findings.

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    Image of aSoundofSleep-less nights aSoundofSleep-less nights
    03/10/09

    In reply to Ferrari 348 TS: Supercar Teardown
    "a 3.4-liter quad-cam, 4-valve per cylinder, dry-sump lubed V8, which produced 300 horsepower at launch and 320 horsepower in later iterations."


    My, my, look how far technology has come. We can get that out of a V6 in our Honda Accords and Toyota Camrys nowadays.


    Not to mention MOAR power out of a turbo V6 in a Taurus.


    Who would have thunk?

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    Image of Sketch242 Sketch242
    03/10/09

    @aSoundofSleep loves his cute little Roy-Roy!:


    We could get that out of a V6 in our Honda NSX's back then too, when you consider Ferrari usually overstates their power output. And they didn't have to be rebuilt every 30k miles.

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    Image of A strolling player got drunk and A strolling player got drunk and
    03/10/09

    @Sketch242: And Honda may well have understated, with that 276 hp gentleman's agreement ballyhoo.
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    Image of Feds Feds
    03/10/09

    In reply to Ferrari 348 TS: Supercar Teardown
    Supercar Teardown is the best thing on weekday Jalopnik by a factor of 6.572.
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    Image of chrystlubitshi still güntered and dieseling chrystlubitshi still güntered and dieseling
    03/10/09

    @Feds: ooooh.. i see... i forgot to carry the one... thanks for clearing that up!
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    Image of SlowMo (actually, there's no E on my R) SlowMo (actually, there's no E on my R)
    03/10/09

    In reply to Ferrari 348 TS: Supercar Teardown
    I don't know, this doesn't actually look that bad. There is a big difference between having to work on a car that was designed to be worked on, like a racecar, and one that was designed to be an appliance, like a Camry. Yes, you have to remove a major subassembly to perform the work but it looks like it is relatively straightforward to do it, kinda like dropping the drivetrain out of a VW Bug or an aircooled non-turbo Porsche. Not bad, especially if you have a lift.
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    Image of Novaload Novaload
    03/10/09

    @SlowMo: I think you're right. It's the racing heritage. It's meant to be taken apart on a regular basis.
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    Image of handyr handyr
    03/10/09

    In reply to Ferrari 348 TS: Supercar Teardown
    This is why you rarely see an exotic with more than 30,000 miles. BTW the mid 70s Chevy Monza V8 was nearly as fussy. It required you to partially remove the engine to get at all the spark plugs.
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    Image of FЯeeMan FЯeeMan
    03/10/09

    @handyr: I'm in high company, then. I've got a '99 Dodge Caravan that you've got to drop the block on to get to the back 3 spark plugs. Woot!!!
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    Image of P161911 probably shoudn't have P161911 probably shoudn't have
    03/10/09

    @handyr: Chevy wasn't doing any better in the 1990s. You had to drop the motor down from the bottom to get to the two rear spark plugs in a 4th gen F-body V-8. GM just installed the alleged 100k miles plugs and said screw you after that. $1200 for a tuneup on a Z-28!
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    Image of Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet
    03/10/09

    @P161911 misses weekday Murilee: It was the same in the Seventies. GM V-8s had two inaccessible plugs under the AC compressor. If you were skinny and flexible and had the right wrenches, you might be able to wrestle those plugs out. With a tune up going for about $50 then, there weren't too many motivated mechanics Most cars never had those plugs changed.
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    Image of Clashtastic misses Jalopnik 1.0 Clashtastic misses Jalopnik 1.0
    03/10/09

    @handyr: SVT contour...to change the clutch one must pull the engine and drop the front sub-frame. I suppose thats what i get for buying a 90s fwd car.
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    Image of Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet
    03/10/09

    @clashtastic: Don't you love it when you look at the repair manual to do some repair and it starts:

    Step 1 - Unbolt subframe and remove engine...
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    Image of engineerd engineerd
    03/10/09

    In reply to Ferrari 348 TS: Supercar Teardown
    I feel like humping something now.
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    Image of chrystlubitshi still güntered and dieseling chrystlubitshi still güntered and dieseling
    03/10/09

    @engineerd thinks cannoli is deserving of a star: whenever i get that feeling at inappropriate times i just picture what i currently drive... and the drive goes away...
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    Image of A strolling player got drunk and A strolling player got drunk and
    03/10/09

    @chrystlubitshi: When the Eagle is gone... will you have to change your name?
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    Image of Syrax Syrax
    03/10/09

    In reply to Ferrari 348 TS: Supercar Teardown
    I never liked the 348. I feel it's Ferrari's X-Type. It feels cheap. I never felt that with the 328 or the 355. It's very specific.
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    Image of smalleyxb122 smalleyxb122
    03/10/09

    @Syrax wonders where layabout is: I'm with you. I love the 328 for all of its '80s goodness. The 355 is the first (and last) "modern" Ferrari that I can say that I truly like the styling of.


    The 348 is still cool, but is overshadowed by its older and younger siblings.

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    Image of Number_Six Number_Six
    03/10/09

    In reply to Ferrari 348 TS: Supercar Teardown
    This is the last of the truly pretty Ferraris.
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    Image of tenbeers tenbeers
    03/10/09

    @Number_six: No love for the F355?
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    Image of Tier 5 royal, the Manic King Tier 5 royal, the Manic King
    03/10/09

    In reply to Ferrari 348 TS: Supercar Teardown
    MR2 = poor man's Ferrari

    348 = rich man's Fiat
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    Image of FЯeeMan FЯeeMan
    03/10/09

    @Manic King of Corinthia: I laughed.
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    Image of Sloop_John_B Sloop_John_B
    03/10/09

    In reply to Ferrari 348 TS: Supercar Teardown
    Wow, 30k service and the engine needs to be removed to do it. That's exclusivity if i've ever seen it.
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    Image of SirNotAppearing SirNotAppearing
    03/10/09

    @Sloop_John_B: Before I was born, my mother had a Dodge Dart Swinger benefiting from a v8 from the previous owner. You had to hoist the engine to replace the last two spark plugs. Now that's exclusivity!
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