well...........this could be long so I may have to break it up in parts, forget the grammar too and the punctuation. Now, I drove the 76 miles all today and I know Jeff said give it 100 miles, hell I could not wait! I went back to Franz Blam racing that did all the mods after getting off the freeway today and saw Franz, he looked at me smiling and I said,"we have a problem", Steve and Peter the techs looked up from their benches and all said "OK, tell us".....my response, " I do NOT want to get out of the car"!!!!!!!!!! We all laughed......guys.........let's start with the springs:
If you cannot afford any other mod now, for me, this is the one!!!!!!!! Those that know Atlanta know of Spaghetti junction and 285/85; there is a sharp curve that I always do about 62-63 mph, it is steep and high, I looked down and I was at 79 mph, now it may not sound fast but given the increase in speed on this curve that is significant! NO ROLL, NO DIVE, even the straight ride down the road is MUCH more compliant, you guys have to toss those factory springs, now Franz corner balanced my car as well, got it to 50.6 and he says race cars are at 50 so he was quite surprised to get this car that close! The car was lowered 1.25 inches only;looks much better too! Even simple lane changing is more defined and direct, turning in is much quicker to me as well, enough said.
Next, I will say the brake pads have cured the noise and feel smoother, the SS lines are coming. The air filter I cannot say how it affects but I am sure it helps the exhaust and ECU combination.
Now, the Larini..........as those of you that remeber in the USA the sports caster Keith Jackson on ABC college ball he would yell on a runaway play" whoa NELLIE" well once I put my foot in this girl it was whoa nellie and then some; the sound is awesome,folks looking and pointing; now there is a mild droan to me at low speed /walk at about 2000-2500 rpm, once on it it is beautiful! I took it to the Maserati dealer BTW and they loved it; it has a nice "burble" on the decelerate side as well. I made the right choice for me on mufflers only and not the X pipe, just the right sound/noise for me in the cockpit.
Now, the ECU.........the car IS much more responsive by FAR! I will not say "throw you back in the seat" as Jeff told me to NOT expect this BUT it does respond quicker to the foot input and the acceleration is much smoother and linear if that makes sense; 3rd gear is awesome which is where Jeff said the chip was dialed in for BUT I think 4th and fifth coming on for me around 45-4700; it just takes off as if she has PLENTY more to give is where its at; at one point in 4th I was at 103mph and had to back down for traffic ahead...........guys, I really feel that the producst that Jeff has are awesome and DO work; Franz told me to get the stabilizer bar(Jeff you listening) when available as he said the car would be PERFECT in his German accent! He is a Porsche man but really liked this car; it is NOW a VERY different car than what I bought 8 weeks ago. As far as install Jeff's opinion was the time units they charged were longer than average, but I am very happy with the car and that is what counts; he gave me an estimate upfront and was over by $225 dollars but told me this after he started; I did speak to Maserati regarding some units of time and they agreed with Franz so my point is everyone does things differently and some slower and some faster...in the end the invoice was NOT a surprise but the car was so I am VERY HAPPY, as one of you guys posetd I won't review the car here 'cause I will be TOO busy driving it; he was RIGHT!!!!!!!!!!!!! I am trying to get my buddy to get a video clip AND AUDIO for you guys to look at and listen to help you see and hear the results! PS BUY IT ALL BUT GET THE SPRINGS!
PSS I would buy it all again if I could!
If you cannot afford any other mod now, for me, this is the one!!!!!!!! Those that know Atlanta know of Spaghetti junction and 285/85; there is a sharp curve that I always do about 62-63 mph, it is steep and high, I looked down and I was at 79 mph, now it may not sound fast but given the increase in speed on this curve that is significant! NO ROLL, NO DIVE, even the straight ride down the road is MUCH more compliant, you guys have to toss those factory springs, now Franz corner balanced my car as well, got it to 50.6 and he says race cars are at 50 so he was quite surprised to get this car that close! The car was lowered 1.25 inches only;looks much better too! Even simple lane changing is more defined and direct, turning in is much quicker to me as well, enough said.
Next, I will say the brake pads have cured the noise and feel smoother, the SS lines are coming. The air filter I cannot say how it affects but I am sure it helps the exhaust and ECU combination.
Now, the Larini..........as those of you that remeber in the USA the sports caster Keith Jackson on ABC college ball he would yell on a runaway play" whoa NELLIE" well once I put my foot in this girl it was whoa nellie and then some; the sound is awesome,folks looking and pointing; now there is a mild droan to me at low speed /walk at about 2000-2500 rpm, once on it it is beautiful! I took it to the Maserati dealer BTW and they loved it; it has a nice "burble" on the decelerate side as well. I made the right choice for me on mufflers only and not the X pipe, just the right sound/noise for me in the cockpit.
Now, the ECU.........the car IS much more responsive by FAR! I will not say "throw you back in the seat" as Jeff told me to NOT expect this BUT it does respond quicker to the foot input and the acceleration is much smoother and linear if that makes sense; 3rd gear is awesome which is where Jeff said the chip was dialed in for BUT I think 4th and fifth coming on for me around 45-4700; it just takes off as if she has PLENTY more to give is where its at; at one point in 4th I was at 103mph and had to back down for traffic ahead...........guys, I really feel that the producst that Jeff has are awesome and DO work; Franz told me to get the stabilizer bar(Jeff you listening) when available as he said the car would be PERFECT in his German accent! He is a Porsche man but really liked this car; it is NOW a VERY different car than what I bought 8 weeks ago. As far as install Jeff's opinion was the time units they charged were longer than average, but I am very happy with the car and that is what counts; he gave me an estimate upfront and was over by $225 dollars but told me this after he started; I did speak to Maserati regarding some units of time and they agreed with Franz so my point is everyone does things differently and some slower and some faster...in the end the invoice was NOT a surprise but the car was so I am VERY HAPPY, as one of you guys posetd I won't review the car here 'cause I will be TOO busy driving it; he was RIGHT!!!!!!!!!!!!! I am trying to get my buddy to get a video clip AND AUDIO for you guys to look at and listen to help you see and hear the results! PS BUY IT ALL BUT GET THE SPRINGS!
PSS I would buy it all again if I could!
