On the Ferrari 308/328 cars what did the "slow down" indicator light mean other than it's obvious instruction? It seems counter productive as to its intended purpose as a car.

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1977 6.9 3(A) - 84k

something to placate the safety nannies?

Tom W

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..I also have a 427 Cobra replica with an aluminum chassis.

I dunno,but there is a fellow here familiar with Eyetalian Iron so mayhaps he'll read this.........

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I believe powerpig has one of these specific cars, he would probably know.

check Ferrarichat.com

the slow down is not a good thing, its Ferrari's version of "limp home".

A posted on ferrarichat said that the "slow down" light comes on when the catylytic converter gets too hot!

Wouldn't that be solved with a bigger cat and larger diameter exhaust?

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1974 240D 3.0L 4(M) - 250K -OM617.910 + 300D FW + Rajay turbo power!
1977 6.9 3(A) - 84k

and here I thought the "slow down" indicator were the 85 mph speedometers.

The engine on a 308 is actually two banks of four cylinders each. Slow down is pretty much a limp home as someone said but will also indicate something is wrong with one of the banks. These are idiot lights for each bank. A street driver should pretty much never see the slow down light come on. It`s in there because Enzio felt he was building race cars, not street cars.

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92 SL500
95 E320 Cabriolet
87 560SEC
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13 Fiat Abarth
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00 BMW Z3
90 Rolls Royce Silver Spur
80 Ferrari 308 GTSI
88 Jaguar XJS12 H&E Edition
99 Land Rover Discovery

Interesting, so how are the banks feedback linked to the indicator lights?

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1974 240D 3.0L 4(M) - 250K -OM617.910 + 300D FW + Rajay turbo power!
1977 6.9 3(A) - 84k

The banks operate in a "sync" mode. When racing, you have the choice to slow down or turn one of the banks off. I have lost a bank and was able to get home at 70mph.

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99 ML320
94 SL600
92 SL500
95 E320 Cabriolet
87 560SEC
86 300SDL Grease Car
80 380SLC Euro

13 Fiat Abarth
02 Maserati Spyder Cambiocorsa
00 BMW Z3
90 Rolls Royce Silver Spur
80 Ferrari 308 GTSI
88 Jaguar XJS12 H&E Edition
99 Land Rover Discovery

That is a fail safe system to run the car on 4 cylinders? There are dual fuel and electrical systems to allow that sort of operation?

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1974 240D 3.0L 4(M) - 250K -OM617.910 + 300D FW + Rajay turbo power!
1977 6.9 3(A) - 84k

Yes, there are two ignition systems and two computers. When you first start it, it takes a moment for the two systems to sync up. One of the computers in mine failed and the bank went out. I was able to get it home and install another computer. Glad someone posted this as it reminded me to make an appointment with the Ferrari shop for the yearly once over.

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99 ML320
94 SL600
92 SL500
95 E320 Cabriolet
87 560SEC
86 300SDL Grease Car
80 380SLC Euro

13 Fiat Abarth
02 Maserati Spyder Cambiocorsa
00 BMW Z3
90 Rolls Royce Silver Spur
80 Ferrari 308 GTSI
88 Jaguar XJS12 H&E Edition
99 Land Rover Discovery

Do I spy a piece of tape in one of those pics PP?

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91 560 SEC AMG - other dogs dd
01 Honda S2000 - dogs dd
07 MB ML320 CDI - dd
16 Lexus IS250 - wifes dd

it's automatic.

Glad to help

Speaking of which, has your 308 been mechanically problematic in terms of ownership?

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1974 240D 3.0L 4(M) - 250K -OM617.910 + 300D FW + Rajay turbo power!
1977 6.9 3(A) - 84k

Wow, a real life exotic car owner on this board -- Refreshing!

There was another guy with either a 308 or 328, forgot his handle. Hasn't posted here in a long time... Used to take it to the track quite a bit.

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