Saving a 3200 from the scrap heap!

[conaero]

Amazing work you should get an award for services to the cause. Enjoy

 

[Steve4200]

Also, here is the speedo issue I was telling you about...its shoots up to 100 and stays there

Where does the speedo take its readings from?

The instrument cluster is mainly controlled by the Bridge CAN ECU. This module takes the average speed data from the ABS module and converts this to analog for the Speedo. Check all connections / solder joints on the instrument cluster and check the same on the Bridge CAN ECU.

Regards

 

[davy83]

As far as I know, there are only 2 ground wires from the lower bulkhead going to the rear of the valve covers....I made those myself with thicker gauge braided wire to specifically avoid chasing electrical gremlins





THANK YOU EVERYBODY!!! I really appreciate all the wisdom here and help

I let me friend, 04 Bentley Arnage owner, drive the Masi and he thinks its down on power and not at 100%

I don't have another 3200 to benchmark against....iv arranged to meet with a another 3200 owner in Dubai and we will drive each others cars to give feedbacks to each other

In the mean time, can you guys post pics of your center console, the PO put a cheap 90s style Sony, JVC style radio which doesn't even look like it belongs there....I'm trying to go back to an OE or OE+ look

Also, the turbos start spooling at 2k RPM right?

Turbos will probably spin from idle but you don't really get much boost until you are closer to 3000 rpm. Between 3000 and 6000 rpm it should pull like a train.
The flickering lights is not right for sure. suggests your 12 volts power is not smooth, which makes me wonder if your battery is ok? Do the lights flicker just when the engine is running or do they do this when the engine is not running too?

 

[Spitfire980]

The instrument cluster is mainly controlled by the Bridge CAN ECU. This module takes the average speed data from the ABS module and converts this to analog for the Speedo. Check all connections / solder joints on the instrument cluster and check the same on the Bridge CAN ECU.

Regards

I do have intermittent ABS/ASR faults popping up for 0.5 secs and permanent NO ASR so maybe that's the cause?
Found this while doing the eBay rounds, he repairs the ABS module

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/253148375997

Turbos will probably spin from idle but you don't really get much boost until you are closer to 3000 rpm. Between 3000 and 6000 rpm it should pull like a train.
The flickering lights is not right for sure. suggests your 12 volts power is not smooth, which makes me wonder if your battery is ok? Do the lights flicker just when the engine is running or do they do this when the engine is not running too?

Light flicker only at idle, once you are driving, its steady which makes me regulator?

Amazing work you should get an award for services to the cause. Enjoy

Thank you!

Id also like to slap the engineers who overly complicated this car! Obviously, common sense was not in the meetings when they decided certain things

 

[davy83]

"Light flicker only at idle, once you are driving, its steady which makes me regulator?"
Yes possibly the alternator is not 100%? whats the idle rpm of your car?? it should be 1000 rpm if its running lower than that that could be an issue?

 

[Steve4200]

I do have intermittent ABS/ASR faults popping up for 0.5 secs and permanent NO ASR so maybe that's the cause?
Found this while doing the eBay rounds, he repairs the ABS module

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/253148375997

Could just be a wheel speed sensor….But permanent NO ASR suggests other issues.

Regards

 

[Spitfire980]

"Light flicker only at idle, once you are driving, its steady which makes me regulator?"
Yes possibly the alternator is not 100%? whats the idle rpm of your car?? it should be 1000 rpm if its running lower than that that could be an issue?

1000rpm steady

Could just be a wheel speed sensor….But permanent NO ASR suggests other issues.

Regards

Im thinking ABS module...ill go on an empty street and jam the brakes to see if ABS functions and will also ask my Ferrari owner friends where they get their SD2 codes read other than the dealer

Another question, standing start, car in gear, rpm at 1500 to 2000rpm and let go of the throttle, it would do a nice smokey launch right?

Mines just takes off which gives credit to the low on power theory

At lastly, has nobody done any air filter or cold air intake upgrades on theirs?

http://www.speedhunters.com/2011/05/car_spotlight_gt_gt_dandy_maserati_3200gt/

 

[davy83]

1000rpm steady

Im thinking ABS module...ill go on an empty street and jam the brakes to see if ABS functions and will also ask my Ferrari owner friends where they get their SD2 codes read other than the dealer

Another question, standing start, car in gear, rpm at 1500 to 2000rpm and let go of the throttle, it would do a nice smokey launch right?

Mines just takes off which gives credit to the low on power theory

At lastly, has nobody done any air filter or cold air intake upgrades on theirs?

http://www.speedhunters.com/2011/05/car_spotlight_gt_gt_dandy_maserati_3200gt/

Looks good except they develop 400HP so I suspect while this looks good it probably has not helped and in fact might have made things worse, as I would expect a stock 3200 to deliver 110-115HP. It also seems to me a little counter intuitive to suggest that messing with the turbo boost would improve torque at low revs, since turbos don't do much at low revs. I would further suggest that the stock air filters are not particularly restrictive, unless someone on here knows better?

 

[Spitfire980]

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Any idea where to get one?


Does this nipple connect to anything?