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#16 Post by N1095A »

Coops wrote:That was one of the VERY laughable things about MPI; TS getting TC to do a tune up on the 308!
From what I understood, it was about $3000 just for a tune up. This is a stunning specimen though.
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N1095A wrote:
Coops wrote:That was one of the VERY laughable things about MPI; TS getting TC to do a tune up on the 308!
From what I understood, it was about $3000 just for a tune up. This is a stunning specimen though.
Not only that, it's a "Magnum P.I." edition.

LOL, whatever that means...
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Not only that, it's a "Magnum P.I." edition.

LOL, whatever that means...
... don`t know, but in my book about Ferraris from 1987 the 308 is described like: this car has something special, something that shots out rational reasons for decisions what car to buy.... The significance was intensified by the beloved TV series Magnum P.I. The only important change was the use of a Bosch-K-Jetronic-injektion system instead of the normal used Weber DCNF carburetor.
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If only I had the spare money! :D
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Carmen wrote:
Not only that, it's a "Magnum P.I." edition.

LOL, whatever that means...
... don`t know, but in my book about Ferraris from 1987 the 308 is described like: this car has something special, something that shots out rational reasons for decisions what car to buy.... The significance was intensified by the beloved TV series Magnum P.I. The only important change was the use of a Bosch-K-Jetronic-injektion system instead of the normal used Weber DCNF carburetor.
Thanks! But I wasn't being serious. This 308 is for sale in Houston so that means the saleman is just marketing the car in the ad. There was no official "Magnum P.I.' edition, Ferrari wouldn't do something like that unless it was Michael Schumacher, not Thomas Magnum! :lol:
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#21 Post by Carmen »

I know Coops, but that change was real, maybe for the whole American market.
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Carmen wrote:I know Coops, but that change was real, maybe for the whole American market.
Oh I know the change was real but it didn't have to do with Magnum, it was due to U.S. Federal Government car emission regulations. That's why Ferrari went with fuel injection after dumping carburation.
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Here's one I bought a few months ago:

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