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Re: official P4/5 pic
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racerx said:
drive down or transport it Jim?
Transport but I did drive her a bit while there.
2K miles so far.
Rear tires are a bit worn and we'll drop the bottom to check her out, change alt. belt and oil. 800 miles were high speed track testing.
I will be driving her 1100 KMS this June on the Historic Targa Florio.
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Re: official P4/5 pic
Nice Pic!
Was it Rene Arnoux driving it at the test track?
I saw him in the mid 80's race in montreal a few times.
As far as driving, you should enjoy it. In your position, I would take it to my favorite roads around the world and drive it hard, mainly on twisties, not so much for top end, just accelerating and braking. And with other nice cars with one of those being a camera car with great microphones.
Hey there's an idea for a TV show.
Was it Rene Arnoux driving it at the test track?
I saw him in the mid 80's race in montreal a few times.
As far as driving, you should enjoy it. In your position, I would take it to my favorite roads around the world and drive it hard, mainly on twisties, not so much for top end, just accelerating and braking. And with other nice cars with one of those being a camera car with great microphones.
Hey there's an idea for a TV show.
Re: official P4/5 pic
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Napolis said:Quote:
Mike S said:
Nice to see future history of Ferrari being driven hard
Are you not concerned about stone-cips etc? Or do you plan on having it resprayed eventually?
No.
Yes.
That's a great shot. Now you should only park your car in front of that sign.
Re: official P4/5 pic
PREMAIR(R) OZONE-EATING TECHNOLOGY FEATURED
ON HIGH-END FERRARI SUPERCAR
PremAir catalyst now on more than 3 million vehicles worldwide
ISELIN, NJ, February 22, 2007 - BASF Catalysts' PremAir(R) smog-reducing technology is now featured on a new, custom-built "supercar," the Ferrari P4/5 by Pininfarina, a unique automobile based on a chassis of a 2003 Ferrari Enzo. This is PremAir's first application on an exotic performance vehicle that reaches speeds of up to 233 mph.
The P4/5 was designed, engineered and built entirely by Pininfarina, a leading
design company within the automotive industry who has collaborated with Ferrari since 1952.
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PremAir destroys up to 80% of harmful, ground-level ozone in the air that passes
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"We're excited to be involved with the development of the Ferrari P4/5 by
Pininfarina, one of Italy's most exciting new high-performance cars," said Erik Nielsen,
Product Development Engineering Manager, Environmental Technologies. "We are pleased that Pininfarina choose to incorporate a clean-air technology as unique as the vehicle itself."
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Re: official P4/5 pic
This is pretty exciting stuff.
"Elegantly simple
The PremAir system is elegant in its simplicity. It consists of a special catalytic coating, which is easily applied to a heat exchanger. As air flows over the coating, it chemically converts ozone into oxygen in direct proportion to the amount of ozone it is exposed to.
Its versatility means PremAir can be used in other applications as well. The PremAir coating can also be used on stationary heat exchangers like the A/C units on the roofs of commercial or residential buildings. The only real prerequisites are that the air contains ozone and that a little heat is present to get the reaction going."
http://www.thecarconnection.com/index.asp?article=3637
Good move to have this implemented in you baby Jim.
"Elegantly simple
The PremAir system is elegant in its simplicity. It consists of a special catalytic coating, which is easily applied to a heat exchanger. As air flows over the coating, it chemically converts ozone into oxygen in direct proportion to the amount of ozone it is exposed to.
Its versatility means PremAir can be used in other applications as well. The PremAir coating can also be used on stationary heat exchangers like the A/C units on the roofs of commercial or residential buildings. The only real prerequisites are that the air contains ozone and that a little heat is present to get the reaction going."
http://www.thecarconnection.com/index.asp?article=3637
Good move to have this implemented in you baby Jim.
Re: official P4/5 pic
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janus said:
This is pretty exciting stuff.
"Elegantly simple
The PremAir system is elegant in its simplicity. It consists of a special catalytic coating, which is easily applied to a heat exchanger. As air flows over the coating, it chemically converts ozone into oxygen in direct proportion to the amount of ozone it is exposed to.
Its versatility means PremAir can be used in other applications as well. The PremAir coating can also be used on stationary heat exchangers like the A/C units on the roofs of commercial or residential buildings. The only real prerequisites are that the air contains ozone and that a little heat is present to get the reaction going."
I think I remember reading about this about 15 years ago, but BASF and Volvo still don't seem to have rid the world of the menace of evil ozone?
How come it is a "real prerequisite that the air contains ozone"?
I thought the objective was to get rid of ozone. Or maybe the objective is just to sell ozone-consuming snake oil to gullible consumers of snake oil?
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