Maserati (I know, wrong section) Questions

So I've been perusing this section since I bought my 2009 Grantruismo. Yes it's a Maserati and yes I know this is the Ferrari 360/430 section.

My new to me car is one of the only 300 in the US with the F1 gearbox. Supposedly it's the same gearbox as the 430 of the same era.

With so few Maseratis with this gearbox there really isn't much info out there. Almost no info to be honest, even on other more active Maserati boards.

So here are my couple questions for all the F1 experts here. Does anyone know is it really the same gearbox as in the 430 and will most or all of the technical info posted here apply to mine?

The car has about 53k miles on it and the previous owner replaced the clutch about 2 years ago so I don't expect to have many problems in the near future, but it would be nice to finally have a definitive answer to a few questions (and I've been seeing things like launch control, hill assist F1 modes?!?) and am wondering if they apply to my car as well.

I can say, with the throttle mashed and the RPM's up near redline, the shifts are insanely fast. Oh, the previous owner did install the Forumula Dynamics "enhancement module" that is supposed to have updated the trans to similar to the 599 "superfast" performance.

I am a DIY kind of guy so reading a lot of the threads here about the F1 trans has been very interesting to say the least.

Thanks and hope to keep learning more!
John

 

I just read that thread a while back which really got me thinking and that's one thing I am going to try next time I drive it.

 

I can imagine. Launch control isn't something I'd use often but might be fun to try.

 

The sound is amazing. I knew they sounded good before I bought this one but I had no idea just how good. I agree it's one of the best sounding cars ever. I sometimes go out of my way to hit a large underpass here just so I can scream it or downshift it under there. Took the infamous I-90 tunnels on the way back from Seattle a couple weeks ago. Holy hell, it's amazing.

I got pretty lucky I think buying this one from a fellow member here. The variators were done two owners ago. The PO put a new clutch in it about two years ago along with a bunch of other work. It's been relatively trouble free except some small electrical gremlins popping up lately, and of course a few sticky bits like most cars of this era!

It is a fun car.

Oh, I tried the hill climb thing the other morning on the way out of the garage. Not sure it worked, I ended up with a message that flashed for a second about trans fault or something. As soon as I hit neutral and back into first though it was fine.

The electrical issues I'm having seem to be symptoms of a weak battery but it's only a couple years old. But I just ordered a fairly cheap battery load tester to see how it is under load.

Thanks for all the info everyone, still learning!!

 

I've heard that and I've also read or heard it's the same as the 430. I have no idea what the difference is between those two. The 599 would make more sense because of the layout though. And now that I go look at pics it makes more sense that it's closer to the 599.

 

So supposedly...I use that word a lot it seems with this car...it has the 599 superfast software which when in MC shift mode they say is 100ms shifts (in sport mode, at more than 80% throttle and above 5500rpm that is).

A motor trend review from back in the day said its "Using the latest programming developed for Ferrari's racy 430 Scuderia, this is the fastest-shifting robotically operated trans ever bolted into a Maserati. "

Either way it's a fun car whatever gearbox it actually is. I tried looking up parts but they all three seem to have different numbers. They all look a bit different too but the clutch assembly from the 599 looks to my eye to be the same. No idea. I'm just gonna drive it and enjoy it and fix it when I need to.

 

But I'm talking about a Granturismo S. Whether true or not I've heard the F1 in this car is different than the Cambiocorsa in the 4200. But again, there doesn't seem to be much real, solid info out there on the interwebs.