A brief history of the Ferrari 348, along with some fun facts, buying tips, ... dry-sump, mid-mounted V-8 spinning out 296 hp and 238 lb-ft of torque through a five-speed manual transmission.

The Ferrari F355 is ... daily drivability, and comfort. Says Sheehan, "The 355 and its predecessor, the 348, had lighter ... a Bosch Motronic M5.2 engine-management system and a dry-sump oiling ...

The first proper redesign of the mid-engined V8 Ferrari since the 308, the 348 laid the groundwork for the five ... four valves per cylinder, a 90-degree angle between the banks, dry-sump ...

The 348 engine also had dry-sump oil system to prevent oil starvation at high speeds and during hard cornering. Weighing just 1370kg, the 348 has few excess kilograms.

Ferrari has not yet announced prices, but expect the 348 to cost in the $100,000 range in both tb (transversale berlinetta) and ts (transversale spyder) forms—coupe or targa to us.

A-Z Supercars: Ferrari 348/F355 The underachieving 348 morphed into the superb – and utterly gorgeous – F355. by: EVO team. 29 Jul 2013 ... not to mention dry-sump lubrication, ...

Its new 3.5-liter naturally-aspirated V-8 featured a five-valves-per-cylinder configuration, dry-sump oiling, and a sky-high 11:1 compression ratio that allowed the F355 to produce an incredible ...

Another benefit of dry sump oil systems is a reduction in friction inside the engine. When an engine's crankshaft is spinning, it will whip the engine's oil up into the crankcase and form a fog of ...

That's why cars with track intent, like a Ferrari 488 or a Corvette Z06, have a dry sump system while cars that are likely to be mostly on the road, like a Hellcat or a CTS-V, use a wet sump.

Ferrari Spied Testing ... heavy performance duty of the 458 will require dry sump lubrication. While Ferrari isn’t ready to switch the 458 ... with the 308/328/348 of the 70s and 80s ...

Enzo Ferrari Didn't Get to See the Finished 348 TB. ... The most crucial part, the dry-sump, flat-plane 3.4-liter V8 produced 300 hp and 228 lb.-ft. of torque in 1990, ...