knowing where wires go?

ok iv gotten used to the whole wires with ignition and basic wires and hoses but on more detailed cars like ferraris and lambos i see wires but i dont know where they start or end sometimes. how do u guys find out where they lead cause i cant even find pics that show all that, im gonna be doing another enzo soon and i wanna wire it up but the only ones i know where they go are the ignition wires and the 2 little ones near the rear springs. sorry for the long post and sorry if this is a dumb question but please help

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Enough said.:sunglasse

I would say REFERENCE pics but hey, Mike's the english speaking guy here...

I would say REFERENCE pics but hey, Mike's the english speaking guy here...

Give Mike a break, he's from Atlanta :lol:

Americanmuscle, try searching on google.com for images showing engines and schematics and use them as reference material.

damn ray where the hell you been?

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Enough said.:sunglasse


An obvious, if not particularly useful, answer. The truth about referance pics is that they require alot of searching, and almost never answer everything you want to know. Alot of stuff has to be inferred. Ferrari's at least are frequently well photographed. The only thing I wan't able to find myself for the F40 was pics of the brakes. Even so, the truth is there are almost always gaps in what you know (I once had the oppertunity to photograph a Testarossa undergoing maintanence on a lift with much of the skin removed- it still didn't fill in all the gaps I wanted).

So, do the best you can, and fake the rest. When can you really see both ends of a wire or hose, anyways? The reference pics you find will at least show you what is visible when the bonnet is lifted. Recreate what you see there, and that's usually plenty! Don't sweat the rest.

Or, if you're really dedicated (and granted, I'm not really one to talk here), Ferrari owner's manuals are an incredible resource for figuring out what those wires and hoses are. You can find them on ebay for most models for about $11 USD.

thanks mpwr

i know that if you want a Ferrari reference someone posted i think something for an F50 and something else for a bunch of Ferrari cars. it was a pdf file. i think i downloaded it. it was quite large though, like 15 mb or something.

Oooo, it's back online. It was down for a week or two- I somehow suspect after being posted here, it got more traffic than than was desired. Anyways, click here:

Ferrari Downloads (http://www.ferraridatabase.com/)

Sign in as 'user'. Click downloads. Enjoy!

I've downloaded the owners mauals for my next six full engine Ferrari builds here.... :rolleyes: