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James Lee (Aventino)
New member
Username: Aventino
Post Number: 38
Registered: 6-2003
| | Posted on Friday, July 18, 2003 - 9:45 pm: | |
Nick, budget is down around 600 which I didn't think possible for a 550 but the high mile early ones in the uk are selling for aound that. Think there is a bit of a problem with reproducing stuff on the website and copywrite but I'll see what I can do. |
Nick Yim (Yimn)
Junior Member
Username: Yimn
Post Number: 59
Registered: 11-2002
| | Posted on Friday, July 18, 2003 - 7:10 pm: | |
James, can you post that article, I love to read it. By the way,, what is your budget? I know there is a coule 550 in the market right now going for 1million plus a little. |
Dan (Bobafett)
Intermediate Member
Username: Bobafett
Post Number: 1083
Registered: 9-2002
| | Posted on Friday, July 18, 2003 - 6:50 pm: | |
Nick: weight is still a fundamental problem with this car, even with the padding removed. There are technologies in the 360 that would make the 550 worlds better (of course, being 3 years younger and for a different purpose also has to do iwth that).
Let's see what the next iteration of the 550 beings (hopefully they'll employ some rather wicked technologies). Maybe it'll be the compromise we want.
--Dan |
James Lee (Aventino)
New member
Username: Aventino
Post Number: 37
Registered: 6-2003
| | Posted on Friday, July 18, 2003 - 6:44 pm: | |
Exactly what I was thinking while reading the Racecar Engineering article on the Prodrive Machine last night. Regs say you have to keep the same block and heads and they elected to keep crank also and bored it to give 6 litres. Next step for me is to find a high milage (50000+) RHD 550 in my budget.
Haven't found one in Hong Kong yet. |
Taek-Ho Kwon (Stickanddice)
Intermediate Member
Username: Stickanddice
Post Number: 1621
Registered: 11-2002
| | Posted on Friday, July 18, 2003 - 6:44 pm: | |
I'd say go with a 575 instead. That would definitely be awesome though.
Cheers |
Me Myself (Kid_enzoz)
Junior Member
Username: Kid_enzoz
Post Number: 103
Registered: 4-2003
| | Posted on Friday, July 18, 2003 - 6:36 pm: | |
I think that would be awesome! They need a new modern 250 GTO anyway... |
Nick Yim (Yimn)
Junior Member
Username: Yimn
Post Number: 53
Registered: 11-2002
| | Posted on Friday, July 18, 2003 - 6:05 pm: | |
Would it be great if either Ferrari or Prodirve produce a street-useable version of their LM winning 550? I would love to mod my 550 to a tuned-down version of the LM car. It looks great and performs even better. It really releases the full potential of the car. |