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The Ultimate F50 !

Discussion in '288GTO/F40/F50/Enzo/LaFerrari' started by salegosse, Apr 20, 2004.

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  1. salegosse

    salegosse Formula Junior

    Dec 8, 2003
    711
    French Riviera
    Full Name:
    Julien
    #1 salegosse, Apr 20, 2004
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  2. zjpj

    zjpj F1 Veteran

    Nov 4, 2003
    6,124
    USA
    Nice - there's been a lot of questions over the years as to what modifications this F50 actually has. Nobody seems to know...
     
  3. SkizoACE

    SkizoACE Formula Junior

    Mar 24, 2004
    886
    Houston
    Full Name:
    Thomas
    That air intake looks funky! But I like it. It brings out its own personality.
     
  4. ferrariman605

    ferrariman605 Karting

    Dec 6, 2003
    71
    Thousand oaks
    Full Name:
    PJ Rizzuti
    I did a search on the car and the only mod I found was the car has an extra 50hp over the reg. F50 through the use of an air intake. Ill post more later. Im sure it must have more than that in the engine.
    -PJ
     
  5. F1racer

    F1racer F1 Rookie

    Oct 5, 2003
    4,749
    Laval
    Full Name:
    Jean
    Zach,
    You're right that nobody seems to know what modifications this F50 has.
    About the engine , I keep hearing it has 800 hp and then some say it has 700 hp.
    Who knows?

    Great pics!
     
  6. damcgee

    damcgee Formula 3

    Feb 23, 2003
    1,864
    Mobile, AL
    Salegoose,

    Were you allowed to shoot the engine? I'm curious to see if there is are any turbo manifolds poking about?
     
  7. salegosse

    salegosse Formula Junior

    Dec 8, 2003
    711
    French Riviera
    Full Name:
    Julien
    i didn't meet the owner... next time maybe.
     
  8. redhead

    redhead F1 Rookie

    Dec 26, 2001
    4,869
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    ~Red~
    When you do, thank him for driving the car, and not parking it. It is a beautiful color, and as seen on this pic, has been driven~
    http://www.supercarfrance.com/MC23/Part-1/04.jpg
     
  9. jmiles360

    jmiles360 Karting

    Nov 2, 2003
    122
    Washington DC
    Full Name:
    J. Miles
    Thanks for the heads up. I love supercarfrance.com. Its an awesome sight.
     
  10. alx355gt

    alx355gt F1 Veteran

    Feb 3, 2004
    9,524
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    Alexander
    Great car! :D
    I guess the pics are taken in front of the Loews hotel in the famous corner with the same name as the hotel, in Monaco?
     
  11. salegosse

    salegosse Formula Junior

    Dec 8, 2003
    711
    French Riviera
    Full Name:
    Julien
    "Grand Hotel"
     
  12. ferrari_kid

    ferrari_kid Formula Junior

    Jul 5, 2003
    768
    #12 ferrari_kid, Apr 22, 2004
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  13. shelbee

    shelbee Guest

    What is the story behind this car as the windshield says

    "Ferrari legend in Malta"
     
  14. abavai

    abavai Formula Junior

    Nov 1, 2003
    573
    I saw this car in the summer of 1998, nice sound, but the speedline wheels are ugly for me!
     
  15. Artherd

    Artherd F1 Veteran

    Jun 19, 2002
    6,588
    Bay Area, CA
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    Ben Cannon
    I wonder if it has the Tipo 130a engine, as opposed to Tipo 130.

    What's the difference? Tipo 130a was usedin the F50GT and produces 750bhp ad 10,500rpm. No difference in displacement, and no real torque differences either.

    F50 is a very interesting car.
     
  16. Artherd

    Artherd F1 Veteran

    Jun 19, 2002
    6,588
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    Ben Cannon
    Wait, did I just see and hear this car at the 360 Challenge race at Sears Point 2004?

    Whatever engine the car had, it went from 0 to F1-like redline in about the time it takes to say "HO" As in "HOLEY ****!"
     
  17. salegosse

    salegosse Formula Junior

    Dec 8, 2003
    711
    French Riviera
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    Julien
    Same engine as the GT then ?
     
  18. ferrari_kid

    ferrari_kid Formula Junior

    Jul 5, 2003
    768
    as much knowledge as there is on this board and no one knows anything for sure about this F50? :)

    how many of the Tipo 130a engines were made? i assume a few since they were planning to put the F50GT into a series. if that's the case, would ferrari just sell the engines to f50 owners? i'm sure maintenance on something like that is pretty extensive.
     
  19. evandaalen

    evandaalen Formula 3
    Consultant

    Feb 7, 2004
    2,394
    Deventer, NL
    Full Name:
    Edvar van Daalen
    If you remove the strange air intake, it's just a "normal" F50 with some engine modifications. No real big deal, I guess. And probably no link to the F50 GT. But who knows ;)

    By the way, thanks "ferrari_boy" for posting my picture, when I saw it during the F1 GP two years ago ...... :rolleyes:

    See: http://community.webshots.com/album/65750874VZgExj
     
  20. ferrari_kid

    ferrari_kid Formula Junior

    Jul 5, 2003
    768

    sorry, i wasn't aware that it was yours, i found it off of some other car site.
     
  21. costa

    costa Formula Junior

    Nov 1, 2003
    372
    Los Angeles
    Full Name:
    Costantino Bertuzzi
    I know the owner of the car very well and i drove it in Imola during a private test with the tuner.
     
  22. ferrari_kid

    ferrari_kid Formula Junior

    Jul 5, 2003
    768
    that's great. what kind of info do you have on the car. there seems to be little knowledge of it here as far as engine tuning or any other under the hood type tuning is concerned.

    we started a thread that would include more detail about the car here.
    http://ferrarichat.com/forum/showthread.php?t=17135
     
  23. salegosse

    salegosse Formula Junior

    Dec 8, 2003
    711
    French Riviera
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    Julien
    I talk with someone who know the owner and family.. He said me the car was modded by Ferrari.
     
  24. MarcoRtn

    MarcoRtn Karting

    Apr 14, 2004
    61
    Roma (ITALY)
    Full Name:
    Marco R.
    #24 MarcoRtn, May 6, 2004
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  25. GianPaolo

    GianPaolo Formula Junior

    Dec 4, 2004
    311
    BENSONHURST
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    JohnPaul
    So some of you guys are saying that they installed a F50 gt in this normal F50?? That car wouldn't be street legal then right?
     

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