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  1. CAR Élite

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    #1 CAR Élite, Aug 18, 2006
    ...I'm just curious about that: does anyone know if there exist any modified Ferrari 456 which had engine work done by Michelotto in Italy? And what performance data did these cars have...? Can't find anything...
     
  2. amenasce

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    #2 amenasce, Aug 18, 2006
    Rumor has it that a few 456 have the 550 Maranello engine .
     
  3. CAR Élite

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    #3 CAR Élite, Aug 18, 2006
    That's about what I saw...a 456 with a 5.7 V12 engine in the front...must have been the 575 machine. But I can't believe this was done by Michelotto...
     
  4. amenasce

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    #4 amenasce, Aug 19, 2006
    Well the ones i saw pics of were 456 with the 550 engine ( back then the 575 wasnt out ) but there are prob some 456 with 575 engine.

    There is also a few 575 with the Superamerica engine.
     
  5. Johnny Prezemullo

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    #5 Johnny Prezemullo, Aug 19, 2006
    About two years ago a Dutch fellow offered to me a green Ferrari 456 with a Maranello 550 engine. He claimed that Ferrari made 8 of them. Michelotto was not mentioned to have carried out this conversion.
     
  6. donv

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    #6 donv, Aug 19, 2006
    How different are the 456 and 550 engines? Could you turn a 456 engine into a 550 engine?
     
  7. CAR Élite

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    #7 CAR Élite, Aug 19, 2006
    I think the only difference should be the exhaust system, cats etc AND the ECU. I heard of some 456 owners having the 550 ECU. But entering the 500 hp class should be really difficult indeed...
     
  8. ivo73

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    #8 ivo73, Aug 19, 2006
    Hi guys,

    if i remeber well ,the factory build up in 1996 a small series of 456GT called "Maranello" with some uprated suspension and engine work..
    for some ex-factory racedriver's.

    The Michelotto factory however do only some tuning on the F40,F50 and a few Enzo's...
    beside the normal racing cars they cared for .

    regards
    ivo
     

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