Nice TR movie full tilt on an oval track

Lovely sound, thats the first time i've heard a koenig Testarossa

 

No wonder it sounds like a race car! I thought it was just my imagination or some kind of wicked sound effect.

Very cool.

 

Wow! That car sounds incredible. And I've never seen a TR going so fast. Totally ripping. Wonder if it is street legal here in the States. Absolutely awesome. Thanks for the post.

 

what about this 512TR on a track

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-n-S26Tx4Z8&mode=related&search=

what ever happend to taking it easy on the diff

 

That sounded fantastic.
That Scuderia shield (sticker) was rather LARGE wasnt it?

 

They are awesome looking machines! I love the twin headlights also.
That vid was cool and had some nice sideways action. Ferraris are the best.

 

OMG, I think you uncovered the secret to that fantastic sound!!

 

Stunning. Wish i could do that with my TR.
Thanks for sharing !

 

I'm sorry guys,
I don't want to be the bad or the pessimist around,but the "Koenig turbo" is not accurate,I believe.
This car got the wings,exhaust tips etc...but it sounds EXACTLY like my stock Testarossa...I have a F 113 A Testarossa,that means the good one,no cats or low C.R.,and believe me,they are incredibly fast!!
I am (very) pretty sure that this is a 100% stock engine in that car...
You don't hear waste-gates blowing,or turbo's building pressure up...and the rpm acceleration is like mine...
It's a repost,but for the ones in need of speed,look @ this:

http://videos.streetfire.net/video/wm/f1005d78-9f9b-4268-bc9f-986c01158710.htm

or

http://videos.streetfire.net/video/wm/adbf6548-69b6-4f25-8daa-986e01393eb2.htm

You see,we are way over 180MPH here (200MPH=320KMP,and I was hitting the 315KPH scale...100% stock,no turbo's under the hood...)
Rev counter is fixed in the mean time.
I once bought a Porsche 928 from a very wealthy dealer,(WWW.AUTODROMO.DE ,name Dag Von Garrel) and he had a real Koenig biturbo '88 with 710PS,possibility to reach 1000ps,in his showroom.
This car did the 0-10kph in around 3.9 seconds and 0-200kph in 11.somethin' seconds,and top speed was around 360kmp that's around 225MPH...
On the other hand,all my RESPECTS to the dude that is drifting with that TR...
It happens to me also,but in the rain and in 1st at low speed,cornering...
I have a great respect for the huge power of a TR,and I don't want to wreck my car eather. TR's are very easy to drive,but can be vicious on the limit...
This 512 TR dude on Youtube has "big twins" between the legs.
Speedman

 

What am i missing here, you're rev tach is low. No way i can do that speed in my car with 3,000 rpm.

 

Holy ****aki...that TR's smokin. Thanks for the vid.

 

Wow the sounds are great in both videos!! I've video'd my TRs with open headers, stock exhaust, and with my current Borla system. But I've never done a full blown hard charging track video like these guys have. I do have a Silver State Classic road race on video, from the early 1990's when TRs dominated this road racing event for stock vehicles. The Silver State Classic is an open road race in Nevada held once or twice a year on highway 318 from Ely to Lund, 93 miles in length through some wide turns and some straights that are more than 10 miles long. There were two Testarossas in the race I have that topped 190 miles per hour, with one hitting 197 mph!!! That is smokin!! Of course the driver had to exceed the rpm's redline to hit that kind of speed. But to think an old, under-powered, heavy-weight grand tourer like a TR could do that is amazing. Gosh I love these cars!

 

Reading is essential....
I wrote "Rev counter is fixed in the mean time."
When showin' 3000,it should have been 6000...
Many people complain about this,so I got it fixed now...
Speedman

 

I didnt understand when you said fixed. That would make one assume it was broken, to me broken means it doesnt work, that tack was working, just not working correctly.It makes sense now with you're full explanation.

 

Yes,that video was taken some months ago,I didn't mention that.
That's why I said "in the mean time".
Sorry for the misunderstanding.
Rev counter didn't work properly when filmed,but afterwards,I made it work correctly...
Speedman

 

Not to toot the "TR horn" but I have personally hit 187mph + on the interstate one time...at redline...the car seemed to have a bit more left on the table! Yes there could be some speedo-error but never the less, a very impressive speed. Once the Testarossa is on the highway there isn't much that can beat it. Oh sure there are the true "supercars" and that's understandable. But we have to keep in mind that the TR was "tuned" with a fuel injection system that is emissions friendly and not performance friendly. If the 4.9 flat twelve was really turned loose I'll bet it would surprise a lot of people. I drag raced a 1968 Dodge Charger with a 440 motor with 3x2 barrel carbs and beat it by about 3 car lengths...maybe a bit more. All the musclecar guys couldn't believe their eyes! But these TRs are very under-rated sad to say. I hope that some day their ship comes in and people truly recognize these cars for what they are - great Ferraris. They may not excel in one single area, but they seem to do many things very well for such a heavy car. (yes...I'm very biased...and proud of it)

 

Hi Carguy,
You're fully right(and you just became my best friend LOL)
A TR doesn't need a turbo to go quick and kick some a.s.s...
They go really fast when they are stock.
Put a sequential injection from Halltech,Motec or Sybèle,change the 4 "friendly" camshafts for a set of high RPM,change the valve springs and retainers for extra security,de-cat them,and we could be talking here about somethin' not too far away from the 500ps scale...produce a set of longer gears(the 3 behind the clutch),and I'm pretty sure you could reach the (exact) 200MPH mark,that means way over the 200 on the meter...
Look at theF 512 M,they produce 438hp WITH CATS against 390hp from a Testarossa WITHOUT cats...that's almost 50 extra hp...
How many hp got a Testarossa with cats? 340? 360?
Diff is even bigger...
TR's rule!!

 

OOOOPS....MY EARLIER POST IS INCORRECT !

I didn't hit 187mph...it was 177mph...sorry, fat-fingered typist syndrom.

 

No problem,
You'll break the 187mph next time....
Speedman

 

Awesome videos. Warmth to my heart, as Canadian winter has finally started