Should this forum be called 456/550/575/612?

The 612 has a lot in common with the 599

 

i thought the 612 motor was just a polished 575 motor ?

 

The 612 has an all aluminum chassis and body (no steel doors) like the 360/F430 and the 599. The engine on the 612 is entirely behind the front axle line, like the 599. The suspension on the 612 also has shim camber adjustments and ball joint connections like the 599 and much bigger steel brakes standard, like the early 599. The Sessantas and the OTOs have the 599's Superfast 1 F1 system, twin disc clutch, and gearbox case. The 612 alarm system is also a modern lithium battery key based system like the 599 and the 612 has digital displays similar to the 599. The 599 is really a shortened 612 chassis with a productionized F140 engine family Enzo powerplant. The 612 was the first Ferrari using 114.3 mm x 5 bolt pattern wheels, like the 599, and 599 wheels fit the 612 perfectly.

The 612 engine and the F1A F1 system and single disc clutch were carried over from the 575M/SA.

All in all, the 612 is much more closely related to the 599 than it is to the 575.

 

I'll add many of the 599's interior parts are the same or very similar to a 612 such as the HVAC assembly.

 

Damn Terry you're so smart you never cease to amaze me a wealth of information...

Have a great weekend buddy

 

612 was the successor to the 456, just as the 599 was to the 550/575. IMO, therefore the 612 belongs with the 599, not the 456.

 

Yes, seriously impressive, as always.

 

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Ah, shucks.

 

Darius- Quite a few differences between the Superamerica F133G engine, which came after the 612 engine, and the 612

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engine. The Superamerica engine was extensively hot-rodded, while the 612 engine relied on manifolding and ECU upgrades. Both claim 540 hp and torque the same as the 575M, but no telling what the real numbers were.

 

Now you really are showing off!

 

Superamerica engine changes.

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