F-40 outlaw street/strip

[wisdonm]

My entry into the import drags is a 1987 Ferrari F-40.

Because of all the added equipment and aluminum floor, weight has increased almost 200 lbs to 2,625 lbs. The engine produces 2,650 rwh.

Some of the highlights are:

1. All aluminum 815 cubic inch dry sump block. It contains many titanium parts and housings.

2. Aluminum Ford Boss Nine style hemi heads by Kasse.

3. Twin 100 mm computer controlled turbos that blow 34 lbs of pressure.

4. Magnesium cross-ram intake manifold.

5. Two injectors per cylinder. One in the intake runner and one sprays directly into the cylinder, ala a sprint car engine.

6. Reverse-flow cooling with inline electric water pumps.

7. Crank-triggered adjustable computer controlled ignition with individual coils.

8. Computer controlled compressed CO2 cooled inter-coolers and radiators.

9. Ferrari based computer controlled, auto shifting, three-speed transaxel allows wider/stronger gears. This has the latest F- 1 software which allows gear shifts in 40 miliseconds. It also has launch control which can be turned off.

10. Computer controlled six disc clutch.

11. Titanium roll-cage and frame rails.

12. 4 inch Titanium tube axles with sliding trunnions replace the stock axles and CV joints.

13. GM licensed Magnetic Fluid Shocks in the rear, which have three settings. One is a 98% lock up at 1/2 throttle opening, manual 98% lock, and computer controlled.

The Boss 429 engine came from the AMT '69 Cougar XR-7 street machine.

The F-40 is from Italeri. The rear suspension is extremely modified to fit the Pro Mod slicks. The intake manifold, turbos, and exhaust are made from solder. The car is wired.

[davyou5]

Wow it looks great! I'm not into Dragster's but that is one mean looking one .

[wisdonm]

What happened to the import drag thread?

[spud]

Wow! This looks like a rocket ship. Great job.