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Aug 6, 2008 | 04:41 PM
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.... The "B" in the GTO's engine's name infers that it's an evolution of another engine (i.e., F114A). But there is no other Ferrari whose engine name is F114 or F114A. So who can tell me why the GTO's engine's name is F114B (as opposed to, simply, F114)...? I think I can finagle a Universal Autosports t-shirt for the first person to come up with the right answer.
(F114 90^ V-8 Twin-Turbocharged )
T-shirt please :-)
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Aug 11, 2008 | 10:57 AM
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I'll post up a few more pictures in a little bit.
PM me - or e-mail me (carbon@universalautosports.com) - your address and I'll get your t-shirt right out. You're the only person to answer, so you're getting the shirt no matter what. But the F114 engine belonged to the very first 288 - which was carburetted. This prototype GTO was Ferrari's experiment with a super car. The second through sixth prototypes all had fuel injected engines. Subsequently, the engine type of the first car (44725) went from F114 to F114A - and every other GTO became F114B.
I can't say with any certainty what the engine type is for any of the GTO Evoluziones, because I've never seen one, or seen a picture of the engine type stamp. However, I think it's safe to surmise that they're either F114Bs or, since they were initially test mules for the F40, the same engine type as the F40, F120A.
This concludes my knowledge of the GTO. Please join me tomorrow as we discuss the fascinating serial number order of the 550 Barchetta.
I can't say with any certainty what the engine type is for any of the GTO Evoluziones, because I've never seen one, or seen a picture of the engine type stamp. However, I think it's safe to surmise that they're either F114Bs or, since they were initially test mules for the F40, the same engine type as the F40, F120A.
This concludes my knowledge of the GTO. Please join me tomorrow as we discuss the fascinating serial number order of the 550 Barchetta.
Aug 14, 2008 | 12:32 PM
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Oct 1, 2008 | 07:23 AM
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Awesome, you got it!
Surely you go to Ferrari events in and around Mass. If so, you're certain to see a GTO - if not at regular get-togethers, but definitely at annual meets. They're rare, but not so rare that you won't find one at an event.
Surely you go to Ferrari events in and around Mass. If so, you're certain to see a GTO - if not at regular get-togethers, but definitely at annual meets. They're rare, but not so rare that you won't find one at an event.
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