Getting a 250 GTO

[my porsche]

my dad said he would consider getting a 250 GTO replica in near future if he found a very high quality kit and a 2.5L V-12!!!! i need to know of an engine builder and or crat V-12's this small, and high quality kits


it would obviously be better to get the real thing, but $10,000,000 is just a little much

this is for him

[Sweeney921]

my dad said he would consider getting a s50 GTO replica in near future if he found a very high quality kit and a 2.5L V-12!!!! i need to know of an engine builder and or crat V-12's this small, and high quality kits


it would obviously be better to get the real thing, but $10,000,000 is just a little much
notice how he said he would "consider." that doesn't mean you should go around looking for engines already

[SPHFerrari]

man your next car changes literally every day. give us a rest.

[baddabang]

I hope he gets you a 93 corscia with torn seats, doors that dont close and a broken antenna.

[my porsche]

i didnt say for me! its fro him, he wants a V-12 so it will be authentic sounding, hes not doing it to fool anyone, but for love of the car


you guys just jump to the comclusion its for me! calm down! gosh napolean! :p

he said he'd just look for a rear ended 550 or 575 and take the engine, but hes not sure it would fit

[my porsche]

I hope he gets you a 93 corscia with torn seats, doors that dont close and a broken antenna.
that was just ****in random

[illusionest]

whos... 'naploean' ?

[Egg Nog]

If he wanted an authentic replica, I would advise him to go with a 3.0 liter V12, because that's what the 250 GTO has.

It's a confusing naming scheme. Approx. (250cc per cylinder) * (12 cylinders) = Approx. 3000cc = 3.0 litres. As you may have guessed, the 250 is from the number of CCs per cylinder.

That would be pretty brutal if he paid someone to build a 2.5 Litre V12, and then he found this out :)

[Sweeney921]

whos... 'naploean' ?
napoleon dynamite, from the movie napoleon dynamite. it's a stupid ass comedy about absolutely nothing. it's still pretty funny. google it

[my porsche]

If he wanted an authentic replica, i would advise him to go with a 3.0 liter V12, because that's what the 250 GTO has.

It's a confusing naming scheme. Approx. (250cc per cylinder) * (12 cylinders) = Approx. 3000cc = 3.0 litres. As you may have guessed, the 250 is from the number of CCs per cylinder.

That would be pretty brutal if he paid someone to build a 2.5 Litre V12, and then he found this out :)
thanks eggnog, my fault, he said 3, i screwed it up, know any good engine builders that can make a 3.0L 60 degree V-12? :D

[Spastik_Roach]

Just get a V12 out of an old Jag XJS. Cheap as anything and it sounds decent. You ain't gonna find a 3.0l V12 very easily.

[:Exige:]

You can get a fully working XJS for under £1000. Buy one of them then sell what you dont need on Ebay :)

[Blue Supra]

jags engines have a rep for terrible reliability tho:(

[Spastik_Roach]

jags engines have a rep for terrible reliability tho:(

Not that bad... plenty of old Jags running fine seen round here..

[my porsche]

but will a hige V-12 fit in the rather svelte 250GTO?

[SPHFerrari]

waht the shit?!!!!!!1/? hige??? svelte? :D:D:D :D

[my porsche]

huge, and svelt, its a word, it means small and in shape :D

[my porsche]

so no links on engine builders?

[SPHFerrari]

Nein!!!!!!

[2ndclasscitizen]

http://www.falconerengines.com go the ex-IRL motor

[my porsche]

ok thanks 2nd class citezen!

[Egg Nog]

jags engines have a rep for terrible reliability tho:(

And by contrast, 250 GTO V12s are known for their reliability and for 300,000km+ daily driver lifespans. ;)

[my porsche]

yeah thay are! ive seen em with 1,000,000 miles on them, still purr like a dang ol' kitten man!

[ScionDriver]

Where would you go about getting a "crate" V12, that is if you didnt pull one out of an old junked Ferrari or Jag. How much would one cost? If a top of the line crate V8 can run up to like $10,000-15,000 (Correct me if I am wrong there) then what would a V12 run you?

[PsychoChimp22]

my porsche i thought you were from "good ol', get-ere-don" texas?!?! lol
Just get a GM/Mopar/Ford Racing/Edelbrock V8, they'll all push out way more hp than the old ferrari engine anyway! (and 7000ccs :p)

[pimento]

The reason a lot of old Jags are still running is because their engines have been replaced with V8s. Finding a 3l V12 will be very difficult, unless you a) contact Ferrari, or b) have it specially created. You could actually shove some other thing under the bonnet to have it running until such a time that you find an engine.

[:Exige:]

The reason a lot of old Jags are still running is because their engines have been replaced with V8s. Finding a 3l V12 will be very difficult, unless you a) contact Ferrari, or b) have it specially created. You could actually shove some other thing under the bonnet to have it running until such a time that you find an engine.
Get one of the Ford Motorsport GT40 engines .. seen one of them put in the back of a Mini :D

[Mustang]

Millington Racing Engines
Lower Cockshutt Farm
Chetton
Bridgnorth
Shropshire
WV16 6RF

Tel 01746 789268
Fax 01746 789692



this guy makes amazing engines:) but there expensive

[henk4]

put in a 4 litre Judd V10 racing engine, you are sure you will have the fastest GTO on earth

[my porsche]

my porsche i thought you were from "good ol', get-ere-don" texas?!?! lol
Just get a GM/Mopar/Ford Racing/Edelbrock V8, they'll all push out way more hp than the old ferrari engine anyway! (and 7000ccs :p)
my dad wants it as authentic as possible without paying $10,000,000, so he wants a 3.0L V-12

just cuz im from texas doesnt mean i like those cars! :D

and by the way, down here, its 'git-r-don'

[my porsche]

Millington Racing Engines
Lower Cockshutt Farm
Chetton
Bridgnorth
Shropshire
WV16 6RF

Tel 01746 789268
Fax 01746 789692



this guy makes amazing engines:) but there expensive
thanks but does he make v12? ill look into it when i get home! thanks

[henk4]

There are many recreations on the basis of 250GT/E chassis for instance by Favre, you might be able to get one below 500000 US$, if such price is not a problem. You will drive a Ferrari, but with the wrong body, and the chassis will also not have all the tweaks you would like. A decent non-racing 250 engine will still give you about 240 BHP.

[:Exige:]

Porsche .. have you ever heard a 250 GTO? Wait until Goodwood so you can record the sound of it and match it up to all the engines (had to put a Goodwood reference in here :) )

[my porsche]

thats also why my dad wants a 3.0L v12 so it sounds right, henk, $50,000 or $500,000?

hes thinking about a 550 or 575 engine if it will fit

[my porsche]

Porsche .. have you ever heard a 250 GTO? Wait until Goodwood so you can record the sound of it and match it up to all the engines (had to put a Goodwood reference in here :) )
i'll be there!

[:Exige:]

i'll be there!
With a cassette recorder? :)

[SIMPLETON]

Get one of the Ford Motorsport GT40 engines .. seen one of them put in the back of a Mini :D
Could you possigmy give us a link to this. i glanced at fordracingparts.com and didnt see anything

[my porsche]

he said he'd also consider a GT40 of really good quality, hes been looking one ebay! :D

this lady threadened to sue him when he sold his carrera to someone else after she lost the auction

[my porsche]

and yeah ill have a camera for sure, not sure about tape recorder, amybe :p

[:Exige:]

Could you possigmy give us a link to this. i glanced at fordracingparts.com and didnt see anything
Im not sure about where you get it from .. but heres the Mini :D

http://www.ultimatecarpage.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=81506

[Egg Nog]

he said he'd also consider a GT40 of really good quality, hes been looking one ebay! :D

this lady threadened to sue him when he sold his carrera to someone else after she lost the auction

How about a Ford GT?

[:Exige:]

How about a Ford GT?
i think he means replica ;)

[Egg Nog]

i think he means replica ;)

I know, but any sane human being should, in theory, like a Ford GT better than any GT40 replica :D

[PsychoChimp22]

and by the way, down here, its 'git-r-don'

My bad, i was trying to say it just like that but ended up with a bad translation. :p

[my porsche]

My bad, i was trying to say it just like that but ended up with a bad translation. :p
western u.s. to hick is a very delicate translation :p

the GT is supposed to be 150k but the first one sold, sold for i think $350,000
dealers are asking closer to $220,000

[man 430gt]

Hmmm, I think if you sold all the cars YOU owned you might get a car worth talking about!J/K!!:D:D

[my porsche]

oh yeah i forgot to change that, mt dad sold the audi a few weeks ago, hes thinking of either the 250 GTO or an RS6 for his next car, or a X5 4.8 IS, im gonna take the audi off the "my rides" part now :D

[man 430gt]

oh yeah i forgot to change that, mt dad sold the audi a few weeks ago, hes thinking of either the 250 GTO or an RS6 for his next car, or a X5 4.8 IS, im gonna take the audi off the "my rides" part now :D
Joker!:D:D

[my porsche]

Joker!:D:D
riiiiiiight

[cuntukimushroom]

my dad said he would consider getting a 250 GTO replica in near future if he found a very high quality kit and a 2.5L V-12!!!! i need to know of an engine builder and or crat V-12's this small, and high quality kits


it would obviously be better to get the real thing, but $10,000,000 is just a little much

this is for him
luckey bastard :D. i wanted one but it was a jumped up MR-2 :D :D

[my porsche]

you could geta 355 replica mr2, with 300hp and enough go to match a 355! but it would sound like crap instead of good...