World's fastest Ferrari - 275,4 mph

[Ecnelis]

Ferrari 288 GTO form P4 by Norwood at Bonneville Salt Flats - World's Fastest Ferrari 275.4 mph = 443,2 km/h

Unofficial 292 mph = 470,4 km/h

Chevy big block, 540 cu. in., twin turbos, ~3000 hp

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3_622rP7bqI

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xpveZJyE_JQ

[m5child]

I'm not sure how I feel about a big block Chevy being stuffed in place of that wonderful Ferrari V-8...

And who would use a Ferrari 288GTO in the first place? Or why even a Ferrari?!

[clutch-monkey]

was this GTO originally a write off or something before they cut it up?

[pimento]

I refuse to recognise this.

[250gto boy]

I'm a speed demon and all. But that is just retarded. It's one of the rarest Ferraris out there and this idiot gave it 2,000+ horsepower.

[Magnum9987]

Wow, guys share some love, it takes alot of work making a block put out 3000 Horsepower and go 275MPH.

Most people would put that in a chevelle or a camaro, but in a Ferrari? Kind of bizarre, and I must say wrong, especially in one as rare as a 288 GTO, but, come on, it does 275MPH.

[250gto boy]

I can give him credit for taking 3,000 horsepower from a big block but just not for using a Ferrari 288 GTO. Maybe if it was an F430 or a 575 Maranello. Just it was a bad choice of car.

[csl177]

Two issues:

1. If a real 288 GTO was used for this there's a special place in hell for them. But it's Norwood (J. Patterson), so who knows? :rolleyes:

2. Claiming "fastest Ferrari in the world" is specious. Chevy power makes it something else.

Oh wait, a Ferrari dealer can call it what they want. :(

I admire any effort, engineering and otherwise, required for LSR attempts at every level and class. Physics is uncompromising; both in design and the conditions of a record attempt, there are edges of the envelope that get harder to explore for each successive attempt.
As most are probably aware, these guys are well known in Ferrari and extreme performance circles and Norwood Performance holds several LSR records, including with pure Ferrari machines. There's a reason they chose this approach for BFMS (blown fuel modified sports)... and the speed is impressive.

Not being familiar with the entire SCTA rulebook doesn't diminish my antipathy for the claim of "fastest Ferrari", though.

[LHamilton_w]

Perhaps the Chevy engine had much more torque?

[Badsight]

lol , if a Ferrari car doesnt have a ferrari engine its no longer a Ferrari ? if the guy likes the 288 GTO - & the chevy engine , whats it to you

his car , his money , his preferance

car fans can be so narrow minded , its like the tribe mentailty of cavemen

[jrgitar]

If its a 308 with a 288 bodykit and a Chevy lump, I'm not complaining. Not a Ferrari, but 275 mph is pretty badass! If it is actually a butchered 288, and it wasn't damaged beyond repair in an accident prior to this modification, someone should pay with their soul for an act of such incredible sacrilege! This isn't sacrificing an Enzo to create the P4/5, an incredible and inspired confluence of design and technology taken to the nth degree, but the desecration of an historically significant machine to create something that could be dressed in JC Penny instead of Armani! A true 288 with these modifications is like giving Charlize Theron the full Heidi Montag "beauty" treatment! You just can't improve on perfection... And in Heidi's case, you can't make a silk purse from a sow's ear...

[whiteballz]

Car fans can be so narrow minded , its like the tribe mentailty of cavemen

I didn't realise you were an expert on pre-historic homonid social interactions.

[clutch-monkey]

he's from new zealand, it's a current event over there.

[S.O.S]

Peanut butter jelly Pizza.. Hmmmmm, tasty :eek:.

[RSOWNER]

I believe its the same 308 with 288 GTO panels as mentioned in this article at bobnorwood.com (http://www.bobnorwood.com/The%20Fastest%20Little%20Sports%20Car%20in%20Utah. htm)

[csl177]

^^^Thanks for that... now we know how the "288" with bowtie power came to be. :)

[4wheelsonline]

Is is already released on the market? I'm sure it's too expensive to buy.

[Gotmilk]

I see a lot of random first posts.

[csl177]

^^^ Spammers posing as lame noob posts must be stopped. :mad:

[henk4]

^^^ Spammers posing as lame noob posts must be stopped. :mad:

could be the same guy as this James_Alex person, we'll dig into it. For the time being his posts will be deleted.

[DesmoRob]

people are known to do all sorts of crazy things, and although I wouldn't put it past someone stupid enough to take an original 288 and build this, I still think its a little far fetched. If I'm not mistaking, it was quite common for people to take their regular 308s and have the 288 body work done to them, for the more exclusive look. Just the same as people throw CS bumpers/grills on 360s or GT2/3/Turbo body work on everyday 911s. Unless they can actually prove it, I can't take it seriously.

p.s. I couldn't help but laugh at around 2:02 and onward at the muscle car roar coming from the little Italian stallion. Its like hearing a cat bark.

[pimento]

I read somewhere else that this was a 288, but it was a write-off.

[ozzycarnut]

thats not a ferrari in my opinion, but merely the dregs of one. chev and twin turbos, pfft. impressive feat though, incredibly fast.

[DesmoRob]

I read somewhere else that this was a 288, but it was a write-off.

even still, I could never justify turning it into a project like this. That is unless of course there was no insurance to pay for having the car rebuilt to factory perfect. At the end of the day, a rebuilt title is just that, a title. If the frame is in tact, everything else has been restored and it drives the way it should, I see no reason not to love a car the same, especially something as unique as a 288 GTO. But, no insurance to help and a band of eager sponsors to create a record breaking car, I'd probably go down that road too.

[csl177]

I believe its the same 308 with 288 GTO panels as mentioned in this article at bobnorwood.com (http://www.bobnorwood.com/The%20Fastest%20Little%20Sports%20Car%20in%20Utah. htm)

See post #15, Rob.... RSOwner already provided the story. It's a 308 dressed up as a 288 GTO.

[pimento]

Oh yea. I stand corrected.

[DesmoRob]

See post #15, Rob.... RSOwner already provided the story. It's a 308 dressed up as a 288 GTO.

ah, thank you. Well thats good news...sort of.