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    Re: F40 Donor?

    I cant find much info on an ECU or harness for an F40 which this engine would be missing.

    does anyone on this forum have a high confidence that an aftermarket option would work or that an f40 ecu could be found at a reasonable (for ferrari) price?

    4 hours to go on auction.

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    Re: F40 Donor?

    Plenty of aftermarket ECU's that would run this now & probably better than the old one that was fitted to the Ferrari in the first place.
    Technology moves on, the F40 engine is quite basic by todays standards but according to the guy who mapped Neil's car "ITB & Boost = Involved" see HERE
    There are guys that will build custom motorsport harnesses to suit but it all costs $$$$
    "You can lead a horse to water, but a pencil must be lead"
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    Re: F40 Donor?

    Quote Originally Posted by MooglyMoog View Post

    4 hours to go on auction.
    MooglyMoog - what happened - I was looking forward to seeing the engine installation/build thread on stratosec !!!
    Exciting auction though - I was watching from the sidelines

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    Yeah, my personal max was 35k. A few guys waited till the end and pushed it up to 88k (my entire budget for a stratos).

    Sadly I hear its going to be a coffee table...

    I was really hoping 037Fan was going to get it.

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    Re: F40 Donor?

    Interestingly the seller was Amir Rosenbaum, max land speed record holder guy.

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    Re: F40 Donor?

    Sadly I hear its going to be a coffee table...
    For 88 grand - presumably USD - that's going to be one helluvan expensive coffee table !

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    Re: F40 Donor?

    Not many years back, there was a dtm Alfa 155 2.5 engine for sale, 20k. That would've been fantastic. Probably want rebuilding regular but that sound and 400+ bhp n/a?!

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    Re: F40 Donor?

    Here's an alternate idea - for a fraction the price you could have this:

    https://bringatrailer.com/2018/07/03/grown-up-go-kart-2012-mclaren-mp4-12c-display-chassis/

    and ask Craig to whip up some bodywork to wrap around it - in his spare time of course
    Last edited by Paul; 04-07-2018 at 01:43.

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