It’s understandable that, outside of Monterey Car Week, the idea of driving a $20m Ferrari around is not the best. Though I would personally disagree. So what do you do? To me kit cars aren’t a terrible idea, like a Hawk Lancia Stratos or Beck Porsche 904. I would 100% flog the hell out of either of them.
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At a local Cars and Coffee in San Diego I came across this gem. It’s fairly gorgeous Ferrari P4. Only this one has a special heart… courtesy of the inevitable LS swap, and that most certainly is not a bad thing!
I did not get a chance to speak with the owner but a quick internet search revealed that a company called Race Car Replicas produce the P4 kits with prices ranging from $26,495 – $43,995. Assuming with paint, powertrain and a transaxle setup you would be into something like this for $80,000 – $100,000, that’s a fraction of the cost of an original and without all the fears of bending precious Italian metal. I love this thing, but what I’d love even more is some time behind the wheel.
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LS Powered Ferrari P4 Kit Car Is The Stuff Of Dreams
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13 responses to “LS Powered Ferrari P4 Kit Car Is The Stuff Of Dreams”
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It’s pretty nice, though if you’re going to shove a V8 in, probably better to go the route of a Lola replica or some Can-Am car, you’ll end up with something much closer to the source material.
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I would agree that a Lola T70 would be pretty amazing. That being said you cannot deny the beauty of the P4.
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There’s no doubtint the beauty of a P4, it’s just that the soundtrack won’t match the visuals. Mercedes or BMW could provide potential V12 donors, but I imagine, they’d be quite heavy.
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How long before Maserati V-8s start showing up in something like this? There is a 2005 Quattroporte on the Copoart website with a buy it now of $6100 with door damage and several others with really low auction bids. Just seems like something like this needs an Italian heart.
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How amazing would that be!
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I’m not a Maser fan, but the sound of its engine is just sick.
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It looks very authentic except for the motor. Looks like fun to drive. Something different than the replica Cobras, GT-40s, and Speedsters. This would get a second look. I haven’t seen a $Million plus car on the street ever!
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I think it’s a brilliant idea. Who cares as long as the power plant is potent? I wouldn’t, as I’ve never experienced a Ferrari V12 to begin with. I wouldn’t know the difference. And that body is like molten hard candy poured over a racecar chassis.
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The V8 sound is just so different from a Ferrari engine though, even the Ferrari V8’s sound closer to their V12 than an LS. Maybe a very high-revving V6 with the right header design would work, I’m not sure.
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The character too, the V12 will be smoother and rev hige than the street fighter rumble of the V8. A flat plane crank V8 maybe, closest thing thing that’s not a V12 to a V12 would be a straight six. 2jz swap?
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2x Nissan RB20’s?
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Maybe, though the RB and 2JZ are both big iron blocks so two would be very heavy. I believe what Japanese tuners Top Secret did for their legendary Supra is take a Toyota Century engine block and attached lots of custom parts.. but now we’re getting really silly.
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I hope they made it sound good. The Ferrari sound is a huge part of it.
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