Mike Burroughs at Stanceworks says he definitely didn’t have ‘Ferrari F40 Project’ on his bingo card to kick off 2025, though it looks like he’s well on his way to reimagining Ferrari’s most celebrated driver’s car with an engine from 20 years in the future – and there’s an Enzo-powered F40 at the finish line. An F40 with a V12 gets our engines going a lot more than the V6-powered Ferrari F80, especially since a real F40 is not being sacrificed in the pursuit.
Ferrari
Ferrari is an Italian manufacturer of sports cars, supercars, and luxury grand tourers founded by and named after Enzo Ferrari in 1939 – originally as Auto Avio Costruzioni due to legal complications with Alfa Romeo. Ferrari famously only produced roadgoing sports cars as a means of funding its racing exploits, which include multiple F1 World Championships and wins at Le Mans and various other prestigious races. Today, Ferrari is one of the most valuable brand names in the world, limiting production of its highly-sought-after models to maintain desirability, which is in no short supply when they’re powered by some of the world’s most advanced V6, V8, and V12 engines.
- Founded
- 1939 (as Auto Avio Costruzioni)
- Founder
- Enzo Ferrari
- Headquarters
- Maranello, Italy
- Owned By
- Publically Traded
- Current CEO
- Benedetto Vigna
If Anyone Can Do It….
This is the same group of automotive maniacs responsible for the Honda-powered Ferrari 308, among other challenging builds. Therefore, it’s no surprise that a recent video outlining chassis improvements related to the F40 project (dubbed F40 EVO) already has 220,000 views. With his latest project, Burrough’s viewers and followers will get up close and personal with the most intimate parts of some of their favorite Italian supercars with careful and informative narration and meticulous attention to detail.
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In an Instagram post, Burroughs even shows off how a 3D-scanned mockup of the Enzo’s F140B V12 would fit within an accurately sized 3D model of the F40, which originally came with a highly advanced twin-turbocharged V8. According to Burroughs, “It’s gonna fit without an issue!” There’s a good reason for that.
Burroughs acquired and restored an entire F40 body, and has begun fabrication of a custom tube chassis as the project takes shape. For this project, a modified version of the Enzo’s original V12 engine was selected. Imagine, if you will, the sound of the 6.0-liter unit, modified to 850 naturally aspirated horsepower. We can’t wait to hear it.
Two Legendary Ferraris Become One
The Ferrari F40 hit the road in 1987 and was celebrated for its raw and visceral performance drive. Power came from a 2.9L twin-turbocharged V8 that boasted the ultimate engineering of its time to generate 478 hp and 426 lb-ft of torque. The transmission was a five-speed manual, which would see the F40 past 200 MPH.
Fast-forward to 2002, and the Ferrari Enzo emerged as a similar technological showpiece. Now, Ferrari’s flagship used a 6.0-liter naturally aspirated V12 with 651 hp and 485 lb-ft of torque with roots in Ferrari’s F1 program, just like its paddle-shifted transmission. For the F40 Evo, Burroughs will use an aftermarket sequential transmission instead.
Related
Ferrari Enzo Reimagined In Japan With 700 Horsepower And New Looks
From the front to the back, this Enzo build has been tweaked.
Though very different, both the F40 (originally a Porsche 959 Competitor) and Enzo are testaments to Ferrari’s latest engineering efforts of their day, two iconic halo cars that come along every once in a while to form a technological showpiece to capitalize on the latest motorsports developments, and lay the technological foundations for future Ferrari models. By that tradition, the latest Ferrari F80 is just as important as these two icons.
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