Ferrari Mailing List: Re: 456 gt search

[E M (pokiebaron]

It would be interesting to know if the bits that are failing are mostly the
GM bits or the Ferrari only bits??

Ed
911SC

On 17/07/07, Todd Walke <racertod [at] racertodd.com> wrote:
> Hans wrote:
>
> >Could be wrong, but I don't think that the 456 auto box is GM
> >derived.  I remember reading (Forza??) that it was sourced from
> >a small company in Michigan that may no longer be around.
> >The same article said that either whole units or parts were
> >somewhere between difficult and impossible to get.
>
>          They were made by FFD in Detroit, now owned by Ricardo (one of
> the
> premier transmission
> designers):  http://www.motortrader.com/13380/Automatic-Ferrari.ehtml
>
>          Note this reply from Ricardo concerning the GTA trans (from
> FChat):
>
> "Thank you for your enquiry regarding the Ferrari 456GT automatic
> transmission.
> For reference only this transmission was modified from a GM Northstar
> 4L80T
> (transverse V8) and some parts may be common to this transmission.
> The supply and support to Ferrari of this transmission was handled by a
> separate company and any further details should be sought via Ferrari
> directly.
> I hope that this is of some help."
>
>          Basically it's 4LT80T guts in a case designed to fit the 456.  On
> the same FChat thread, some one noted that a shop opened one up to try to
> correct some defect and found mostly GM bits, but with several
> Ferrari-only
> parts as well.
>
>
> Todd
> Seattle,WA
> '86 GTI, Red of course. (exciting racey car)  264,000 miles
> '87 Golf, Polar Silver. (boring work car)     600,000 miles <- Yeah, baby!
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>
>
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