The thought of “automotive heresy” is form of a humorous one. On the one hand, individuals are completely entitled to do what they need with their very own mission vehicles, but then again, individuals usually develop tremendous robust emotions about sure marques or fashions, and so they’ll usually freak the hell out about what they understand as somebody ruining a automotive.

This all will get extra intense in case you determine to publish your automotive construct on YouTube, which is strictly what Mike Burroughs, founding father of StanceWorks, has gotten himself into together with his newest and most bold mission up to now: a Honda-powered Ferrari 308. I can already hear you grabbing your torches and pitchforks, but relax already.

I’ll wait till you cease screaming at your display screen and hammering your keyboards in only contained rage.

Mike’s plan is to create a 1,000-horsepower time-assault automotive that won’t solely set observe data but additionally look beautiful whereas doing it. His most controversial resolution with this mission was to throw out the Ferrari’s previous and underpowered transverse-mounted V8 (and by throw out, I imply promote for 5 figures). The choice to switch it with Honda’s known-epic K24 inline four-cylinder appears odd initially but shortly is sensible once you begin wanting on the numbers.

Turbocharged K24 making 1,000 or extra horsepower are actually a recognized amount. The system to get them to that output stage and to take action reliably is established. All of it begins to return collectively once you add in the fee and availability of elements and consumables, and the a lot wider availability of people that know how one can work on these motors.

The subsequent massive criticism from the online is that Mike took what was already a reasonably good instance of the 308 to make use of for his mission, moderately than a clapped-out shell. Once more, this is sensible. The rule of shopping for a mission is at all times to purchase one of the best one you possibly can afford as a result of it’s going to make every thing else you do to it simpler, easier and cheaper. Additionally, it’s not like 308s are all that uncommon or beloved. He’s not hacking up a 288 GTO or a Daytona.

Folks’s final massive criticism – and that is distinctive to Mike’s state of affairs due to how he’s chosen to doc his construct – is that the construct is taking too lengthy. That’s silly, and other people saying which have clearly by no means tried a mission of this scale earlier than.

So, if you will get over these hangups, it’s best to begin following Mike’s construct on the StanceWorks YouTube channel as a result of not solely will the construct entertain you, but you may additionally be taught one thing alongside the way in which.