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Old Sep 28, 2006 | 04:09 PM
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Smile LS7 Maserati Conversion

hi,

here are some pictures of an 442ci LS7 in a 1995 maserati ghibli, thought you might like it.

here are the new pictures, will take it on a dyno soon, expecting atleast 600hp.
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Old Sep 28, 2006 | 04:38 PM
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lets see exterior pics
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Old Sep 28, 2006 | 04:49 PM
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DAMN, someone has some loot to be messin around with a Maserati
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Old Sep 28, 2006 | 08:11 PM
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Its probably cheaper to chuck the LS in than to service it! I nearly bought a Ghibli once, they are a great shape and really cool interior, much nicer than a BMW..... but the thought of servicing it turned me off.

I live in Hong Kong and you could pick up a Ghibli for about USD15k...

Where is this car - Europe?
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Old Sep 28, 2006 | 09:00 PM
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Pretty nice looking car:

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Old Sep 28, 2006 | 11:22 PM
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great.. now i want one
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Old Sep 29, 2006 | 08:58 AM
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very cool !!!!
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Old Sep 29, 2006 | 09:21 AM
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That interior is nice
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Why the twin air filters and snake-like intake plumbing?? Do the intake tubes go around the radiotor support or something? I guess I'd just want a less complex intake track. Nice work though. When can we see the rest of it??
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Old Sep 29, 2006 | 10:27 AM
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Nice. I kinda like how the intake is in front of the engine bay. Thus out of the heat. It looks nice and clean but the pics are a little fuzzy. Show us more of the car and the swap if you have the pics!
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Old Sep 29, 2006 | 10:50 AM
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thanks everybody, the car will be completely finished on monday, will post good quality pictures and the dyno sheet afterwards.

its not too expensive of a car but very nice to drive, and now its even less expensive to maintain since it has an good USA engine (LS7)

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Old Sep 29, 2006 | 11:45 AM
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Wow that looks sick man...awesome work and def post some pics when your done...LS7 Maserati =
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Old Sep 30, 2006 | 01:05 PM
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Maserati Handling and ls7 power, i´m selling the purs.
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Old Sep 30, 2006 | 02:18 PM
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Somehow to me it just got cooler since you said LS7........
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Old Oct 8, 2006 | 10:46 AM
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Old Oct 8, 2006 | 03:43 PM
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Now I am left wishing Maserati had sold the Ghibli 2 in the States.

That is an awsome project. It would be great if you could post pics of the engine bay.
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Old Mar 18, 2007 | 08:52 AM
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Here is a video of ls7 maserati ghibli
https://ls1tech.com/forums/multimedia-exchange/678196-maserati-ghibli-ls7-vs-approximately-500hp-1000kg-fiat-bravo-hgt-turbo.html
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Old Mar 18, 2007 | 10:39 AM
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Cool conversion!
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