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Ferruccio said:
Wouldn’t it be easier to just buy a RWD car?
I think I’d rather know where it has been. Although it’s been out of my ownership for a few years, 80% of the mileage was at my own fair hand so would feel much happier than I would buying one that had already been converted. Ferruccio said:
Lambo FirstBlood said:
Ferruccio, you said you’d had a bad experience. Can you share? Would be keen to know what went wrong your end.
Not with a Lamborghini but with something else. Engine enlarged. Was great for 6 months. Then went pop. Needed a new engine.
Ferruccio said:
Lambo FirstBlood said:
Ferruccio said:
Wouldn’t it be easier to just buy a RWD car?
I think I’d rather know where it has been. Although it’s been out of my ownership for a few years, 80% of the mileage was at my own fair hand so would feel much happier than I would buying one that had already been converted. Not discounting your experience but the Murcielago chassis is very similar to the Diablo’s and as you say, there were RWD Diablos produced by the factory so I can’t see how it could do any serious damage.
Of the 12 Murcielago owners I’ve been in touch with, the majority have done the conversion and all have said they’d never go back so maybe it is particularly well suited to this car.
Larry, you beat me to it, referencing the GT1 car!
I got a fantastic deal on a full set of Toyo R888 tyres. They arrived last week although it will be a while before I can fit them let alone let you all know how they drive. The are a couple of years old before they move to R888R, hence the deal, but I think I'll get some good use out of them way before they expire.
I went for a slightly wider front (255 as opposed to 245) than the standard Pirelli to aid with traction after the RWD conversion. They look great and I've heard very good things about their performance.
I hope everyone is keeping safe in these uncertain times.
Cheers,
LFB
I went for a slightly wider front (255 as opposed to 245) than the standard Pirelli to aid with traction after the RWD conversion. They look great and I've heard very good things about their performance.
I hope everyone is keeping safe in these uncertain times.
Cheers,
LFB
Patrick-Peter said:
Larry5.2 said:
carspath said:
Book : 9781845849221
Pg 131 : talks about the RWD ONLY Murcielago R-GT .
Audi Sport and Reiter Engineering ( who were also involved in developing the race versions of the KTM X-BOW -- there are so many associations and similarities between KTM and Lamborghini ) developed this race car .
Less than 1100 Kg , and the engine cubic capacity was also reduced to 5988 cc .
A truly massive rear wing , even by Lambo standards .
Wold be really interesting to know how different / similar your after market conversion is to the technology / mechanicals of the R-GT .
The rear wing would certainly help a lot with traction...Pg 131 : talks about the RWD ONLY Murcielago R-GT .
Audi Sport and Reiter Engineering ( who were also involved in developing the race versions of the KTM X-BOW -- there are so many associations and similarities between KTM and Lamborghini ) developed this race car .
Less than 1100 Kg , and the engine cubic capacity was also reduced to 5988 cc .
A truly massive rear wing , even by Lambo standards .
Wold be really interesting to know how different / similar your after market conversion is to the technology / mechanicals of the R-GT .
The conversion to RWD comprises of removing the front diff, torque tube from gearbox to diff, and the front driveshafts. You then need to replace the driveshafts with stubs - there's a number of choice for this including Lambo Diablo SV parts. Then the front of the gearbox needs supporting, which starts to get interesting
There is a bloke in the US selling a nice-looking part to do this job. I had my own design machined and fitted it. I made a few of these available on the LamboTalk website, but TBH I sold too cheap and just about broke even. These were for manual cars only but I had an eGear version in the pipeline. I decided to stop it and focus on my day job.... However if there is interest, this can be rekindled...
VonSenger said:
I'd get it on a rolling road and check the vitals. I ran a designtek titanium exhaust on my 996 turbo. Ran awful and hot as the welded bends affect gas flow. I ended up getting rid of mine. I didn't realise ti doesn't bend well, hence the welded sections. Just a thought.
Thanks for the feedback. I’ll bear it in mind. I have heard from a number of people online who have fitted the same unit as I have on their Murcielagos and all the feedback appears to be positive thus far so fingers crossed I won’t have the same problems as you did on the Porsche. Thank for the comments.
Not a very exciting job but today I removed the lairy aftermarket speaker covers and replaced them with originals.
Heres what it looked liked:
Apparently they were custom made and very expensive but I wasn't keen.
I'm so pleased he kept the originals, the cheapest OEM Replacements I could fine online are £500 not including the speakers!
Here are the much simpler looking factory covers.
It a fiddly job - scissor doors look great and nice in a tight parking space but definitely not your friend when you want to work on something that is in the door!
Here's the finished look - back to factory
Only a small job but pleased to have gotten it done.
The RWD kit from Reid Performance is still stuck in US Customs, no doubt delayed by everything going on in the world but the titanium exhaust also from Reid Performance arrives today so will post some pics and may start to do the install soon.
Cheers,
LFB
Not a very exciting job but today I removed the lairy aftermarket speaker covers and replaced them with originals.
Heres what it looked liked:
Apparently they were custom made and very expensive but I wasn't keen.
I'm so pleased he kept the originals, the cheapest OEM Replacements I could fine online are £500 not including the speakers!
Here are the much simpler looking factory covers.
It a fiddly job - scissor doors look great and nice in a tight parking space but definitely not your friend when you want to work on something that is in the door!
Here's the finished look - back to factory
Only a small job but pleased to have gotten it done.
The RWD kit from Reid Performance is still stuck in US Customs, no doubt delayed by everything going on in the world but the titanium exhaust also from Reid Performance arrives today so will post some pics and may start to do the install soon.
Cheers,
LFB
And the exhaust has arrived!
I'm going start take a few screws off and take a look inside to see how much work is involved but to think that these 2 x tiny pieces of Titanium are going to replace what can be only described as a 45KG beer fridge is quite exciting!
The rear glass engine cover isn't staying up on its own so its clear that the struts are gone so I may order some replacements and do that job first. At the moment, I have a track pump sitting on top of the engine block holding the bonnet open!
I'm going start take a few screws off and take a look inside to see how much work is involved but to think that these 2 x tiny pieces of Titanium are going to replace what can be only described as a 45KG beer fridge is quite exciting!
The rear glass engine cover isn't staying up on its own so its clear that the struts are gone so I may order some replacements and do that job first. At the moment, I have a track pump sitting on top of the engine block holding the bonnet open!
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