Gallardo pre-lp new owner, modding and other queries

[madmedman]

andrew said:

where did you source the "sprint booster" remap from ?
hopefully avoiding pistonheads' naming and shaming rules, jb ???

I bought the device from racedom_uk on ebay. It shipped from Greece. £140 + £44 or so customs charge.

[andrew]

madmedman said:

andrew said:

where did you source the "sprint booster" remap from ?
hopefully avoiding pistonheads' naming and shaming rules, jb ???

I bought the device from racedom_uk on ebay. It shipped from Greece. £140 + £44 or so customs charge.

yeah, that's the one
all it does is apply full throttle when you have applied 75% throttle
bin it !

[madmedman]

andrew said:

yeah, that's the one
all it does is apply full throttle when you have applied 75% throttle
bin it !

Nah man, I disagree
Without it, I pressed 20% throttle and then got half the response after 2 seconds.
Now, with sport mode, its instant response and in race, its like using launch control every time I tap the throttle. Makes it ideal for racing off red lights, not that I would do that.
But, I still have to check my clutch settings and if adjustments need to be done, I will test without sprint booster and if throttle is better, will get rid of it.
But for now, it has made the car extremely lively and i am getting enjoyment out of driving it.

[markiii]

Sprintbooster does more than give you more throttle for less input. It eliminates the deadspot at the top of the throttle rravel

[andrew]

markiii said:

Sprintbooster does more than give you more throttle for less input. It eliminates the deadspot at the top of the throttle rravel

then the one i tried was possibly faulty ???

[markiii]

Possible, mine is a huge improvement (manual box though so experiences may vary)

[madmedman]

Mine is a huge improvement as well, being e-Gear. In fact, its a transformational improvement.

[madmedman]

So just removed the right side trim that hides the coolant reservoir and noticed this:


Is this some form of a bleed line for the e-gear or a connection with a missing hose? 🤔
Sorry if I am being ignorant.

Also, what the actual f***. The e-gear reservoir was not bolted secure and had a missing screw. I blame the last garage that had the car.

[NRG1976]

madmedman said:

So just removed the right side trim that hides the coolant reservoir and noticed this:


Is this some form of a bleed line for the e-gear or a connection with a missing hose? ??
Sorry if I am being ignorant.

Also, what the actual f***. The e-gear reservoir was not bolted secure and had a missing screw. I blame the last garage that had the car.

I’m sure that is the bleed value, it doesn’t seem that anything is missing apart from I assume is a dust cap?

[madmedman]

NRG1976 said:

I’m sure that is the bleed value, it doesn’t seem that anything is missing apart from I assume is a dust cap?

Cheers. Thanks for confirming and for the pic. I will find the dust cap. I am a bit uneasy leaving it like that.

[m4tti]

madmedman said:

So just removed the right side trim that hides the coolant reservoir and noticed this:


Is this some form of a bleed line for the e-gear or a connection with a missing hose? ??
Sorry if I am being ignorant.

Also, what the actual f***. The e-gear reservoir was not bolted secure and had a missing screw. I blame the last garage that had the car.

Yeah.. that doesn’t look right. Not mounted properly.
That bleed line nipple not being covered is probably fine, as it’s tucked away.

[madmedman]

m4tti said:

Yeah.. that doesn’t look right. Not mounted properly.
That bleed line nipple not being covered is probably fine, as it’s tucked away.

Yea man, I was furious when I saw it. The e-gear reserviour would have been jumping all around the place when engine started. Not good it was left unsecured. I managed to find a bolt and washer from my stash and fixed it there. Good thing the fluid level was fine.

[m4tti]

Good thing it didn’t knock about and develop a leak.. no fluid.. no gears

[madmedman]

m4tti said:

Good thing it didn’t knock about and develop a leak.. no fluid.. no gears

Oh yea, Would not have been a cheap fix i assume. I have been watching the garage floor daily but so far no leaks. This reservoir does look a bit moist but doesnt look like anyting is leaking. I checked repeatedly but will still keep a look out.

[madmedman]

Hello again mates,

I thought I will give feedback since I got the car back from RE. Ricky test drove the car when I went to drop it in. First thing he noticed was that the wheel alignment was completely off. Honestly I found it as well on my way to Swindon. I know I should have noticed it earlier.

The brakes he mentioned were characteristic of the car. I the days leading up to this, I have been slowly getting used to them. They have been working great at high speed but are horrible in slow moving traffic. Good thing they work at least. It may be that they need progressively more force as the car comes to a halt.

The steering had improved with the fluid change and has been considerably better with the wheel alignment. Another contributory factor they found was that the tyres are worn out, some unevenly so due to the lack of wheel alignment. The fronts are cracked as well. I am going to go for ps4s as they have a better reputation than p zeros I guess.

It was also reassuring that they did an inspection and no major issues were picked up, well apart from a minor steering rack leak. Going by the service history, it seems like it’s has been an intermittent issue since 2017. I need to get this sorted out.

By this Larini systems is driving me insane. They don’t give clear updates. The delivery of the cats has been pushed back. They said they will be shipped “imminently” which I don’t know what it means. Very vague and poor communication.

But very happy with RE and Ricky. Very reasonably priced work that they do and clear and upfront, no messing about. Will go back to them anything Lambo.

By the way, the yellow gallardo in their second last video is mine

[Hoofy]

RE do sound good from what I've read and seen.

Annoying that the cats are still not done. "Imminently" would be in the next couple of days but I suspect they are just using a long word to keep you waiting.

[madmedman]

Hoofy said:

RE do sound good from what I've read and seen.

Annoying that the cats are still not done. "Imminently" would be in the next couple of days but I suspect they are just using a long word to keep you waiting.

Yea, Ricky is great, the go to person for Gallardos/R8s.

Its third day now since they mentioned cats are due to be posted imminently. There goes the chance on me receiving them tomorrow and enjoying quality time with my car and installing them over the weekend. Guess I have to be patient.

[madmedman]

To decat or not to decat, that is the question.


Cannot wait to install over the weekend. Should be fun. The larini cats are going to be here any minute now for the last couple of weeks.

So hopefully will be able to compare all three setups, oem, 200 cell and test pipes.

My rear tyres are at the legal limit and front ones are cracked. Such bad timing as I am broke now or would have got PS4Ss.

Would anyone recommend winter tyres, used for the time being as I will get proper tyres in summer. The winter ones are extremely cheap. Some used sottozeros, rear ones are 100 quid.

[andrew]

i would rather buy used condoms than used rear tyres

[markiii]

what pipes are those?