Gallardo pre-lp new owner, modding and other queries

[madmedman]

Hoofy said:

At this point, I'd be speaking to Mr Exhaust in Reigate. I'm sure they can fabricate some decat pipes (or pipes as the rest of the world might call them).

I guess i will have to do. I love swapping exhaust bits and before the cats have arrived, have tried to complete the steps involved just to ensure I will be ready. I can undo the rear clamps next to the engine on right side but the angle on the left ones a bh. Thats despite getting the 360 degree swivel attachments and extensions for the ratchet. I will have another go tomorrow. Removing wheels on a daily basis have started to breakdown my muscle tissue.

[madmedman]

markiii said:

It looks like 3 bright blue tennis balls stuck together on a row. On the spyder its on the rear left corner hiding under the plastic trim

Cheers mate. I have not removed any plastic trims so I will do that and check.

I changed the power steering fluid twice and the fluid is now bright red, so I guess another flush probably wouldn't make a difference?

Its very interesting that as soon as I start the car and rotate the steering wheel, its soft and exactly how I would want it, but then it gets harder in a few seconds Mine is a 2008 so its the updated design with the pump i guess, and if there was a pump issue, I imagine the steering would be much harder and practically undrivable? I have read a few people having issue with the pump shaft.

Man these predelivery inspections are not worth the paper they are written on.

[markiii]

I was still getting colour change at the 4th or fifth siphon so I'd say its worth persisting

[madmedman]

markiii said:

I was still getting colour change at the 4th or fifth siphon so I'd say its worth persisting

Cheers mate. I will do. More fluid coming up tomorrow and will do the siphon method a few more times.

[Hoofy]

madmedman said:

Hoofy said:

At this point, I'd be speaking to Mr Exhaust in Reigate. I'm sure they can fabricate some decat pipes (or pipes as the rest of the world might call them).

I guess i will have to do. I love swapping exhaust bits and before the cats have arrived, have tried to complete the steps involved just to ensure I will be ready. I can undo the rear clamps next to the engine on right side but the angle on the left ones a bh. Thats despite getting the 360 degree swivel attachments and extensions for the ratchet. I will have another go tomorrow. Removing wheels on a daily basis have started to breakdown my muscle tissue.

I guess knowing how to do this procedure will save Mr Exhaust time and make it more reassuring that nothing goes wrong.

FWIW when I was there, another customer said his friend had had his 996 GT2 worked on (bumper-off exhaust fitment, too) and his friend had recommended Mr Exhaust.

[madmedman]

Hoofy said:

I guess knowing how to do this procedure will save Mr Exhaust time and make it more reassuring that nothing goes wrong.

FWIW when I was there, another customer said his friend had had his 996 GT2 worked on (bumper-off exhaust fitment, too) and his friend had recommended Mr Exhaust.

I have been trying to avoid Mr Exhaust as I am sure they are not cheap, but I ended up breaking one of the bolts from a rear clamp today. I should have listened to you Now its definitely a visit to the exhaust guy, unless I could use one of the clamps from the oem huge exhaust that I removed and have no further use for.

I will give them a call and see if they could slot me in soon, otherwise I will get RE to work on it when I bring the car in to him. I am still talking as if I have the cats, there's still no sign of them. And larini are s***te with email replies.

[madmedman]

markiii said:

I was still getting colour change at the 4th or fifth siphon so I'd say its worth persisting

Hello mate,

Sorry another query.

I am completely useless when it comes to parking or reversing, and hence bought the kufatec rear view camera interface:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/234980796224

I have the RNS-E 192 and I believe it works with this module. But there are a few steps I am likely to get stuck in:

Where to pass the camera wire through the firewall? Is it still through the engine cover release handle?

The coding, can I do it myself or I have to take the car in to an Audi dealer?

Can i ask if you're using a backup camera and which one? Is the roof above the number plate or the central grille the best location?

Sorry for pestering again with all the questions.

[Hoofy]

madmedman said:

Hoofy said:

I guess knowing how to do this procedure will save Mr Exhaust time and make it more reassuring that nothing goes wrong.

FWIW when I was there, another customer said his friend had had his 996 GT2 worked on (bumper-off exhaust fitment, too) and his friend had recommended Mr Exhaust.

I have been trying to avoid Mr Exhaust as I am sure they are not cheap, but I ended up breaking one of the bolts from a rear clamp today. I should have listened to you Now its definitely a visit to the exhaust guy, unless I could use one of the clamps from the oem huge exhaust that I removed and have no further use for.

I will give them a call and see if they could slot me in soon, otherwise I will get RE to work on it when I bring the car in to him. I am still talking as if I have the cats, there's still no sign of them. And larini are s***te with email replies.

Really annoying on the cat side of things. I am sure Mr Exhaust can supply suitable cats.

[markiii]

I had a rear view camera breifly its disconnected at the mo due to melting wires

mounting the camera - I'd go with high as possible. I think the reason the factory one is on the wing is that the Gallardo aero sucks a lot of dirt back into the rear bumper. I originally mounted above the number plate and every time I wanted to use it, it was covered in dirt.

Getting the wire through. On a Spyder routed from the head unit along the door sill under the rear panel and passed the roof mechanism. I suspect on a coupe you will have to find a grommet to teh engine bay that will likely be behind the carpet on teh firewall.

Coding the RNSE to know about the Kufatec is DIYable but you will need Vagcom or Rosstech VCDS. If I was doing it again (and I'm planning too I'd just replace the headunit with something better suited to the job.

I just used a generic Amazon cam with a composite video output

[m4tti]

Here’s some info on the camera install and the parameters you need to change in VAgCom
https://www.lamborghini-talk.com/threads/retrofit-...

[madmedman]

markiii said:

I had a rear view camera breifly its disconnected at the mo due to melting wires

mounting the camera - I'd go with high as possible. I think the reason the factory one is on the wing is that the Gallardo aero sucks a lot of dirt back into the rear bumper. I originally mounted above the number plate and every time I wanted to use it, it was covered in dirt.

Getting the wire through. On a Spyder routed from the head unit along the door sill under the rear panel and passed the roof mechanism. I suspect on a coupe you will have to find a grommet to teh engine bay that will likely be behind the carpet on teh firewall.

Coding the RNSE to know about the Kufatec is DIYable but you will need Vagcom or Rosstech VCDS. If I was doing it again (and I'm planning too I'd just replace the headunit with something better suited to the job.

I just used a generic Amazon cam with a composite video output

Thats legendary stuff mate. Thanks for for the detailed explanation. I do agree that something like carnavi player is more convenient and i am sure, better in everyway from the ancient audi head unit. The cheap man that i am, I was trying to avoid spending 500 on the carnavi. But taking into account, all the steps and £££ involved in getting just a simple aftermarket camera up and running with RNS-E, I should have gone aftermarket. The melting wires is another possibility. I just need a rear view camera to make sure there is no kid behind me when i am backing out. I live right next to a school. Also, the rear diffuser is extremely low.

m4tti said:

Here’s some info on the camera install and the parameters you need to change in VAgCom
https://www.lamborghini-talk.com/threads/retrofit-...

Thats brilliant mate. thank you. For some reason I found loads of discussion about the subject but missed this clear diy tutorial. This is exactly what I need. I might route the camera anyway and give a try to the kufatec box and hopefull a VW dealer would flash the headunit for a few £. If not then maybe the carnaviplayer in near future. I really need to get the brakes and steering sorted first.

[madmedman]

Hoofy said:

Really annoying on the cat side of things. I am sure Mr Exhaust can supply suitable cats.

Oh yea, I am waiting for larini to let me know eta of their cats, if it's still a few weeks away, I will head off to Mr exhaust so they can fabricate some pipes.

I really should wait but for the pass few days, it has been rear wheels off and have been trying to get the rear clamps off. Right side no problem but left, I did this with a long extension and a breaker bar.

[Hoofy]

Ouch!

[markiii]

Penetrating oil them to death. Not sure what your using but WD40 as used by many won't do much

I'd suggest you run the wire through the window first to make sure you get the result you want before taking it all apart

[m4tti]

madmedman said:

Oh yea, I am waiting for larini to let me know eta of their cats, if it's still a few weeks away, I will head off to Mr exhaust so they can fabricate some pipes.

I really should wait but for the pass few days, it has been rear wheels off and have been trying to get the rear clamps off. Right side no problem but left, I did this with a long extension and a breaker bar.

If one of those studs has sheared off, you might as well go for shearing off the other one as your going to need to replace the clamp.. the gasket in between may be brittle and crack when you go to torque that back up, and need replacing.

That clamp is about £240 from eurospares so you may aswell get the upgraded hill version.

https://www.eurospares.co.uk/Lamborghini/Gallardo/...

[madmedman]

markiii said:

Penetrating oil them to death. Not sure what your using but WD40 as used by many won't do much

I'd suggest you run the wire through the window first to make sure you get the result you want before taking it all apart

Cheers. I used the 3 in 1 penetrant spray similar to WD40, let the clamps soak for a couple of days and then tried but it broke off. There are a couple of similar clamps on the original muffler but both the studs on both clamps broke off as well. I am going to try and drill them out and I hope the whole screws are rusted so they are easy to drill off.

m4tti said:

If one of those studs has sheared off, you might as well go for shearing off the other one as your going to need to replace the clamp.. the gasket in between may be brittle and crack when you go to torque that back up, and need replacing.

That clamp is about £240 from eurospares so you may aswell get the upgraded hill version.

https://www.eurospares.co.uk/Lamborghini/Gallardo/...

Yea, I will have to break the other off as well and I am guessing it wont be difficult looking at the amount of rust it has. I will try and drill the bolts off but if not possible will go for the hills engineering ones. 240 for a clamp is madness. And Hills ones arent cheap either. Those donut gaskets are also over 50 a piece. Cheers for the headsup regarding the donuts breaking after closing the clamp. I didnt know that and I certainly dont want that to happen on the manifold side of the Cats.

[madmedman]

Managed to salvage a couple of clamps from the old muffler. Drilled a broken bolt off one clamp. Was a piece of cake in the end. Took 20 minutes and no signs of struggle on the drill bit. Also, had two female parts of different clamps and I will use together with new nuts and bolts. Also two decent donut gaskets from the muffler as well. So saved a couple of hundred. The clamps are generally sturdy. Its the bolts that rust.




The Larinis are due to be delivered the week after next, same week i am due to drop her with RE performance. I am also thinking about selling off the larini and going for test pipes because thats where the best F1 sound is.

Finished flushing off the power steering fluid with 4L of Redline D4 ATF. The power steering is much better but can be a bit softer. I am judging from youtube videos where people turn the steering wheel effortlessly. When I am driving, i am so concentrated on the brakes, or lack thereof, that I completely forget about the steering.

The "rolling delay" has been completely abolished by the sprint booster. But the trade-off is that I have to put up with uneven idle where rpm can suddenly go up to 1500 for a sec randomly.

[m4tti]

madmedman said:

Managed to salvage a couple of clamps from the old muffler. Drilled a broken bolt off one clamp. Was a piece of cake in the end. Took 20 minutes and no signs of struggle on the drill bit. Also, had two female parts of different clamps and I will use together with new nuts and bolts. Also two decent donut gaskets from the muffler as well. So saved a couple of hundred. The clamps are generally sturdy. Its the bolts that rust.




The Larinis are due to be delivered the week after next, same week i am due to drop her with RE performance. I am also thinking about selling off the larini and going for test pipes because thats where the best F1 sound is.

Finished flushing off the power steering fluid with 4L of Redline D4 ATF. The power steering is much better but can be a bit softer. I am judging from youtube videos where people turn the steering wheel effortlessly. When I am driving, i am so concentrated on the brakes, or lack thereof, that I completely forget about the steering.

The "rolling delay" has been completely abolished by the sprint booster. But the trade-off is that I have to put up with uneven idle where rpm can suddenly go up to 1500 for a sec randomly.

If you go for test pipes you’re going to need to find a MOT tester with an “emissions” car, or put the cats back before each MOT.

It will also be incredibly loud. My old Tuscan with decats.. was 130db. I might be a bit of an “aural” wimp, but after a while I started wearing one of those orange ear plugs in my right ear while driving.

That right hand gasket looks a bit flakey and brittle. See how it does back up. If you end up with an air leak, that’s when you start getting over furlong and the cats get hot and degrade…

Edited by m4tti on Saturday 7th October 19:51

[andrew]

madmedman said:

Managed to salvage a couple of clamps from the old muffler. Drilled a broken bolt off one clamp. Was a piece of cake in the end. Took 20 minutes and no signs of struggle on the drill bit. Also, had two female parts of different clamps and I will use together with new nuts and bolts. Also two decent donut gaskets from the muffler as well. So saved a couple of hundred. The clamps are generally sturdy. Its the bolts that rust.




The Larinis are due to be delivered the week after next, same week i am due to drop her with RE performance. I am also thinking about selling off the larini and going for test pipes because thats where the best F1 sound is.

Finished flushing off the power steering fluid with 4L of Redline D4 ATF. The power steering is much better but can be a bit softer. I am judging from youtube videos where people turn the steering wheel effortlessly. When I am driving, i am so concentrated on the brakes, or lack thereof, that I completely forget about the steering.

The "rolling delay" has been completely abolished by the sprint booster. But the trade-off is that I have to put up with uneven idle where rpm can suddenly go up to 1500 for a sec randomly.

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

[madmedman]

m4tti said:

If you go for test pipes you’re going to need to find a MOT tester with an “emissions” car, or put the cats back before each MOT.

It will also be incredibly loud. My old Tuscan with decats.. was 130db. I might be a bit of an “aural” wimp, but after a while I started wearing one of those orange ear plugs in my right ear while driving.

That right hand gasket looks a bit flakey and brittle. See how it does back up. If you end up with an air leak, that’s when you start getting over furlong and the cats get hot and degrade…

Edited by m4tti on Saturday 7th October 19:51

Yea, I also thought it would be much louder but I got a bit confused with the bull rider video where he said that there wasn't much difference in volume when he changed from stock to test pipes. I am expecting the cold start to be much louder but it should return to same level as 200 cells? I was thinking of getting the decats now and then test the sport cats to check the difference and agree that i have swap the decats out at least yearly. Honestly, I dont want the car to sound obnoxiously loud. I got the x-pipe with resonators for the same reason. If its going to shatter my ears, I would rather keep the 200 cells. I had a G82 M4 with 200 cells and midpipe with MPE and that thing was disgustingly loud on startup. I only realised this when it was driven away having being sold

I am thinking of using the bad gaskets on the other end of the cats and better ones, if i can find another good one, on the manifold side. Or may buy the wire mesh type that are available on ebay. Definitely dont want any leaks.