Gallardo upgrades
Discussion
I run an ad on here and auto trader,price the car well...get no response ,and decide besides the lack of response that rEplacing it it nigh on impossible,so let the ads finish...go away on holiday ...and get several seemingly serious enquiries.
Anyway what upgrades are worthwhile on a gallardo...exhaust is an obvious one,but is there a noticeable improvement in performance ? I'm quite happy with the sound as it is (especially with the roof down) so unless you get a noticeable improvement by putting a tubi on is there anything else without a remap or changing headers worth doing to an 06 ?
Anyway what upgrades are worthwhile on a gallardo...exhaust is an obvious one,but is there a noticeable improvement in performance ? I'm quite happy with the sound as it is (especially with the roof down) so unless you get a noticeable improvement by putting a tubi on is there anything else without a remap or changing headers worth doing to an 06 ?
I put a Capristo on my 560-4. I did it to improve the noise but Capristo say you get an extra 10 bhp. Frankly it is difficult to detect. It feels more responsive but I would not buy one expecting noticable performance improvement. It sounds great though and you can get a remote so you can alter when the valves open.
iandc said:
I put a Capristo on my 560-4. I did it to improve the noise but Capristo say you get an extra 10 bhp. Frankly it is difficult to detect. It feels more responsive but I would not buy one expecting noticable performance improvement. It sounds great though and you can get a remote so you can alter when the valves open.
It actually gains around 21-25 hp, the dyno sheets are on capristos website and i dynoed my own car to make sure they were not lying and that it didn't lose power as some systems do, (i'm somewhat cynical), i'm pleased to report it does everything they say. I also have had on my 560 for a couple of years with no problems at all. feels slightly slightly more free revving at higher rpm. Not really any noticeable difference in performance, i vboxed mine and also ran it against one with a standard exhaust and there was no real difference between the cars. The only real gain is the weight loss, the original is dam heavy, mine weighed 45kg the new system is 15, some are even lighter. I would without doubt put an exhaust on for the sound alone though.
Be a bit careful changing exhausts on the earlier gallardos as they tend to throw engine management lights on the 2006+ cars because of the misfire sensor that they gained. The pre 2006 and post 2008 cars should be fine as they don't have it, they also (pre 2006) dont have a valved system and are more restrictive as the oe part and so would likely gain even more power than the later cars, from others dynos the earlier cars seem to have had their power overated by the factory as well.
The general consensus on LP the Lambo forum where there is hardly a standard car amoungst them, is that there is not really anything short of turbos that will make a significant enough difference to performance to be worth the expense.
Sound and cosmetic is different as its personal and therefore woth doing "upgrades" if you want it done and like it.
I would imagine only an exhaust would add anything and it probably wouldnt really add value but it might make it more desierable.
Edited by topjay on Wednesday 27th July 10:10
topjay said:
It actually gains around 21-25 hp, the dyno sheets are on capristos website and i dynoed my own car to make sure they were not lying and that it didn't lose power as some systems do, (i'm somewhat cynical), i'm pleased to report it does everything they say. I also have had on my 560 for a couple of years with no problems at all. feels slightly slightly more free revving at higher rpm. Not really any noticeable difference in performance, i vboxed mine and also ran it against one with a standard exhaust and there was no real difference between the cars. The only real gain is the weight loss, the original is dam heavy, mine weighed 45kg the new system is 15, some are even lighter.
I would without doubt put an exhaust on for the sound alone though.
Be a bit careful changing exhausts on the earlier gallardos as they tend to throw engine management lights on the 2006+ cars because of the misfire sensor that they gained. The pre 2006 and post 2008 cars should be fine as they don't have it, they also (pre 2006) dont have a valved system and are more restrictive as the oe part and so would likely gain even more power than the later cars, from others dynos the earlier cars seem to have had their power overated by the factory as well.
The general consensus on LP the Lambo forum where there is hardly a standard car amoungst them, is that there is not really anything short of turbos that will make a significant enough difference to performance to be worth the expense.
Sound and cosmetic is different as its personal and therefore woth doing "upgrades" if you want it done and like it.
I would imagine only an exhaust would add anything and it probably wouldnt really add value but it might make it more desierable.
Thanks Topjay really helpful info. I must say I agree regarding weight difference. I had to lug the old exhaust into the car (not the Lambo) to get it home and it weighed a ton. Am loving the noise of the Capristo and the better responsiveness. Touch wood no engine light problems at all. I would without doubt put an exhaust on for the sound alone though.
Be a bit careful changing exhausts on the earlier gallardos as they tend to throw engine management lights on the 2006+ cars because of the misfire sensor that they gained. The pre 2006 and post 2008 cars should be fine as they don't have it, they also (pre 2006) dont have a valved system and are more restrictive as the oe part and so would likely gain even more power than the later cars, from others dynos the earlier cars seem to have had their power overated by the factory as well.
The general consensus on LP the Lambo forum where there is hardly a standard car amoungst them, is that there is not really anything short of turbos that will make a significant enough difference to performance to be worth the expense.
Sound and cosmetic is different as its personal and therefore woth doing "upgrades" if you want it done and like it.
I would imagine only an exhaust would add anything and it probably wouldnt really add value but it might make it more desierable.
Edited by topjay on Wednesday 27th July 10:10
V10 BAT said:
Hi matey,did you have any probs with dash lights CEL coming on?
Ref 06.
Just got a gtr tubi and some de cat pipes,the muffler part seems smaller than an 04 systerm.
cheers mate
The GTR system is much smaller than previous systems, about the size of a 2litre bottle.Ref 06.
Just got a gtr tubi and some de cat pipes,the muffler part seems smaller than an 04 systerm.
cheers mate
CEL did come on when in traffic, but its worth putting up with.
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