Click above for high-res gallery of this TT Gallardo
Jason Heffner is in the business of building fast cars. We're talking about quadruple digit horsepower, spinning the tires at 100 mph and pulling-away-from-a-Bugatti-Veyron fast cars. You might remember watching a Heffner-powered twin-turbo Ford GT that could hit 222 mph in the standing mile. His latest project is this twin-turbo Lamborghini that's putting down 930 horsepower and 762 lb-ft torque at the wheels. This particular owner also wanted to cut some weight, and added a carbon fiber deck lid and rear diffuser, race seats, and lightweight wheels. Follow the jump to see the extensive upgrade list, or check out the photos below.
Heffner's Performance Twin-Turbo Lamborghini Gallardo features:
Engine removal and disassembly
Steel cylinder liners
Custom 9 to 1 compression ratio forged pistons
Polishing of crankshaft journals
Connecting rod bearings
Main bearings
Balancing of rotating assembly
Blueprinting and assembly of engine
Heavy duty clutch & pressure plate
Twin water cooled, dual ball bearing tubos
Two TIAL 38mm wastegates
Two TIAL 50mm blow off valves
Custom made stainless steel turbo mid pipes
Custom made stainless steel turbo downpipes & exhaust system
Stainless steel turbo oil feed lines
Stainless steel turbo oil drain lines
Colder heat range spark plugs
High flow turbo air inlet plumbing
High flow turbo air discharge plumbing
Spearco water to air intercooler
Intercooler water pump
Intercooler water reservoir
All necessary lines & fittings
High flow in tank fuel pumps
Upgraded fuel injectors
All necessary gaskets & fluids
Optimized fuel and spark calibration
Professional installation & tuning
100 Octane 1000 Horsepower Upgrade: Carrillo Billet Steel Connecting Rods,
Associated Machine Work, Two Stage Boost Controller
1 Carbon Fiber Rear Decklid
1 Superleggera Style Carbon Fiber Rear Diffuser
1 Superleggera Style Rear Spoiler
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 3)
Isuzu32 @ Aug 5th 2008 4:05PM
Well that will just about do it.
TwinTurboVR4 @ Aug 5th 2008 4:13PM
um, yea thats freaking awesome...i hope they get their hands on a Murcielago
Alec @ Aug 5th 2008 4:14PM
This is great, this way you can not only be faster than a Murcielago but look better at the same time.
Jerk Face @ Aug 5th 2008 4:17PM
That is just retarded...
Jerk Face @ Aug 5th 2008 4:18PM
...ly AWESOME.
XcRuNk @ Aug 5th 2008 4:20PM
I still got a bigger dick.
Joce03 @ Aug 5th 2008 4:21PM
Bigger the engine, smaller the penis... or so they say!
I drive a Yaris : )
Zane @ Aug 5th 2008 4:24PM
So the guys with the biggest one drive a 50cc moped?
2004m3driver @ Aug 5th 2008 5:20PM
So is your penis going to get you to 200mph? If so, I could only imagine all the daredevil guys wanting to give it a ride.
And don't you mean you "have" a bigger dick? If you "got" one I would assume you just finished the process of "getting" a big dick as oppose to always having one.
xcrunk @ Aug 5th 2008 7:52PM
@m3Driver...living up to the myth that M3 drivers are all douchebags. Good job.
Yup, I still got a bigger dick.
Joce03 @ Aug 5th 2008 4:20PM
"930 horsepower at the wheels"... I always forget. The horsepower and torque figure we usually hear from automakers, are those "at the wheel" or "at the crank"? Or "at something else..."?
Either way, that is an impressive looking car. Not that I'm in the market, but any idea what the cost of the work is?
And thank you Drew Phillips for listing all the work that goes into the conversion - very interesting.
madgamer @ Aug 5th 2008 4:23PM
Automaker figures are always at the crank which is less real horsepower than what you would measure at the wheels.
Red @ Aug 5th 2008 4:27PM
Manufacturers typically rank at the crank. Enthusiasts, racers and bench racers typically care about the measurement at the wheels.
This must be one of, like 3 modified Gallardo's that looks like the owner actually had some restraint where the body was concerned. I don't have enough fingers and toes to count how many Lamborghini's throughout the history of 'Ghini-dom, have been f***** up by their owners thinking they were "cool" and "rare".
Alex @ Aug 5th 2008 4:20PM
wow
Bungle @ Aug 5th 2008 4:25PM
Turbo... turbo... turbo... LAG!
Torqued @ Aug 5th 2008 5:17PM
Shouldn't that be: lag ...... lag ...... lag ...... TURBO!!!!
Benfolio @ Aug 5th 2008 5:26PM
More like lag..... lag..... lag.... TURB-shift! Lag.... lag.... DAMMIT!!!
yh @ Aug 5th 2008 5:44PM
With a twin turbo setup that lag should be minimal at worst. This is not like a super huge turbo civic my friend... You've got a big engine feeding 2 turbos, which means better spool and faster power. Not to mention you're probably getting ~500 HP w/o the turbos spooled anyways, and thats plenty to pin you before the turbo kickes in and completely smashes you into your seat.
lamboman @ Aug 5th 2008 5:58PM
As yh said, you aren't going to get much lag at all with this setup. Go and watch the videos of the previous TT Gallardos that he has done, and you will see for yourself.
It really is time someone gave treatment like this to the Murcie. Doug Levin are the only ones to have built one, with "only" 800hp...
Benfolio @ Aug 5th 2008 6:07PM
Did you guys even LOOK a the dyno sheet? This thing makes, like, no power until 4000 RPM.
Then big ol' spikey.
WHEE!