Wretched excess: Heffner Peformance builds 930-whp twin-turbo Lamborghini Gallardo
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
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 3)
aljasa2007 11:00PM (8/06/2008)
i wonder which needle goes faster , rpm or fuel ?
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TwinTurboVR4 4:17PM (8/05/2008)
lol, why ever bother commenting? i dont think people interested in this car would give a damn about fuel consumption.
but to answer your question; probably the speedo.
richmajor86 5:29PM (8/05/2008)
very funny!
(clearly your humour is too clever for some?)
trashcan 12:42AM (8/06/2008)
So are you a fuel efficiency afficionado?
Isuzu32 4:05PM (8/05/2008)
Well that will just about do it.
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TwinTurboVR4 4:13PM (8/05/2008)
um, yea thats freaking awesome...i hope they get their hands on a Murcielago
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Alec 4:14PM (8/05/2008)
This is great, this way you can not only be faster than a Murcielago but look better at the same time.
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Jerk Face 4:17PM (8/05/2008)
That is just retarded...
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Jerk Face 4:18PM (8/05/2008)
...ly AWESOME.
allanlambo 6:09PM (8/05/2008)
And thats just a preliminary dyno!
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XcRuNk 4:20PM (8/05/2008)
I still got a bigger dick.
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Joce03 4:21PM (8/05/2008)
Bigger the engine, smaller the penis... or so they say!
I drive a Yaris : )
Zane 4:24PM (8/05/2008)
So the guys with the biggest one drive a 50cc moped?
2004m3driver 5:20PM (8/05/2008)
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 7:52PM (8/05/2008)
@m3Driver...living up to the myth that M3 drivers are all douchebags. Good job.
Yup, I still got a bigger dick.
Joce03 4:20PM (8/05/2008)
"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.
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madgamer 4:23PM (8/05/2008)
Automaker figures are always at the crank which is less real horsepower than what you would measure at the wheels.
Red 4:27PM (8/05/2008)
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 4:20PM (8/05/2008)
wow
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Bungle 4:25PM (8/05/2008)
Turbo... turbo... turbo... LAG!
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