I Install Larini Test Pipes In My Lamborghini Gallardo Superleggera. | Insane 5.0 V10 Exhaust Sound
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- I show you how I installed a set of awesome Larini Test Pipes in my Lamborghini Gallardo Superleggera. I did this to fix a common issue with the original 5.0 Lamborghini V10 that came on the 2004 to 2008 Lamborghini Gallardo. Over time the stock catalytic converters break down, exhaust reversion causes the loose material to get sucked back into the motor causing cylinder wall scoring.
The Larini Test Pipes installed in this high mileage Lamborghini will make the car sound like it should have right out of the factory!
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Yes! The title is exact! SAVE YOUR V10! BEST MOD EVER! And the f1 sound a Lamborghini deserve... As always, Thanks a lot for the beautiful video! Cheers!
Thanks Veucinze! It sounds INSANE. One of the next videos is going to include a tunnel run! So look forward to that. I hope to break your speakers...
@@TheBullRider I can't wait to hear that...!
thanks for the Napa Exhaust Clamp tip. Life saver!😁
SRS, you are so welcome. I've been using them for about 8 months now and they are great! Highly recommend.
Great work !!! Sounds sweet !!!
Wait till i go through a tunnel NDpesic!! I got a new mic and it sounds like utter F1 perfection!!!
Yes! Nice work!!
Thank you Sam!
"Really let those clamps contemplate their life choices" hahahaha
Haha right ATOM?! One of them did as you saw and decided to quit on me!!! LOL Glad you liked the video!!
I'm glad the solution to the problem makes the car better!
Yeah me too Juan! It sounds amazing. Im excited to share with you the F1 sounds at redline with my new microphone!
I am curious if you where ever able to get O2 Spacers to work for not setting the CEL. Great video! Thank you.
Hey bull rider greetings from Australia , I have the same car with around 55,000 miles . I just did a cat delete and fluid motor union ( made in the USA )made me a nice exhaust . Loving your videos and love even more another legend using his car ! Life’s too short after all . Keep up the great work
John
Hi John. Great to meet another SL owner! What color is yours!? Your SL is even more rare in Australia than it is here, so super cool indeed.
Your SL probably sounds INSANE too and im sure you love every second driving it. 55,000 miles is awesome! I hope you can keep up the good work enjoying it, driving it, and loving every second behind the wheel. I could agree more, life is too short to let your V10 monster just sit in the garage!
By chance where in Australia are you located? Ive been to Sydney before and loved it.
@@TheBullRider hey mate , exact same colour as yours only 15 in total came to Australia I was told , 5 in orange .. just did a track day Monday at Philip island ( I’m in the most locked down city on earth ) Melbourne ….. converted my one to RWD , it’s so fun sliding it around . Keep up the awesome videos
@@johnszwede8516 Nice! Your car is crazy rare here. There 150 total and 52 in orange here, So about 10X more rare!
How do you like the RWD swap? Some say it makes it faster too.
I'm sorry to hear about the lockdown, its more or less business as usual here but at least you can drive your car and get out to the track every now and then right?
I visited Sydney when I was a kid and fell asleep in the opera house, lovely city. I am sure Melbourne is just as nice! What was the name of the track on Phillip Island?
@@TheBullRider hey mate the car is amazing now , fluid motor union in the USA made me a full exhaust , no cats . Philip island Grand Prix track I took Larry ( the Lamborghini) there a few weeks ago for his first track day with me . RWD is amazing, that and the exhaust mods larry lost around 80 kgs . Melbourne performance centre did a some ecu tuning on the Dyno so his running the best he can . Pirelli trofeo R tyres 305 rears 235 fronts are amazing , stock tyre for the 765LT here and GT3RS . Going RWD is the best thing ever . You can now power slide outa turns it’s very fun indeed if your into that sort of thing . We also made some shims to add some more negative camber to the front end . Larry is very pointy and gone is the slight numbness that I felt it had mid corner. If you like raw I highly recommend RWD . Cheers mate
Hey man, great vid, one of my favorites so far! But geeeez, that cat material. As for the Check Engine Light, you might not get them if you keep the stock post-cat exhaust - but keep us posted! And yes, absolutely I'd love to see a nicer/better solution for the intake!
Im glad you liked it Tanel! Yeah it was good to get those ugly heavy old cats off!
That is an interesting perspective because ive experienced the exact opposite on decatted cars of the same era with stock post cat exhaust systems. My thought is that the post cat 02 sensors are clogged with oil and thats why I dont get any codes. LOL. Maybe my car has a soul and just really wanted those cats off and decided that it would make life easy for me.
Ill think about the intake, overall its a nice design, just a few tweaks and it would be awesome. I have a few things for this car coming down the development pipeline that im excited to share with you!
@@TheBullRider It seems no one knows for certain what triggers those CELs, or at least I haven't come across a solid explanation for the SLs. Looking forward to you sharing all the secrets with us! :-D
Great video mate. Thank you. I have been using it as a reference to install my 200 cell cats. I am having trouble getting the left sided engine side clamp off as I cant get a decent angle to apply pressure on it through the wheel well. Will appreciate any suggestions. PB blastered and waited overnight but no go. A long breaker bar wouldnt fit in the wheel well. Have used a 10 inch extension with a ratchet as well as a wrench :( Can I approach it from above? Thanks again.
Post 02 sensors.. by post do you mean those closet to the rear bumper?
I don't know it all but when you have a fastener that will crack free you must relube and work in the loose, tight sequence .
John, I dont know it all either! Can you explain what you mean in more detail? Are you saying with those rusty bolts, I need to lubricate them as I loosen them?
You must lubricate and heat like you did. Then crack the fastener, once you you can turn it quarter turn loose then reverse to tight , relube then loose again. Continue with this process. Also if you have an impact gun the inertia of the hit will spin the nut or bolt loose. Good luck and thanks for your patience and nice reply..
@@johnmartin2079 Oh I understand now John! I like that idea, that way it would allow the material on the rusted stud to get dislodged and not get jammed into the nut! Right? Ill do that next time!
And I had a impact but I treated it too poorly and it eventually died on me! LOL I destroyed too many fasteners that way anyways haha.
Interesting video thank you! I'm looking to get a Gallardo around about October, the used car market should be looking a bit better by then, Gallardos' at the moment are about 20 - 30k over what they were 2 years ago.
You are right on the money with that one LP640! The prices of these cars is through the roof. Just like you said, a few years ago you could pick up an 04 for about 70k. Good luck finding a good one for under 100 now! I talk about this in another video but it mostly relates to SL prices. th-cam.com/video/KsF-mWADTtc/w-d-xo.html
Exposing Lamborghini's secrets. The exhaust is apparently another air intake for extra horsepowers 😱
Justin, lol it does seem to be that way doesnt it? LOL
Great video. I am wondering what the limit of these stock cats are before causing engine damage. 20k? 30k miles? Does anybody know?
GTX, it is a bit random in nature! I've seen gentleman with 15k miles on their car with bad cats or others without issues till 70k. Part of it is component age, the design technology at the time, converter placement in relation to the motor, engine tuning/fueling and valve overlap on this motor.
My advice is is get those old cats off your car ASAP, you will sleep better at night. I know I do! Haha
hi, thanks for a great vid. Im in my garage now...but the nuts on the left cat broke off (both). You got any good tip to get it off..its the clamp nearest to the exhaust system. Thanks
Jonas, you may have already figured this out but a hammer might be the best bet for you to hit the old clamps off!
@@TheBullRider Thanks, i got them loose. Had to drill them in pieces. Im superhappy now with the Larini test pipes :)
If you have the highest mileage SL, I would be curious how much scoring you actually have in your cylinders. If a borescope shows none or little maybe there isn't much cat debris being sucked back in. But if you have excessive scoring then that confirms assumptions that cats can cause damage. You mention rebuilding the engine in the future, why? Have you looked inside or done a leakdown test, or just on principle of being a high mileage car? Finally, what did you end up doing with that stray wire at 3:07?
I am very curious too dave! In a future video very soon, I am going to perform a leak down, compression check and borescope that motor. We will really know then.
I will need to rebuild the motor because of the amount of oil consumption that i have experienced owning this car. Ive driven it about 1500 miles and have gone through about 3-4 liter of oil. The normal spec for these motors is about a liter per 1000 miles.
If you look at my spark plug replacement video, I discussed how I found oil contamination on one of my spark plugs causing a misfire on one of the cylinders. Another good indication of leaking piston rings.
The stray wire is normal! Surprisingly. I have a friend with a low mileage SL that says it normal. Surprising i know... LOL Tons of audi DNA in this car but some Lamborghini in it for sure! If it was an actual broken wire, I would re pin the connector.
I appreciate you reaching out and the awesome questions. Its always good to hear from you and I hope you enjoyed the video!!
I don’t think that wire does anything at the end of the e gear clutch position sensor. My SL has the same wire hanging out. Unless mine is broken also…. Lol….
Ok thank you for the sanity check Cliff!! You could imagine the confusion I felt when taking apart the car and finding that!! You can find the Audi DNA all over this car but there are still parts that are OG Lamborghini for sure!
Very cool project. Fun to watch. That engine bay is screaming for a detail.
I see you live in VA. I'm in Ashburn.
@@adcampo7601 Im in Blacksburg! Were small town people haha!
You are totally right Adcampo! It drives me crazy too! I cleaned some stuff like the subframe and a few other components before putting them back in! It will polish up great once I get to it though!
@@TheBullRider very cool. My son just graduated from VT last year. An orange Lambo must really stand out in Blacksburg!
@@adcampo7601 Thats awesome Adcampo. VT is a great school! You must be really proud of your son.
My wife and I call it the Hokie Lambo because its very close to the VT colors! Lol!
There is only one other Lambo here and its a red Muria! I only saw him crusing once, It would be a blast to meet him and go on a cruise with the SL.
just did the cars on my 08SL bought Hill Engineering Clamps
Oh thats awesome Scott! I have been looking at those clamps, did you like them?! Good fitment and everything?
Do you have a part number for a replacement clamp ? That part number you listed was for the gasket not the clamp. The lamborghini parts for the clamp and gasket combo total a whopping $404.53 each
Pick up these from hill engineering: www.hillengineering.co.uk/ec-lg01
They are rock star clamps and you can get 4 for the price of one OEM Lambo one
@@TheBullRider very cool thank you. I ended up getting everything from REPerformance in England so that is another source for you. Always good to have options
@@50calpulse76 right on! Glad to hear you are sorted
Another great video. However, I am waiting till I replace my clutch to install my Larani Sport Cats and LOC v5 exhaust. Everything is easily accessible when the bumper is off and the tranny is out. 👍
I couldnt agree more Patrick! Sounds like you have a big job ahead of you! I saw your E gear relay video, good info. You doing the clutch job yourself? What clutch are you planning on going with?
@@TheBullRider Still debating if I want/need the Kevlar upgrade or not. Sure, the clutch will last 10X longer. Doesn't mean everything else will. 🤔
@@PatrickMichael2002 You have to go with Kevlar Patrick! Its the only way for the Cheddar wedge. I hope my videos have shown that these cars are built like tanks. (with some minor exceptions!)
Are you doing the e gear reset yourself or are you taking it to the dealer for that part?
I love your channel btw, i subscribed. Very helpful content
@@TheBullRider I do not own and early laptop with LARA software, so I will have to take it to the dealership. No one here in Las Vegas has one either. Though, HI-TECH told me they might be able to help when the time comes. 👍
hello, so how many kilometers did your Gallardo have? 120,000 miles?
Xavier, I am at about 114,000 miles!
thank you, I also read your topic on talk Lamborghini (forum)
@@modena360xavier Xavier, glad you liked that one! It should be a fun build!
I've been told by Ferrari techs not to use those oil infused air filters. Your mileage may vary. On the cat particulate, do the cats break down with age or is it more likely with use? I wonder if your codes were deleted by someone with a tune. My codes have been deleted on my car. However, I don't go catless because of the loss of low rpm torque.
Great questions Kent! So its true and false about the oil infused filters. Those filters are actually OEM Lamborghini! They were K&N filters from the factory! I was actually going to do a video on this but the original 5.0 V10 doesnt have mass air flow sensors, so having an oiled air filter doesnt effect any downstream sensors on the car. The 5.2 went with a different design with mass air flow sensors and has more of a traditional paper filter. Basically if you have MAFs, dont get oiled K&N filters because you will clog them quick!!
You know that would be hard to pin down what causes this. I think it was more of a manufacturing/ quality control defect in the design of these cats. I think the cat core delaminates from the stainless tube and the material that we saw is the high temp epoxy residue that bonds the core to the housing. The error rates are random from what ive seen, some low mileage cars have a core that is loose in the housing but mine is huge high mileage high use/ track use and they are still bonded to the housing... mostly. It would be hard to get empirical data as its just end users reporting the failures at random intervals, random years, random mileage etc.
I dont think it was tuned and that is why it confuses me! The two other owners never modified the car so thats why I thought it was so odd!! I also talked to the mechanic that worked on the car from new! But yeah the best way to go tbh is to delete those readiness requirements from the ECU and still make it look stock.
Do you just have a 430 or do you have a Gallardo too?
I agree about the loss of low end torque but its really not noticeable. I cant honestly tell any change in power and torque, i probably lost about 20 ft/lbs down low and gained about 20 hp up top but thats in the noise.
Always nice to hear from you Kent and thanks for reaching out!
@@TheBullRider "Do you just have a 430 or do you have a Gallardo too?" I have several cars, none are Lamborghini. I also own a 488 Pista (new acquisition). I've haven't been a fan of Lamborghini after the Diablo. I prefer sexy curves and less cubist types of design which can become dated. However, I follow your channel because I'm always interested in smart people that have functional intelligence. I don't work on my cars, I pay others to do that for me, but I like to stay informed.
On the filters, I look at your air box and I see a ton of dirt in it. I can't help but think those filters aren't trapping all that dirt and its entering your engine at relatively large particulate sizes. If I look at your air intake flaps, the left looks really dirty and the right looks relatively cleaner. Perhaps some oil spray?
I enjoy your videos primarily because I'm a closeted wannabe engineer 🙂
Very cool. Well thank you for the kind words, I appreciate it! Tried to buy a 488 but they told me that I had to buy a 430 or a 458 and THEN I would be allowed to maybe buy a 488. So I guess I'm more of a Lambo guy!!! I love the cubist design of the Aventador for example. It has lines and cubist inspiration. To me that is 1000% Lambo!
My wife and I seem to have a polar opinion than you hehe! We dont really like the Diablo much, although the post facelift one with the 300z headlights does look rather good in specific colors.
You catch a lot of things in the video and I appreciate that! The dirt in the air box is before it reaches the filters. Just 100k worth of build up. I plan on doing a refurbish of that airbox as the paint needs a little bit of work too but nothing too crazy.
Great catch on the oil on one of the throttle bodies! The crankcase vent valve purges oil mist back into the intake stream on that bank and makes that throttle body dirty. Just like you said, a bit of oil spray!!
You are very astute. I would say a whole lot more than a wannabe engineer!
@@TheBullRider Ferrari is very protective of their brand and won't just sell to anyone. Lamborghini as you say is much different. They don't care if you're a Virginia engineer or a big city drug king pin, all they care is if you can buy it 🙂. There is an interesting video on TH-cam that compares the various types of filters and their ability to filter varying particulate sizes. I believe they use iron dust as the control medium.
There is totally a trade off between filtration ability and volumetric flow rate. K&N filters are among the best flowing but also filter the least. Whether that is good for the motor or not is another topic for debate entirely!
I will find that video. It sounds very interesting!!
Hi love your videos. I have a 2005 manual 6 speed Gallardo with 54,000 miles. Next up for me is replacing the cats before they become problematic. I’m trying to decide between the test pipes and the sport cats. I would prefer that test pipes for various reasons. But I have heard some people complain of a loss of low end power with the test pipes claiming it was caused by a loss of back pressure. I’m curious as to your opinion and results after your test pipe install. Are you pleased with the results? Any loss of low end power? Appreciate your feedback and really pleased to find your channel. Your videos are priceless. 👍👍
I didn't notice a loss of low end power by adding the test pipes Osprey. You might loose 20 ft lbs or so of torque at the low end of the powerband but that is so insignificant that you wouldn't ever notice. At least my "butt dyno" isn't calibrated enough for that! LOL
I love my test pipes and in reality the big difference between the two is price. If you can swing the 3kish for the sport cats, get the cats. If you rather save a bit of cash and invest it somewhere else in your car, get the test pipes.
The last thing to consider is emissions in your area. Ive never thrown a check engine light for going catless but that doesnt mean that you wont. The same thing might happen with sport cats, these cars ECUs are finicky and moody but theres plenty of ways to eliminate codes if they do pop up.
@@TheBullRider Thanks for your feedback, it is much appreciated. I keep the vehicle in a state that has no inspection requirements so that should not be an issue. I assume the test pipes would run a bit cooler so that is a benefit along with the cost savings. I’ll do some more research and see where I land. Your feedback was helpful. Thanks
@@osprey2961 Yeah the test pipes will run a bit cooler in the engine bay due to less restriction in the exhaust path.
Let me know what you end up deciding. With either option, I think you will be happy!
@@TheBullRider did you replace your oxygen sensors with new when you did your test pipes? I believe the workshop manual states to replace every 50,000 miles if I remember the mileage correctly.
@@osprey2961 No I didnt replace them but with test pipes in or sport cats its so much easier when I eventually need to. The OEM cats are HUGE but even the sport cats on the market are a fraction of the size (and weight)
Can you weigh your car? I’m very curious what curb weight is compared to what the weights show online.
Interesting idea Rowe! I remember reading online that Road and Track recorded a higher number than what Lamborghini Listed.
I will look around for where to do this!
@@TheBullRider usually truck stops or savage yards will have scales. Im thinking of picking up my friends Superleggera soon and he believes his car is under 3000lbs. His car has full exhaust and rwd conversion so I’m curious if it’s possible to get these car that lightweight.
@@TheGangOfficialPage 3000 pounds sounds totally believable! Your getting rid of your r8 and getting something with some true Lamborghini passion Rowe?! I like that! With a RWD conversion, I bet its under 3k lbs. You read my mind, I was looking at truck stops around me too.
@@TheBullRider yea man the main reason I picked up my r8 v10 plus was because I couldn’t find the spec I wanted for a Superleggera but with the market right now I may just get one I trust. I’ll keep you updated. It’s very close to your spec. Only doesn’t have carbon brakes but I’ll add them because after having them on my r8 I can’t go back.
@@TheGangOfficialPage The carbon brakes on the SL will be different for sure though Rowe compared to your r8 although you get used to them. They are touchy as hell but you learn to love and appreciate it as the character of the car! and please keep me updated on your purchase. Im excited to hear how it goes.
I'm also in Virginia and would like to get up with you at some point for a cruise and talk about the cars
Jason, thats sounds awesome. Im in rural southwest Virginia. What about you?
@@TheBullRider Williamsburg
@@jasonhall1335 Haha that's a bit far! Im in blacksburg. Sometimes I forget how big Virginia is.
@@jasonhall1335 Are you ever down in this area? The blue ridge is perfect this time of year. We just did about 200 miles on it yesterday! It was wonderful.
Well I have been wanting to visit my cousin in Lynchburg again
Sounds like my VW 2.5 5cyl.
It is a very close motor working man audio. The 2.5 sounds more like the 5.2 and is closer in both design and layout. Listen to the end of this video for a tunnel run. That for sure doesn't sound anything like a 2.5! th-cam.com/video/T208pyI4_H4/w-d-xo.html
@@TheBullRider To me it does. Sorry. That doesn’t take anything away from Gallardo. Its not the same of course but very similar.
@@workingmanaudio2754 I totally understand your perspective. The 2.5 5 cylinder is an excellent motor.
Looks like the catalytic converters are ok.
Hi Jan! You really think so? I thought that the converter cells themselves were in good shape but I noticed how the cell material was delaminating from the walls of the pipe. What do you think about all the stuff that came out? It really surprised me how much stuff came out of there!
@@TheBullRider what you showed wasn’t that bad, and could you tell what kind of material came out. Every exhaust some waste comes out when you tap it on the floor. The honey cone of the converter looked still good for what I could see, so the converter didn’t fall apart.
@@janpieters6733 I appreicate your perspective Jan. Yeah the core looked like it was in good shape but I think the failure point for this is it delaminating from the stainless steel pipe that it is bonded too.
Another gentleman replaced his cats on his 04 Gallardo and noticed that the core was loose in the housing. Here is a link, let me know what you think about this!
th-cam.com/video/tM48JMHVTDQ/w-d-xo.html
Here is also another video about the cats going bad on these 5.0 motors. Id like to hear your perspective on these too!! They did the classic nock it on the ground test too! Haha
th-cam.com/video/1Q14rzBj26I/w-d-xo.html
I still have the cats in the garage but it would be hard to determine what material specifically came out of the cats when i nocked them on the ground. Do you have any ideas on the best way to do this?
@@TheBullRider Think that bad catalytic converters is overrated, talked with some specialist about it and they confirmed me that. I also read lots of people engine check lights because they say it is in the nature of the G. But you should investigate it and determine what is the problem. Also when the CAT light burns on the dash you should be cautious, you will overheat the catalytic converters and damage them and that can cause huge problems.
End of story is be cautious on check engine lights and determine what the problem is.
Sure I am with you those converters do not have a endless life ;-)
@@janpieters6733 I think we will know for sure once I put a borescope in the motor and see if there is any cylinder wall scoring!
I agree with you, it might be overrated. It is an interesting debate where we need more data to really determine if it is true.
Either way, the test pipes are a fun mod and a good way to get those F1 sounds. I think that's something we can both agree on!
I got a new mic and I'm excited to share with you the insane sounds of this awesome v10 in the next few days.
Tearing down a fine, high performance engine reveals WHY it cost so much to buy. It also brings great satisfaction to the impoverished owner. It’s part of the payoff. I feel a bit sorry for those who never bust their knuckles.
Your exactly right Peter! I could always take the car to a mechanic but thats not the reason I bought the car.