My UGR Verde Ithaca Gallardo TT Build

Looks great.. what do they do for headwork (port and polish)?

 

Honestly I'm not real sure. Maybe Kevin can chime in.

 

Tim

 

PRO-EFI makes an Engine Management System that is being used in imports that can handle both E85 & pump gas. What makes it really interesting is that you DO NOT need separate tanks. The EMS is designed with several maps that allow you to run with BOTH E85 & pump gas in the fuel tank at the same time. The system switches maps based on the percentages of E85 & pump gas in the tank. Once there is 51% of E85 in the tank the EMS switches maps automatically to handle E85!!

PRO-EFI makes an Engine Management System that is being used in imports that can handle both E85 & pump gas. What makes it really interesting is that you DO NOT need separate tanks. The EMS is designed with several maps that allow you to run with BOTH E85 & pump gas in the fuel tank at the same time. The system switches maps based on the percentages of E85 & pump gas in the tank. Once there is 51% of E85 in the tank the EMS switches maps automatically to handle E85!!

 

 

Yeah, I actually have a PorEfi at my house that I was going to put into my Supra. Kevin and Johns Motec system does the exact same thing also.

Eric has the MoTec on his Gallardo right now as well setup that way.

 

Tim

Once there is 51% of E85 in the tank the EMS switches maps automatically to handle E85!!

I hope it doesn't actually work that way, because that would be a critical error.

 

 

I really am hoping the maps are progressive based on percentages and the overall composition of the mixture.

I hope it doesn't actually work that way, because that would be a critical error.

 

 

I really am hoping the maps are progressive based on percentages and the overall composition of the mixture.

 

Yes, you are correct. It adjusts boost levels, timing, and fuel trims with feedback from a flex fuel sensor plumbed into the fuel system, and makes the necessary trims accordingly.

 

Tim

Looks great.. what do they do for headwork (port and polish)?

They are disassembled down to basically just castings, ported and polished, and then clean/reassembled. The quality of the head work is definitely impressive.

The Motec is a very good unit, but it can not do what the ProEFI does with flex fuel. The ProEFI runs the engine just like a factory flex fuel vehicle, it is seemless. You can use gas or E85 and the ecu will make all nessesary changes. For those who don't know me mine name is Saad and I'm the owner of Saad Racing. We have just completed what I believe to be the first flex fuel Lamborghini. Its a 2005 Murcielago that is making 1300hp on the stock engine. Runs perfect on both fuels and any mix of the two and is using a Proefi.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Yeah, I actually have a PorEfi at my house that I was going to put into my Supra. Kevin and Johns Motec system does the exact same thing also.

Eric has the MoTec on his Gallardo right now as well setup that way.

 

Tim

 

Model, pics, dyno??

She's done for now!! Kevin and KC just have to dyno it tomorrow, and I'm flying in Saturday the 19th with Jamie Carter to test drive it!! Thanks to Kevin for the "loaner" set of wheels for this photoshoot too!! My HRE's should be ready in the next few weeks!!

Can't say enough about Kevin, KC, John Reed, and the rest of the Underground crew. They were all GREAT to work with, but even better was I made some new friendships out of this project!!

 

 

 

 

 

the VI really pops

 

 

Car looks Outstanding !!

 

 

Congrats!! get ready for your new addiction.

basupra, will you be running on E85?

the VI really pops

Yes it does!! Glad I found this one!!

 

 

Car looks Outstanding !!

 

 

Congrats!! get ready for your new addiction.

 

Thanks, and yours looks great with the new coated parts!!

 

 

basupra, will you be running on E85?

Yes I plan to. I believe they will be tuning it on pump and race gas tomorrow, and then John Reed will do an E85 tune in a few weeks.

 

Tim

 

Damn that car is sick, makes me miss my VI coupe. Congrats Tim!

 

Also, what HRE's are those?

Those wheels are SICK!! Very nice!

Tim - Simply badass. Love the black on the green. Have fun and stay safe Saturday. - Eric

Congratulations Tim, car looks great!

Well, drove the car for the first time today!! What a ****ing ROCKET!! Got here at 10am and Kevin picked me up at the airport. Quick trip to the shop and then he and I went out in my car to break it in a little Straight to the "kill" setting which is 1250whp on my setup for now . Kevin drives first, and then we pull over and I drive. Did a few 50mph-160mph blasts, and then we go back to his shop, check over the car for any leaks, loose bolts, clamps, etc. All perfect. Go and pick up Jamie Carter at the airport, and go grab some lunch. Back to his shop, and we have no less than 10 Cameras ready. 5 on my car, 3 on Jamies Superleggera, and 2 handhelds.

So off we go in two Lambos out to the highway (Jamies is not turboe'd yet). Jamie was with me in my car, and Kevin drove Jamies with Matt the video master.

Go out for about 2 hours and do countless pulls for video, and I make no less than 3 40-200+mph blasts while some of them stand outside on the highway, above the overpass, and in the other camera car. Watching a car literally doing 200mph past you at a standstill on full wail is nuts on this video!! I hit the rev limiter (8000rpm) in 6th gear multiple times today!!

Then I let Jamie drive the car so I could hear it and see it from the other car. His first time EVER driving a Gallardo, let alone a TTG, he does a 1-6th gear, 200 mph blast past Kevin and I in the other car!! Dude is just straight loony!! So I would say the car is about as bulletproof as anything can possibly be at that power level, when the 3 of us beat the bejesus out of it for a good 2-3 hours straight. No cooldown, no ice in the reservoir, nothing. Talk about quality build, parts, and tuning! You get what you pay for!! Can't say enough good things about the Underground gang and John Reed. The car ran, drove, and rode perfect the entire time. Truly amazing for a car with this much power!! Effortless and smooth were words that Jamie and I used alot yesterday!!

After a few pulls I was already comfortable with the power level. It would break loose in 2nd gear pretty good, but once the tires were up to temp. 3rd gear and on was DEAD hooking!! Waxed a few bikes, got a ton of thumbs up, phone pics, cars pacing us etc. The attention this car brings is unbelievable (hopefully not in a bad way in the future). The color in person is just awesome IMO. So glad I got this color.

 

Done with round one of videoing, we again go back to the shop, check the car over again...perfect. Topped her off with more C16 (E85 will be done at a later date).

We decide to get some dusk/night video as the car likes to shoot out flames quite frequently, so we had to charge up all of the cameras. We get out a little later than we wanted, but it still turned out really good. This time we leave Jamies car at the shop and they follow us in the camera truck. Jamie and I did about 3-4 60-130 pulls, and with both of us in the car, up a slight incline, we get a few 4.3's and a 4.1 once the car got a clean run with no wheelspin (tires were a little cold on the first couple hits). The car at this power level, and no passenger and brake-boosting, has a solid 4.0 in it, probably more. Take these numbers as a grain of salt though, as I am still feeling out the car and was not shifting it very hard at all. Expect much better times with it once I'm comfortable and some new tires. Some of the night footage is pretty cool, with some nice underpass shots with the car screaming and then big flame balls!!

What till you guys see the video. We watched a little of the raw footage, and it is pretty crazy. Hopefully they will have it edited in a week or so. Remember 10 cameras that were on for a total of 3-4 hrs is a LOT of footage to sift through!!

 

If any of you are on the fence or even considering picking up a Gallardo or other exotic and want to turbo it with Underground Racing, DO IT!!! It is worth every penny. Keep in mind that they have packages ranging from 650whp-1900whp!! So if you are a little gun shy about getting into a real high hp car for the first time, they have you covered with packages from mild to INSANE, and can fit into most budgets as well!! That way you can work your way up the ladder as you are more comfortable with the car/power level.

 

See you all in TX at the National Supra meet!! Can't wait!!

 

Tim

Bad ass. Be safe buddy

sounds great! brake boosting makes a big difference.... should be into the 3's, starting in 3rd gear? are you running on c16 all the time? any pump gas 60-130's?

 

any GTT's on E85 yet?

Big Congrats!! A UGR TTG IS bad to the bone! Be safe..

 

 

Sounds like you all had a great time.

 

Congrats on your build!!

Sounds like anyone with a G in the Charlotte area better stay off the road for a few days, or drive VERY carefully. I'm betting the local authorities got a few more calls from concerned citizens yesterday.

Sounds like anyone with a G in the Charlotte area better stay off the road for a few days, or drive VERY carefully. I'm betting the local authorities got a few more calls from concerned citizens yesterday.

 

Unfortunately, one of the main reasons I got rid of my TTG. People and their cell phones....

Unfortunately, one of the main reasons I got rid of my TTG. People and their cell phones....

 

Yeah I had many of the same thoughts before selling mine, especially being up here in the E. Tenn. hinterlands where there are very few exotics. I'm assuming the police have the ability to search DMV records by car make and owner's county of residence, and if so it definitely wouldn't take long for them to wind up at my front door if they got a couple of calls about a black Lamborghini going XXX miles an hour. One of the columnists for our local paper actually wrote a whole column about my car passing him on the Interstate (he had no idea who I was, fortunately, and didn't say I was flying exactly). Much easier to go fast in the GTR (there aren't a lot of those either but it doesn't attract nearly as much attention).