i wouldn’t call the gallardo exactly slow. maybe to a z06 or modded viper but as far as most exotics its anything but slow.

 

Stock Viper, too..

I think a stock pre 08 Viper and a lightly modded, 6 speed, 04 G might be a good race, but I doubt the Gallardo would beat it still.

 

thats the dillema im having , im thinking of steping into a G , but ill be comming from a 750 hp 996TT ..... but im hoping the looks and sound would make up for it , but as soon as i get spanked by something i know it will drive me nuts .

 

Ya, I am the same way when it comes to speed. But, with this car, it is a little different. Even though I wish it had an extra 100 HP, just looking at gets me excited...

 

I wonder if the 06+ with the 20 extra horses and shorter gearing would make a noticeable difference.

 

it makes a fairly sizable difference actually...but that said, the Gallardo (other than I guess the superlaggera and the lps) were never meant for speed alone like already said.

 

very nice looking car, congrats

 

The 06+ is actually noticeably faster..

But either way, they both have some *decent* mod potential. Nothing like a 911 Turbo, but Fabspeed/BMC intake + some exhaust + some software/ECU can add a good 30hp and reduce 40 lbs if I recall correctly. Combined with some lightweight wheels and I'm sure you'd notice some more responsiveness and down-low pick-up.

 

why is the the 06 faster ? same motor , cant you get the ecu updates for the 04 also? and then get a tubi with no cats . and there you go...

 

The gear ratios in the trans are different, so it 'feels' faster. The 20hp bump that the 06's got was negligible. You could get more than that out of a set of filters and exhaust.

 

ah thanks for clearing it up Mike, also what ecu updates need to be done to the 04's ?

 

Depends on if it's an E-gear or manual. There weren't too many for the manual cars, but the E-gears had a few updates (mostly pertaining to clutch engagement and drivability).

 

"The gear ratios in the trans are different, so it 'feels' faster. The 20hp bump that the 06's got was negligible. You could get more than that out of a set of filters and exhaust."
Exactly with my exhaust and filters on my 04 it dynos at the same as an 06..ive posted them here i think in the past...