Originally Posted by D.Wiggs Wow. I was told about this thread but I am still in awe of the ignorance being spewed. I expected much more from an L4P group. The lack of knowledge, not just about Lamborghinis, is astounding!

First off, we hadn't planned on releasing the car yet. It's about a week away from running, and another two weeks from being 'tuneable'. We made a commitment to Pittsburgh Cars & Coffee as the main sponsor for their hangar party. The date was moved up by 3 weeks. We weren't going to just leave a good group of car enthusiasts; many of whom are our friends, high and dry so to speak. They wanted to see the car so we brought it. We made a commitment and we honor it; because it's the right thing to do.

Secondly, I gave a crap interview. We had turned in 120 hours in those 6 days leading up to the unveil because it was 3 weeks ahead of schedule and I was fried. I was lucky to remember my own name and was in no condition to remember technical details. I could only basically speak about what I was able to see because of the visual cues it gave me. That's on me. Not a big deal; that's why we write everything down and documented the build.

Thirdly, let's touch on a few key points:
- The ECU is the reason it didn't start. The new Pectel ECU that we are using is NOT available to the public. Period. I don't care who you think you know, you cannot get one. Why? Because you can't have lead in the ECUs any more. That's the way the EPA has made it. Call up a Pectel dealer and ask them.

- HP is a simple equation; so it's quite simple to know what modifications you have made and what power that will yield within a percent or two of error margin.

- Anyone who ever says or even thinks that you could have an AWD Murci over about 1100 or 1200WHP, has just proven they know nothing about Murcis. That VC system would self destruct. And putting in a proper Haldex system isn't possible because there is no space for a center diff. There's a reason why UGR dynos and races their cars in RWD. Also, for a standing mile, AWD will be sucking power more than adding traction for about 90% of the run. Putting the power to the ground and how you program and engineer that is where the skill comes in.

- "4 years of R&D but the car came out in 2010..." Really? Are people THIS ignorant of Murcielagos? The 6.5 is NOTHING more than a stroked 6.2L. Guess when that came out? 2002. I owned a 2003 since June of '05. It was when I owned that car, in the Summer of '08, that the discussions about the car, chassis, etc. began. Anyone who thinks the SV is something special and not virtually identical to a standard Murci again knows nothing about Lambos. Who does know something about them is a certified Lambo Master Technician who also happens to be our lead tuner. There isn't a shop on this continent who knows more about the Murcielago platform or who has had one as stripped down as we have; bar none.

- 550 pound weight reduction. Every pound removed was documented on the build page with pictures. The car weighs 3463. An Aventador (less than an 1/8th of fuel), 3968. A Murci coupe, 4110. If you give Lambo credit for all 220lbs. they claim they pulled out (which I doubt is the case), we still save 430 pounds off of a stock SV whilst adding a MASSIVE TT system and 6-point cage, and countless chassis stiffening measures.

- Hexagonal Tips. These tips in white were only because the full titanium system was not finished yet; again because of the moved up deadline. They are in homage to Ferruccio and will look epic when done.

- The Welds. The cold side charge pipes were the mock-up set because the final ones were out for coating. They have no hose clamps A, because they don't need them (they're V-banded at the other end and locked down) and B, dirties up the engine bay to show what's been done. The pictures of the finished welds we have posted are beyond reproach. They far exceed anything you will see on an ALMS BMW (speaking from experience) or even what the stock car had.

Hate the aesthetics, hate the idea, but you cannot hate on the engineering, precision, or quality that went into the build for there is no basis in fact for it. The numbers and results will speak for themselves. And you won't have to wait long for those.

Carry on...