Lamborghini Gallardo

## Introduction

On the 26th of September 2015, James "TheStradman" purchased his first supercar, a 2006 Lamborghini Gallardo finished in Arancio Borealis (Light Orange) with a black leather interior from Lamborghini Newport Beach in Newport Beach, California. At the time he was also considering the Audi R8 V10 , Ferrari 360, Aston Martin V12 Vantage and of course the Lamborghini Gallardo, which was his decision. This is the car that recalled kick started his YouTube career and he still owns this car as of the 19th of February 2023, and he will never sell it. The ‘06 Gallardo is powered by the 5.0L Naturally Aspirated V10 520 hp (roughly 388kw) and 376 lb-ft of torque (510nm) James’ Gallardo is fitted with the rare 6 speed gated manual transmission. When James picked up the Gallardo, it had 9550 miles on it (15369.24 kms) and as of the 19th of February 2023 the car had surpassed 51000 miles (80,600 kms) in 4 years of ownership, making an average of 12,500 miles a year comparing too approximately 1000 miles a year that the original owner did with this car. After purchasing this car, he drove it from Newport Beach all the way to Park City, Utah for 1000 miles, and the journey wasn't that easy since James continued to save money, and that's why on Day 3, he decided to camp outside in a Walmart parking lot because hotel rooms were too expensive. James had taken this car on many road trips, from driving to Wyoming to get powerball tickets for his former place of work, driving many trips to California to events such as Monterey Car Week and taking it on supercar rallies such as the GoldRush Rally and the SnowBall Rally.

## History of the Lamborghini Gallardo

The Lamborghini Gallardo is an entry level Italian Supercar built by Lamborghini from 2004 to 2014 in 2 different generations. Until the Huracan, this was the most popular Lamborghini ever sold, with just a touch of 14,000 cars built in 10 years. It was also Lamborghini's 2nd car to be ever released under the Audi parent company. This car is the spiritual successor to the Lamborghini Jalpa from 1981 to 1988. The Gallardo name came from a famous breed of fighting bull, which translate to "brave" from Spanish to English. James' car is a first generation, which ran from 2004-2008, and in 2005 for the 2005 model year, the coupe models got a small update, to having a sportier exhaust, revised suspension, new steering rack and 20 hp increase to the engine (500 - 520 hp). The biggest change, however was the gearing ratios, especially in 1st to 5th gear. The second generation replaced the first generation in late 2008 and was called the Lamborghini Gallardo "LP" which stood for "Longitudinale Posteriore", which means longitudinal mounted engine. That 2nd gen scrapped the 5.0L Naturally Aspirated V10 found in James' car and was replaced by a 5.2L Naturally Aspirated V10 developed by Audi, while the 5.0L was developed by Lamborghini. The 5.2L featured power ranging from 550 hp (404kw) in the -2 variant to 570 hp (419kw) most commonly known in the Superleggera and Squadra Corse editions. This was also the first Lamborghini ever to launch with an automated manual transmission, known as the E-Gear, as the Murcielago aka the big brother to the Gallardo, was only launched with a 6 speed gated manual transmission. A 6 speed gated manual transmission is also offered, just like James' 2006 example. The Gallardo was then replaced by the Huracan for the 2015 model year.

## Modifications

James' Gallardo has went through a couple of modifications over the past 6 years of ownership as of January 2022. They include (In chronological order)

* Satin Chrome Purple wrap done by Summit Auto Lab (Completed on the 24th of September, 2016)
* Inno Wedge Roof Ski Box fitted by Lyfe Motorsport (Completed on the 1st of October 2016)
* Camo Wrap over the Satin Chrome Purple done by Summit Auto Lab (Completed on the 15th of January 2015 and unwrapped as of the 15th of June 2017)
* 305 Forged FT101 19" wheels fitted by Makes and Models (Completed on the 27th of July 2017)
* Hi-Tech Exotic Kevlar Clutch fitted by Makes and Models (Completed on the 30th of August 2017)
* Suspension Lowered by Makes and Models (Completed on the 16th of September 2017)
* Hi-Tech Exotic X-Pipe fitted by Makes and Models (Completed on the 12th of January 2018)
* RSCTuning Carbon Fibre Superleggera style rear wing self fitted (Completed on the 18th of May 2018)
* B Rogue Built Twin Turbocharged Kit (was originally rated for 700whp, but there were problems with the engine which needed to be rebuilt, so then it was upscaled to 1200whp. The build has finally been completed after over 3 years however it hasn’t yet returned to the collection(as of February 13th 2023).

## Problems

Luckily, James had pretty good luck with this car in the 6 years of ownership, with 4 years pretty much daily driving it before dropping it off to B Rogue Built in Chicago to get it twin turbocharged. In chronological order

* On the 21st of July 2016, the Gallardo had a dead battery, had to get jump started by James' parents 2003 Chevrolet Tahoe, and the battery was self replaced from a Moll 12v 95ah battery to an Optima Red Top battery, costing him $217 to buy, with an $18 refund with the old battery.
* On the 28th of August 2016, the Gallardo had a minor issue at 10,000 feet of altitude with the Manifold Absolute Pressure/BARO Circuit with the code P0105 which was self fixed when he dropped down to 7,000 feet of altitude.
* On the 23rd of May 2017, the Gallardo had issues with the factory clutch, James couldn't engage a gear, and the pedal was very soft and only allowing him to select 2nd gear and 5th gear, he was able to get it towed home for free from the middle of nowhere. The problem was an air pocket in the clutch line, resolved by a clutch bleed, which only cost $630.40.
* On the 4th of August 2017, the Gallardo's clutch problems unfortunately returned, and the car was put out of action until the 30th of August, when the clutch, flywheel, throw-out bearing, and slave cylinder. He was quoted around $4500, but he decided to go with the Hi-Tech Exotic Kevlar Clutch, which costed $6500, and saved some money with the throw-out bearing by going to a modified E-gear throw-out bearing which was $1100, for a grand total of $7600 for parts, and $10,600 for the grand total to fix the clutch issues, and ever since, no issue has arised for this
* On the 23rd of February 2019, the Gallardo had to be jump started after being abandoned for 8 weeks in favour of James driving his new to him Lamborghini Aventador, this issue was fixed after the jump start, he had an issue for his ESC light not turning off when he originally jump started it and after driving it down the street it had cleared.
* On the 24th of December 2019, James dropped the Gallardo off to B Rogue Built in Chicago, IL to get twin turbocharged. After the car was done, on the 19th of February 2021, the owner, Brandon heard the engine knocking, meaning that the bearings had worn out. This issue is almost resolved having the guys at B Rogue Built do a full rebuild on the engine, meaning the car can go for at least another 50,000 miles without any problems, and that he could have the car safely tuned to over 1,000 wheel hp, more than what he was expecting. On the 17 of February 2022, the engine was completely rebuilt and put back in the car.
* On the 26th of May 2022, B Rogue Built released an update video for this car showing what went wrong with it at the time of them installing the twin turbo kit, a new problem was found with the oil pump locking up and snapping a driveshaft for the oil pump, the employees of B Rogue Built don't know completely how that happened, its either the oil pump broke first, or the rocker splitting first sending metal shards into the oil pump causing it to lock up. They're in the process of fixing it, and hopefully that would be the final OEM part to break before getting the car back on the dyno and back in TheStradman's hands in no time.