Lamborghini Made The Best Intake Manifold In The World But Not For Very Long | Complete Teardown

I show you the best make intake manifold in the world that Lamborghini made for the Gallardo from 2005-2008 to include the Lamborghini Gallardo Superleggera. I show you the intricate detail of this intake manifold including the sensors, plenum casting, and two-stage changeover system. Lamborghini also changed from Magneti Marelli throttle bodies to bosh throttle bodies in 2007.
Join me on this in-depth dive into the best intake manifold ever made and the beautiful cast aluminum structure.

[@ricsu3462]

wow amazing detail, i wouldnt know what i am looking at. Great stuff!

[@TheBullRider]

Im glad you liked the video Rick! Always fun to take it all apart and look at the wonderful engineering that went into this motor.

[@alpintourer]

This is information I will (hopefully) never need to understand, but its great to refer my Indy Mechanic to this content. Also great that you reference common interchangeable items from the VW parts bins.

[@TheBullRider]

The VW parts bin is very helpful on these cars Dave! It could save you thousands. Seriously! Those little changeover vacuum bulbs are 600$ each from Lambo! I will keep looking for those VW parts when I find them.

[@veucinze]

As always, very detailled video and very pleasant to see, you're the pope of the Lamborghini Gallardo! god bless you! Cheers!

[@TheBullRider]

Hahaha very funny Veucinze! Im adding that to my resume! Im glad you enjoyed the video!

[@highvalleycowboy1]

Always great content!

[@TheBullRider]

Im glad you liked it Omatters! Always fun to take apart the SL!

[@anthonyaveray1324]

Wonderful reveal. Makes owning a Gallardo even more special. Thanks.

[@TheBullRider]

Anthony, glad you liked this video my friend. This monolithic cast aluminum intake manifold is a very rare gem!

[@ravenwood1135]

I love looking through the glass at the Lamborghini logo on the intake manifold .I enjoyed your videos. I'm just getting into Lamborghinis and I plan to do the maintenance myself .

[@TheBullRider]

Right on Ravenwood, what Lamborghini are you thinking of picking up?! Id like to hear about it. You will definitely need one with a transparent engine bay from the sound of it! And go you for doing the maintenance yourself! These cars are easy to work on and you will have a great time wrenching on these monsters.

[@ridethebull4484]

you are a wealth of knowledge sir, you also provide insight to us owners of internals, electrical and optional items for purchase if needed. Well, done happy motoring!

[@TheBullRider]

Why thank you Craig. I am happy that you liked the video! I will keep working to find high quality VW parts bin stuff when I can to share with you.

[@nicholaslynch7157]

As expected, great informative video! Still have an E Gear issue over here with my 05 G. I've been goofing off too much haven't had a chance to get serious, maybe next week. I wish you would hurry up and break your e gear so we can do this together! lol lol. So now I have another problem. After walking out to the main garage I was shocked to find the windshield on my 88.5 Countach was completely caved in! This was shorty after I had the full view glass garage doors installed. What happened you asked? It seems my mastiff 150lbs "Lola" decided to jump up on the car and get a better view of the neighborhood dogs, I think. The evidence was the paw prints climbing up the front and finally slipped, she must have hit the windshield at a weak point. Original Oem windscreen cost. $ 11,200.00. Both Lamborghini's down! Unfrikinbelievable! What do I gotta do by a 3rd one!!!!!!! Again great video, I love your enthusiasm

[@TheBullRider]

Thank you Nicholas! I'm glad you liked the video and I appreciate it. I don't wish e gear issues on anyone sir!! That is a crazy story that your dog was heavy enough to break the windshield! I have never heard of that before. A quick search looks like you can find a windshield for a bit cheaper than that! www.ebay.com/itm/183912907529 Maybe you could get a independent glass shop to install it for you. Either way it would come in at far less than 11k my man. We could both go out SVJ shopping if your down to pick one of those up! Hahaha

[@nicholaslynch7157]

Yes Richard I couldn't believe it either But upon further inspection after getting the broken glass and frame out it looks like the silicone in certain areas started to break down the car is quite old and Lola is 150lbs so u can see her paw marks where she climbed up the front and slipped. I also looked at that glass u referred but when i talked to Mr Fiat its not oem its aftermarket Some reason I don't feel right about it. I bought that car brand new so it's kind of my baby And all of the other glass is factory tinted So there's a distinct hue color I just want to make sure it's all original and it all matches perfectly . I might have to pay the big bucks until I can find authentic that's cheaper. Thanks for looking out for me I appreciate it the next time I email you I'll try to send you a picture of the degraded silicone. Talk to u soon

[@tanelrebane]

Great content format! I am sure many owners like to see what's inside before trying to take it apart themselves. Confidence-inspiring for sure!

[@TheBullRider]

Thank you Tanel. I have the video regarding the removal coming out soon so look forward to that too! I love taking this stuff apart to show you. Those velocity stacks are like hidden gems in the motor that haven't seen the light of day since assembly in 08. Bout time they get to shine in the sun!

[@jacobchavez4806]

Beautiful piece of art, the intake looks great, can’t wait for the video about the disassembly, great video again.

[@TheBullRider]

I am working on that right now Jacob. I'm excited to detail that for you! And thank you. I'm happy that you liked learning about this art piece so much.

[@ndpesicgroup]

If that is the highest mileage SL, it sure is clean !!! Great info, thank you

[@TheBullRider]

Haha why thank you, sir! I cleaned the intake a bit. A little bit of oil from the PCV system but other than that it was clean as a whistle.

[@ndpesicgroup]

@@TheBullRider then you got extremely lucky with this purchase !!! Congratulations

[@TheBullRider]

@@ndpesicgroup Well thank you. I would agree with you, I did get very lucky! LOL I didn't show you the mess that I have in the V of the block. If you saw the "everything wrong video," you saw a bit of an oil leak in that region! I'm excited to share with you how I fix it. Always good to hear from you!

[@janpieters6733]

@@TheBullRider that mess is from the oil pipe o-ring, replaced it a few months ago.

[@TheBullRider]

@@janpieters6733 You hit the dog on the nose on that one. Its a mess down there!!! LOL Was yours leaking down the front of the motor?

[@SomeJuanPlay]

Man I know the second that you hit 1k subscribers your channel is going to shoot through the roof!

[@TheBullRider]

Haha Its hard though Juan! Im just going to keep putting out cool stuff about this car and helping people as best as I can and the rest will fall into place!

[@SomeJuanPlay]

@@TheBullRider yeah man but it'll be worth it!! Your content is very unique because there are not many channels that are giving this level of information on such a special car

[@TheBullRider]

@@SomeJuanPlay Well thank you sir. I appreciate the kind words! Im glad your enjoying the channel so much too! Maybe we can get an Aventador on the channel to take apart in a year or two too! If I play my cards right that is haha

[@SomeJuanPlay]

@@TheBullRider I'm positive that you'll be doing that man!

[@nicholaslynch7157]

@@SomeJuanPlay Yeah he always has great content but his easy going attitude and patience is incredible, I would have taken a hammer to most of that every time I work on one of my lamborghini's I always get frustrated. I think I used up all my patients maybe I'm Just getting old

[@mcomet]

Very cool and great info. Def curious to see the removal video too.

[@TheBullRider]

Im glad you liked it Michael! Always fun to see what goes into these cars. I am working on that video right now. Lets just put it this way, its a bit involved. Haha!

[@vinnythehandyman]

Wow! amazing detailed video. May I ask how you gained so much mechanical knowledge of the Gallardo? How do you know what torque specs to use when you reinstall? Great content one again!

[@TheBullRider]

Thank you Ryan. That means a lot! Your not too far off in mechanical knowledge either my friend. I have been an Audi VW nerd for years and its what drove me to the Superleggera! I love learning and studying different SSP (Self Study Programs) from Audi when their new models came out detailing all the technological differences between the motors, transmissions etc. I'm just a nerd man! Torque specs don't mean as much as you would think to be honest with you. Unless im doing something critical to fail like timing chains, brakes, wheels etc, then I just follow general torque table guidelines. Its hard to explain but perhaps its all intuition at this point. Perhaps I can find a good resource for you regarding general bolt sizes and the resulting recommended torques, it might help you out!

[@vinnythehandyman]

@@TheBullRider Well your a beloved nerd my man.LOL The Gallardo family appreciates your gift of knowledge. Yes as we grow together ripping these things apart I will have many questions for you. Take care bud!

[@TheBullRider]

@@vinnythehandyman Well feel free to ask away. I can never stop talking about these cars. You are totally right, coming from other car platforms, the enthusiast community is only as alive as you make it. Other cars end up in the junk yard or only repaired by the dealer because the forums and information out there on the cars is non existent. I don't want that to happen to these amazing raging bulls and neither do you! So thank you for everything you do as well!

[@ricoberrios9638]

Well I just bought a intake to cut in half for my Jetta so thank u

[@Invisibletwitte]

Fun fact the audi c6 rs6 engine I based of this engine and its a marvelous engine to look into

[@TheBullRider]

Yes Invisibletwitte! That is a great motor. Thinking about getting a 5.2 S8 motor into the garage for an upcoming project. We didn't get the c6 rs6 in the states though. :( I like reading the self-study programs from Audi regarding their motor and transmission designs. So much info in those

[@jinkjamboosh8282]

Great video explaining the engineering of the manifolds! Would it be possible to replace them with individual throttle bodies?

[@TheBullRider]

Jink, You definitely could! That would be a sweet mod! The car would probably not even mind it either. The biggest hurdle you would face is finding a way to get the throttle bodies on your ITBs to communicate with the OEM electronics, but after that you are off to the races!

[@drkduck5624]

@@TheBullRider would the intake runners be removed too if using ITBs? Wonder if it'll lose too much low end torque without it.

[@LapoftheWorld]

Did you have any issues re-using the injector o-rings or any of the "big" gaskets on the manifold? Or did those all come out pretty cleanly. As you say, not too worried about them as long as they separated cleanly on disassembly.

[@TheBullRider]

Richard, no issues with the gaskets or injector O rings. The injectors are standard EV14 style injectors with 6mm O rings. Any 6mm (or 8.1mm, I cant remember LOL) off-the-shelf O ring will work if yours are trashed.

[@PatrickMichael2002]

Another GREAT video. But, why did you remove it in the first place? Are you going to paint or polish the logo? I was thinking about doing mine...

[@TheBullRider]

Patrick, great question. I have an oil leak AND a coolant leak in that same spot. I will show you this in a future video but the V of the engine block is covered in oil! LOL I don't know if I would call it luck or not! I'm not going to paint the logo although polishing it is a good idea! I will look into it! Maybe the removal video will help you then for when you paint yours. I am going to show how to remove it in the three parts Independently, first the plenum, the middle section and then the runners!

[@jinkjamboosh8282]

How does having longer intake runners help with increasing low end torque?

[@TheBullRider]

Jink, here is a good stack exchange post on this one. It has to do with the pulse wave harmonics and as it relates to the "stacking" of air pulses as they travel through the runners. mechanics.stackexchange.com/questions/25236/how-does-intake-manifold-runner-length-effect-the-power-curve-of-a-car

[@muckman5509]

Can you fit your type on the earlier model plenums ?

[@TheBullRider]

Muckman, you can! The vacuum ports are a bit different so you will need to get the correct bungs for them and you will be set to go.

[@jonathannorris6565]

How can I contact you?

[@colchronic]

Is it dual injection or just port?

[@TheBullRider]

Just port injection Jeff. This is funny because I was going to talk about the differences but I edited it out. The 5.0 Pre LP Gallardo had just port injection. The 5.2 LP Gallardo and Gen 1 R8 V10 had just direct injection. And Finally the 5.2 Huracan and Gen 2 R8 V10 had both port and direct injection!

[@owali6021]

Hi, I have a 2008 SL as well. I want to replace my injectors. What alternate Audi or VW should I get?

[@TheBullRider]

Hi Owali! Yes, you can. The part number is 06A906031BA. I recommend getting a Bosch branded injector. They are the same as OEM Audi/VW but just a lot cheaper. www.fcpeuro.com/products/audi-vw-fuel-injector-bosch-06a906031ba You can also get remanufactured ones. They ultrasonically clean them, flow match them and they are good to go. www.injectorplanet.com/products/bosch-0280156061-volkswagen-06a906031ba

[@owali6021]

@@TheBullRider thanks a lot, will give that a try!

[@owali6021]

@@TheBullRider last question. Injector planet lists two o rings as suggested parts. Which one is correct for our cars?

[@TheBullRider]

@@owali6021 Im sorry I don't see that on their website! Is that under "customers who bought this item also bought"? These remanufactured injectors come with new o rings. You don't need any others to install in the car!

[@marcov6t770]

Hi, I just tumbled on this video and others of you, probably because I like cars and mechanics. Anyway, you were talking about maybe doing a port polish of some kind, to gain some hp. Now you could ask yourself why, in the first place, those smart guys from Lamborghini/Audi, didn't do that already? The thing is that they leave it that way(a little rough) to make the incoming air tumble(it's the best word I can come up with, English is not my first language) to have a better mix with the fuel, once it gets into the cylinder. Thus if you ever decide to polish the intake manifold, do a before and after dyno, and don't be surprised of the numbers... And by the way, you're doing a nice job 👍

[@TheBullRider]

Marco V6T, that is a totally realistic perspective and I appreciate your input! You are completely right, a before and after dyno will tell you a lot of the truth of the before and after results for that. Even if we flow bench the intake manifold before and after, we still would not get a good perspective on what would happen to the flow dynamics of the air-fuel mixture and atomization. And you are right, turbulent flow might atomize the gasoline in the air more effectively than laminar/ transitionary flow at that Reynolds number with ported/ polished runners! My only other perspective however is Lamborghini ported and polished the cylinder heads by hand and also clipped the valve guides. My thought with that is they didn't concern themselves with turbulent air in the heads, maybe the intake manifold wouldn't be any different? Check out this other video of mine where I show the intake ports. kzbin.info/www/bejne/q3LEiIKIorCbmdE I show the ports at 9:53! Let me know what you think! I would appreciate your thoughts!

[@kentadams4589]

Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence. The intake manifold is nearly identical to the 360 and 430 and Ferrari came out first. Just from looks, it looks exactly like the 1999 360 Intake Manifold, almost as if Lamborghini reverse engineered the Ferrari and added their own twist.🙂

[@TheBullRider]

All very good points Kent! The 360 intake manifold looks very close but the flow takes an abrupt 90 degree bend for the low rpm runners and the velocity stacks aren't cast integrally with the intake manifold! The 430 intake manifold is only a single stage, although it is very beautiful as well. You are probably right, there was probably a 360 or two for reverse engineering at the Lamborghini back in the day! At least the 430 and Gallardo both use Bosch throttle bodies! they are probably the same part number. Haha!