Lamborghini Countach – October 2004 – Terry - Spain
Peter,
Just to say thanks for the system, it looks and sounds great.
If you require any references in the future please let me know.
They said they had no problem fitting it and was a direct match along all exhaust ports and all the way down to the silencers.
The sound is unbelievable !!
Thanks again.
Terry
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Lamborghini Countach – September 2004 – Jean-Claude – Luxembourg
Finally it has happened... it is now installed on my 1984 5000 s, the stainless steel sports exhaust from QuickSilver.
First I (as a somewhat versatile self-made mechanic) I wanted to install it by myself, but refrained from it after a brief phone
conversation with my highly experienced mechanic (around 30 years in Lamborghini). I told him that according to Quicksilver the exhaust-
mounting should be "Plug and Play ". I could see the grinning through the line on the other side of the phone. - No way buddy -, he told me, it
will never fit, because not a single one he ever mounted onto a Lamborghini fitted as thought, not even those they are building
themselves for Murcielago and Diablo. Indeed, it didn’t fit, the 4 tubes that goes into the manifold and onto the exhaust were 5 to 7 inches too
long (which is far better then too short, but...). Reason: they were meant for the Anniversary Edition, which needs those longer
tubes because of the extended rear bumper. So we cut them of. They had the right length now but didn’t want to fit. So we had to red heat the
lower tube on the driver side and hammer 1 nice dent into it in order to pass it alongside the upper tube. Next the passenger side, the lower
tube fitted but the upper tube no way at all. After all this work done the mounting and adjusting of the exhaust itself was a children’s game.
By the way, the craftsmanship put onto this exhaust is remarkable, really highest standard and polished to a mirror.
Couldn`t be done better.
All in all it took two mechanics, an onlooker (me) and 3 hours of work to remove the factory exhaust and install the new one.
Now to the most important part of the game, the sound!
I just can say INCREDIBLE, worth every penny.
From outside the car at idle speed, a very, very deep grumbling sound which is increasing in tonality with the downgoing throttle,
but it will never yell like those sports exhaust I heard on some Murci`s or Diablos.
From distance and under throttle it reminds me the sound of those good old glorious Sterling plane-engines, a real pleasure
From the inside you only here the pleasure for up to 4000 RPM, then the only prevailing sound comes from those ever air and fuel swallowing and
hungry 6 double Webers.
The best way to get all the pleasure out of it is to drive it here in one part of Luxembourg (or elsewhere as the case may be ) through very
sinuous roads, with 10 to 20 meter high rocks on both sides of the road in 2nd and 3rd gear with windows open and aircon shut down.
WOW....The only thing which gives you more pleasure on earth is SEX, but then again only when you have a young and sexy woman at your side.
Luckily i have both, a sexy wife and my Countach (btw, got the wife long before the Countach, for those of you who might think......)
Greetings
Jean-Claude
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