Countach, the ultimate supercar

A bit harsh maybe, but I think I know where Joe stands on the matter.

 

Joe,
as much a disaster the 4 liter turbo engines were there is a later car that is a succes

a guy i know own a 5000S 2 valvole car that has been sorted out and "performs in a faboluos wasy"is very reliable and with 750 quoted hp is fast in a silly way

 

You didn't mention the futile attempts at money shoveling that were required.

 

I'll bet "very" and "quoted" are the operative words here.

The LP5000S 2V engine isn't significantly different from the LP400S so reliability shouldn't have changed much.

750HP is about twice that of stock, I'd have to see it (on a dyno) to believe it.

 

Thank you Mr. Sackey for the information about some twin turbo Countach.

I'm indeed only interested in the mock-up engine; so, if it is up to Mr. Raymond, I can only but thank him a lot also.

david.

 

i have to add couple of things here:
- the guy owned all countach variants as well as a 4 liter countach and a tuned carbed Quattrovalvole (indeed already a fast car, with 455 claimed hp)
- the 5 liter 2v engine has lower compression than the 4 liter and is the less stressed of all countach engines (and likely the best candidate for a turbo conversion)
- it tooks a lot of time to build and tune it right
- 750 hp are not RWHP, i do not know if they are his estimate or calculated, but i am SURE the owner has a good idea of how fast and reliable the car is compared to all stock variants and in his own word it IS seriously fast

 

I'm not challenging your integrity here just suggesting that the owner may be expressing some wishful thinking.

If you can provide more information about this car (particularly the "nuts & bolts") I'm certain a few of us would enjoy seeing it.

 

The owner (I know him personally) has a full documentation about the build and testing of the engine, it has the power and he has dyno sheets...

 

-I drove this QV, it has my ignition box
-the biturbo has different pistons and intercoolers
-correct
-720hp are proven last year without full boost.

Perhaps I'm going to see him tomorrow if he joines the swiss general reunion, he still owes me a drive...

I'll try to scan the mockup tomorrow, it's time for a sleep now.

 

i know, Tim
neither i am with you, just adding some infos

i know
the car has still webers and the sistem remember somewhat the Albert one from Joe, but it has differences
unfortunatly i cannot tell more, the guy is not a BS one, serious lambo fan and car guy
99% of cases i will cal BS on a good running turbo countach...this guy: i believe he is for for real!
it is jealous about this car, i have pics but i promised to keep them for me, sorry

 

say hi to him from me
and tell us your thoughts after the drive!

 

here the picture of the mock up Turbo nonsense, you can see that this setup would never work in a car...

The LP500s BiTurbo delivered 704hp at 1,2bar when converted new, last year after an engine overhoul it delivered 748hp at 1,5bar.
They will produce a video with a Reventon, I suppose the will turn down the boost to 0,8 bar to give the Reventon a slightly chance
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Thank you, Raymond.

Seems the very same image as on Serge Bellu's book 'La GT all'Italiana' -also in b/w there-. Maybe in the future some more images of this mock-up will arise. Despite it all, I happen to be interested in this.

Does anybody know if this '7000' marine engine project image represents any official rendering or some magazine illustrator's preview only? When would it be dated; 1983, maybe?

thanks, d.
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The car exists, it's the L150, but the nonsense with the 7l engine is a fairytale, too huge for the CT chassis...

 

The L150 could have been based in this drawing. Since I am not certain what this drawing is or came from, I ask, does anybody know where and when this drawing appeared in a magazine?

thanks, d.

 

is in Japan
i think it has a FI QV engine

 

Correct, FI QV engine and therefore it was built after this magazine was published...

 

Many thanks.

If I am not wrong, both the L150 -I think it was internally called 'aerodinamica'- and the carbon chasiss Evoluzione were both part of the same programm backed by Giulio Alfieri, who was convinced that a serious update of the Countach idea was what Lamborghini should develop as a successor to the mythical car. But, seems that Novaro, Sgarzi and Venturelli were very much against Alfieri in the wake of more power within the company, and somehow these would full back Marmiroli instead, in the pursue of the P132/Diablo.

d.