By now, you all should be familiar with the LS-swapped Lamborghini Huracan. A famous YouTuber bought a salvage, fire-damaged Italian supercar and decided to give it a brutal American heart transplant.
YouTuber Chris Steinbacher, better known for his B is for Build (BIFB) channel, bought the wreck over one year ago. It made a huge splash at the 2019 SEMA Show, and by that time, it even had a few body panels on.
Now back to Mad Max spec, the Lambo is missing the rear part of its body, allowing us to gaze upon the weird engine. In place of an Italian 5.2-liter V10, the supercar is now rocking an LS V8 tuned by Texas Speed. It's a special little setup with twin Garrett GTX3582R Gen II turbochargers mounted up high and the expectation to eventually make about 1,500 horsepower.
The front sports modified carbon-fiber body panels from a Huracán Super Trofeo. Meanwhile, the attention-grabbing wheels are 20-inch Rotiform HUR that are 14 inches wide at the back.
For its inaugural track day, the output of the LS Lambo has been dialed down to about 600 horsepower. Initial testing reveals some weird problems with the engine, which is chocking when cornering.
With a build as crazy as this, there's always a chance for complications. Everything is custom or makeshift: the ECU, exhaust, and especially the gated manual gearbox that was stolen from a Gallardo. Encountering such issues is only natural when you've got the craziest Lambo on YouTube.
The track day also gives us an opportunity to see two other BIFB cars, both of which started out as wrecks. One is a BMW E92 335i with one of those super-cheap widebody kits and the other is the 2016-1967 Mustang. They both look pretty fast, but a professional autocross driver embarrasses both in a Fox Body.
Mihnea's favorite cars have already been built, the so-called modern classics from the '80s and '90s. He also loves local car culture from all over the world, so don't be surprised to see him getting excited about weird Japanese imports, low-rider VWs out of Germany, replicas from Russia or LS swaps down in Florida. Full profile
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