In the supercar world, everyone wants the newest thing. It’s like the schoolyard at recess; the newest toy is the fad of the week. “Oh loooook, little Timmy Kesler has a nifty Gallardo! Too bad he didn’t wait for the Superleggera model like I did! See this Timmy? That’s where the laser guns mount on my cool spoiler. It’s ok though, maybe you can pick up a used one in a few weeks.” Supercar models stay current for a little while, at best, and then they are sent out to pasture to make way for the next technology-laden street beast. Whatever comes next will always have more power, more leather, more carbon fiber…more cowbell.
But the newest kid on the block isn’t always the fastest. Sometimes there’s a car that had been over-shadowed, perhaps by a new younger brother named LP560-4. And like a high-school B movie, the younger brother is really fast, and friendly, and everyone likes him soooo much. But Murcielago, by name, is not a car to go out easy. It was named after a fighting bull that survived 24 sword strikes. It was so strong and fought with so much soul and determination that the bullfight was stopped and the bull was allowed to live. What’s in a name? Quite a bit apparently, the older brother isn’t going out without a fight either. He’s been in the basement hitting the weights. Hard.
The car of course is the Lamborghini Murcielago. Lamborghini recently released its LP670 SV this year,to celebrate the end of the Murcielago platform it’s built on. While the next super car from Lamborghini will no doubt be a little faster, lighter (and hopefully prettier) than the outgoing car, Jason Heffner at HEFFNER PERFORMANCE thinks there’s still some life in the old bull. In fact, after he puts your Murcielago through his “training camp”, few cars will be able to step into the ring without soiling their belly pans.
Meet HEFFNER PERFORMANCE’s Lamborghini Murcielago Twin-Turbo. The R&D is finished, the work is done (almost), and the results are insane. Let’s skip ahead to the number you all want; 1100. Yes that’s the horsepower output that resulted from months of R&D. Oh geez, I almost forgot— that’s 1100hp to the wheels. This car has achieved power levels normally reserved for Supras with a turbo the size of a patio table, or maybe a Nova sporting a 454 with a supercharger and blue bottle in the trunk. At 1 bar (14.5 psi.) of boost, on a 100-degree day, the car put down 1114 WHP.
Here are the words from HEFFNER on the performance:
“In 90 degree heat the car pulled off a 5.10 second 60-130 at around 950 RWHP. For reference a stock 580 horsepower Murcielago takes around 9.5 seconds to make the leap from 60 to 130. With a little more boost it will dip into the 4 second range for sure.”
For comparison; a Bugatti Veyron takes 5.6 seconds to make the same jump, a Saleen S7 TT takes 6.1, and Ferrari’s beloved Enzo takes a sleepy 7.3. The acceleration of this car is absolutely astonishing. Judging from the in-car video it goes from 5-155mph in only 11 seconds, using a manual transmission. I’m sure the E-gear option could shave some time– and did I mention this was done using the “mild tune” of only 800WHP? Lamborghinis have always been about speed, sound, emotion, wild designs, and a wild (good or bad) ride. This is like Lamborghini squared. This package not only gives you one of the fastest cars on the planet, it won’t be in danger of being passed up by the supercar of the week. It won’t matter how many “AMG” badges it has, how pretty its new wheels are, or how efficient the engineers think an Alcantara-wrapped drive-shaft will be; this will be faster.
Even if you forget the performance, the finished product is beautiful. HEFFNER must spend as much time thinking about how their products will look as they do how they will perform, because the resulting twin turbo piping is stunning. It looks like an OEM piece with the artistic touch Italian cars are known for. 
It doesn’t look like someone built that kit for the car; it looks like it was built with the car. Your eye can’t help but appreciate how the curved and polished turbo piping sweeps back into the engine bay. Its like everything in the car is directing energy backwards. I expected to see an afterburner shooting a 10-foot flame during the dyno run. I have found myself looking at the engine bay pictures over and over. Engine bays rarely look this good while providing that much power. The combination of the two has stuck this Murcielago TT to my own personal “cool wall” with superglue. If you have a Murcielago that you love, and it just needs a little freshening up, take it to Heffner Performance. And if you just ordered your dandelion-fresh LP560-4, don’t be glum, because HEFFNER is putting the finishing touches on it’s twin-turbo kit for that too. As if that car wasn’t popular enough.
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It looks like it has a big engine and a smaller engine behind the big one.
Your blog Heffner’s Twin Turbo Murcielago | The Smoking Tire was interesting when I found last Thursday by accident while searching for street fight video online. It’s funny what you could find on the internet sometimes. I’d have to agree on what you have to say, although it may seem like a wrong choice, but nontheless an interesting subject. Enough said, keep up the good work my friend!