I am not sure, but I do not believe that the '85s had the access panel. I also have only seen the euro version with the screws in the middle. Can you post a picture of the one with the screws on the sides? I would be interested in seeing if there is a different layout. Thank you.

not too sure how to post a picture but hopefully this works...

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Yes those are the US air boxes.

On the Jalpa the difference is next to zero. The compression ratio, cams, etc are the same. Lamborghini just didn't make many to start with, and a tight budget prevented much difference. On other cars like Ferrari & Mercedes the difference can be big. The values typically are different on those also - the euro car is worth less, and can be MUCH harder to sell. Ferrari dealers cringe working on euro cars. Mercedes used cheaper interiors, and had less crash protection. I know a guy who imported 5 Mercedes in the late 80's, all euro cars. He told me he lost a little over 20k getting them to pass, and then had a whole rash of problems after he sold them from the people who bought them. Mercedes wouldn't honor the warranties much less work on them. Euro is the nice word for grey market.

There is a right hand drive Jalpa on ebay right now. It doesn't have any engine pictures yet.

One thing that really shows the difference between the Euro cars and the USA cars, is the parts manual. They have different sections for the USA cars with the big differences mostly in the emission department, different exhaust, fuel delivery (because of the larger carb boxes), safety items (sun visors, seat belts), etc.

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Aerodynamics are for people who can't build engines -- Enzo Ferrari

david, the picture i posted is supposedly a euro spec w/air conditioning. i've been interested in it - thanks for the feedback...

that's why i've been trying to figure out which engine is which. by the way, your engine looks awesome - who did the work on it...yourself or outsourced? nice work...

The image the you posted is definitely a US Model, based on the air boxes. As for my engine, I have done most if not all myself. The previous owner did the turbos but I had to redo them. It is near complete. Must of the stuff is posted here. Just little things left. Then I have to start driving it.

I couldn't find this one...is it on a european ebay?

what's the twin turbos putting out in horses?