04 CLK55 AMG vs 09 WRX light mods who will win?

[SS Benzo]

So me and a friend got in a discussion about cars. And a friend of mine Sean has a WRX with just like intake underhood piping and exhaust on it I've beat a bit older STI's and many things i believe to be much faster than this. But she keeps saying that Seans car feels faster Now driving my buddy's stage 2 GTI which i beat easy I know turbo's make cars feel quicker just because of the boost. I respect all cars and recognize if we go from a launch it'd be close because of his 4wd but I am pretty confident any kind of roll and 80 and up i'll pull on it easy what do you guys think?

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[togaclk55]

Pretty sure you will walk him if he only has light mods.

[elijah]

STi's sre quick but I too beleive you will. I wouldnt be scared at all if an STi pulled up next to me!!

[AMG_BENZ]

How are you actually going to race this car? Are you talking about quarter miles in the track?

[SS Benzo]

Originally Posted by AMG_BENZ

How are you actually going to race this car? Are you talking about quarter miles in the track?

It's not even an STI it's just a Wrx with the turbo

[togaclk55]

Stock numbers for the wrx are: 265 hp and 244 lb.-ft. of torque
You should be more than fine...

[AMG_BENZ]

Originally Posted by SS Benzo

It's not even an STI it's just a Wrx with the turbo

Alright, but I still think CLK AMG still catches up the STI without looking it up. Anyway, your story sounds like your buddy is a chick. If this person is a chick telling you that a WRX is faster than your AMG, then she is just teasing you. I wouldn't take anything serious when a chick acts "dumb".

[elijah]

Go ahead and teach Sean a lesson!!

[MarcusF]

If you win, will you actually win anything? Anyone you're trying to impress will say, "It's a gazillion dollar Mercedes-Benz against a pedestrian Japanese sedan." If the WRX wins, then what? What will onlookers say about the same two cars? It sounds like a no win proposition.

[Nachtsturm]

From a roll you should have the advantage, from a dead stop if your friend can drive, I would be worried.

I have owned an 02 WRX, and a 05 STi, if you know how to launch, they are tough to beat out of the hole.

And the 2009 and up WRX can rip 0-60 in under 5 seconds, and is a solid 13 second car. Those things can run 12's with bolt ons. They match the STi in acceleration now stock.

Here is one with nearly 300whp on a mustang dyno with just bolt ons.
http://forums.nasioc.com/forums/show....php?t=2220176

Cobb Stage 2 Running 12's(essentially a tune and exhaust)
http://forums.nasioc.com/forums/show....php?t=2256479

Hard to beat factory FI and AWD, lol.

[SS Benzo]

Originally Posted by Nachtsturm

From a roll you should have the advantage, from a dead stop if your friend can drive, I would be worried.

I have owned an 02 WRX, and a 05 STi, if you know how to launch, they are tough to beat out of the hole.

And the 2009 and up WRX can rip 0-60 in under 5 seconds, and is a solid 13 second car. Those things can run 12's with bolt ons. They match the STi in acceleration now stock.

Here is one with nearly 300whp on a mustang dyno with just bolt ons.
http://forums.nasioc.com/forums/show....php?t=2220176

Cobb Stage 2 Running 12's(essentially a tune and exhaust)
http://forums.nasioc.com/forums/show....php?t=2256479

Hard to beat factory FI and AWD, lol.

AWD hinders you on the roll though it'd probably be a roll

[SS Benzo]

Originally Posted by MarcusF

If you win, will you actually win anything? Anyone you're trying to impress will say, "It's a gazillion dollar Mercedes-Benz against a pedestrian Japanese sedan." If the WRX wins, then what? What will onlookers say about the same two cars? It sounds like a no win proposition.

LOL my car cost less than his did and No it's just a friendly race

[MarcusF]

On a turbo'd car, HP is highly based on boost. Minor exhaust mods such as removing the cat can dramatically increase boost. I have no WRX experience, but a pipe on an RX7 TII = 30% more HP. Its not uncommon for the exhaust mods to expose the intake as the next restriction. That sounds a lot like your friend's car. Can you outrun a car running 'who knows how much boost'? I have no idea, but you may be surprised how much power cheap mods on a boosted car can produce. Of course, bumping the boost just exposes the next bottleneck - not enough fuel, too much timing, toasted head gaskets, extreme blow by. . . . nothing that a little more cash won't fix.

[Nachtsturm]

Originally Posted by SS Benzo

AWD hinders you on the roll though it'd probably be a roll

Should be close, though that stage 2 trapped 107, which is pretty stout for what was done.

Make sure to film this in Mexico and post

[AMG_BENZ]

Actually, have you been inside a WRX before? I did that once at an annual automobile show at San Francisco. The quality was so abysmal enough I wouldn't consider WRX is a great car. If I see a WRX challenges me, I would feel sorry for the driver and decide to not race against him or her.

[elijah]

Lol

[Tex5]

Even against a WRX STI 300hp you should have the advantage

[CLK55_NYC]

Originally Posted by Tex5

Even against a WRX STI 300hp you should have the advantage

my brother just got new 2011 WRX.. its a quick car and I need to practice launching it, its tricky. I didnt have a chance to do a side by side since we live in different states but Im sure my 2001 CLK55 would smoke it.

[betrezra]

A quick search of you tube....shows wrx running 14's - 12's dep on level of mods.

Here's a "lightly" modded wrx running 12's....... if he approached you I'd be ready for a race.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qGsnzmQ9FFQ

[Moedy]

Originally Posted by MarcusF

If you win, will you actually win anything? Anyone you're trying to impress will say, "It's a gazillion dollar Mercedes-Benz against a pedestrian Japanese sedan." If the WRX wins, then what? What will onlookers say about the same two cars? It sounds like a no win proposition.

He hit the nail on the head. Ive seen that excuse a million times. "Oh well my car cost way less but it kept up with it"

[elijah]

Whens the race going down? Make it happen!!

[BRIZZOK84]

A WRX with the mods you listed should not be really that fast. The mods listed are not going to add 65HP to the car.

What mods do you have to your CLK??

[SS Benzo]

Originally Posted by BRIZZOK84

A WRX with the mods you listed should not be really that fast. The mods listed are not going to add 65HP to the car.

What mods do you have to your CLK??

They're under my sig and The race will go down in a few weeeks after i drive cross country with her

[lsboogy]

Why bother - your car was faster as delivered, and although they are fast cars, they are just very high performance street cars - bring it to the track and baseline yourself, and then learn to drive your car better in a controlled manner. These are high performance cars that you can drive every day, and roll in comfort - they are not drag cars (I run a couple of drag cars - my street mustang has pulled 9's with street tires, and my yellow cars is faster than I can drive it) - take care of your CLK, these are wonderful automobiles, even though it's fun to drag, there are many cars out there that will trailer one - have not yet seen sub 10 MB's, seen lots of sub 10 stangs, but I would not want to use one for daily transport, let alone a cross country trip.