Watch a lightly modified 2005 Mercedes-Benz C55 AMG cover the quarter mile in just 12.18 seconds.
In stock form, a 2005 Mercedes-Benz C55 AMG offers solid performance, with the 5.4L V8 delivering 362 horsepower, 376lb-ft of torque and stock quarter mile times in the mid-to-low 13s. Those stock ETs are very good, but forum member EDgineered found that minor mods make the car a whole lot quicker.
A few weeks back, MBWorld member PJmak shared the video above from the Eddie Peyer YouTube account, showing a 2005 C55 running a 12.1. The OP shared it in the W203 section with some disbelief due to the short mod list and such impressive times. A few other members chimed in, explaining that the car in the video was owned by EDgineered, who had also shared the video in the W203 “best time thread” when he ran these great numbers.
EDgineered’s AMG
The 2005 Mercedes-Benz in the video above is obviously not stock, but the mod list is short. The owner has added a homemade air intake setup, shorty headers, underdrive pulleys and a lightweight crankshaft pulley, but it still has the stock exhaust and the car has not been tuned. However, those simple mods make this C55 a whole lot quicker, as the video above shows.
In the quarter mile clip above, the 2005 AMG takes on a Camaro and the Chevy wins pretty easily, running a 10.58 at 130 miles per hour, but this video isn’t about the race. This is about showcasing a lightly modded C55 running a 12.18 quarter mile at nearly 113mph. That is more than a second quicker than the average stock “magazine time” for this car and the simple mod list shows how other owners can get into the low-12s with their own vehicles.
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