question for the c350 owners..
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question for the c350 owners..
On a red light if you guys stomp your c350s, does your tires squeal and go? when i stomp my c350 from a red light i dont hear jack and it just moves.. not trying to waste my tires or anything but i even seen c300s have enough power to make some kinda squeal.. any thoughts? i have it on S, esp off and on 1st gear by the way...
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On a red light if you guys stomp your c350s, does your tires squeal and go? when i stomp my c350 from a red light i dont hear jack and it just moves.. not trying to waste my tires or anything but i even seen c300s have enough power to make some kinda squeal.. any thoughts? i have it on S, esp off and on 1st gear by the way...
But with my new tires or my winter set, the only way I can break them free is if there's a little sand on the road or if the road is damp/wet. Sometimes you can do it on dry pavement when taking a right turn from a stop.
When I was intentionally killing my old summer tires last fall, I was able to lay down some really nice long dual tread marks but you have to start with a little break-stand. Lightly hold the brakes (no more than needed to hold the car still) and gas it, they break free around 2500+ rpms if I recall. They'll easily spin thru 1st and well into 2nd.
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when i had the stock tires on they squeal everywhere.. off a red light, on a hard left turn..
it's not like a burnout or anything, but it does make an obvious squeaky sound all the time.
I've always think of it as the tires not having enough grip though.
it's not like a burnout or anything, but it does make an obvious squeaky sound all the time.
I've always think of it as the tires not having enough grip though.
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My Michelins have pretty decent grip but are easy to chirp off the line in my C300...but like Sportstick says, the manual trans makes all the difference.
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I don't think the C350 has enough torgue to break the tires on dry pavement from a standing start unless you use the brakes. not with an automatic. Now if I had the nice 6-speed the C300 has man oh man.
