What are your best times at the drag strip?
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Stock 1/8th mile 8.84
Tune, custom pulley, and code three intake 8.50
On the quarter I ran a 13.3 stock. Havent been to the 1/4 mile yet with the tune.
No cooling mods by the way
Stock 1/8th mile 8.84
Tune, custom pulley, and code three intake 8.50
On the quarter I ran a 13.3 stock. Havent been to the 1/4 mile yet with the tune.
No cooling mods by the way
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if you look up my old posts because i dont know where the time slip is anymore but on the leaking motor days before it fully blew it went mid 12's at around 85 deg out. i havnt looked for a long time and never went back with all the new mods back in the day. vadim at the time was the only person after a couple years to pull a .10 /sec on me
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Black on Black stock ' 03 C32
It is useful to see what the absolute ideal/best case time limit would be for the particular vehicle.
I did state clearly where the stats where taken from.
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Best 1/4 so far is 11.74 @ 116.7 MPH at Orlando Speedworld. Best 1/8th mile time was 7.558, and best speed was 93.65. Best '60 was 1.695. The weather was in the upper 50's and DA at -500. I'm was so glad they prepped the track really well where I could floor it right off the line at around 1800 rpms without any wheel spin. 
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12.796 @ 109.89...my tires are toast now lol. I'll post the slip tonight
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12.796 @ 109.89...my tires are toast now lol. I'll post the slip tonight
How were the conditions? My conditions were less than ideal.
You have me by a MPH in the 1/8 and 1/4, makes me want to get high flow secondaries.
Congrats!
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Thanks, but the car is capable of better than my mash-it-and-go launch technique generates lol. The only thing I did was play with tire pressures. Temp was about 70, overcast and not too much wind. Tack prep was pretty decent (but not as good as MIR from what I heard) but i still managed to spin the passenger side tire to the point of overheating it. Still it was a blast and I can't shake the urge to go again Gotta get some DRs or an LSD and actually try to learn how to get off the line, I figure 12.5's are acheivable!
Gotta get some DRs or an LSD and actually try to learn how to get off the line, I figure 12.5's are acheivable!
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12.796 @ 109.89...my tires are toast now lol. I'll post the slip tonight
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Thanks, but the car is capable of better than my mash-it-and-go launch technique generates lol. The only thing I did was play with tire pressures. Temp was about 70, overcast and not too much wind. Tack prep was pretty decent (but not as good as MIR from what I heard) but i still managed to spin the passenger side tire to the point of overheating it. Still it was a blast and I can't shake the urge to go again Gotta get some DRs or an LSD and actually try to learn how to get off the line, I figure 12.5's are acheivable!
Gotta get some DRs or an LSD and actually try to learn how to get off the line, I figure 12.5's are acheivable!I had to really feather it to cut my 1.9. If I just mashed and go it would be a 14 sec ET,
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Thanks! Sadly, now I think I might be addicted...
Lol my last run was 14.378 felt like I was driving on ice with spiked tires...passenger side tire was roasted. I was pretty happy for my first time though, I got 7 runs in and excluding the last spinfest, my slowest of the day was my first run- 13.036 @ 110.27
Lol my last run was 14.378 felt like I was driving on ice with spiked tires...passenger side tire was roasted. I was pretty happy for my first time though, I got 7 runs in and excluding the last spinfest, my slowest of the day was my first run- 13.036 @ 110.27
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So i just picked up a C55 and looking to take to track thursday. Question for you guys on the launch.
I have always had AWD with the audis, so used to dumping at like 5k! No worries.
Now, with rwd and more power, do you guys launch with the TC on or off? The reason i ask is because the other day on the road, at a light, i floored it with the TC on and it gave me a perfect launch with no boggin and just a little bit of spin, but never cut off the motor to where it backed off. So it was like the perfect TC launch ive ever seen.
Will this happen if i mash it on the track or will i be cutting the motor out a bit and causing a bad time?
Also havent tried power brake yet off launch. I know in the audi DBW system, cant be done. Tried in the A3, brake, gas, and it reved but once off the brake, car just sat there until i let go of gas and rehit it.
Any help would be appreciated for this benz noob.
I have always had AWD with the audis, so used to dumping at like 5k! No worries.
Now, with rwd and more power, do you guys launch with the TC on or off? The reason i ask is because the other day on the road, at a light, i floored it with the TC on and it gave me a perfect launch with no boggin and just a little bit of spin, but never cut off the motor to where it backed off. So it was like the perfect TC launch ive ever seen.
Will this happen if i mash it on the track or will i be cutting the motor out a bit and causing a bad time?
Also havent tried power brake yet off launch. I know in the audi DBW system, cant be done. Tried in the A3, brake, gas, and it reved but once off the brake, car just sat there until i let go of gas and rehit it.
Any help would be appreciated for this benz noob.
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So i just picked up a C55 and looking to take to track thursday. Question for you guys on the launch.
I have always had AWD with the audis, so used to dumping at like 5k! No worries.
Now, with rwd and more power, do you guys launch with the TC on or off? The reason i ask is because the other day on the road, at a light, i floored it with the TC on and it gave me a perfect launch with no boggin and just a little bit of spin, but never cut off the motor to where it backed off. So it was like the perfect TC launch ive ever seen.
Will this happen if i mash it on the track or will i be cutting the motor out a bit and causing a bad time?
Also havent tried power brake yet off launch. I know in the audi DBW system, cant be done. Tried in the A3, brake, gas, and it reved but once off the brake, car just sat there until i let go of gas and rehit it.
Any help would be appreciated for this benz noob.
I have always had AWD with the audis, so used to dumping at like 5k! No worries.
Now, with rwd and more power, do you guys launch with the TC on or off? The reason i ask is because the other day on the road, at a light, i floored it with the TC on and it gave me a perfect launch with no boggin and just a little bit of spin, but never cut off the motor to where it backed off. So it was like the perfect TC launch ive ever seen.
Will this happen if i mash it on the track or will i be cutting the motor out a bit and causing a bad time?
Also havent tried power brake yet off launch. I know in the audi DBW system, cant be done. Tried in the A3, brake, gas, and it reved but once off the brake, car just sat there until i let go of gas and rehit it.
Any help would be appreciated for this benz noob.
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