Josh: Good time!

11s should be no problem.

Now, I am going to have to go to Stage IV, to keep up.

 

Dude thats stock numbers for E55... E55 even gets 12.00 stock with a good driver..... I think its time for wider tyres!!!

 

There is absolutely no way a stock e55 would run those times at that MPH in Vegas. Like I said, there was a Kleemann chipped CL 65 AMG there running 12.20 - 12.40's @ 114-115 w/ 650 hp and something like 800 ft. lbs of torque. At sea level with a decent temp my car would probably pull mid 11's all day long.

BTW - my buddy ran his Yamaha R1 sportbike and was pulling 13.1 - 13.3. Vegas is a terrible place to run a car and expect a decent time.

I'm completely satisfied with the time with all things considered. My 60' times were terrible. If I could have hooked up, those would have been 12.1 - 12.2 passes in 100 degree weather. Not to shabby IMO. My rear end was fishtailing and I was spinning nearly half way down the track.

Thanks Vadim! I'd like to bring it down to California and run it. What tracks out there have open Test & Tune and when?

 

i was thinking the same thing about e55. it'd probably put down those numbers w/out the high trap speed like that at the sea level elevation and cooler temp. but there's no way it could replicate those numbers in similar conditions as you ran.
and the fact that cl65 ran slower et, that tells me a lot.
great #'s, and get that bad boy into 11's! would that be a first 11sec C55?

 

Thanks ... I think a stock e55 would have been lucky to pull off a 13.1 in the same conditions and definitely at a much lower mph. Quite honestly it's simple mathematics - My car is about 500 lbs lighter and putting out approx 40 - 50 more rwhp w/ LSD

And yes, I'm pretty sure that it would be the first w203 C55 in the 11's unless Bennyz beats me to it

 

Good numbers for those conditions
11's...NOS tank on or off? :v j/k
see you next month.
BennyZ

 

dragon,

update us on the kills too. you should be able to surprise a "few" people. see if you can come up on the 350z with tt and show it the quad pipes.
let the c55K carnage begin!

 

hehe... will do. But I no longer have the quad tips... seeing my 55K S7 license plate should suffice.

 

First off It was nice to finally see the Kleeman in person + meet Josh, he's a nice guy.
I concurr about the conditions, It was a typical Vegas night mid to low 90's.
I was able to snap a few pics of the Kleeman as well as the CL65 which is obviously a work of art. As for videos I do have a few although I am currently out of town and won't be able to post till around Tuesday so Stay tuned.
Hey Josh, have you been able to get the vids from the Handy cam? HOw did they turn out?
On a side note...Josh, we have to go out to the car meet w/ CL65 guy + other awesome cars. Now freeway runs will yeild some great footage.

Oh and last thing, congrats on finally getting your E/T down. It appeared like you were pressing the issue in the begging + just getting a feel for what the car would do. We gota hed to So Cal and get you some slicks

 

Josh,

Those are some AWEOSME times considering the temps. The fact that you ran neck and neck with a modded CL65 shows us the type of power your car is pushing. Those 911TT boys must of been very confused

Get better witht those 0-60 times and you will be rocking! Once again even with LSD you never broke under the 2 mark (shows us again the power your Kleemann beast is pushing)

 

I don't have the software to get the footage off the handycam. I am thinking we should have taped it in "memory mode" because I can download it via USB directly to quicktime. I'll definitely do that tomorrow at "exotic car meet". So I can have some freeway footage running that CL65. Are you going? I'll be there!

Ya after consistently turning those 12.6's and 12.7's with a 2.2 60', I let the car cool down for about an hour and gave it a final run and got the 12.492. By that time the temp dropped to 94... that's why I think my MPH went up a bit too. And obviously a better launch with that 2.062 60' compared to my many 2.1 and 2.2 60's. With all this power I need to condition myself to just slightly press the gas pedal, however, something about that just seems fundamentally wrong at the drag strip LOL

I am definitely down for going out to California to run the car. Let me know.

Spero,

HAHA... the 911TT guys didn't even look at me when I passed by them in the car. LOL

ya... I almost lost control on one of the runs because my rear-end was fish tailing so much, I had to let off the gas. There is definitely a lot of power. I can't imagine running a 100 shot NOS too (BennyZ you ****) LOL.

The best thing is going up to the line and flooring it for the burnout.... the tires just SPIN and SPIN and SPIN!!!! It's fun!

Should I purchase some drag radials? What kind and size do you recommend?

-Josh

 

stock you ran 14.2's so obviously elevation is a big factor because a c55 is a 13sec car ...if you ran the 1/4 at sea level that would be 11's

 

Good job, I'm sure you can hit 11's Soon!!! Just awesome!!

 

lol,
I thought about asking you about recording it to memory but I figured I wouldn't mess with it. Maybe next time.

I'm in Los Angeles right now so I will not be able to go 2maro but I'm down for next sunday!

 

can someone explain me what is elevation, and how does it affect performance?? I'm a noob here

 

It's moreso on forced induction cars (specifically supercharged).
Air is less dense, so you get less BOOM from the combustion or something like that.
Turbo's aren't that affected as MUCH as superchargers because they spool.
Naturally Aspirated, although affected, aren't that suspectible to change because they don't .. well.. use forced induction.

However, most dynoshops will give you SAE corrected numbers, which will be very close to what your car will run at ground level.

 

get some Drag Slicks, it will help you alot.
btw. Nice car.

 

Josh if you come out to cali you have to give me a call. Your car will definitely wipe the smug grin off all the thousands of M3 owners out here who think their car is god on wheels. In fact I know someone through a friend who has a modded M3 that talks so much ***** about how his car rapes everyone. I'd love to see you race him at a track so you could that he rightfully deserves.

 

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Thanks Vadim! I'd like to bring it down to California and run it. What tracks out there have open Test & Tune and when?

Josh:

Sadly, there is only two tracks left in So.Cal.

One is Palmdale, but is at the same altitude as Vegas and California Speedway. I posted it's schedule. As you can see there are only two dates available in the next two months. September 24th or October 29th.

Since it is only one date per months. It gets busy. Very busy. Like one run per 2-3 hours. The problem with that track is that in afternoon you get nasty head on wind, that also throws sand on the track and kills your MPH.

 

ouch, at Houston Raceway Park racing is open 3 times a week and you can get in a boat load of runs for the first 2 hours it opens, and perfect alt for $15

 

Yikes... 1 run per 2-3 hours... that's crazy. I guess Vegas will have to do. LOL

I posted my timeslip on Drag Times.com and if I get over 100 votes before september there is a very good chance they'll feature the car on the homepage. I'd greatly appreciate it if you guys could stop by there and give me a quick vote... thanks

Here's the direct link - http://www.dragtimes.com/Mercedes-Be...slip-6424.html

 

u got my vote.

 

"You have already voted on this DragTime today.
Please vote only once per DragTime per day."
LOL Sorry J..

 

ya, you can only vote once per day otherwise I would have been way over 100 already LOL.

We need to represent and have a MB on the homepage of that site. Thanks for the support guys!

 

lol You are the sole representative of the MBWorld community! Don't fail us! lol