Supercharged C55 Track Car
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C63 507 AMG DA Car #19
Supercharged C55 Track Car
Now this is nice:
I wonder what mods.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nhr7z05DdtU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UNXGq9KmC0k
....
and then I found this one..... oooooof
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zwZRi...eature=related
I wonder what mods.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nhr7z05DdtU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UNXGq9KmC0k
....
and then I found this one..... oooooof
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zwZRi...eature=related
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C63 507 AMG DA Car #19
Road racing like that is WAY harder on a car than drag racing or playing on the street.
It makes me happy to see that kleemann combo run like that for lap after lap. (with the exception of that last vid)...... at first thought perhaps headgasket..... but the fire under the car speaks of something worse.... perhaps mr. piston and mr rod took a vacation from mr block? throwing oil on the exhaust.... and then fire?
A supercharged car would not be my 1st choice for a road race car........ he needs to stuff an 6.2liter in there and go to town.
I love the sound of that beastie!
It makes me happy to see that kleemann combo run like that for lap after lap. (with the exception of that last vid)...... at first thought perhaps headgasket..... but the fire under the car speaks of something worse.... perhaps mr. piston and mr rod took a vacation from mr block? throwing oil on the exhaust.... and then fire?
A supercharged car would not be my 1st choice for a road race car........ he needs to stuff an 6.2liter in there and go to town.
I love the sound of that beastie!
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Road racing like that is WAY harder on a car than drag racing or playing on the street.
It makes me happy to see that kleemann combo run like that for lap after lap. (with the exception of that last vid)...... at first thought perhaps headgasket..... but the fire under the car speaks of something worse.... perhaps mr. piston and mr rod took a vacation from mr block? throwing oil on the exhaust.... and then fire?
A supercharged car would not be my 1st choice for a road race car........ he needs to stuff an 6.2liter in there and go to town.
I love the sound of that beastie!
It makes me happy to see that kleemann combo run like that for lap after lap. (with the exception of that last vid)...... at first thought perhaps headgasket..... but the fire under the car speaks of something worse.... perhaps mr. piston and mr rod took a vacation from mr block? throwing oil on the exhaust.... and then fire?
A supercharged car would not be my 1st choice for a road race car........ he needs to stuff an 6.2liter in there and go to town.
I love the sound of that beastie!
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The C55 is simply not the best car designed for that kind of driving. If you want to supercharge it, do it for street use or to do straight line runs (legally of course). Heat is already bad enough issue on track, so going FI is not the ideal route. You would be much better off increasing NA Power, and reducing mass (especially rotational mass) as much as possible. Either way though, very few AMGs are really designed for any legitimate track duty (black series aside of course).
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Just being bluntly honest...
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The C55 is simply not the best car designed for that kind of driving. If you want to supercharge it, do it for street use or to do straight line runs (legally of course). Heat is already bad enough issue on track, so going FI is not the ideal route. You would be much better off increasing NA Power, and reducing mass (especially rotational mass) as much as possible. Either way though, very few AMGs are really designed for any legitimate track duty (black series aside of course).
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+1, seems like handling or perhaps his "lines" leave a lil to be desired??
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The C55 is simply not the best car designed for that kind of driving. If you want to supercharge it, do it for street use or to do straight line runs (legally of course). Heat is already bad enough issue on track, so going FI is not the ideal route. You would be much better off increasing NA Power, and reducing mass (especially rotational mass) as much as possible. Either way though, very few AMGs are really designed for any legitimate track duty (black series aside of course).
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looking at his over vid. a glimps of the car on the outside...those are some serious wide front wheel/tire setup lol 
pretty amazing it stayed in front of the M3 GTS too....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zwZRi...eature=related
pretty amazing it stayed in front of the M3 GTS too....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zwZRi...eature=related
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check out this one:
http://www.youtube.com/user/AndreasC...59/llKULhmCo20
and then this one:
http://www.youtube.com/user/AndreasC...58/nJOFoytF3mM
pretty good battles going on!
http://www.youtube.com/user/AndreasC...59/llKULhmCo20
and then this one:
http://www.youtube.com/user/AndreasC...58/nJOFoytF3mM
pretty good battles going on!
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I've always been told only to race what you can afford to replace.
A few people have tried to roadrace mustangs with aftercooled vortech's with mixed results.
A few people have tried to roadrace mustangs with aftercooled vortech's with mixed results.
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You know..... watching this c55 video over and over make me wonder why MB/AMG does not offer a 6speed manual c class AMG saloon, provide factory support, and compete....... and WIN...... and I'm guess this effort would pay dividends on the show-room floor sales.....
Am I missing something here?
Or is the mb tri-star car marketed towards the countryclub blvd cruiser set?
Am I missing something here?
Or is the mb tri-star car marketed towards the countryclub blvd cruiser set?
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Mercedes has always been with the concept of a luxury car first then a race car second where as BMW is more of race car that can be a luxury car.
The autos shifts faster then the manuals anyways on the track and the majority of the people who buy these cars new buy them in auto or dct.
Its the preference and i think manuals go against MB's concept of luxury since you only seem them on the lower end mercedes anyways.
The autos shifts faster then the manuals anyways on the track and the majority of the people who buy these cars new buy them in auto or dct.
Its the preference and i think manuals go against MB's concept of luxury since you only seem them on the lower end mercedes anyways.
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You know..... watching this c55 video over and over make me wonder why MB/AMG does not offer a 6speed manual c class AMG saloon, provide factory support, and compete....... and WIN...... and I'm guess this effort would pay dividends on the show-room floor sales.....
Am I missing something here?
Or is the mb tri-star car marketed towards the countryclub blvd cruiser set?
Am I missing something here?
Or is the mb tri-star car marketed towards the countryclub blvd cruiser set?
Bingo, +1, that's exactly the market they want!! The AMGs are halo cars like Black Series etc to get attention!! Notice when you sign into MB World and the introduction of the 400 hybrid is at, guess what, a tennis match (or golf tournament as well). Its all about the $$!!
MB has even put in a half-baked effort into Formula One lately (whereas Ferrari goes all out and reportedly spends over $100 million a year on F1.)
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if you look at it from there perspective the people who buy these cars and who actually have the money to buy them new are the countryclub cruisers.
No point in designing a car for someone that'll never buy them.
No point in designing a car for someone that'll never buy them.
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Wow, this guy is serious. That's not a "track" car.......what he has is a "race" car. This is the first time I have ever seen anybody turn a C55 into a competitive race car. You can see from his various videos that he has removed the dash (and presumeably other interior items), replaced the steering wheel, added a bunch of gauges to monitor more critical engine functions, and added a roll cage. Likely he has changed all the suspension components and brakes too. The description talks about a supercharged Kleeman setup, and this guys is obviously pretty fast too, given the type of race cars he can keep up with and pass.
Hmmmm....I don't quite agree with the above statements. Not many street cars in the world come ready out of the box to be a race car used for competition. Some notable ones may include the M3 GTS/CSL and 911 GT3 RS. But definitely not the standard M3 or 911.
Many cars, however, already are good enough from the factory to be "track" cars driven on your average HPDE track day or lapping days for enthusiasts, especially when you are a relative newbie at such events. The C-AMG cars (C55/C63) fall into this category. Sure, as one gets more experienced, you may find you want to upgrade things like tires, braking system, and suspension. But the C55/C63 can be quite capable, even in stock form and can with its track pace surprise many other drivers of more "track capable" cars. This certainly has been my experience when I go to lapping days.
Many cars, however, already are good enough from the factory to be "track" cars driven on your average HPDE track day or lapping days for enthusiasts, especially when you are a relative newbie at such events. The C-AMG cars (C55/C63) fall into this category. Sure, as one gets more experienced, you may find you want to upgrade things like tires, braking system, and suspension. But the C55/C63 can be quite capable, even in stock form and can with its track pace surprise many other drivers of more "track capable" cars. This certainly has been my experience when I go to lapping days.
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Here's a better video of what appears to be a relatively stock c55 spankin some some M3 ***.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zwZRiKoW7v4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zwZRiKoW7v4
