Raced a Baby Lambo
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Raced a Baby Lambo
Going to the office Wednesday, I am driving down legacy and stop in front of stonebrair. Guess what pulled out right next to me, an orange baby lambo with a old man driving. Well its pretty clear ahead so I down shifted into 1st and teased him alittle. Well he took the bait and we both hit it around 25 and went up to a little over 100. At first he just barely pulled me by a half car to 90 but I let out alittle before the slight curve at the top of the hill and he won by 2 cars.
Overall I a pretty happy. The lambo has over 450 horse but not much torque. In case you are wondering, I was in the C32 with 300rwhp.
Overall I a pretty happy. The lambo has over 450 horse but not much torque. In case you are wondering, I was in the C32 with 300rwhp.
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Originally Posted by cscollis
Going to the office Wednesday, I am driving down legacy and stop in front of stonebrair. Guess what pulled out right next to me, an orange baby lambo with a old man driving. Well its pretty clear ahead so I down shifted into 1st and teased him alittle. Well he took the bait and we both hit it around 25 and went up to a little over 100. At first he just barely pulled me by a half car to 90 but I let out alittle before the slight curve at the top of the hill and he won by 2 cars.
Overall I a pretty happy. The lambo has over 450 horse but not much torque. In case you are wondering, I was in the C32 with 300rwhp.
Overall I a pretty happy. The lambo has over 450 horse but not much torque. In case you are wondering, I was in the C32 with 300rwhp.
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Originally Posted by reggid
exactly which lambo did you race?a gallardo?
First, my C32 dynoed 300 rwhp in 4th gear with just K&N filters on a mix of 104 octain and 93. Sort of shocked me. The other runs were 293 and 296 before I added the 3 gallons of 104 (temp was 68 and DA was a nice 200 feet). Correction factor was .99 so the actual rwhp was a little higher!
Pretty strong considering I ran a 8.48 at 85.93 in the 1/8th with a 1.89 60' (good track prep). Just put it in first and let it shift.
I raced a Gallardo. I have also raced a 911 turbo on the highway up to over 130 and was 2 or 3 cars back. I was pleasantly suprised by the outcome.
This is my every day driver so no real mods yet. If I did anything to my C32 it would be a electric exhaust cutout. Flip the switch and you have open headers!
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Originally Posted by cscollis
This is my every day driver so no real mods yet. If I did anything to my C32 it would be a electric exhaust cutout. Flip the switch and you have open headers!
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I had a question about those. I heard that when switched back to stock mode - the cutout can leak gases - which is good and bad depending on how you see it. Is this true?
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c32 vs 996TT
I don't want to start a big war, but no offense, I think I can speak very directly in this case and there is NO WAY a near stock/stock C32 even comes close to a 996TT on a highway roll. The AMG cars are very fast at such races but the turbo is a monster.
I can't figure out how to post a picture, but I ran the C32 and 996TT with the same G-tech back to back and at 17 seconds when I let off the turbo was 200+ feet ahead of the Benz.
I can't figure out how to post a picture, but I ran the C32 and 996TT with the same G-tech back to back and at 17 seconds when I let off the turbo was 200+ feet ahead of the Benz.
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another graph
This is wet road. C32 w/ brand new rears, 996 with rears to wear bars. C32 launched at about 1200 RPM (wet) and turbo straight from idle. I cannot find my saved run in the 996 in the dry w/ new tires and launch, but 1/4 was around 12.45, 0-60 4.2x. Note the C32 vs. 996 in the passing times columns. Even 30-50 and 60-80 which required shifts in the 996 are faster. If you tally up, 30-80 is 9.8 seconds vs 8.1 seconds. That's huge.
I'm not dissing the C32--I love it--but it has no chance against a turbo.
I'm not dissing the C32--I love it--but it has no chance against a turbo.
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I simply tell you how a race went and get out the Gtech? I was just suprised the C32 did as well as it does. Either the Lambo or TT996 will beat the C32 but thats why I have a low 11 sec vette that traps 120.
Tell me your TT996 will beat my vette, go ahead.
3800 stall
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400 rwhp and 420 rwtq!
Tell me your TT996 will beat my vette, go ahead.
3800 stall
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400 rwhp and 420 rwtq!
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no but i know a few mommy mobile audi B5 S4's that will pound that C5 of yours...
where is this going? if you cant tell ... this whole debate is pointless...
the c32 is not near a lambo, 996TT, modded C5.... bla bla bla
its a fast 4 door not a supercar
where is this going? if you cant tell ... this whole debate is pointless...
the c32 is not near a lambo, 996TT, modded C5.... bla bla bla
its a fast 4 door not a supercar
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LOL! No need to get into a mine is bigger than yours contest. The point I was politely trying to make was that either or both the Gallardo and 996TT may have been messing with you. Heh, car choice really does often reflect the owner.
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I can tell you that the C32 will get an early jump on the Gallardo, unless the Lambo driver does a full launch. When I get into the C32 after the G, it feels very responsive around town - the Gallardo's high first gear means that this isn't its main game. For practical purposes, the C32 is quicker to 100 kph (62mph) - unless you are brutal with the Gallardo, the auto C32 hooks up better.
On the open road, the Gallardo shows a clean pair of heels to the C32 - as it should. But the C32 is no slouch, that's for sure.
Of course, not every car you take on will necessarily be trying as hard as you. In the Gallardo, there is no shortage of offers at the lights. It doesn't mean you take them all on.
On the open road, the Gallardo shows a clean pair of heels to the C32 - as it should. But the C32 is no slouch, that's for sure.
Of course, not every car you take on will necessarily be trying as hard as you. In the Gallardo, there is no shortage of offers at the lights. It doesn't mean you take them all on.
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Originally Posted by Fr0zen
yeah definently, The lambo would destroy your C32/C55 anyday it has 500hp and alot of torque for its size and weight. No way the car was racing you.
The bottom line: What happens on graphs or Gtechs is alot different than what happens on the street. This forum is about actual races, not racing theory.
For the naysayers, your position seems to require that we believe one of two things. Either (1) CSCollis is lying about the race (which I doubt), or (2)The Lambo driver put his right foot 95% of the way to the floor, so as to purposely only beat the C32 by a small margin. This would seem to be unlikely.
How about option (3): The Lambo driver is some spoon-fed ninny who thought that his supercar would beat any lamearse sedan, even without shifting the Lambo out of 6th gear.
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Lol!!!
Originally Posted by Vomit
How about option (3): The Lambo driver is some spoon-fed ninny who thought that his supercar would beat any lamearse sedan, even without shifting the Lambo out of 6th gear.
Option (4)... "ya mean 'R' does not engage 'racing' but rather 'reverse', Oh Crap!!!!"
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True but there isnt much he has to do it could have been E-gear the Lambo has tall gears anyway 60mph in first and close to 100 in second. Im sure he wasnt even racing just slightly gunned it for a sec and he thought the guy was going all out to beat him. Anyways good story but it was obviously not a race.
Originally Posted by Vomit
You all seem to be forgetting the human factor. The Lambo with an expert driver is way faster than the C32 with any driver. With a poseur Lambo driver (especially with the 6 speed manual), however, who is unwilling to work his car hard, the C32 (or C55) has a hope of at least hanging in there.
The bottom line: What happens on graphs or Gtechs is alot different than what happens on the street. This forum is about actual races, not racing theory.
For the naysayers, your position seems to require that we believe one of two things. Either (1) CSCollis is lying about the race (which I doubt), or (2)The Lambo driver put his right foot 95% of the way to the floor, so as to purposely only beat the C32 by a small margin. This would seem to be unlikely.
How about option (3): The Lambo driver is some spoon-fed ninny who thought that his supercar would beat any lamearse sedan, even without shifting the Lambo out of 6th gear.
The bottom line: What happens on graphs or Gtechs is alot different than what happens on the street. This forum is about actual races, not racing theory.
For the naysayers, your position seems to require that we believe one of two things. Either (1) CSCollis is lying about the race (which I doubt), or (2)The Lambo driver put his right foot 95% of the way to the floor, so as to purposely only beat the C32 by a small margin. This would seem to be unlikely.
How about option (3): The Lambo driver is some spoon-fed ninny who thought that his supercar would beat any lamearse sedan, even without shifting the Lambo out of 6th gear.
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Originally Posted by Fr0zen
True but there isnt much he has to do it could have been E-gear the Lambo has tall gears anyway 60mph in first and close to 100 in second. Im sure he wasnt even racing just slightly gunned it for a sec and he thought the guy was going all out to beat him. Anyways good story but it was obviously not a race.
In any case, I fail to see how it is impossible for a car which some have run stock into the high twelve second range (the C32) to give a car which runs in the low twelve second range a good run, especially factoring in a manual tranny and a lame driver in the Lambo. I also note that Collis' car seems to be a strong example of a C32. Most are only putting down 280-290 RWHP.
All that I am saying is that, assuming a manual Lambo and a lame driver, the race could be close (at least for a short period, like Collis described).
