C43 0-60mph times& 1/4 mile times and Speed
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AMG C43, 1999
C43 0-60mph times& 1/4 mile times and Speed
I did the search and could not find the info I am looking for. Any help would be great.
Very interested in the 1/4 mile speed.
Thanks,
Jeff
Very interested in the 1/4 mile speed.
Thanks,
Jeff
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1998 C43
Jeff:
I've enver run on a strip, but these are the best unmodified times I have found for a C43: 0-60 in 5.9 with a 1/4 in 14.4. If you're good with math, you can calculate the mph. I'm guessing under 100 mph.
DLS
Found it: 99mph here's the link:
www.fantasycars.com/sedans/html/c43.html
I've enver run on a strip, but these are the best unmodified times I have found for a C43: 0-60 in 5.9 with a 1/4 in 14.4. If you're good with math, you can calculate the mph. I'm guessing under 100 mph.
DLS
Found it: 99mph here's the link:
www.fantasycars.com/sedans/html/c43.html
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Theres something i dont understand. If you go a quarter mile at 14.4 secs at 99 mph
how is it possible for another car..any car say 14.4 secs too but at like for example 109 mph or something. could this mean like it starts out slow but then accelerates really fast ?
how is it possible for another car..any car say 14.4 secs too but at like for example 109 mph or something. could this mean like it starts out slow but then accelerates really fast ?
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Never seen "actual" numbers for a C43 but to give you an idea from a C36 standpoint, the best E.T. out of my car was 14.04 at @98MPH in very very good air with slicks, racing fuel and no spare tire. Only engine mod was a rather weathered K&N air filter...and my father was driving the car as I was competing in a different vehicle (and he's not exactly underweight...sorry dad) not too shabby at all. Joining the 100MPH club in a stock C43 or C36 is extremely difficult, if not impossible but I've certainly been trying.
Your comment about E.T. versus MPH is pretty much on the mark. It really boils down to torque, horsepower, gearing and driving style (usually how a particular driver launches and/or where he/she shifts on the tach if applicable). Many cars have very slow launches with incredible top end (arguably the case for the majority of AMGs). Take this example: top fuel 8,000 horsepower nitro-methane burning dragster comes out of the hole at fuel throttle and throws the blower belt at the 60 foot mark causing a full shut down....coasting for the remainder of the track. His E.T. is 11.00 but his MPH is 40. Makes it a little easier to understand.
In a related note, from what I have been able to observe, M3s have a significantly better 60 foot time than C36s but the C36 will always pull away from the M3 at half track (stock machines, of course).
Hope this helps.
-drags
Your comment about E.T. versus MPH is pretty much on the mark. It really boils down to torque, horsepower, gearing and driving style (usually how a particular driver launches and/or where he/she shifts on the tach if applicable). Many cars have very slow launches with incredible top end (arguably the case for the majority of AMGs). Take this example: top fuel 8,000 horsepower nitro-methane burning dragster comes out of the hole at fuel throttle and throws the blower belt at the 60 foot mark causing a full shut down....coasting for the remainder of the track. His E.T. is 11.00 but his MPH is 40. Makes it a little easier to understand.
In a related note, from what I have been able to observe, M3s have a significantly better 60 foot time than C36s but the C36 will always pull away from the M3 at half track (stock machines, of course).
Hope this helps.
-drags
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From: davis,ca
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Makes alot more sense now. =) I have another question now. From my experience driving my c36. 0-60 is good. accelerating from 60-100+ is good. but when im driving around 30-40ish and want then i want to quickly go faster the acceleration is sloww. it takes like 5..6..7..9 seconds for it to go up to speed even when i shift down to 3rd gear. Do i just not know how to drive or is it just like that for a c36?
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SteveS:
13.70 at 109mph. That's almost too impressive to believe! That mph looks like something a blower or turbo would be responsible for. That kind of top end is very stout for a 13.70 E.T. I would love to see a copy of the time slip....if for nothing else than to look at the incrementals. I bracket race against cars in the 12s that put up that kind of mph!
13.70 at 109mph. That's almost too impressive to believe! That mph looks like something a blower or turbo would be responsible for. That kind of top end is very stout for a 13.70 E.T. I would love to see a copy of the time slip....if for nothing else than to look at the incrementals. I bracket race against cars in the 12s that put up that kind of mph!
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I think 13.7's are possible. Just depends on certain conditions, and driver. I gotta get to the strip and see where I can place my car.
MBdrags: Your car is sharp! I never seen a red C36 before. You got a moonroof? Btw, you should keep the chrome trim, looks good brakes up the red so it doens't look cheap. To match, you should polish the dish on the wheels you are going to get.
DLS
MBdrags: Your car is sharp! I never seen a red C36 before. You got a moonroof? Btw, you should keep the chrome trim, looks good brakes up the red so it doens't look cheap. To match, you should polish the dish on the wheels you are going to get.
DLS
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don't know...my dad was only running 15.0 at 98 mph in the c36 (i was driving the volvo running 14.9 at only 94 mph)...have no idea what the heck he was doing. i think it's safe to say easy times to get are in between those high 13 and high 14.
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So when your on the track and doing your 1/4 mile do you just straight gun it all the way or do you change gears at a certain point to get into those mid 14's? I've never been on the track and i never really calculated my times so i dont know how to make use of all the power the car has like when to change gears to get faster acceleration.
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Work on your launch, and experiment with leaving the tranny alone, or switching maunally. If you got the 5 speed, it may not be necessay to go all the way to fifth, but to max out fourth instead.
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donno for the c36... but ... for the 850, i definitely have to work on the launch, it's 275 hp coming out of the front wheels...go figure. my 60ft time is like 2.8 and horrible reaction time...hehe...
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60' is where it's all at. The launch is EVERYTHING. Instead of wasting time spinning wheels at the start, give it a little gas at the beginning, than once you are moving a weebit, FLOOR the b*tch like she never has. Than with the grip and mad power, you will fly.
I have no idea what's better, shifting or letting the AUTO do it. My tranny is adaptive, so either way, I need to be in fast/sport mode!
I have no idea what's better, shifting or letting the AUTO do it. My tranny is adaptive, so either way, I need to be in fast/sport mode!
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yeah...automatic + fwd + turbo + high hp...need a little practice 
the powerbrake technique helps to keep the turbo spooled, so it'll get to around 1800 ~ 2000 rpm... where the torque plateau starts. but what kills is the high stall speed...so i can't get any much more than 2000 rpm...oh well, good for the tranny i guess, and less smoked tires. i still haven't gotten it down.
the powerbrake technique helps to keep the turbo spooled, so it'll get to around 1800 ~ 2000 rpm... where the torque plateau starts. but what kills is the high stall speed...so i can't get any much more than 2000 rpm...oh well, good for the tranny i guess, and less smoked tires. i still haven't gotten it down.
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A little track time in the stock pocket rocket!
A little track time in the stock pocket rocket!
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The best time I ever got in my 95 C36 was 14.1 @ 102mph. That was with less than 1/4 tank of 100 octance racing gas, K&N cold air, Strait pipe, and no spare tire. Maybe I did a few more things to it but I just cant remember. Its been awhile. Also, it was cold. Around 60F or 50F and I always power brake.
After driving a few C43's I have come to the conclusion a handful of 99 C43's which are all silver are very fast. They have a different tranny chip that lets them shift much faster. It also makes them blow up trannys at 50,000-60,000 miles. The shifting from gear to gear is only a fraction of a second. I have met only 2 other C43's like mine. The rest were all normal, and had a slight delay. Has anyone else "granaded" their tranny like me? (thats what my service advisor told me.) Hahahaha.
Around 60F or 50F and I always power brake. After driving a few C43's I have come to the conclusion a handful of 99 C43's which are all silver are very fast. They have a different tranny chip that lets them shift much faster. It also makes them blow up trannys at 50,000-60,000 miles. The shifting from gear to gear is only a fraction of a second. I have met only 2 other C43's like mine. The rest were all normal, and had a slight delay. Has anyone else "granaded" their tranny like me? (thats what my service advisor told me.) Hahahaha.
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Originally posted by BrabusCClass
The best time I ever got in my 95 C36 was 14.1 @ 102mph. That was with less than 1/4 tank of 100 octance racing gas, K&N cold air, Strait pipe, and no spare tire. Maybe I did a few more things to it but I just cant remember. Its been awhile. Also, it was cold. Around 60F or 50F and I always power brake.
After driving a few C43's I have come to the conclusion a handful of 99 C43's which are all silver are very fast. They have a different tranny chip that lets them shift much faster. It also makes them blow up trannys at 50,000-60,000 miles. The shifting from gear to gear is only a fraction of a second. I have met only 2 other C43's like mine. The rest were all normal, and had a slight delay. Has anyone else "granaded" their tranny like me? (thats what my service advisor told me.) Hahahaha.
The best time I ever got in my 95 C36 was 14.1 @ 102mph. That was with less than 1/4 tank of 100 octance racing gas, K&N cold air, Strait pipe, and no spare tire. Maybe I did a few more things to it but I just cant remember. Its been awhile. Also, it was cold.
Around 60F or 50F and I always power brake. After driving a few C43's I have come to the conclusion a handful of 99 C43's which are all silver are very fast. They have a different tranny chip that lets them shift much faster. It also makes them blow up trannys at 50,000-60,000 miles. The shifting from gear to gear is only a fraction of a second. I have met only 2 other C43's like mine. The rest were all normal, and had a slight delay. Has anyone else "granaded" their tranny like me? (thats what my service advisor told me.) Hahahaha.
hmmmmm that is crazy!!!! I have a 99' C43 in all Silver...it does react differently then my black 98' C43...seems like the tranny is more responsive and the throttle response on it is definately better!!! I barely drive the silver one...actually im sellin either on of my C43s....either the black one or silver one, I have too many!!!
