Cars You Won't Race, And Cars You Will
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The strange situation I always find myself in is that most of the drivers of the usual suspects (M3, M5, RS4, other AMGs, etc.) don't seem too interested in getting it on when I see them on the street. It's all the folks driving Volvos, mini-vans, pick-up trucks, and other relatively pedestrian cars who want to have a go. And then if I mash the accelerator for even just a few brief seconds, they back off and stay well back after that.
Strange, but true.
Strange, but true.
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R8
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Dodge Challenger Hellcat Widebody, Porsche Cayenne, International Scout
The strange situation I always find myself in is that most of the drivers of the usual suspects (M3, M5, RS4, other AMGs, etc.) don't seem too interested in getting it on when I see them on the street. It's all the folks driving Volvos, mini-vans, pick-up trucks, and other relatively pedestrian cars who want to have a go. And then if I mash the accelerator for even just a few brief seconds, they back off and stay well back after that.
Strange, but true.
Strange, but true.
I do seem to get a lot of Mustang's or SRT-8 cars willing to go at it.... Needless to say, they haven't been much of a match so far. I don't really even pay them much attention anymore. I even had a new Nissan Maxima trying to bait me into a run. I didn't feel like hurting his feelings though
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'09 C63 AMG, '06 CTS-V
I had my friend drive my '06 CTS-V and destroyed it time and time again. GTO and the V in the same league. AMG on a whole nother level.
Stock vs. Stock, of course
When I drive the V now it feels like a freakin' slug
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'09 C63 AMG, '06 CTS-V
The strange situation I always find myself in is that most of the drivers of the usual suspects (M3, M5, RS4, other AMGs, etc.) don't seem too interested in getting it on when I see them on the street. It's all the folks driving Volvos, mini-vans, pick-up trucks, and other relatively pedestrian cars who want to have a go. And then if I mash the accelerator for even just a few brief seconds, they back off and stay well back after that.
Strange, but true.
Strange, but true.
I LOVE this car and don't care about the fact I could have bought it for $12k less today
[Edit: this comment was random and off topic...]Kleemann K1 will be my first mod in August
[Edit: ...so was this one]
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I've got an 07 SRT8 Jeep that will give you a good run it's fast enough to beat an SL 65 AMG last night. That reminds me I need to update the 1/4 time in my sig. Like others said you never know what kind of mods the ones on your list may have who knows you might end up on their list of cars that are not worth their time racing, enjoy the vid
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ORJbaQgR9hQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W4DTR...e=channel_page
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ORJbaQgR9hQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W4DTR...e=channel_page
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I've got an 07 SRT8 Jeep that will give you a good run it's fast enough to beat an SL 65 AMG last night.
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Up to speeds under about 80mph, the SRT8 jeep is deadly. They 60' like crazy with the awd and the other faster cars usually take until about 80 or 100mph to catch up. Clearly a longer race the SL would have won.
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After 100mph, they hit a brick wall called aerodynamics.
What do they trap, < 110mph?
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Here is a vid from this past weekend of my buddies tune and intake only jeep (5120lbs) running an SL 65 AMG at Ennis, now if the OP says the SRT8 Jeeps are not worth his time he must be racing them past 100 any street race situation the jeep could of shut down and been 2 to 3 cars ahead and poked fun of the MB on the forums. In this vid jeep ran 12.86 to the SL 12.68 I consider it a good race dont you guys. Now understand I'm not on here to start trouble I just didn't like the way the OP came off saying the Jeep was a waste of his time, now unless his MB runs sub 4 second 0-60 and launches well I simply dont understand why he would dismiss them as a wast of time.
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4 wheel drive makes for easier launches that Jeep is no exception its crazy fast.
I got spanked by an Evo 9 last week. It was a definite sleeper until we gunned it and I could hear its external waste gates open and it drowned my exhaust. At that point I knew I was F-ed. Oh well I had an Evo before so I should have known.
I got spanked by an Evo 9 last week. It was a definite sleeper until we gunned it and I could hear its external waste gates open and it drowned my exhaust. At that point I knew I was F-ed. Oh well I had an Evo before so I should have known.
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09 Eurocharged C63 AMG
Here is a vid from this past weekend of my buddies tune and intake only jeep (5120lbs) running an SL 65 AMG at Ennis, now if the OP says the SRT8 Jeeps are not worth his time he must be racing them past 100 any street race situation the jeep could of shut down and been 2 to 3 cars ahead and poked fun of the MB on the forums. In this vid jeep ran 12.86 to the SL 12.68 I consider it a good race dont you guys. Now understand I'm not on here to start trouble I just didn't like the way the OP came off saying the Jeep was a waste of his time, now unless his MB runs sub 4 second 0-60 and launches well I simply dont understand why he would dismiss them as a wast of time.
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4 wheel drive makes for easier launches that Jeep is no exception its crazy fast.
I got spanked by an Evo 9 last week. It was a definite sleeper until we gunned it and I could hear its external waste gates open and it drowned my exhaust. At that point I knew I was F-ed. Oh well I had an Evo before so I should have known.
I got spanked by an Evo 9 last week. It was a definite sleeper until we gunned it and I could hear its external waste gates open and it drowned my exhaust. At that point I knew I was F-ed. Oh well I had an Evo before so I should have known.
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08 Jeep SRT8, B5 S4
WOW !!! so much hate one a 5000lbs plus TRUCK, comparing to a lighter CAR, bigger displacement engine, and to think I was considering getting a C63, you guys really dont know what your talking about, well most of you dont, I hope I can run some of you some day, please do not take this as disrespect to anyone, but I thought you guys would give this truck more credit, guess not.
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C63 AMG(sold), 2009 CL550, 2010 S550 Majestic Black, 2010 ML550, 2006 C230, 2009 Venza
WOW !!! so much hate one a 5000lbs plus TRUCK, comparing to a lighter CAR, bigger displacement engine, and to think I was considering getting a C63, you guys really dont know what your talking about, well most of you dont, I hope I can run some of you some day, please do not take this as disrespect to anyone, but I thought you guys would give this truck more credit, guess not.
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I noticed that 1QWKJEEP has a MHP tune. I wonder how a SRT8 MHP tune only veh runs against a C63 MHP tune only? You gotta respect the fact that it is one fast Jeep.
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LOL SRT 8's cant beat the C63
i have raced it, for sure it has a great start due to AWD but later when our engine kicks in they have no way on winning
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=epmGE--EtN0
look at when the SRT dies out vs the ML63
i have raced it, for sure it has a great start due to AWD but later when our engine kicks in they have no way on winning
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=epmGE--EtN0
look at when the SRT dies out vs the ML63
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LOL SRT 8's cant beat the C63
i have raced it, for sure it has a great start due to AWD but later when our engine kicks in they have no way on winning
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=epmGE--EtN0
look at when the SRT dies out vs the ML63
i have raced it, for sure it has a great start due to AWD but later when our engine kicks in they have no way on winning
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=epmGE--EtN0
look at when the SRT dies out vs the ML63
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if you want to compare directly you have to compare same to same
why dont you go compare your SRT 8 to a Dragster
