benscott01

Yeah, between running a 11.111 1/4 mile and then running a 6.66 60-130 on the way home....... I don't usually play the lottery or bet, but I'm thinking now might be the time

MB_Forever

Great run Keith.... your effort, your progress, and your car in general never seize to amaze me

By the way, your 60' is holding you back big time. If you can drop that 1.8 to 1.6, you're looking at solid 10s easily - even in the 2000 ft DA environment you ran at last night

I can't imagine what your car would do at MIR at -1800 ft

benscott01

Kind of a related question.......

I'm sure there is, but who else can think of a car that you can do a quick tire change on, go to the drag strip and run 11's or 12's (in stock trim), change tires one more time, go to any given road track, and run lap times inline with mildly modded race cars, go to a top speed event, and hang with almost anyone there (170ish mph), and then come home and go to the grocery store on the way from from picking the kids up from school, and never miss a beat????

I guess I'm just rambling, but damn......MB did a superb job with this platfrom.

c32AMG-DTM

Keith (or someone) should probably start a new thread with the new C63 records, since it's probably getting overlooked at the back of this multi-page thread.

I thought DA didn't matter as much with nitrous? (of course it still matters, but the benefits would be much lower from what I understand...?) Still, it appears 10's at 130+ is very likely in Keith's future - which is incredible performance indeed.

EDIT: just noticed - Keith, you picked up 30 MPH on the back half. Nice work...

MB_Forever

You are absolutely correct: with nitrous, DA is not as big of a factor on the motor as without nitrous..... but it is still a factor. On the 63, I've seen it still affect the engine a little bit. Also, humidity, which is usually high in Florida, does play a factor as well.

benscott01

Agreed, but if started, I'd like to see it made into a sticky by the admin's.... Would be a whole lot easier for people to find, and see the potenital in their own cars, thus maybe drawing a larger number of owners into the performance related topics of these cars. Just a thought.

Is that possible????

blackbenzz

DA wont help much on a nitrous car. Nitrous is referred to as DA in a bottle. But it will still help a little. I ran 10.59 in slightly positive DA, can't wait to get that DA in a couple months if I still have the car!

You have to remember that if he sn't spraying out of the hole then the car is still NA for that period of time, which is effected by DA

benscott01

Totally agree, about the DA to nitrous affect.

I still believe there is some merit to the DA affect , even with nitrous though. The added nitrous (100-250 shot, whatever it is), would be the same ADDED power regardless to the DA, but the ACTUAL HP of the N/A motor would still be affected. In my opionion, taking a car that pulls 600HP in the nasty DA that is Florida (10 out of 12 months), and ADDING 200 HP, would give you 800HP. Then taking the same car that pulls 675HP in mid-Feburary (when the DA is more in-line with those of you in the Northeast), add the same 200 HP, now you have a car that pulls 875HP.

Am I thinking about it wrong?

blackbenzz

Why do people think the northeast always has negative DA?

benscott01

Not saying you always have great negative DA, just way better than Florida.

MB_Forever

It's just that on the west coast, we may get one DA a year or sometimes every two years.... but every time we check the DA at MIR in the winter, it's always negative

But seriously, I think MIR and ATCO and other east coast tracks see a lot more negative DA than here in California not to mention the better air quality, less humidity, much better track prep, and better gas. It's a drag racer's dream come true. I'm sure you also have your bad days, but it is no where near in comparison to what we have here.

Dads C63

Video of the 11.11 rin:

http://www.youtube.com/user/brantley.../0/8rRty8k2COA

AKnight55

wow.. that thing is ****ing loud.

harrower

You have to love Keith...keeps quiet and let's the slips do the talking

Dads C63

THANKS!!
We are just having fun.
Thankfully this is NOT the way I make a living!!

I hope that everyone can learn as we go. I learn from past experiences and hopefully my mistakes will save all you guys money in the long run. I try to be as transparent as possible. Its all FUN!!!!!!!!!!!

The car is back in the shop getting the front fixed due to a booboo from Sebring. The tranny is being diagnosed as we speak to figure out why its messing up. Will advise.

harrower

Thankfully this is NOT the way I make a living!!

No sh-t! We all work to support this nasty habit of ours! I said before and I will say it again...for a $60k stock car these little monsters are huge money pits at the end of the day

c32AMG-DTM

That has to be one of the worst record-breaking videos ever. No zoom, poor focus, tilts the camera up at the clouds halfway through, and then narrates "11.1 at 1-something... I can't read it..."

Thankfully you have the slip... haha.

RStevens63

WOOOOOOOOOOOW!!!!!!!!!!!!

Dads C63

A video man I am NOT!!
Most of the lights weren't working so you couldn't even tell the speed until you picked up the slip. Lol

hhughes1

Your 60-130 time gives new meaning to the term " mark of the beast"

benscott01

Sounds like we just got a volunteer cameraman. We'll be in Miami Oct. 10th. Bring your camera and we'll supply the subject matter.

mthis

ohh man, i watch does vids and it hurts hearing your car slip gears and not make 10's do it already we cant wait no more.

im going to make a prediction you will own the nos record and Ahmad will own the n/a record by the end of this year. and no one else deserves it more then you guys, always doing something to raise the bar great work.

SGC

Congrats Keith!

Your car is moving.

Should put up big numbers at the mile in Oct.

c32AMG-DTM

blackbenzz would own the F/I record, but not the N/A record (unless he's working on something new?). I agree though, they've all worked hard to try and topple various MB/AMG records, and the results speak for themselves.

blackbenzz

Thanks! Unless someone else breaks the current nitrous record I'm pretty confident I will beat the nitrous record too.
FYI- I already have the F/I record and just 0.01s from the nitrous record (with me on 93 octane and no nitrous). Also the overall 1/8th mile record I believe