Dallas Raceway 8-9-2013
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Just to give you an idea of how close these cars are. On the left timeslip I'm driving the M5, car #16. On the right timeslip I'm driving the SL, car #17. 11.933 @ 117.97 in the M5 and 11.944 @ 118.05 in the SL same driver.
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Here's the footage. In the races that are tight, you can see the difference a true DCT makes as the SL falls a little with each shift.
http://www.youtube.ca/watch?v=NjBSNx8gs_k&gl
http://www.youtube.ca/watch?v=NjBSNx8gs_k&gl
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Here's the footage. In the races that are tight, you can see the difference a true DCT makes as the SL falls a little with each shift.
http://www.youtube.ca/watch?v=NjBSNx8gs_k&gl
http://www.youtube.ca/watch?v=NjBSNx8gs_k&gl
Last edited by JumpinJim; Aug 11, 2013 at 12:24 PM.
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Man you have some serious technical talents there fly2nite! With the camera and computer of course not the driving part LOL...
That' s some amazing video there, how much closer can these cars/drivers get? All launch I guess? When I get back out there I bet you guys could run mine embarrassingly better than I do! Thanks for sharing.
That' s some amazing video there, how much closer can these cars/drivers get? All launch I guess? When I get back out there I bet you guys could run mine embarrassingly better than I do! Thanks for sharing.
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It's definitely all launch. In the videos without M5 wheelspin, it's all down to the shifting. In this run at 0:37 you can see the SL fall behind in quick bursts, which is the shifting. Really interesting to actually visualize the difference a true dual clutch in the M5 makes versus the Benz multi clutch. When will they finally introduce their dual clutch into the entire AMG line??? It's in the new CLA45 and A45 and those are $50,000 vehicles.
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Ha No joke!! I couldn't get a grip on the M5 at all. Like JumpinJim said, it lulls you into a sense of comfort after you launch, then... WHAM have another 200hp, on me! Having never owned a forced induction car, I was not prepared for the onslaught of boost. The SL is a juggernaut, but The M5 is a maniac.
It's definitely all launch. In the videos without M5 wheelspin, it's all down to the shifting. In this run at 0:37 you can see the SL fall behind in quick bursts, which is the shifting. Really interesting to actually visualize the difference a true dual clutch in the M5 makes versus the Benz multi clutch. When will they finally introduce their dual clutch into the entire AMG line??? It's in the new CLA45 and A45 and those are $50,000 vehicles.
It's definitely all launch. In the videos without M5 wheelspin, it's all down to the shifting. In this run at 0:37 you can see the SL fall behind in quick bursts, which is the shifting. Really interesting to actually visualize the difference a true dual clutch in the M5 makes versus the Benz multi clutch. When will they finally introduce their dual clutch into the entire AMG line??? It's in the new CLA45 and A45 and those are $50,000 vehicles.
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You are correct. The TSW Interlagos matte black in 18x9.5 ET53 in a 5x112
bolt pattern would work great. They're inexpensive and relatively
light.
Get some Mickey Thompson 265/40/18 to throw on there.
The
cheapest place I found the TSW wheels were at LSD Morotsports:
http://lsdmotorsports.com/prod/901124009032.html
The cheapest for the Mickey Thompson tires were at McCormack Racing:
http://www.mccormackracing.com/cgi-b...y=ID&order=123
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how much did the wheels cost?
want to rent them out to me sometime?
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Wow, I'm surprised Discount matched those prices, that's great news. It should start cooling down now a little each week, I think we are looking at mid September for the next trip. We've established what the cars do in the hottest weather, so it will be interesting to see how big a difference the heat makes.
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Heck yea $216/wheel and $298/tire. Appreciate you guys passing along the information to me. I will try it again after they come in just to practice and figure things out.
I'll share with ya fly2nite but bluejae and everyone else $25.00 a pass LOL fair?
I'll share with ya fly2nite but bluejae and everyone else $25.00 a pass LOL fair?
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how about we race for it?
damn... 216 is a pretty good deal... tires cost more than the wheel... crazy
how much was the shipping for the wheels?
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It looks like my vacation is all but cancelled next week, so if we have much cooler temps on Friday the 23rd I may be up for it. It would need to be a high of 90 or below to justify going back I think.
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great... i just got my car back and i figured i could have a chance at a stock sl63... there goes that...
maybe i'll have a chance if you're on some bald street tires and i get some slicks... with all the added torque you will have... it should be difficult to launch
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Lol... sounds like a quick way for me to make an enemy...
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hey jumpinjim... you said there was a c63 with LTs and eurocharged tune locally... who is it? not many that i know of in dallas with this set up... we should have a small meet and drink of our own.
i checked the DA on 8-10-2013 when you guys went... it was about 2700. that's pretty high.
the highest DA i ran in was 2389 in november 2011. i was running low 12.2s @ 116mph on street tires. and that was when i was still learning how to launch properly.
i checked the DA on 8-10-2013 when you guys went... it was about 2700. that's pretty high.
the highest DA i ran in was 2389 in november 2011. i was running low 12.2s @ 116mph on street tires. and that was when i was still learning how to launch properly.
