ESARETEE8

I convinced my brother to take his 03 CLK 55 AMG to the 1/4 today. Keep in mind he's never drag raced before in his life hes 18 and treats his car like a baby. These Runs took place in Missouri not California Im here visiting.

His very first run
R/T: .258
60' 2.057
330: 5.694
1/8: 8.674
MPH: 82.50
1000: 11.227
1/4: 13.362 Uncorrected Time
MPH: 106.84 Uncorrected MPH

DA Corrected Time: 13.267 @ 107.583 MPH

Cliff Notes:
Full Tank Of Gas
Spinning
Launching off idol (No Brake Launch)
Spare Tire and Jack still in the trunk
Bone Stock
Left the car in "S" Sport Mode
Traction Control Off

Track Conditions:
12:50 pm
Density Altitude: 775 feet
Relative Density: 97.75 %




I was very impressed for him never running the car before.

I have Pics and Videos I will upload soon.

slowsky

kudos to your brother, my first time i ran a 15.02..got anxious and stomped to kickdown and slid sideways 1/4 of the way...pretty embarassing..

buffyclk500

Nice run

ESARETEE8

If he dosent spin and races with a lower tank of gas I think he can pull off a high 12 second pass.

buffyclk500

stock clk55 do low 13 i think and if u do less gas u will spin more
u need better tires

ESARETEE8

Thats very true, hes spinning way to much Im working on the video now.

betrezra

Impressive

buffyclk500

ya my first was around 16.1 then the best i could do stock was 14.0 :-(

Coupecrazy

Nicely done. My best is 13.18 after a few trips with a good launch, half tank of gas, spare tire etc... After getting rear ended though I'm not taking it back to the track. I don't trust it under those stresses anymore. I was hoping for a high twelves pass with a quarter tank, and empty trunk.

Better tires help the launch, but technique is free, and will prove to have better gains.

I run Falken FK452's and they grip well for the money. Run around the waterbox, scrub them a little. Absolutely make sure to line up in the groove. Then brake, and hold the RPM's around 1500. I've launched very consistently this way with no spin, and certainly with a 1/4 tank of gas, and empty trunk he'll be in high twelves.

Moedy

nice run I ran a 13.14 stock, a 12 second pass would be nice

slowCLK

not bad but you should do 13 flat.

ESARETEE8

Thanks for the input everyone, heres a video I made after we left the Drag Strip, we got bored lol

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iF2Lf7rQhOY

slowCLK

good **** dude! i do video editing also but no one wants to record with me lol.

ESARETEE8

Thanks alot man, it could have been longer but we were running out of Daylight. My Bro kept telling me make sure I brought my 7D when I came into town because he wanted video of his car lol.

SoCalCLK

Nice run. Low 13's for a fully stock, 2003 is excellent

AMGY

That was a cool video

AMGY

If your ever in San Diego lmk if you wanna shoot.

dr_npz

that video is great !

Moedy

great video, blackbenz needs a video like this. Shine up your tips, it really makes your car stand out makes the car look like new again https://mbworld.org/forums/clk-class...aust-tips.html

slowCLK

who is blackbenz?

buffyclk500

Fastest clk55
I think 10.5 was his last time

slowCLK

DAMN!? blower and NOS ?

buffyclk500

No nos

ESARETEE8

How big of a difference is the CLK55 AMG and the CLK550? 1/4 wise?
I think with better tires my brother could hit a high 12 no problem. I ran 13.047@107 in my old 2000 Trans Am Ws6 at that track and my brothers car has more hp and better gearing then my auto WS6 did.

Moedy

a clk500 runs high 13s low to 14s stock. A clk550 runs almost exactly the same as a clk55 stock