SeeKlasse

what about the stereo? or are you trying to retain all the original functions of the car and remove all dead weight?

jrcart

I stated earlier in this post that this is still going to be used as a road going driver, I want to retain the radio, nav and A/C.

OLDSCHOOLRICE

I don't know if the carpeting is different for the BS, but I think it would be the same. If you can find an alternate for the OEM carpeting, there is a ton of insulation on the underside of the floor carpeting. If you haven't pulled the front floor carpets out yet I think you would be suprised at how much foam is attached to the carpets. Possible weight savings there.

As for the door panels, you could try and track down some CLK DTM door panels as they are carbon fiber. Also removing the door liner isulation between the inner door panel and the door itself, as that is some thick insulation.

I also believe the doors have "insulation" pads that are stuck to the inside of the door skin, between the window regualtor and the door skin. They are usually about 5"x20" and could save you a couple of pounds. I think there are also some more of these pads that are on the front portion of the rear quarter panel.

Transmission tunel liner could save you some weight as well.

hun77777

wow nice ride... you might want to have center face of the rims painted?

sick430

i was talking more about the stuff OLDSCHOOLRICE was talking about. as OEM carpeting is very thick and heavy. but if this is a road going car you may want to keep some of that there! have you looked into the carbon hood the DTM uses i dont know if yours is or not but that would be some good weight and it would also lower center of gravity a bit and remove some weight from the front. Furthermore i dont know how much more money you want to spend but i would look into get a carbon fiber roof made. i know there is a guy how is building a 500E into a race care and has had a lot of carbon made for it. replacing the roof with carbon fiber will also lower the weight of the car up top. just trowing ideas out there.

SLK55R

Have you weighed the car recently on a 4 corner machine?

Find out where you need to trim the car before removing all that crap. Titanium exhaust, cf hood, Change out the glass ...

Titanium bolts ... man that stuff gets expensive ... can't believe how much one custom bolt costs!

Also if you remove too much of that insulation it won't be much of a road car.

dropit

WOW....

Safety

Wow...a track day at RA and no video?

Anyway...........Jim. Like we had discussed, your next change is obvious. Here's a link: http://www.pstds.com/critical_link_drive_shafts.htm

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dropit

That was a good write up on your car btw.

howie

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOW
that is some syyyyyyyyck work and some ueber syyyyyyyyck welds!!! I can't even phathom what that cost...but it was well worth it. Sickest roll cage I've ever seen - custom leather (stitched) is just ridiculous! The headers ... jesus H Christ. There aren't enough words in the dictionary to describe that car!

JamE55

Just read the article which was definitely awsome. One correction in that article though, there were 350 CLK BS produced not 500 like that Simon said.

MACHC5

I seem to remember 500 made with 350 shipped to USofA.

S 500 R

This car is awesome!!! I whant one...

JARO

hi to all , im new here , im an owner of one BS in europe, i see you made some mods to yours , please let me know what is worth buying for mine. i want to make it faster on the track also,

btw, some big brake system would be nice for this car.

Simon @ evosport

Jaro-

Go here and download our CLK63 Black Series Product Offering Guide:
http://www.evosport.com/projects/mercedes/clk63black

With regards to big brakes, I think the car has plenty of brakes from the factory. We offer the following brake upgrades for the car that will mitigate much of the weaknesses for track and/or high performance driving:

- Compound rear (2-piece) rear disks; slotted and drilled (factory rear disk is one-piece)
- Stainless steel brake lines (front & rear)
- High performance street/track brake pads (front & rear)
- High performance brake fluid

JARO

here is something for you all.

http://www.classicdriver.de/de/find/...lCarID=1721571

A' La F1

Absolutely fantastic car. Already searching the news stands for an issue of the mag. As for weight loss, it will be difficult to shave any significant weight without losing some of the street comfort goodies such as a/c, etc. One thought is to experiment with different DOT race tires. Hoosier R6 DOT race compound tires seem to be the hot ticket these days. These may allow you to brake later and get on that massive 600 hp earlier. Not sure what size you are running, but you can check here:

http://www.hoosiertire.com/rrtire.htm

Most likely you may just need to track this car like a 3,400 lb Nextel cup car at a road course or Aussie Super V8 car, which are still pretty fast! Excellent job on this project. Highly impressed with Evosport as well.

tpliquid

i love it!!!

are you going to buy euro AMG seats?? those euro seats are sexxxxxxxxxx

RennTechV12

I love the CLK63 BS, as a matter of fact, I plan on buying one within the week. I know its a great, fast well performing car, but it's not anywhere near embarassing my GT2, in ANY performance category. I'm not hating on the BS, I love your car, it made me want to get one, I'm doing the EVOsport package on it, with HREs and Pilot Sport Cups.

The CLK63 BS won't be pulling on my car in the straights

It ain't too shabby in the twisties and on the brakes either

As I said, I'm not dissing, only stating facts.

Modded or not, my car is still a GT2

AMG Dictator

But your GT2 in no where near stock either is it? How would the Black Series compare to a stock 996 GT2?

RennTechV12

I really don't care. My car isn't stock, neither is his. Like I said, this is real world talk. My car looks stock, if we were on the track together and he planned on "walking away" from me on the straights, he would have a big surprise coming. All I'm saying is that he's not "walking away from" or "embarassing" all GT2s.

AMG Dictator

Oh, please accept my most gracious apology. Cars that look stock but are not are excused from my comments.

My question was how would a stock 996 GT2 compare to a stock CLK Black Series.

As for your real world talk..... With enough money, we can all build a car that will be quicker than another but look stock.

I prefer to see who is a better driver.

jrcart

LOL 780 HP? I hope you are quicker. Very impressed with your 1/4 mile E/T...not too impressed with your lines in those first few corners on the road course though.

A 10.80 is very impressive, that is about a second quicker than I have been able to run mine (11.82 @118.3). What kind of tires were you running during that pass? That must be one very heavily modded GT2, I have raced several on road courses and I have been able to drive past ALL of them. With my slicks and about a months time I will be running high tens as well My car is in a constant state of change. Are you doing your Black Series exactly like mine with Evosport? Long Tube headers, cat delete or are you taking the more tame approach? Keep us posted.


....one more thing, a drag strip and a road course are two entirerly different worlds and a road course can be a great equalizer. I don't know you our your driving abilities, but I am confident of mine. Getting these two cars on a road course together would be lots of fun to say the least.

RennTechV12

My car has trapped as high as 138mph. It is the off the shelf GT700 kit from Evolution Motorsports. I was on crappy BFG 18" drag radials at the time of that run, with a 1.89 60' time. The car has gone 10.60 with a 1.77 60'. My GT2 made 668RWHP & 673WHTQ. We weighed it and it came in at 3192 with no driver and the fuel light on.

I love the fact that you run your car on the roadcourse and dragstrip, you are a man after my own heart! That is one of the reasons that I like the BS so much, it's very versatile. It will be a great compliment to the GT2, that and my wife can drive it as well. She's scared to death of the GT2 with no traction or stability control. I'm probably doing the whole EVOsport package, except I'll be doing HRE wheels with Michelin Pilot sport cup tires.

As far as my personal driving skills, I have now been recently completed and been certified with the Masters Class of The Porsche Driving Experience at Barber Motorsports Park in Birmingham AL. I have also had a great deal of seat time with and private instruction from Porsche Factory race driver Hurley Haywood. I am now also an instructor for our local DE events. I would love to get on the track with you sometime, it sounds like you are very skilled as well. I'm sure we would have a blast!

Oh, I also have my NHRA license (for my fast car)