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Drag Race GT3 RS vs AMG GTS
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Ya, I don't know what I am talking about......SMH my car laid down the quickest non-corrected real world stock baseline number that I have seen to date(if any of you have video proof of a stock GT-S going any quicker uncorrected I am all ears. My pass was done at nearly sea level and in great conditions and still only managed an 11.41. Most guys are laying down high 11's in stock form. Half of you probably don't even know what a corrected number is but you are on here spouting of E/T's like you guys are John Force or something.
Car and Driver 11.8 corrected to 11.5 and they also had a test where they posted a 11.2 but it was again a corrected time.
http://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/...e-drive-review
Motor Week 11.6
Road & Track 11.7 corrected to 11.3
Here is a link to my thread and baseline passes. Car was bone stock with stock tires aired down to about 22psi
https://mbworld.org/forums/amg-gt-gt...ing-video.html
Car and Driver 11.8 corrected to 11.5 and they also had a test where they posted a 11.2 but it was again a corrected time.
http://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/...e-drive-review
Motor Week 11.6
Road & Track 11.7 corrected to 11.3
Here is a link to my thread and baseline passes. Car was bone stock with stock tires aired down to about 22psi
https://mbworld.org/forums/amg-gt-gt...ing-video.html
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Do you have video proof of this? A very good friend of mine owns a C63S(sedan) and he was running 11.9's-12.0's all summer in it.
Car and Driver put down a 12.1 corrected to a 12.0
http://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/...t-drive-review
All you guys' "facts" and "knowledge" are truly amazing
Car and Driver put down a 12.1 corrected to a 12.0
http://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/...t-drive-review
All you guys' "facts" and "knowledge" are truly amazing
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My Z was a C6 M6; very different car to C7 A8. As far as being 'scary', the C6Z had a well-deserved reputation for snap-oversteer when applying power exiting turns. There was a very defined line you didn't want to cross. Converted to T1 specs - upper & lower control arms, springs, sway-bars, shocks, bushings - the limit is much increased with great stability, but it is still possible to induce snap-oversteer. Which certainly can get one's heart-rate up. I've stared at the turn 9 exit guardrail a time or two getting a little too exuberant with the power coming onto the West Tunnel chute. Quick hands being exceedingly important at that juncture......
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Do you have video proof of this? A very good friend of mine owns a C63S(sedan) and he was running 11.9's-12.0's all summer in it.
Car and Driver put down a 12.1 corrected to a 12.0
http://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/...t-drive-review
All you guys' "facts" and "knowledge" are truly amazing
Car and Driver put down a 12.1 corrected to a 12.0
http://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/...t-drive-review
All you guys' "facts" and "knowledge" are truly amazing
Having a Senior moment ? You even commented on it in other drag thread
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Pretty much. 650-700 hp is past the limit for a red car. You need to be aware and do most of your playing on warm roads with warm tires.
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Can't compare a mct c class....
Having a Senior moment ? You even commented on it in other drag thread
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Having a Senior moment ? You even commented on it in other drag thread
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Was this 100% stock? Trap speed seems very high...
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Jrcrat: not trying to discredit what you are saying but MT had 11.4 for the GT-S on the 2016 world greatest drag race and 11.6 for 2015. It did not seem like a "pro" set up on a professional drag strip but just a crude airport one.
Are the MT numbers corrected corrected or real in the video?
Dragtimes also shows 2 stock GTS at 11.3X.
Are the MT numbers corrected corrected or real in the video?
Dragtimes also shows 2 stock GTS at 11.3X.
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Jrcrat: not trying to discredit what you are saying but MT had 11.4 for the GT-S on the 2016 world greatest drag race and 11.6 for 2015. It did not seem like a "pro" set up on a professional drag strip but just a crude airport one.
Are the MT numbers corrected corrected or real in the video?
Dragtimes also shows 2 stock GTS at 11.3X.
Are the MT numbers corrected corrected or real in the video?
Dragtimes also shows 2 stock GTS at 11.3X.
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No way they ran a 11.40(uncorrected)on an unprepped runway. I have competed in over a dozen 1/2 mile and 1 mile runway shootouts and I can tell you that there is absolutely ZERO traction, that is why most airstrip events are rolling starts and not from a dig. I will bet the title of every vehicle I own and the deeds on the 3 houses I own and a night in bed with my wife if anyone can put down a GPS or V-Box verified 11.4 in a bone stock GT-S on a runway. I would honestly be very surprised if anyone could even lay down a 12.4 on an unprepped runway in a GT-S. Some of you guys seem to forget this is all I do, I actually race my cars at drag strips, airstrip events and road course events, I am not some noob with no clue and I learned years ago not to believe most of the stuff magazines publish.
So true, real world vs magazine times are so far off. I've been around guys at the drag strip with their brand new cars(many different brand/models) and when they race their car, they can't figure out why it is going .5 -.8 seconds slower than what a magazine says. Then these people think right away that there is something wrong with their car..lol. Also, no one ever thinks about Temps, track surface temp, DA,, etc. Many things go into getting a fast or slow time at the drag strip and airway events, its never an identical condition.
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Silly stuff. Absolutely pointless given the design brief for any of these cars. Especially if you understand there are '32 Fords running around out there that can kill all of these super-cars in a 1/4-1/2 mile drag. Road-course shoot-outs are the measure of our cars' performance; it's what they are engineered to excel at.
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So true, real world vs magazine times are so far off. I've been around guys at the drag strip with their brand new cars(many different brand/models) and when they race their car, they can't figure out why it is going .5 -.8 seconds slower than what a magazine says. Then these people think right away that there is something wrong with their car..lol. Also, no one ever thinks about Temps, track surface temp, DA,, etc. Many things go into getting a fast or slow time at the drag strip and airway events, its never an identical condition.
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Silly stuff. Absolutely pointless given the design brief for any of these cars. Especially if you understand there are '32 Fords running around out there that can kill all of these super-cars in a 1/4-1/2 mile drag. Road-course shoot-outs are the measure of our cars' performance; it's what they are engineered to excel at.
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Hi guys,
Glad to see my Drag Times thread being referenced! And still waiting for more timeslips from others!!
My GTS totally stock ran 11.38 and repeated 11.4s all night. Uncorrected. Stock tires, airfilters, everything. Normal fuel.
Then I got it tuned by Weistec. Still ran 11.4s. Lots of traction issues. Track prep was nothing special. Speed was 129.6mph, indicating lots of power. Plenty to get into 10s. Able to run down a well- driven C7 Z06. Bad 60' times.
I've pondered getting a set of drag radials just to log a good 10.7 or 10.8 and have an official ten second car, but my ego and my thriftiness are still debating this plan.
Despite my username I never owned a C63S. Sorry for any confusion.
Glad to see my Drag Times thread being referenced! And still waiting for more timeslips from others!!
My GTS totally stock ran 11.38 and repeated 11.4s all night. Uncorrected. Stock tires, airfilters, everything. Normal fuel.
Then I got it tuned by Weistec. Still ran 11.4s. Lots of traction issues. Track prep was nothing special. Speed was 129.6mph, indicating lots of power. Plenty to get into 10s. Able to run down a well- driven C7 Z06. Bad 60' times.
I've pondered getting a set of drag radials just to log a good 10.7 or 10.8 and have an official ten second car, but my ego and my thriftiness are still debating this plan.
Despite my username I never owned a C63S. Sorry for any confusion.
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Im actually quite surprised at how consisten these cars are and how accurate the magazines are. Motor trend says it does 11.4 at 124. Stock mine did 11.35 at 125.
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I talked to Weistec about how they ran 10.9 with a slower speed than mine and they said they had a private track with excellent prep. They did a rolling burnout to the 60' mark, then had a great driver stage it on the fresh burnout. He used launch mode. Thats all fair to my mind. They also had a hotter day than I did, likely explaining most of the mph difference.
Good fresh tires and the right pressure. Thats whatcha need for tens.
And a 1.70 60'
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JBC63S: thanks for tuning in and giving us real world data.
Too bad you did an 11.3X and not an 11.4X cause jrcrat would have to transfer deeds to his homes and titles to his cars
Great driving by the way and I also have seen the GT-S do those times but there is little point trying to argue with jrcart as he knows best...
I can't wait to get mine tuned and I am no pro on the dragstrip so will probably be thrilled with low 11s
Too bad you did an 11.3X and not an 11.4X cause jrcrat would have to transfer deeds to his homes and titles to his cars
Great driving by the way and I also have seen the GT-S do those times but there is little point trying to argue with jrcart as he knows best...
I can't wait to get mine tuned and I am no pro on the dragstrip so will probably be thrilled with low 11s
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I talked to Weistec about how they ran 10.9 with a slower speed than mine and they said they had a private track with excellent prep. They did a rolling burnout to the 60' mark, then had a great driver stage it on the fresh burnout. He used launch mode. Thats all fair to my mind. They also had a hotter day than I did, likely explaining most of the mph difference.
Good fresh tires and the right pressure. Thats whatcha need for tens.
And a 1.70 60'
