Cappa26

Had my music bumping really loud on Diamond Bar Blvd when I stopped at the red light, I looked right and left and saw both of them scoping my car. So I down shifted to 1 with tetronic making sure these guys arent picking a race. Right when the light hit green I floor it and right away and then these 2 guys floored it as well. When I hit 2nd gear I lost the 325 Bmw by 2-3 car lengths already. I was thinking there was no way im was going to beat a F150 because i was thinking about the torque it pumped out, but when i hit 3rd gear gear i was going about 65 already I think and I lost the F-150 by 2 cars? Is there something wrong here? By the way the car sounded like a freaken monster when he floored it. the bmw was pretty quiet..

r3v1ls

It's a truck

Evil Duffman

the F150 lightning svt can do 0-60 in about 5.4 secs i believe. I dont think you raced a lightning it probably was just a F150.

r3v1ls

I agree there a lots of fast trucks, like all the lingenfelter trucks. But as he mentioned it was simply a F-150

white_w203

did you turn off the esp? the esp slows you down because it keeps you from spinning the wheels.

Outland

Wow. What a lame thread.

Tishers

Wheels spinning is power that is not going into moving you forward. Once your wheels break free of their grip on the pavement you actually lose acceleration.

Cappa26

Wow. what a lame post.

RennTechV12

I've seen modded F-150 Lightnings run mid-low 11's at the track.

tedypedy

where on diamond bar bl? I live in the crest and I've tried to provoke a cpl other c230 owners on the way home and no1 humors me

FThornton666

Dont use tiptronic, its slower in a drag race.

Militant-Grunt

I dont think so. Def not in my ML. The characteristic of the car changes a lot, if you got the shift timing done right it is much quicker, you can get more out of each gear..

trench

The AMGs have different, more "aggresive" software controlling the gearbox.

Cappa26

Where you get on the 60 west and East freeway A little past grand.

Outland

Wow. What a lame retort.

Knock off any Escorts on your way home? Stay away from the DOHC Saturn wagons. How is the pickup truck kill sticker coming along, is your door gonna be big enough for all that action?

newton22

can you even spin the tires with a c230? even without the esp?

I drove a C240 once, and it was just about the slowest car I've ever driven. I turned the esp off and the car wouldn't even chrip its tires.

DBERRY7578

Why is tiptronic slower in a drag race? I thought that it increased your acceleration quite a bit.

Fred

FThornton666

Its slower, because on the non AMGs, there is a huge delay between when your push the knob to the right, and when the car actually shifts, by tthe time the car shifts you could be out of your powerband, and into redline. Its faster to just let the car shift itself in S mode.

Outland

Nope.

It makes you feel like youre actually in control. Let the computer do the math for you.

Stiggs

ha ha
pwn3d


C230 must be slow if you were worried about a Ford F150.

tedypedy

the guy who made that comment drives a C230 too, just a different version

Outland

Yes, but with about 240HP, my M111 C230 can actually get out of its own way.

tedypedy

really? other than a pulley what've you got? I ran out of ideas...and money

MerzadY_BoY

wow what a gay responce, and a lame thread

Cappa26

Thought I would share what happend, the lame posts by you guys dosen't mean anything. So im guessing you guys, like merzady boy are just trying to rack up some post points?