Schooled a new Cayman
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Schooled a new Cayman
Coming back from the DMV to my office in T.O., I'm getting off the 23 to the 101 north and am closing on a new Cayman around the right hand sweeper. The guy sees me closing up pretty quick so he stands on it and closes the gap on traffic in front of him as we merge into the 101. As usual, no one wants to let you in, but he makes his own hole between cars and thinks he's gotten away because I'm stuck. Not a chance. The rolling road block in front of me pulls into the freeway behind him and gives me the next 1/2 mile of merge lane wide open. As I start to speed up to get in he nails it at almost exactly the same time I do. By the time I start to run out of road and have to merge, he's already at least 10 cars back. God I love this *****. 
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Originally Posted by Fast55
Coming back from the DMV to my office in T.O., I'm getting off the 23 to the 101 north and am closing on a new Cayman around the right hand sweeper. The guy sees me closing up pretty quick so he stands on it and closes the gap on traffic in front of him as we merge into the 101. As usual, no one wants to let you in, but he makes his own hole between cars and thinks he's gotten away because I'm stuck. Not a chance. The rolling road block in front of me pulls into the freeway behind him and gives me the next 1/2 mile of merge lane wide open. As I start to speed up to get in he nails it at almost exactly the same time I do. By the time I start to run out of road and have to merge, he's already at least 10 cars back. God I love this *****.
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Originally Posted by Fast55
Coming back from the DMV to my office in T.O., I'm getting off the 23 to the 101 north and am closing on a new Cayman around the right hand sweeper. The guy sees me closing up pretty quick so he stands on it and closes the gap on traffic in front of him as we merge into the 101. As usual, no one wants to let you in, but he makes his own hole between cars and thinks he's gotten away because I'm stuck. Not a chance. The rolling road block in front of me pulls into the freeway behind him and gives me the next 1/2 mile of merge lane wide open. As I start to speed up to get in he nails it at almost exactly the same time I do. By the time I start to run out of road and have to merge, he's already at least 10 cars back. God I love this *****.
Curious though how much differerce would you have had if you were driving your old E55 hps G2 ?
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Originally Posted by BlownS430
Nice kill!!
Curious though how much differerce would you have had if you were driving your old E55 hps G2 ?
Curious though how much differerce would you have had if you were driving your old E55 hps G2 ?
Well, when it ran right, it would have been even worse.
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Originally Posted by Fast55
Well, when it ran right, it would have been even worse.
no offense meant but, I find that a little hard to believe.I appreciate your honest opinion though thanks.
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Pulled a stock '04 by at least 4-5 cars to about 100 mph from a stop, so yes, when it ran as it should, it was faster than a stock W211, no doubt about it. Unfortunately, it didn't always run like that. 
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Originally Posted by Fast55
Pulled a stock '04 by at least 4-5 cars to about 100 mph from a stop, so yes, when it ran as it should, it was faster than a stock W211, no doubt about it. Unfortunately, it didn't always run like that.
This was before the newer tuning that you didn't have either, That netted Robert,(AMGscr?) 2006 C55 360-365 rwhp just recently (last couple of months) a far cry from Stock 03-06 E55 that easily fetch 400-425 rwhp
So once again I guess your 02 was factory FREAK! Cool....
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Originally Posted by Thericker
Well I guess when your 02 G2 E55 was working it must've been a factory freak or somethin' because all the other guys I know of (about 3-4 of them) w/55 motor hps G2's They couldn't break past 330-rwhp.
This was before the newer tuning that you didn't have either, That netted Robert,(AMGscr?) 2006 C55 360-365 rwhp just recently (last couple of months) a far cry from Stock 03-06 E55 that easily fetch 400-425 rwhp
So once again I guess your 02 was factory FREAK! Cool....
This was before the newer tuning that you didn't have either, That netted Robert,(AMGscr?) 2006 C55 360-365 rwhp just recently (last couple of months) a far cry from Stock 03-06 E55 that easily fetch 400-425 rwhp
So once again I guess your 02 was factory FREAK! Cool....
Anyway, at least it didn't stumble and have a POS trans like the new one. 
Glad one of us is still allowed to drive and do stuff like this 
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Originally Posted by Thericker
Are you serious? So your saying A hps G2 E55 was faster than a Stock 06 E55 no offense meant but, I find that a little hard to believe.
I appreciate your honest opinion though thanks.
no offense meant but, I find that a little hard to believe.I appreciate your honest opinion though thanks.
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Didn't try him through the twisties, nor would I. The Cayman should out handle almost anything, but he elected to put the pedal down with me getting on to the freeway, not through a road course.
As far as the '04 maybe not running right, I don't think so. I will be the last person to defend HPS, but I can say with absolute certainty, that my blown '02 was faster than my '06, when it ran right, which wasn't often enough. I know plenty of people who say they "cooked" dyno numbers, etc. etc., and I have no idea of the "honest" RWHP numbers the car made, but I can say that only 25-35 RWHP increase some people have gotten would not allow the car to melt the 285's through 3 gears, for almost a block. I guess we'll never know for sure, the car is history.
As far as the '04 maybe not running right, I don't think so. I will be the last person to defend HPS, but I can say with absolute certainty, that my blown '02 was faster than my '06, when it ran right, which wasn't often enough. I know plenty of people who say they "cooked" dyno numbers, etc. etc., and I have no idea of the "honest" RWHP numbers the car made, but I can say that only 25-35 RWHP increase some people have gotten would not allow the car to melt the 285's through 3 gears, for almost a block. I guess we'll never know for sure, the car is history.
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Great kill hun! Congrats! I debaged mine in the rear yesterday, and it looks even more sinister.
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Nice Kill Brad. Too bad me and you never got to race our 210's. I think my next car will be a supercharged VF BMW 550i or an SL55. The license plate will say "no fat chicks"
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Originally Posted by E55Cent
Nice Kill Brad. Too bad me and you never got to race our 210's. I think my next car will be a supercharged VF BMW 550i or an SL55. The license plate will say "no fat chicks"
I know about using someone else's thread for my own not so nice purposes, but I admitted it and apologized when I did.
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Originally Posted by lisamcgu
A SL55? New? Got a new gigilo gig lined up?
I know about using someone else's thread for my own not so nice purposes, but I admitted it and apologized when I did.
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Real Estate = What about it, do you actually own a home? 
Owning your own company = Does one have to look on the Fortune 5 Trillion list to find your company?
Steering clear of taxes = changing addresses so the IRS doesn't know where to send the tax lien?
Owning your own company = Does one have to look on the Fortune 5 Trillion list to find your company?
Steering clear of taxes = changing addresses so the IRS doesn't know where to send the tax lien?
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Originally Posted by lisamcgu
Real Estate = What about it, do you actually own a home?
Owning your own company = Does one have to look on the Fortune 5 Trillion list to find your company?
Steering clear of taxes = changing addresses so the IRS doesn't know where to send the tax lien?
Owning your own company = Does one have to look on the Fortune 5 Trillion list to find your company?
Steering clear of taxes = changing addresses so the IRS doesn't know where to send the tax lien?
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No offense to anyone, but the handling on your MB is nowhere near to the Cayman's. It maybe a slow car when comparing to the MB's but it's the handling that makes Porsche so fun to drive.
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Originally Posted by lisamcgu
A SL55? New? Got a new gigilo gig lined up?
I know about using someone else's thread for my own not so nice purposes, but I admitted it and apologized when I did.
I know about using someone else's thread for my own not so nice purposes, but I admitted it and apologized when I did.
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Originally Posted by drakon
Hey lisa, got any contacts for that gigilo gig? i'm kinda short on cash since my latest purchase...
I was with Brad when we saw the new Pewter SLK 55 and he can confirm I wanted one and wondered why they couldn't have that color when I was buying. You rule! You're new car is going to make you so happy. Can't wait to take your pic in it
