CLK320 v. BMW 850Cs
08-19-2002, 05:00 AM
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CLK320 v. BMW 850Cs
I killed him. It's pretty simple.
Red, chrome rims, that's it. Nothing special.
On the 405N heading towards the 101, I pull right up to him side by side and eye him for like five seconds. After a while, he gets my drift and he floors it. To my luck, i shift into fourth (I was in third doing about 75... pretty sure, dont remember) and passed right by him. I hit 100 and he was pretty close though. After 120, I shut down and went into Ghost Mode (no lights)...
Red, chrome rims, that's it. Nothing special.
On the 405N heading towards the 101, I pull right up to him side by side and eye him for like five seconds. After a while, he gets my drift and he floors it. To my luck, i shift into fourth (I was in third doing about 75... pretty sure, dont remember) and passed right by him. I hit 100 and he was pretty close though. After 120, I shut down and went into Ghost Mode (no lights)...
08-20-2002, 05:23 AM
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LOL. When I go to my friends house, its ussualy at night. Heading on the 405N towards the 101 is hard, but coming home late at night is ablast on the South.
08-23-2002, 12:16 AM
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Originally posted by dswildfire
you actually managed to get above 35mph on the 405? when was this? like 1 am?
you actually managed to get above 35mph on the 405? when was this? like 1 am?
That is to funny!!!I think around 2am-4am you can actually reach speeds about 35+mph on the 405 (nick name is 4 Or 5 hours to get to your destination).
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08-23-2002, 04:15 AM
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he he, yeah i know, when i'm leavin UCLA, i just kick it for a couple of hours bc it'll take me same time to drive thru traffic or wait for it to pass and then go. 405 sux, 'til nite time
08-23-2002, 04:31 AM
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Originally posted by dswildfire
he he, yeah i know, when i'm leavin UCLA, i just kick it for a couple of hours bc it'll take me same time to drive thru traffic or wait for it to pass and then go. 405 sux, 'til nite time
he he, yeah i know, when i'm leavin UCLA, i just kick it for a couple of hours bc it'll take me same time to drive thru traffic or wait for it to pass and then go. 405 sux, 'til nite time
Past 10, its fast. At 1 AM, its blazing hot. I raced an Integra on it and managed to take up the whole freeway at 120mph.
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I have a difficult time imagining that the clk320 kept up with an 850Cs (which doesn't exist). Either it was an 850i (300bhp), an 850 Ci (320) or an 850 CSi (380). I know damn well it wasn't the latter because it would have swept the floor with you, especially on the freeway where weight doesn't make too much of a difference.
Even then, I'm dubious about the 850i, unless your car has some serious modifications to it. Those thing's aren't slow, and the v12 torque curve is absolutely awesome.
You sure the guy actually gunned it?
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Even then, I'm dubious about the 850i, unless your car has some serious modifications to it. Those thing's aren't slow, and the v12 torque curve is absolutely awesome.
You sure the guy actually gunned it?
--Dan
08-23-2002, 04:27 PM
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Originally posted by bobafett
I have a difficult time imagining that the clk320 kept up with an 850Cs (which doesn't exist). Either it was an 850i (300bhp), an 850 Ci (320) or an 850 CSi (380). I know damn well it wasn't the latter because it would have swept the floor with you, especially on the freeway where weight doesn't make too much of a difference.
Even then, I'm dubious about the 850i, unless your car has some serious modifications to it. Those thing's aren't slow, and the v12 torque curve is absolutely awesome.
You sure the guy actually gunned it?
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I have a difficult time imagining that the clk320 kept up with an 850Cs (which doesn't exist). Either it was an 850i (300bhp), an 850 Ci (320) or an 850 CSi (380). I know damn well it wasn't the latter because it would have swept the floor with you, especially on the freeway where weight doesn't make too much of a difference.
Even then, I'm dubious about the 850i, unless your car has some serious modifications to it. Those thing's aren't slow, and the v12 torque curve is absolutely awesome.
You sure the guy actually gunned it?
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I know he gunned it. I've raced him in my GS before and also killed him.
The car looks mean though. One of the nicer BMWs.
08-23-2002, 07:48 PM
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I believe the GS will take it - that's a damn quick car. But if I understand it correctly, the 320 is significangtly less in horstpower?
Either way, you know he gunned it, so nicely done.
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Either way, you know he gunned it, so nicely done.
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08-23-2002, 07:59 PM
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Originally posted by bobafett
I believe the GS will take it - that's a damn quick car. But if I understand it correctly, the 320 is significangtly less in horstpower?
Either way, you know he gunned it, so nicely done.
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I believe the GS will take it - that's a damn quick car. But if I understand it correctly, the 320 is significangtly less in horstpower?
Either way, you know he gunned it, so nicely done.
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The GS430 will take the 850 with the 300 hp and the 320 hp. It should hang pretty even with the one with 380. If not even a little ahead as the 850 weighs well over 2 tons.
The 320 has 215HP and gets to 60 in 6.7 seconds to 7 seconds. We started the race at around 80 MPH and the CLK has great speed at high ends. I was also shifting at high high RPMS... he was driving an auto that had no shiftronic.
08-28-2002, 06:00 AM
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Originally posted by Toog4me
The GS430 will take the 850 with the 300 hp and the 320 hp. It should hang pretty even with the one with 380. If not even a little ahead as the 850 weighs well over 2 tons.
The 320 has 215HP and gets to 60 in 6.7 seconds to 7 seconds. We started the race at around 80 MPH and the CLK has great speed at high ends. I was also shifting at high high RPMS... he was driving an auto that had no shiftronic.
The GS430 will take the 850 with the 300 hp and the 320 hp. It should hang pretty even with the one with 380. If not even a little ahead as the 850 weighs well over 2 tons.
The 320 has 215HP and gets to 60 in 6.7 seconds to 7 seconds. We started the race at around 80 MPH and the CLK has great speed at high ends. I was also shifting at high high RPMS... he was driving an auto that had no shiftronic.
CLK320 is not slow, but it sure is not fast either, and it sure doesn't not have much high end power (trust me i know, my sister got one right in our garage). The fact that the 850 has the auto, which could be the older 4-speed auto might contributed to your win. That 850 could be as old as the 92 or 93 model. i think the older 850's V12 made less than 300 hps. i still don't think the 850s are that slow. I'll need to do some research now.
anyway, good WIN
08-28-2002, 08:06 PM
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Originally posted by FrankW
the CLK320 has high end power?...please CLK320 is not slow, but it sure is not fast either, and it sure doesn't not have much high end power (trust me i know, my sister got one right in our garage). The fact that the 850 has the auto, which could be the older 4-speed auto might contributed to your win. That 850 could be as old as the 92 or 93 model. i think the older 850's V12 made less than 300 hps.
i still don't think the 850s are that slow. I'll need to do some research now.
anyway, good WIN
the CLK320 has high end power?...please
CLK320 is not slow, but it sure is not fast either, and it sure doesn't not have much high end power (trust me i know, my sister got one right in our garage). The fact that the 850 has the auto, which could be the older 4-speed auto might contributed to your win. That 850 could be as old as the 92 or 93 model. i think the older 850's V12 made less than 300 hps. i still don't think the 850s are that slow. I'll need to do some research now.
anyway, good WIN
I could care less about what your sister drives. The equation here is that I HAVE A CLK, not my SISTER.... So I would know better than you seeing as it's my daily driver.
Yes, good high end power. 0-60 in the mid 6s, and the QM in the mid 14s.... not bad at all for a car with 215HP. I also have a GS430, and that is a fast car. Compared to the CLK, the CLK is not sluggish, but nice. Trust me, I know what fast and slow is. Slow is a Toyota Camry. Slow is a GS300. The CLK can keep up, if not take an S430... It ain't slow, I would know.
08-28-2002, 08:39 PM
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Originally posted by Toog4me
I could care less about what your sister drives. The equation here is that I HAVE A CLK, not my SISTER.... So I would know better than you seeing as it's my daily driver.
Yes, good high end power. 0-60 in the mid 6s, and the QM in the mid 14s.... not bad at all for a car with 215HP. I also have a GS430, and that is a fast car. Compared to the CLK, the CLK is not sluggish, but nice. Trust me, I know what fast and slow is. Slow is a Toyota Camry. Slow is a GS300. The CLK can keep up, if not take an S430... It ain't slow, I would know.
I could care less about what your sister drives. The equation here is that I HAVE A CLK, not my SISTER.... So I would know better than you seeing as it's my daily driver.
Yes, good high end power. 0-60 in the mid 6s, and the QM in the mid 14s.... not bad at all for a car with 215HP. I also have a GS430, and that is a fast car. Compared to the CLK, the CLK is not sluggish, but nice. Trust me, I know what fast and slow is. Slow is a Toyota Camry. Slow is a GS300. The CLK can keep up, if not take an S430... It ain't slow, I would know.
not trying to start a fight. i'm just saying what i felt from driving the CLK320. No doubt that the CLK320 is a great car.
another thing is that we might have some misunderstanding between each other. to clarify, the HIGH END power i was refering to is rpm range after 4600 all the way to red line. I wasn't refering to the mid range power around 3000-4600 rpm where you can easily accelerate from 70-100 mph.
the 0-60 mph time for CLK320 is 6.7-7.0 sec i think. i don't know about the QM time, so i'll take your word for it.
i never said that the GS430 isn't fast. If a 300 hps 4.3 V8 is not fast, than what is, right?
08-28-2002, 08:46 PM
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FYI, the CLK320 WAS my DAILY driver throughout last school year because i lived in an apartment with my sister last school year and due to classes schedule, i was the one that drives the CLK320 everyday.
not trying to start a fight. i'm just saying what i felt from driving the CLK320. No doubt that the CLK320 is a great car.
another thing is that we might have some misunderstanding between each other. to clarify, the HIGH END power i was refering to is rpm range after 4600 all the way to red line. I wasn't refering to the mid range power around 3000-4600 rpm where you can easily accelerate from 70-100 mph.
the 0-60 mph time for CLK320 is 6.7-7.0 sec i think. i don't know about the QM time, so i'll take your word for it.
i never said that the GS430 isn't fast. If a 300 hps 4.3 V8 is not fast, than what is, right?
FYI, the CLK320 WAS my DAILY driver throughout last school year because i lived in an apartment with my sister last school year and due to classes schedule, i was the one that drives the CLK320 everyday.
not trying to start a fight. i'm just saying what i felt from driving the CLK320. No doubt that the CLK320 is a great car.
another thing is that we might have some misunderstanding between each other. to clarify, the HIGH END power i was refering to is rpm range after 4600 all the way to red line. I wasn't refering to the mid range power around 3000-4600 rpm where you can easily accelerate from 70-100 mph.
the 0-60 mph time for CLK320 is 6.7-7.0 sec i think. i don't know about the QM time, so i'll take your word for it.
i never said that the GS430 isn't fast. If a 300 hps 4.3 V8 is not fast, than what is, right?
Misunderstanding!!! I was reffering to around 60-100. Beyond 100 is not that bad. It takes a lot of power to move a car past that speed. After 120 though, it's not the best. I use the command shift thing though so I control the gears im in and stuff.
If a 300 hps 4.3 V8 is not fast, than what is, right?
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Originally posted by Toog4me
Misunderstanding!!! I was reffering to around 60-100. Beyond 100 is not that bad. It takes a lot of power to move a car past that speed. After 120 though, it's not the best. I use the command shift thing though so I control the gears im in and stuff.
Misunderstanding!!! I was reffering to around 60-100. Beyond 100 is not that bad. It takes a lot of power to move a car past that speed. After 120 though, it's not the best. I use the command shift thing though so I control the gears im in and stuff.
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320CLK versus 850i
The early 850i's with 4spd auto were not really quick at all. Acceleration 0-60 was 7.4s thr latter 850Ci which is still only 300HP did 6.9 and a 95+ 850Ci with a 5.4l did 6.6s.
The 93-95 840ci did 7s 0-60 and a 4.4l 96+ 840ci did 6.9s
all of these with an automatic transmission.
Manuals were a bit quicker.
The 850's and 840's were designed to cruise on the autobahn at 130+ mph for hours. The car was way too heavy and long for the HP they had.
The CSI version was an ultimate machine with 370HP and claimed 5.5s 0-60 time and top speed of 175mph+
They are easily modified and made quicker by changing the rear differential ratio from the very low factory settings to higher (numerically higher) unit.
For example the 850i/Ci with manual has an OEM 2.65 unit which could use a 3.15 unit and acceleration has improved 0.5s minimum.
the 840ci 93-95 used a 2.93 unit, 3.23 or 3.15 unit would improve a bit, a 96+ 8 series used 2.81 and therefore a 3.15 or 3.23 unit will improve a lot.
The top speed suffers on paper, in real term both will do 155 anyway so does not really matter at the 70mph speed limit country such as USA.
The 93-95 840ci did 7s 0-60 and a 4.4l 96+ 840ci did 6.9s
all of these with an automatic transmission.
Manuals were a bit quicker.
The 850's and 840's were designed to cruise on the autobahn at 130+ mph for hours. The car was way too heavy and long for the HP they had.
The CSI version was an ultimate machine with 370HP and claimed 5.5s 0-60 time and top speed of 175mph+
They are easily modified and made quicker by changing the rear differential ratio from the very low factory settings to higher (numerically higher) unit.
For example the 850i/Ci with manual has an OEM 2.65 unit which could use a 3.15 unit and acceleration has improved 0.5s minimum.
the 840ci 93-95 used a 2.93 unit, 3.23 or 3.15 unit would improve a bit, a 96+ 8 series used 2.81 and therefore a 3.15 or 3.23 unit will improve a lot.
The top speed suffers on paper, in real term both will do 155 anyway so does not really matter at the 70mph speed limit country such as USA.
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Re: 320CLK versus 850i
Originally posted by Laszlo
The early 850i's with 4spd auto were not really quick at all. Acceleration 0-60 was 7.4s thr latter 850Ci which is still only 300HP did 6.9 and a 95+ 850Ci with a 5.4l did 6.6s.
The 93-95 840ci did 7s 0-60 and a 4.4l 96+ 840ci did 6.9s
all of these with an automatic transmission.
Manuals were a bit quicker.
The 850's and 840's were designed to cruise on the autobahn at 130+ mph for hours. The car was way too heavy and long for the HP they had.
The CSI version was an ultimate machine with 370HP and claimed 5.5s 0-60 time and top speed of 175mph+
They are easily modified and made quicker by changing the rear differential ratio from the very low factory settings to higher (numerically higher) unit.
For example the 850i/Ci with manual has an OEM 2.65 unit which could use a 3.15 unit and acceleration has improved 0.5s minimum.
the 840ci 93-95 used a 2.93 unit, 3.23 or 3.15 unit would improve a bit, a 96+ 8 series used 2.81 and therefore a 3.15 or 3.23 unit will improve a lot.
The top speed suffers on paper, in real term both will do 155 anyway so does not really matter at the 70mph speed limit country such as USA.
The early 850i's with 4spd auto were not really quick at all. Acceleration 0-60 was 7.4s thr latter 850Ci which is still only 300HP did 6.9 and a 95+ 850Ci with a 5.4l did 6.6s.
The 93-95 840ci did 7s 0-60 and a 4.4l 96+ 840ci did 6.9s
all of these with an automatic transmission.
Manuals were a bit quicker.
The 850's and 840's were designed to cruise on the autobahn at 130+ mph for hours. The car was way too heavy and long for the HP they had.
The CSI version was an ultimate machine with 370HP and claimed 5.5s 0-60 time and top speed of 175mph+
They are easily modified and made quicker by changing the rear differential ratio from the very low factory settings to higher (numerically higher) unit.
For example the 850i/Ci with manual has an OEM 2.65 unit which could use a 3.15 unit and acceleration has improved 0.5s minimum.
the 840ci 93-95 used a 2.93 unit, 3.23 or 3.15 unit would improve a bit, a 96+ 8 series used 2.81 and therefore a 3.15 or 3.23 unit will improve a lot.
The top speed suffers on paper, in real term both will do 155 anyway so does not really matter at the 70mph speed limit country such as USA.
