juicee63

Lets try this again and I will provide a bit more detail

2007 CLS 63 w/driver weighs 4500lbs!
HP=507

Weather 60 degrees
Altitude 2700 feet
humidity 40%
Pressure 30.14

2007 Z06
3425 lbs
Hp=505

Obviously we have a problem Houston! This Drag should be over quick. Announcer calls my car a 60k land Yacht, **** talk about depreciation! He chuckles at the fact I am lined up in the left lane vs. a track super car. He was not laughing at the end of the run, as the 63 takes down the Z06 by .051 which equals=a few feet. The Vette driver was visibly upset and waited for me , we line up again. No more announcer jokes. Both cars have trouble and I got the jump again. This time I could not hold him off, he reels me in and nudges me at the line. Third race same thing I fail to hold the Z06 off at the end. Overall I was real happy to be that close and to actually win the first race. The track was horrendous and the traction control gave me an advantage. I guess anything can happen on the street, and anything can happen on the drag! Hopefully we earned a little respect from the Vette guys. I am certain he thought he would destroy the 63, his film crew captured it as well.

JAYCL600

your enthusiasm is fun to watch, might i suggest again some drag radials that will help u be more consistent and allow you to focus more on your launch and 60ft, that all makes it even more of a blast to go racing

juicee63

I have been looking? I cannot find anything in a 19 except hoosiers? I think I am just gonna deflate the rears to 30 psi or less until I can find some 19"s to put on the stock rims. 285/30r/19. Jay I looked all night? Man all the good ones ar 18"s BOOOOO. I know I would do better with TRACTION!

bfnnrgn

I think 18 is the biggest they make. A lot of the guys have an extra set of rear rims in 18 that they mount the DRs on they take with them and just swap them out when they get to the track. When done put your road rims back on and drive away.

AMG_55

glad to see your thread is back

juicee63

Yeah man I cannot wait to link the video too! Car is really fun to point down the track

JAYCL600

18's are the biggest they make, plus most 19" wheels are pretty heavy and rob HP at the track. I do the method as described above.

Vic55

I wont close this one.

juicee63

THANKS VIC!!!!!

Hopefully IMPRO and RICKER have had enough of eachother!

juicee63

This could be why the 030 is not doing as well as non 030 on the drag? Stock 19"s? Do i need to get 4 tires for drag day mounted on 18 inch rims? What is the best I could do for a strip set up?

TIA JAY "Fastest CL600 in THE COUNTRY"

Rudyrono

Loved your story. I ran a modded C6 Z06 (intake, cams, headers, tune)about 6 weeks ago and held my own. He took me all the way but the difference was made up in the first 300'. He was running Nitto 315 DR's to my 265 Conti's. Three weeks later at the track I couldn't get anyone to line up against me because they were all saying, "That's the E55 that ran with the Z06." Great stuff.

JAYCL600

Juice, you need to find some stock benz 18x9"+ in the rear, maybe some e55 rims and you can keep your stock fronts and add some BFG drag 275/35/18

juicee63

Ok Im gonna try and get them on by Tomorrow!

Thanks now I can end my search for frickin 19" drs

SAMSSONZ

Sorry juice ///thread jack

My stocks (19x9)sit in the garage and Im running 20x11 in the rear, Do u guys think its better to run my stocks instead of the 20s or should I get drag tyres for my stock rims. TIA

juicee63

Hey There are no Drag radials in 19" we need stock 18" rims with the 275/35/r18 BFG mounted! Sad but 18' would make a diff. Our cars are 175 lbs heavier than the E63 and have a worse drag coefficient .31 vs .29 so our cars SHOULD be slower, we need some more HP to erase the 175 pounds and the poor drag . I swear looking at the two cars the CLS looks more aerodynamic!

juicee63

Keep getting em Rudy! Great runs

JAYCL600

arrive at the track on 1/4 tank and gut your car of everything possible, and i mean everything, floor mats trunks carpeting every coin and lolipop wrapper

juicee63

Jay can I put the Big *** 335 on the rears , wish this tire could squeeze onto my 19' rim ! P285/30ZR18/LL?

http://www.bfgoodrichtires.com/specs...e-r1/3824.html I am emptying the car now! The tire thing has me scratching my head

JAYCL600

ill keep it easy, i run a 265 with over 700TQ at the rear wheels....you want the smallest tire you can put that will allow you the best traction. Its about traction and weight.


http://www.tirerack.com/tires/Sizes....FA+Drag+Radial

juicee63

Got em they will be here hopefully Friday!
275/35/18 on the 18x9.5 2 piece AMG rim..

Oh let the fun begin. THANKS for all your help.

To stay on Topic.

The CLS 63 Video of the destruction of the Z06 should be up SOOOOOON!
I am going back tonight for all that care LACR is the home base for the SCCA CORVETTE CLUB, They just took a big drag win in VEGAS! Of course I was running against a kid because the vettes they run are doing high TENS in Vegas.

ultraseven

how long will it take before improv and rick slug it out here again?

yaroslav

hey where is video???

meegle

Congrats on shutting up the announcer as well as the victorious first run
Was this track 1/4 or 1/8 mile? how was your 60-foot?
What were the trap speeds, e.t at the 330'

Addicted2Speed

Just to clarify, the weight of the Z06 is actually ~3,180lbs.

juicee63

OMG!