CLK vs. 997C4S vert.
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CLK vs. 997C4S vert.
i was heading to work yesterday. when i merged onto the turnpike, i saw a 997 in the distance behind me about 1/8 -1/4 mile behind. i tried to entice him but no bite.he was following for about 35 miles until we got to the toll plaza.then he decides to fly up behind me as we enter the E-Z PASS toll booth. i look back and the man driving is about 60 years of age with a suit on.as all this information is going through my peanut brain, i realize he is trying to show me something now as he floors it and cuts to the right. so with very little hesitation i nailed it and we are on! we must of went from 30-100 before he decided to shut down. he was 1 car length behind the whole time and not gaining at all.i actually started pulling on him @ about 80 just a little bit. two miles down the road i slowed. as he pulled by me on the right,he had a great big smile on his face with his thumb up. great match up.its good to see those older guys running their cars and enjoying them once and awhile. another happy customer! 
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Poor old fella must have been confused, running with his parking brake on like that...
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Poor old fella must have been confused, running with his parking brake on like that...
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my car has a tune & exhaust.the c4s was a convertible. maybe his car was auto and did not get a great launch.I'm sure he would of smoked me off the line.but when it comes to roll-ons it's a different game. i pay very close attention to what cars can do on paper or in the hands of professionals on a closed coarse. I'm just telling you my run in with this particular 997. you are not telling s**t with your video. think before you respond.i read alot of the stories on here, but i would never post a respond to someones story as if it could not happen or he/she is making it up.don't be that guy!
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I think he was trying to point out that even at a roll (the video shows the cars moving) that the C4 does a pretty ecent job-and the Porsche auto...yeah...thats a nice auto...prob better then the manny tranny in the hands of 90% of drivers out there-I dont think anyone was doubting your "kill"-but I think reminding you that in most cases-the C4 will keep up, gain, and begin to walk on the clk-given enough road.
I pay attention to what cars do on paper too-and w/ a pro driver-I cant seem to get mine to either.....
I pay attention to what cars do on paper too-and w/ a pro driver-I cant seem to get mine to either.....
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I did think before I posted. I thought "what a bunch of BS".
Your car traps at 100, maybe 1-2 mph more w/tune and exhaust.
This won't put you in the same county as a CLS63, let alone in the same ballpark. Either this was a 996, and a slow one at that, or he was incompetent, or something was wrong with his car, or this is just a fabrication at worst.
Your car traps at 100, maybe 1-2 mph more w/tune and exhaust.
This won't put you in the same county as a CLS63, let alone in the same ballpark. Either this was a 996, and a slow one at that, or he was incompetent, or something was wrong with his car, or this is just a fabrication at worst.
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Poor old fella must have been confused, running with his parking brake on like that...
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I did think before I posted. I thought "what a bunch of BS".
Your car traps at 100, maybe 1-2 mph more w/tune and exhaust.
This won't put you in the same county as a CLS63, let alone in the same ballpark. Either this was a 996, and a slow one at that, or he was incompetent, or something was wrong with his car, or this is just a fabrication at worst.
Your car traps at 100, maybe 1-2 mph more w/tune and exhaust.
This won't put you in the same county as a CLS63, let alone in the same ballpark. Either this was a 996, and a slow one at that, or he was incompetent, or something was wrong with his car, or this is just a fabrication at worst.
It would then have to play catch-up the entire time, the CLK with the tune and exhaust should do a decent job if he got a strong launch. Factor in the aerodynamics (Porsche was vert), and it seems plausible.
I know sometimes when I just jump on the throttle in my car, say at like 50mph, it drops to 3rd instead of 2nd and drastically reduces my performance. Just a thought... I highly doubt the OP is trying to impress everyone with his CLK by making up some BS story.
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Maybe the 997, seeing as it was auto, didn't launch in the proper gear.
It would then have to play catch-up the entire time, the CLK with the tune and exhaust should do a decent job if he got a strong launch. Factor in the aerodynamics (Porsche was vert), and it seems plausible.
I know sometimes when I just jump on the throttle in my car, say at like 50mph, it drops to 3rd instead of 2nd and drastically reduces my performance. Just a thought... I highly doubt the OP is trying to impress everyone with his CLK by making up some BS story.
It would then have to play catch-up the entire time, the CLK with the tune and exhaust should do a decent job if he got a strong launch. Factor in the aerodynamics (Porsche was vert), and it seems plausible.
I know sometimes when I just jump on the throttle in my car, say at like 50mph, it drops to 3rd instead of 2nd and drastically reduces my performance. Just a thought... I highly doubt the OP is trying to impress everyone with his CLK by making up some BS story.
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BS, is your sarcastic response that shows your ignorance toward another person. especially some one you don't even know.second of all,i did not post this as any form of a kill, or I'm not implying that that my crappy clk is better or faster than any Pcar.if you know me at all,you would venture to guess that i would take an '87 911 over my car any day. third,it's not like i told you a story that i spanked a Ferrari or something.lastly. i have plenty of real life friends that i have meaningfully conversations with everyday.if you think that i joined this forum to make up stories about my driving to gain your approval you need to get a life.but if you enjoy bashing other people so you can feel better,god bless.
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BS, is your sarcastic response that shows your ignorance toward another person. especially some one you don't even know.second of all,i did not post this as any form of a kill, or I'm not implying that that my crappy clk is better or faster than any Pcar.if you know me at all,you would venture to guess that i would take an '87 911 over my car any day. third,it's not like i told you a story that i spanked a Ferrari or something.lastly. i have plenty of real life friends that i have meaningfully conversations with everyday.if you think that i joined this forum to make up stories about my driving to gain your approval you need to get a life.but if you enjoy bashing other people so you can feel better,god bless.
I've offered some sort of insight, as I do not believe your bs'ing just to amuse yourself rather your telling the truth and there were variables in play you yourself may have been unaware of.
Be safe out there.
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I'm with you brother. but is that video from a roll? it looks like its from a dig to me. if it is, how could you think that an all wheel drive 997[coupe] could not be side by side to a cls63? lets be real. an Audi S5 with a good driver can keep up with a cls63 with a bad driver from a dig to 60.
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hey,transferred. thanks.i see you have an R1. you have some great riding in so.cal. what pipes do you have on there?have you been to any of the tracks?
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I'm with you brother. but is that video from a roll? it looks like its from a dig to me. if it is, how could you think that an all wheel drive 997[coupe] could not be side by side to a cls63? lets be real. an Audi S5 with a good driver can keep up with a cls63 with a bad driver from a dig to 60.
Here are the numbers for a 997 C4S, as tested by C&D:
Zero to 60 mph: 4.0 sec
Zero to 100 mph: 9.5 sec
Zero to 150 mph: 26.2 sec
Street start, 5–60 mph: 4.5 sec
Standing ¼-mile: 12.5 sec @ 113 mph
Now, that's the new one, w/PDK. Here are the numbers for the very first iteration of the 997 C4S, from '06:
Zero to 60 mph: 4.3 sec
Zero to 100 mph: 10.2 sec
Zero to 150 mph: 28.4 sec
Street start, 5-60 mph: 5.0 sec
Standing ¼-mile: 12.8 sec @ 111 mph
Your car would simply not stand a snowball's chance in hell in a 30-120 race against a halfway well-driven 997 C4S, period.
Not only that, but what is really odd about your story is that you say he got a jump, hopped on it first, then you did. So now you've spotted a car which runs mid 12's, 1.5 seconds faster than your car, at 113 mph, 13 mph faster than your car, a one second spot at a minimum, and you would have us believe that he couldn't even get past you???
.... i realize he is trying to show me something now as he floors it and cuts to the right. so with very little hesitation i nailed it and we are on! we must of went from 30-100 before he decided to shut down. he was 1 car length behind the whole time and not gaining at all.i actually started pulling on him @ about 80 just a little bit.
Sorry, but this is a five-BS story on a scale of one to five, unless he really did run w/the parking brake on, or did something else that was equally stupid.
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...i'm far from an expert on bikes and am still getting used to the r1 which I've still not taken to the track,, but i did test the top speed very late one night...
I'm assuming you're much more experienced?
As regards posters like Improviz they're good, knowledgeable guys and don't mean any offense...it's just a load of BS'ers come through here...doesn't seem to me like you are one at all...
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you are too into putting car&driver test data on the street ,champ. you my man are a looser.how the hell do you know how much power my car has anyway? i'll give an A for trying to have people skills though. NOT. i just watched a youtube video of a CLS63 pull a 13.17 @ 107 at the track.does that mean that car & driver is wrong.
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I think the S versions were 355hp until 2009....
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thank you,transferred. and this car was convertible, witch is about 2/10ths slower.your boy improviz doesn't seem to know much.he knows alot about though. what a tool.
though. what a tool.
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like i said before. no need for me to fabricate stories. thats not my style. nice chatting with you guys.but i need to prep my boat for some fun on the lake. later
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Idiot....Hell, I assraped CLK500s in my old 55, in my new one it would be a slaughter.
Your car is in the 350Z range, not the C4S range. You should go to bed, and dream some more, because that's all this is, a wet dream.
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you are too into putting car&driver test data on the street ,champ. you my man are a looser.how the hell do you know how much power my car has anyway? i'll give an A for trying to have people skills though. NOT. i just watched a youtube video of a CLS63 pull a 13.17 @ 107 at the track.does that mean that car & driver is wrong.
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just go to youtube and look. its there. for everyone to see.you are so cool with your big bad *** 55.can i be your friend? you want to feel real thrills, buy a bike and hit the track. then you can be on my level.or maybe you don't posses those skills. 
