'04 E55 vs '09 GT500 (modded)
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'04 E55 vs '09 GT500 (modded)
I would just like to say that it was close...until he stopped spinning...
I believe he had a full exhaust (headers, too), pulley, and a tune. Not sure of the specifics, but he walked away from my pretty damned good.
Anybody else ever come across a GT500 in their E55?
Didn't feel like typing up a dramatized story, just thought I would share.
I believe he had a full exhaust (headers, too), pulley, and a tune. Not sure of the specifics, but he walked away from my pretty damned good.
Anybody else ever come across a GT500 in their E55?
Didn't feel like typing up a dramatized story, just thought I would share.
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I would just like to say that it was close...until he stopped spinning...
I believe he had a full exhaust (headers, too), pulley, and a tune. Not sure of the specifics, but he walked away from my pretty damned good.
Anybody else ever come across a GT500 in their E55?
Didn't feel like typing up a dramatized story, just thought I would share.
I believe he had a full exhaust (headers, too), pulley, and a tune. Not sure of the specifics, but he walked away from my pretty damned good.
Anybody else ever come across a GT500 in their E55?
Didn't feel like typing up a dramatized story, just thought I would share.
Stock GT500s run 12.x 1/4 miles. You'd have a slight advantage against one, so if he walked you hard his pulley mod must be making quite a bit extra power.
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I would just like to say that it was close...until he stopped spinning...
I believe he had a full exhaust (headers, too), pulley, and a tune. Not sure of the specifics, but he walked away from my pretty damned good.
Anybody else ever come across a GT500 in their E55?
Didn't feel like typing up a dramatized story, just thought I would share.
I believe he had a full exhaust (headers, too), pulley, and a tune. Not sure of the specifics, but he walked away from my pretty damned good.
Anybody else ever come across a GT500 in their E55?
Didn't feel like typing up a dramatized story, just thought I would share.
pulley, exhast, and tune...those gt500s easily trap into the 120s
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Got a buddy with a stock GT500 rag top and it's a close race but the E is just a little bit faster from a dig or a roll in my experience. From a dig, they have serious traction issues and it takes a good driver to launch one. With a few mods, they make stupid power.
We've swaped cars and the GT "feels" faster to me but it isn't. Go figure.
We've swaped cars and the GT "feels" faster to me but it isn't. Go figure.
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2004 E55 AMG
Got a buddy with a stock GT500 rag top and it's a close race but the E is just a little bit faster from a dig or a roll in my experience. From a dig, they have serious traction issues and it takes a good driver to launch one. With a few mods, they make stupid power.
We've swaped cars and the GT "feels" faster to me but it isn't. Go figure.
We've swaped cars and the GT "feels" faster to me but it isn't. Go figure.
I did race an '10 (550hp) convertible. I pulled on it slightly. I know my car is no slouch, but the modded GT500 was something serious.
