ML430 vs Durango

Apr 17, 2004 | 04:54 PM

kostas

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ML430 vs Durango

he has a Dodge Durango SLT with cold air induction.. and i was in my stocker than stock ML430

we did the quarter mile... he kept getting me off the line.. this was my first time actually racing my car

first time he beat me by half a car length.. the second time by 1 car length

i gotta practice my start... i would floor it but it doesnt respond for about a second.. enough for him to get a better start.. and i didnt use the touch shift.. would i of done better if i used touch shift?

Apr 17, 2004 | 04:58 PM

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Try flooring the gas with your foot on the brake, then letting off the brake. That should take care of the response delay.

Apr 17, 2004 | 05:59 PM

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I read an article about a Kleemann ML55, they had some troble torque braking. Something in the computer shut the fuel down so the car just bogged instead of accelerating when giving full throttle.

But maybe that was uniqe case of the tuned ML55.

I had the same problem with my jeep, but torque braking solved it for me.
When I raced I just reved to about 1500rpm-1800rpm while braking, then flooring it at the same time as I dropped the brake.

The car was a pretty fast starter:

http://www.stromberg.se/marcus/jeepvssti.wmv

Wrx STI and M3 cab (EU spec; 321hp)

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Apr 17, 2004 | 11:00 PM

kostas

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you think if i shifted the gears myself i woulda done better? or just leave it in D?

Apr 18, 2004 | 06:30 AM

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I dont have any experience of racing with merc speedshift yet, but my impression of the gearbox is that its faster to let it shift itself

I could shifted manually with the jeep, but it always went slower.

Apr 19, 2004 | 07:01 AM

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Use manual shifting if you wan't to race and you're still have some speed. But in your case let it shift itself.

Apr 20, 2004 | 10:53 AM

kostas

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wouldnt holding the brake and flooring it.. and then letting go of the brake cause hell to the torque convertor? or do some kind of damage to something?