Guess who's car is appearing in Car & Driver?
Guess whose car is appearing in Car & Driver?
06-01-2003, 12:38 AM
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Cool!!! I see that this pic is in the dirt, did they feel like spinning your tires in the dirt or something? A little information on the test would be interesting but of course all should not be revealed!!! 
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Excellent job, treynor!!! btw I kinda like those RENNTech rims.
(suspense)Excellent job, treynor!!! btw I kinda like those RENNTech rims.
06-01-2003, 11:16 AM
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The dirt is off to the side of our test road. The testing was... well, you'll just have to wait, but suffice to say it's the first time I've gone 160 MPH on a public road 
06-01-2003, 01:08 PM
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Very cool! That ought to be worth the cost of the mods, since if you ever sell the car it now has the added cachet of having been in the magazine. However, in case your head starts getting too big, Check out the featured vehicle from this issue ;-)
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06-02-2003, 02:09 AM
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06-02-2003, 09:21 PM
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You've got questions -- I've got answers.
Front big brakes are installed in the pics I posted. You can see them, particularly in the "large" version
Rear brakes are stock. You don't get much of your braking force from the rears.
I bought my car from East Bay Motors down in Torrance. It's a bone stock '03 S600 engine with the RENNtech ECU.
The pictures were taken at the vista point @ Skyline & Hwy 92 up here in northern California
My Vipers have never been written up in a magazine. Such a pity.
And I can't tell you where I went 160 MPH. Suffice to say it was far from prying eyes...
Front big brakes are installed in the pics I posted. You can see them, particularly in the "large" version
Rear brakes are stock. You don't get much of your braking force from the rears.
I bought my car from East Bay Motors down in Torrance. It's a bone stock '03 S600 engine with the RENNtech ECU.
The pictures were taken at the vista point @ Skyline & Hwy 92 up here in northern California
My Vipers have never been written up in a magazine. Such a pity.
And I can't tell you where I went 160 MPH. Suffice to say it was far from prying eyes...
Last edited by treynor; 06-03-2003 at 10:50 AM.
06-04-2003, 02:55 PM
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Originally posted by treynor
You've got questions -- I've got answers.
Front big brakes are installed in the pics I posted. You can see them, particularly in the "large" version
Rear brakes are stock. You don't get much of your braking force from the rears.
I bought my car from East Bay Motors down in Torrance. It's a bone stock '03 S600 engine with the RENNtech ECU.
The pictures were taken at the vista point @ Skyline & Hwy 92 up here in northern California
My Vipers have never been written up in a magazine. Such a pity.
And I can't tell you where I went 160 MPH. Suffice to say it was far from prying eyes...
You've got questions -- I've got answers.
Front big brakes are installed in the pics I posted. You can see them, particularly in the "large" version
Rear brakes are stock. You don't get much of your braking force from the rears.
I bought my car from East Bay Motors down in Torrance. It's a bone stock '03 S600 engine with the RENNtech ECU.
The pictures were taken at the vista point @ Skyline & Hwy 92 up here in northern California
My Vipers have never been written up in a magazine. Such a pity.
And I can't tell you where I went 160 MPH. Suffice to say it was far from prying eyes...
Nice front brakes, what exactly did they swap out and can you feel the difference in normal driving?
Did you not do the rears for burnout purposes?
06-05-2003, 12:56 AM
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On the front brakes, everything changed -- rotors, calipers, and pads. I don't particularly notice them in normal driving, but when I get on the brakes hard the car just STOPS. I did three back-to-back stops from 160 without any fade (!!).
Oh, and one other picture which may amuse y'all. You don't see this every day...
[I'm probably the only guy in the country with drag radials on his S600 ]
Oh, and one other picture which may amuse y'all. You don't see this every day...
[I'm probably the only guy in the country with drag radials on his S600
]
06-06-2003, 02:38 PM
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Treynor....
What are your best 0-60 and 1/4 so far. Also, what do you think the actual HP rating is at the flywheel??
Can't wait to get mine in October!!!!
BTW, when you put the new RennTech brakes on the front could you have swithed the large stock Brembos, cross drilled larger rotors from the the front and put on the back?? Reason I ask is that I just put new pads on my 2001 S600 @32,000 miles......wierd thing was the back wore out first due to the fact that when you launch fast a lot the traction control (not ESP) is engaging without one knowing and it's constently tapping the back rotors.
What are your best 0-60 and 1/4 so far. Also, what do you think the actual HP rating is at the flywheel??
Can't wait to get mine in October!!!!
BTW, when you put the new RennTech brakes on the front could you have swithed the large stock Brembos, cross drilled larger rotors from the the front and put on the back?? Reason I ask is that I just put new pads on my 2001 S600 @32,000 miles......wierd thing was the back wore out first due to the fact that when you launch fast a lot the traction control (not ESP) is engaging without one knowing and it's constently tapping the back rotors.
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