treynor

My friend Roger has, I think, the quickest S-class I've ever seen on tape:

http://www.treynor.com/S65-11.2.wmv

rogerv

Ben and I are the only ones excited about this?
Ben was running 11.2s consistently all night, I suspect he is a good launch with good weather away from a 10.99 in his SL65

Thericker

That's flat-out sickening Love it!

SSM AMG

Running low 11's in S class? Thats my dream. Hope I can pick up an 06 S65 next year.

meegle

Hey believe me I was thrilled to see both of you running 11.20's. I would love to see one of these cars run in the 10's without NOS.

OffshoreRacr

What upgrades (specific) did you make?

Thanks

Marc

Iron Sheik

Congrats on your times!
That would incredible to see the S-class dip into the 10's =)
btw, are there any other videos from that night? Highway runs particularly
thanks

Iron Sheik

AdamG@NorCal

Damn, another boring 4 door sedan!

dragonAMG

WOW... very impressive. What setup are you running?

rogerv

The only mods to my S65 are the Renntech chip and airbox.
I also put a set of sticky tires on it.

I have plenty more pictures from my short stay in California last week online at
http://www.rogerver.com/album/Califo...006/index.html

There are also videos of the S65vs the new Porsche Carrera GT from a roll on the freeway.

whoover

Any idea what kind of quarter a stock S65 runs?

rogerv

I would guess stock it should run about 11.5 or 11.4 with real tires on it.
Stock it dynoed at 542 RWHP:
http://www.rogerver.com/album/S65/slides/Roger's%20%20S65%20Dyno%20Graph.html
After the renntech mods it made 610 RWHP
http://www.rogerver.com/album/S65/sl...ch%20mods.html

My old 2003 S600 with the renntech mods ran a best time of 11.5 making 525 RWHP.

whoover

Almost 70 HP from an ECU and airbox? Pretty impressive. I'm nervous about warranty problems. (I assume much of the gain comes from not clipping the torque peak off at 1000 N-m. But this was done by AMG to avoid transmission problems. No concerns there?) Also, did the mods affect drivability, idle or anything else negatively?

Congrats on the results and the nerve.

rogerv

The Transmission may give out a little bit earlier than it otherwise would have, but I believe MB will cover it under warranty if it does.
The chip made the car slightly jerkier off idle, but all in all the car is still wonderfully smooth and powerful. All in all, I don't think there is another car in the world that I would rather use for a daily driver.

zdkdeeier493

Thats wishful thinking. If something were to happen to your transmission, Mercedes would easily take your mods as an acceptible explanation. No question. Unless you've got a service rep who owes his life to you, I highly doubt you'll be covered. Then again, I also doubt you'll blow your transmission.

whoover

Thanks. I know the feeling, even with the bone stock engine. Mine is getting the phone installed today, so I "have" to drive my wife's C55. (She's a saint and took the R350 loaner.)

The C55 is a fun car but I'm so itching to get the beast back.

Someone pointed out to me that Chip Ganassi is quoted in Autoweek as saying of his W221 S65: "This thing is so strong it'll qualify for Daytona with the air conditioning on."

Fikse

awesome run, incredible car.... can you post the timeslip details? 60', 1/8 mile et/mph etc?

thanks!

rogerv

whoover, it sounds like you have a S65 as well.
I have to say the Renntech mods are worth every penny.
Also if you have a local gas station that sells 100 octane, put a tank of that in and drive it around. It makes a HUGE difference as well.
The computer compensates right away.

Also, to be fair to MB, in my 03 S600 that ran a best of 11.5, (with the renntech chip) when the transmission had a very very slight error code that they could not diagnose, they put in a %100 brand new transmission in the car at around 28K miles. No questions asked, and didn't charge me one cent for it.
I'm a happy MB customer and I think I will be for years to come.

Here is the time slip from the pass:

http://www.rogerver.com/album/Califo...k%20times.html

If I had gotten a better launch, I think an 11.1 or 11.0 would have easily been possible.

whoover

Roger,

That's great to hear. I'll look around for 100 octane for sure and think real hard about the chip. Thanks again.

dbasons55

thanks for sharing all those vids great runs would have been a blast if you have breaked the 11 sec barrier

Can you please tell me what tires were you running that night and the sizes thanks

BiTurboAmg

is the 06 s65 faster then the 2007 s65 ( due to weight?) Did you install the air box and ecu at the same time? What octane do you run 90% of the time 91 or 93. I need a tune for my car bad.

rogerv

I was running BFG drag radials.
I seem to recall them being 275/35/18

I installed the ECU and the airbox a few weeks apart.
The difference the ECU made was amazing and worth every penny.

The car runs fine on 91 octane, however it seems to pick up quite a bit of power on 100 octane.

For example, the day I ran the 11.29, the car was trapping about 112-114 MPH on 91 octane, then I added 5 gallons of the 104 octane sold at the track, and the air temperature dropped by about 20 degrees. Then the car began to trap 122 to 124 MPH.
What a difference good gas and cold air can make!

silk32

wow. definatly the WTF factor..

whoover

BTW, thanks, Roger, for the fuel tip. I drove from San Jose to Anaheim for business last weekend and tanked up on 100 just before I left. (I found a 76 station near my office that pumps it .)

It makes a noticable difference throughout the range. Part-throttle response is improved (turbo lag is almost eliminated) and the pull at the top is clearly stronger.

I "met" a 996 TT on the way down and we had a ball on an open stretch of I-5. Neither of us would have had the nerve to spend so much time at 140 without the other one there.

At $5/gallon I suspect I will reserve it as a now-and-then treat, but 100 octane is as great for the open road in these cars as it is for the track.

vegas 55

i was wondering if I can run 100 octane in my s55?