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Old 06-09-2008, 07:35 PM
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re w210 e55 weight reduction questions

anyone knows if the 3768 curb weight includes a full tank of gas & also the weight of the cats & front seats if possible
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Curb weight

Is the weight of the vehicle including a full tank of fuel and all standard equipment. It does not include passengers, cargo or any optional equipment.

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#1 step in weight reduction spare wheel and tools ;p
lighter wheels for rotational mass, carbon fiber hood, back seats, optima battery.....
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Diet and excercise for the driver. LOL That includes you Eurosport. lol
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The weight of mine was 3800+ all said and done. I didn't have a full tank either.
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Take out your resonator for some weight savings too.
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here is the diet,recaro front seats 28Lbs each savings est 35Lbs, resonator delete 26Lbs ,spair tire about 40Lbs, battery 80Lbs est 43LBS savings using optima battery,remove back seats 30Lbs, replace cat with only primary freeflow cats 25Lbs est savings, my goal is about 250lbs + weight loss & last but not least i am returning to the gim another 20+lbs any aditional imput would be appreciated
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here is the diet,recaro front seats 28Lbs each savings est 35Lbs, resonator delete 26Lbs ,spair tire about 40Lbs, battery 80Lbs est 43LBS savings using optima battery,remove back seats 30Lbs, replace cat with only primary freeflow cats 25Lbs est savings, my goal is about 250lbs + weight loss & last but not least i am returning to the gim another 20+lbs any aditional imput would be appreciated
Are you going to take it to drag strip to see what the 1/4 mile times are after all the weight reduction?
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Diet and excercise for the driver. LOL That includes you Eurosport. lol
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Are you going to take it to drag strip to see what the 1/4 mile times are after all the weight reduction?
definately with about 40hp increase pwr to weght ratio should be about 9 which should be good for 12.8 to 13.0 1/4 mile times
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Resonator is 24lbs reduction. Spare tire & tools is exactly 50 lbs (Mercedes does this on purpose). Going with an odyssey PC680 you acn drop another 50lbs from battery alone, crank pulley another 4lbs, and there are more things you can do.

Honestly I ended up selling my E55 b/c I realized if I wanted to do any more weight savings above that it would be best to just sell myc ar and get CLK55 AMG (W208) so thats exactly what I did. You can get a 208 CLK down from its 3450 down into the 3300s or even 3200s with the right mods. With our same drivetrain and those weight numbers that would be a killer combo. To me the 208 in the 3200s would be the best AMG platform... but thats just my opinion.
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Resonator is 24lbs reduction. Spare tire & tools is exactly 50 lbs (Mercedes does this on purpose). Going with an odyssey PC680 you acn drop another 50lbs from battery alone, crank pulley another 4lbs, and there are more things you can do.

Honestly I ended up selling my E55 b/c I realized if I wanted to do any more weight savings above that it would be best to just sell myc ar and get CLK55 AMG (W208) so thats exactly what I did. You can get a 208 CLK down from its 3450 down into the 3300s or even 3200s with the right mods. With our same drivetrain and those weight numbers that would be a killer combo. To me the 208 in the 3200s would be the best AMG platform... but thats just my opinion..
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thanks for that info on the battery and any other that you can add will definately look into that, regarding the clk that would be a super sleeper,because these cars are so expensive to mod, diet with 40-50hp increase is worth looking into.
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Originally Posted by Dr. C36
To me the 208 in the 3200s would be the best AMG platform... but thats just my opinion.
I agree!
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look into reducing unsprung weight, huge benefits over reducing sprung weight - lighter rims/tires, brakes, suspension
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what do you guys think of using 2 oem spair rim with drag radials or possible 4,with a little wider in rear, front currently 235/45/17 and feels very light
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Originally Posted by Dr. C36
Going with an odyssey PC680 you acn drop another 50lbs from battery alone,
WTF does the stock battery weigh....75lbs?
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WTF does the stock battery weigh....75lbs?
Odyssey PC680 is only 11 lbs. Stock is roughly 60-61 lbs, its massive. Dunno if anyone has actually seen their battery its under the rear passenger seat. The thing literally looks like it could power the Hoover Dam its so big.
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i checked out that odyssey battery pc680, the cca is only 220 dont you think that may be too low,i think the average car is about 550cca
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Originally Posted by E55 PWR
Odyssey PC680 is only 11 lbs. Stock is roughly 60-61 lbs, its massive. Dunno if anyone has actually seen their battery its under the rear passenger seat. The thing literally looks like it could power the Hoover Dam its so big.
What is the purpose of switching between Drc36 and E55 pwr in the same thread?
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Originally Posted by meen 55
anyone knows if the 3768 curb weight includes a full tank of gas & also the weight of the cats & front seats if possible

i had mine weighed and it was 3640
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Black Beast , though I haven't weighed it yet but here are the mods to lighten it up so far
Lighter wheels/tires---
Kleeman headers- downpipes
Stock air bo removed with custom cone air intake system
Resonator delete
Recaro front seats
Lighter battery --
Deleted rear seat
No spare tire




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