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Old Nov 2, 2009 | 03:19 PM
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Made one shake down pass of 11.03 and then broke. Tranny or rear ? Will know more later today.
Sorry to hear about your trouble at the track. What was your 60' time on the 11.03 run?

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Old Nov 2, 2009 | 04:02 PM
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Old Nov 2, 2009 | 05:03 PM
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I'm betting if you used some 16"-17" Drag whls/tires vs stk 18"s you'd lower rotational mass & increase rotational TQ & increase Trap speeds while still lowering ET.

Looking @ your (2) BEST slips shows you increased Trap speed nearly 1 mph w/slightly lower 1/4 ET & lower 60'

Good example: new Z06 ZR1 was recently run @ your same MIR bone stock on 20" rear whls then on 18" drag setup...

The first stock Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 finally made it into the 10’s this past weekend at a private drag strip rental at Maryland International Raceway. With some great weather and a density altitude (DA) of -350 feet, this bone stock ZR1, including stock tires ran an impressive 10.85 @ 129.89 MPH with Racerns driving the car. Later on during the day a set of 18″ rear wheels with drag radials were installed on the ZR1 and it ran a 10.73 @ 132.46 MPH
Lowered ET yet increased Traps nearly (3) mph even tho 60' was nearly same on both setups
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I'm betting if you used some 16"-17" Drag whls/tires vs stk 18"s you'd lower rotational mass & increase rotational TQ & increase Trap speeds while still lowering ET.
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I also picked up about 3mph of trap speed running lightweight wheels and drag radials compared to my regular wheels and tires.
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Old Nov 2, 2009 | 08:03 PM
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Originally Posted by jmf003
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I also picked up about 3mph of trap speed running lightweight wheels and drag radials compared to my regular wheels and tires.
John what lightweight wheels and drag radials did you use? did you just get a pair of light wheels and DRs for the rear and use stock wheels and tires up front? What size rear wheels and tires (brand and size) do you find work well on our cars?

thanks man...hope you make it out on Dec 5th...would love to see you run and meet ya!
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Old Nov 2, 2009 | 08:49 PM
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Originally Posted by camdon
Made one shake down pass of 11.03 and then broke. Tranny or rear ? Will know more later today.
Ohh man sorry about that... But I would love to know what the weak spot on the SL is?

But you seem to have a real beast
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John what lightweight wheels and drag radials did you use? did you just get a pair of light wheels and DRs for the rear and use stock wheels and tires up front? What size rear wheels and tires (brand and size) do you find work well on our cars?

thanks man...hope you make it out on Dec 5th...would love to see you run and meet ya!

I posted a response over here: https://mbworld.org/forums/sl55-amg-...ml#post3794714

I'd love to get back to MIR on December 5. It's just so much harder these days now that I'm employed rather than working as a consultant. I'll have to see what I can do with my schedule.
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Old Nov 5, 2009 | 11:16 PM
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To camdon:
Is this your car??
Attached Thumbnails Finally! Some hard 1/4 mile data for my SL600-dsc_0776.jpg  
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Old Nov 6, 2009 | 08:52 AM
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Just look at that take off!!! Nice B-O-R
Attached Thumbnails Finally! Some hard 1/4 mile data for my SL600-dsc_0753.jpg   Finally! Some hard 1/4 mile data for my SL600-dsc_0755.jpg  
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I was looking for those pics.
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You got a couple of sweet pics clayton....wish he had a couple of mine like that ...at the line and at the trap with the timing board ... ya know what they say a picture is with a thousand words! lol
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Originally Posted by Sunir
You got a couple of sweet pics clayton....wish he had a couple of mine like that ...at the line and at the trap with the timing board ... ya know what they say a picture is with a thousand words! lol
Here are a few more.. Sunir, is that your 55? Also, anyone know whose CL600 that is!

BTW you can see more pics (1st post at the bottom) at: http://forums.bimmerforums.com/forum....php?t=1339872
Attached Thumbnails Finally! Some hard 1/4 mile data for my SL600-dsc_1012.jpg   Finally! Some hard 1/4 mile data for my SL600-dsc_0771.jpg   Finally! Some hard 1/4 mile data for my SL600-dsc_0956.jpg  
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Also, anyone know whose CL600 that is!
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Originally Posted by ///Mike
Here are a few more.. Sunir, is that your 55? Also, anyone know whose CL600 that is!

BTW you can see more pics (1st post at the bottom) at: http://forums.bimmerforums.com/forum....php?t=1339872
yeah mine is the 55 in front on BOR's 600...and Jay had the CL600...very fast car that 600
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