bloflin

Just a quick story.

Yesterday (Sunday) out driving. Top down, AC on, passenger with me. Turned onto the "highway" (still has stop lights, though), talking with my passenger, I'm in the right lane. Coming up on a Nissan 240SX, in the left lane. Can see two big fat exhaust pipes and figure it's another "weedeater". Didn't really pay attention, that it was waiting for me in the left lane, we were just cruising about 40mph. I come abreast, and he punches it and starts moving out. I floor it (remember not in "race" mode, with top down, AC on and passenger). I catch to his back bumper and stay there. Can't get ahead, but not dropping off either. Then about 100 or so he's slowly pulling away. At 120mph, I back off, traffic and traffic lights ahead.

I sure wanted to know what he had in there, as it sure wasn't stock and wasn't just exhaust pipes.

At the light we had a 15 second chat. All I caught was works for BoostLogic www.boostlogic.com . Had a turbo, and he was making 383HP at the rear wheel.

Check them out they have a Supra they did that does the 1/4 in 8.47sec @ 163.5mph. They have some videos, also.

What does the SLK55 make at the rear wheel?

C43AMG

He had to have a transplanted motor also.A 240z with 383hp - what did he have - TWIN turbo's?

slk55lvr

Yikes! 383hp in that light car would make for a rocket! I have a 300 zx and there are some tt ones out there pulling gigantic hp numbers, it's a great engine to boost. Thanks for sharing...

RSBSLK55

My stock 55 dyno'd at 295 hp to the rear wheels (before mods.) in about 80 degrees and low humidity.

fredfromny

You should have started from a dead stop. Big turbos always have an advantage on the roll.

MGV156

You most likely ran into a 240SX w/ an SR20DET transplant. It's a 4-banger, 2.0L motor that can handle lots of boost.

jmejones

You got punk'd...he set you up

bloflin

Yep. But it wasn't planned, I was talking to my passenger and he must have spotted me and slowed down to wait for me. So he was advantaged being in prime turbo boost range. No doubt it would have been different from a dead stop.

bloflin

Don't know it was a 15 second thru the windows conversation at the next stop light. The web site doesn't give much info on that car. I think I may try and locate him at the company and get more details.

bloflin

Not punked, it was fun. But, definitely set me up. I imagine he was surprised I caught his head start and hung on his bumper.

Shinigami

The 55 does about 300hp to the rear... Get some headers and whatch that number rise by 30hp or more!

AMG&AMG

'whatever he do, he is still driving a jap crap...

Shinigami

Plenty of Japanese cars which is quite nice to drive.

I personally like the MX5 and S2000 because you produce some sweet sensations.

AMG&AMG

Yep, I like the manual trans. of the S2000, the best in the world... in my opinion, (jap crap = no presence on the road) like the Benz or any german car.

StapleGun

I would not call it Jap crap...it's not like Benz's quality is ANY better than your run-of the-mill Camry. Let's get real...talk about snob!

"Presence" - they look like everything else on the road for Chris' sake!!!

StapleGun

MB, for the most part, has one thing going for...."...ooooo, look at me, look what I'm driving" I'm driving something the rest of the 'chattel' cannot afford...

MGV156

Jap Crap has far better reliability than European brands.....

ndabunka

That guy probably did have an engine transplant as well as the twin torbo's in order to make that kind of HP. The other "sleeper" to be on the lookout for are the 944 Turbos. I had a guy in a moderately modified one hang with my CLK55 all the way up to 150. If he had done extensive mods he may have given even the SLK55 a tough run.

bloflin

Well I tracked him down and talked with him. Real nice guy. Part of the Japanese car street scene here in Austin. Here is their personal website: www.ateamwangan.com

Weirdest part is, he lives in my neighborhood.

They buy old worthless Japanese cars (one of them for $500.00) and then rebuild them.

He does have an engine transplant, but just to the Japanese version of the stock 240SX engine, then he did the aftermarket work:

1992 Nissan 240sx SE (HICAS model)

Engine:
Fully Built Red Top Sr20det
Bored .20 over
CP pistons 8.5:1 CR
Eagle Rods
ARP Headstuds
RNN14 Mainstuds
Greddy 1.2 mm Metal Head gasket
HKS 264 Step One Cams (intake and exhaust)
Tomei Rocker Arm Stopper Kit
Boostlogic Turbo Kit (SC61 turbo with polished compressor housing,321 stainless manifold, TIAL 38mm wastegate, 3in. 304 stainless downpipe, K&N Cone filter, polishied aluminum intercooler/intake piping)
Boostlogic 3in. 304 polished stainless midpipe
Apexi N1 Dual Exhaust with 3in. Test Pipe
Spearco FMIC with polished aluminum piping
HKS SSQV Blow Off Valve
Blitz 850cc injectors
Walbro 255 lph Fuel Pump
Oil Filter Relocation Kit (with -10 an lines)
3 core radiator

Drivetrain:
ACT 6-Puck Clutch Disk with Heavy Duty Pressure Plate
Stock VLSD

Suspension/Brakes:
Tein HA Coilovers
Z32 Aluminum front calipers
Brembo Slotted and Dimpled Front rotors

Wheels/Tires:
Racing Hart c2 3pc wheels (17X7.5in. front, 17X8.5in. rear)
Kumho Ecsta Supra 712 (front) 225/45/17
Yokohama AVS Sports (rear) 245/40/17

Engine Management/Electronics/Interior:
AEM standalone
APEX or manual Boost Controller
Greddy 60mm A/F gauge (peak hold, warning, and memory)
Greddy 60mm EGT gauge
Blitz DTT-DC Turbo Timer/Boost gauge (peak hold, and warning)
S14 front seats
Greddy shift knob
Z32 Steering Wheel (thicker)

Exterior:
JDM front turn signals
OEM clear front sidemarkers
D2S 4300k HIDs (Phillips bulbs, Hella ballasts)
Capser Electronics D2S to H4 converters

MGV156

I think that's one BADASS car!!!