i drove my first E55 today, with a Brabus suprise!! BIG PIX
03-19-2006, 07:50 PM
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i drove my first E55 today, with a Brabus suprise!! BIG PIX
well my friend with a brabus E55 let me drive today. when i got in i asked him "so whats brabus besides the rims?" he said "i dont know", i laughed and thought to my self how lucky this kid is that he gets to drive such a nice car at such a young age. as we were going along, he was asking me Q's about various settings on the car (esp, the suspention, and what the triangle was that keeps on flashing). i explaned to him what these all were.
the E55 blew me away, i have never driven one, only rode in one and i said "this is a LOT faster then the one i rode in", i just had to pop the hood.
after he opened it, this is what i saw.
yes, a E55 K8!!!
i was like "i hate you, do you know what this is?!?!"
he diddnt seem to care much, i was ALL over it!
man, what an awsome car that was!!!
the supercharger was sooo nice to listen too!
mark
the E55 blew me away, i have never driven one, only rode in one and i said "this is a LOT faster then the one i rode in", i just had to pop the hood.
after he opened it, this is what i saw.
yes, a E55 K8!!!
i was like "i hate you, do you know what this is?!?!"
he diddnt seem to care much, i was ALL over it!
man, what an awsome car that was!!!
the supercharger was sooo nice to listen too!
mark
03-19-2006, 08:11 PM
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he and his father have over 28 cars, the E55K8 is like ther "beater" car. he drives a land roaver daily, and when that is broken, he drives a 993 or the E55K8. he posts here once and a while, under THE NAM or NAM. one of those.
i dont have a side shot, the car is a sleeper, it only has the brabus rims and badges.
Mark.
i dont have a side shot, the car is a sleeper, it only has the brabus rims and badges.
Mark.
Nice car nonetheless!! 
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03-19-2006, 09:25 PM
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Checked the Brabus Website and the K8 E55 tuning package produces 530 HP. They don'y say weather it is Crankshaft or RWHP but I suspect it is Crankshaft HP. So it is most likely comparable to the Kleeman & Rentech Stage 1 set-ups (Pulley & ECU). 
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03-19-2006, 09:27 PM
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yes, a E55 K8!!!
Ask your friend if he would like to do a friendly "run/test" with his E55 K8 vs my S8. Should be an interesting comparison. Let me know or PM me.
03-19-2006, 09:30 PM
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Checked the Brabus Website and the K8 E55 tuning package produces 530 HP. They don'y say weather it is Crankshaft or RWHP but I suspect it is Crankshaft HP. So it is most likely comparable to the Kleeman & Rentech Stage 1 set-ups (Pulley & ECU). _ Bob
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03-19-2006, 09:49 PM
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Mark,
I always had this dream to include a few R129s in a car collection. Of course a nice variation of V12's (SL73 AMG, SL74 Renntech, SL73 Brabus, and my big bad 6 Litre for nostalgia purposes)...but one with a Kleemann built 5.4 Litre as well.
Can you imagine an R129 with that motor?!
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I always had this dream to include a few R129s in a car collection. Of course a nice variation of V12's (SL73 AMG, SL74 Renntech, SL73 Brabus, and my big bad 6 Litre for nostalgia purposes)...but one with a Kleemann built 5.4 Litre as well.
Can you imagine an R129 with that motor?!
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03-19-2006, 10:24 PM
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HAHAHAHA!
Is the kid not an enthusiast? It being his cheaper beater don't mean he shouldn't know what Brabus is
Either way, SWEET looking car!!
Those are some nice rims. Jerry just picked up a set for his black one and they look great in both colors.
Hey Mark: I didn't know you hadn't driven an E55, or I woulda let you hit on mine some. OT, but I've had the "itch" since the meet in Pasadena. I decided against the Vette (hated the over all drive). I am either getting a new E55 or a 997S4. I can't afford the 997TT this time, but they look gorgeous!!
Is the kid not an enthusiast? It being his cheaper beater don't mean he shouldn't know what Brabus is
Either way, SWEET looking car!!
Those are some nice rims. Jerry just picked up a set for his black one and they look great in both colors.
Hey Mark: I didn't know you hadn't driven an E55, or I woulda let you hit on mine some. OT, but I've had the "itch" since the meet in Pasadena. I decided against the Vette (hated the over all drive). I am either getting a new E55 or a 997S4. I can't afford the 997TT this time, but they look gorgeous!!
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Should have taken the advantage of his lack of knowledge of cars and told him how rare your SL500 was and how God himself contructed the SL500 motor. Then ask him for a trade.
03-20-2006, 12:22 AM
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it is an awsome car! we went to dinner with my friend with the s/c NSX and it was awsome going through the parking garage with the 55, nsx and the SL. he is 17.
go for the 9974S!! its an awsome car!!
so did you drive the vet?
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go for the 9974S!! its an awsome car!!
so did you drive the vet?
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03-20-2006, 12:28 AM
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Originally Posted by JamE55
Mark,
Ask your friend if he would like to do a friendly "run/test" with his E55 K8 vs my S8. Should be an interesting comparison. Let me know or PM me.
Ask your friend if he would like to do a friendly "run/test" with his E55 K8 vs my S8. Should be an interesting comparison. Let me know or PM me.
he will pass. he is to afarid of the H/P in that car, we'll give it some time and he might be up for it. if it were me, i would be bangin' on your front door! he is not a fast/agressive driver (he asked me what the button behind the pedal was
(the kick down)) he calls it the danger button, i call it the fun switch lol.mark
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thanks mark for showing my lack of knowledge of my car. 
not really allowed to drive the cars too much so the car is new to me, plus my dad made a tracking company so he knows my speed. Im 18 years old, i think someone asked that. i may not know alot about whats in the car, but i know enough due to my dad's big interest in them to know which cars i can smoke with it and if a car is worth a trade with that.
heres a shot that someone took of some of my cars. its already floating around the internet so theres no harm in putting it here i guess. not Benz related tho.
http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b1...34701592_l.jpg
not really allowed to drive the cars too much so the car is new to me, plus my dad made a tracking company so he knows my speed. Im 18 years old, i think someone asked that. i may not know alot about whats in the car, but i know enough due to my dad's big interest in them to know which cars i can smoke with it and if a car is worth a trade with that.
heres a shot that someone took of some of my cars. its already floating around the internet so theres no harm in putting it here i guess. not Benz related tho.
http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b1...34701592_l.jpg
03-20-2006, 09:45 AM
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Originally Posted by The Nam
thanks mark for showing my lack of knowledge of my car.
not really allowed to drive the cars too much so the car is new to me, plus my dad made a tracking company so he knows my speed. Im 18 years old, i think someone asked that. i may not know alot about whats in the car, but i know enough due to my dad's big interest in them to know which cars i can smoke with it and if a car is worth a trade with that.
heres a shot that someone took of some of my cars. its already floating around the internet so theres no harm in putting it here i guess. not Benz related tho.
http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b1...34701592_l.jpg
not really allowed to drive the cars too much so the car is new to me, plus my dad made a tracking company so he knows my speed. Im 18 years old, i think someone asked that. i may not know alot about whats in the car, but i know enough due to my dad's big interest in them to know which cars i can smoke with it and if a car is worth a trade with that.
heres a shot that someone took of some of my cars. its already floating around the internet so theres no harm in putting it here i guess. not Benz related tho.
http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b1...34701592_l.jpg
03-20-2006, 11:00 AM
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Originally Posted by The Nam
thanks mark for showing my lack of knowledge of my car.
not really allowed to drive the cars too much so the car is new to me, plus my dad made a tracking company so he knows my speed. Im 18 years old, i think someone asked that. i may not know alot about whats in the car, but i know enough due to my dad's big interest in them to know which cars i can smoke with it and if a car is worth a trade with that.
heres a shot that someone took of some of my cars. its already floating around the internet so theres no harm in putting it here i guess. not Benz related tho.
http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b1...34701592_l.jpg
not really allowed to drive the cars too much so the car is new to me, plus my dad made a tracking company so he knows my speed. Im 18 years old, i think someone asked that. i may not know alot about whats in the car, but i know enough due to my dad's big interest in them to know which cars i can smoke with it and if a car is worth a trade with that.
heres a shot that someone took of some of my cars. its already floating around the internet so theres no harm in putting it here i guess. not Benz related tho.
http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b1...34701592_l.jpg
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03-20-2006, 11:24 AM
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Those are some sweet cars, post more pix if you can. BTW, what is the story on that 993?
he has a 993 turbo that is INSANLY fasti think around 600hp , and a 993 c2 that has a turbo body kit on it. as for what is IN the 993TT i dont know.
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03-20-2006, 11:31 AM
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Originally Posted by RedMongoosE
he has a 993 turbo that is INSANLY fasti think around 600hp , and a 993 c2 that has a turbo body kit on it. as for what is IN the 993TT i dont know.
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no, hes not selling it. its one of his favorite cars
and mark, your retarded, i am 18. why do you think my parents are flipping out about me talking to the marine recruiters, because i can leave without their permission. i was born in 87
and mark, your retarded, i am 18. why do you think my parents are flipping out about me talking to the marine recruiters, because i can leave without their permission. i was born in 87
03-20-2006, 03:57 PM
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no, hes not selling it. its one of his favorite cars
and mark, your retarded, i am 18. why do you think my parents are flipping out about me talking to the marine recruiters, because i can leave without their permission. i was born in 87
and mark, your retarded, i am 18. why do you think my parents are flipping out about me talking to the marine recruiters, because i can leave without their permission. i was born in 87
