m52e55

would a k55 s1 (Kleemann Stage 1-ecu+pulley) be fatser than a new stock m5/e60 and e63 amg?

TopGun32

i believe a member ran a RennT stage1 and hit low 12's or high elevens on street tires.

But the interesting part, that his trap speed matched the M5's (118 +/-)

Stage 1 would be close, but I "think" the M5 will still run away after 125+.

But 125 is fast enough for me.. I don't want to go to jail.

sly55

i think that 63 owner is loving it, even to just get the jump on the 55 via reaction time! Agreed it doesnt tell a whole lot of a story, but its nice to see some footage popping up, im sure there'll me more conclusive footage very soon!! Does look like the short 1st gear of the 63 gets it moving pretty easily tho!

E.fifty.5

thanks and that was exactly thye answer that i was looking for ....raced an M5 (mods. exhast system cat back and a power chip) last night from 2nd gear to 280kpm and will post the video in 30 minutes, a very good sport driver and thats all we need --have fun...., as long as there wont be any childish comments....check soon

AMG_Power

a stock 55 will have a very hard time catching up with the 63

E55 RUSS

Nice vid...but K2 vs stock E63 is unfair...


Cant wait to see M5 vs E55 video

Germancar1

I must be missing something because I see nothing here, but a few short seconds of blurred footage from inside the E55. This video doesn't prove anything IMO.

M

The Godfather

you guys looked good all robed up, ready for the prom. The front bumper of the 63 looks sick!

2MANYCARS

Seems like the guy in the 63 is a pretty good driver, good reaction time. If the 55 was stock, I don't think it can pull away from the 63 that easily. The 7G tronic definitely helps there with its closer ratio than the 55's 5. Anyway, if there's one video filmed by a thrid party, it would be a lot better.

dbasons55

since you made this video sure you have taken a video at the last light!! why didn't you upload that vid up? i know you beat the E63 all three times but i just want to clear one thing, the reason he pulled away so hard in this video is cuz the car was in Manual mood and my cousin was trying it out but at the last race there was a clearer picture of how the car performed. (although he beat the E63 in the last race but not even a full car length only half a car length)

please if you have a video of the last race upload it in the forum to share it with everyone

V12Godspeed

Please do, that will clear a lot of unanswered questions...For the love of GOD just do it!!!!!!

E.fifty.5

i agree that my reaction timing was bad since i am not in my city and this guy knows when the green light turn on....i dont....secondly my tiers where bad...i am not trying to make any excuses the E63 jumped first and regardles of the truck you can see how i was catching up....please dont jump into conclusions about people dont know how to race on a straight line especially...there is no certain techniq..unless you have a unique manual e55, that no one knows about

there was rematches but i didnt record it...sorry...but like i said there are alot of E63s around and only time will tell..

E.fifty.5

please respect other cultures since this forum is used world wide

E.fifty.5

I was waiting for you to post...hope you are doing fine...you are right, i wish i had a video for the two last races....do you want to schedule one soon so we can post it and people can see how it is....it will be sooo interesting and sooo much fun..

rkao

For the love of G*d will someone please take an E63 and E55 to a drag strip, attach some GPS based testing equipment, and get a side by side test done once and for all!

If not, surely the heads of current and prospective E55 and E63 owners are going to explode arguing about 10ths of seconds!!!

On the same drag strip on the same day guarantees similar atmospheric condition (especially important since comparing a supercharged versus NA car) while testing in a controlled and safe environment, and using the same driver with the same equipment will help eliminate other variables.

One day, one test, once and for all! And then we can all go back to the comforting cocoon we live in and think about how crazy it is we are arguing over 10ths of seconds when we already drive some of the finest engineered automobiles in the world...

Bipasha493

V12Godspeed

very funny, lol! we are just dying to see this can't you tell.....lol!

Bipasha493

im in the same boat with ya buddy

dbasons55

bro don't mind scheduling a race but my cousin just wants some time he doesn't believe the car is giving out as it is suppose to give now he has 2000KM on the car he says when he reaches 5000KM i hope that will be fine with you?

if it was my car i would do it today LOL but i guess its his car he wants more time for his car to kick in

RJC

It's called honing and improving your technique (this includes, and as you mention, poor reaction times like yours)...

The only true way to judge these cars is to have an experienced tester drive both cars back to back a few times on the same day and within the same hour (to prevent temp disparities etc) and on the same track, same lane, same tires etc and review the data. There will always be the question of wheather one of the cars was not performing up to spec; testing more than just one of each model or having them dynoed will address this concern.

It will be of no suprise to me that most of the magazines will show the 63 being 2-3 10th's faster 0-60 than the 55 (mostly due to the 55's lack of traction) but they will most certainly comment on the difference in low/mid range thrust from the torque difference and quite frankly that's what most of us enjoy and use here in the US.

E.fifty.5

come to the track and i will show you what reaction time is all about....i used to race bikes on the track when i was 16....when i am not on the track and on the trafic light that soooo many people in the city use i usually wait for people that try to catch the light before it becomes red and sometimes they run the red light and hit the crossing car..it happens alot and the guy with the E63 would agree...i was just being carefull and safe....and i hope all of you guys are in the same boat on safty....my ESP was flashing unitll 100 KPH on this race ...my tires need to be changed and still running rich on fuel...I have a pair of DR's in my garage and just waiting to slip on my back rims....whenever the E63 is ready ' even though it has 2k km and already having problems with performance' i will still race without even fixing the problems my AMG have....i was in the video and i am soooooo confident that he has no chance in the world to compete with the E55 K2....bring it on!!!...I will even give him a 1 car length jump start if he agrees on me slipping my DR's...

RJC

I appreciate what you're trying to say, but you said it best yourself earlier in the thread as listed above and it was quite visable for us all to see. Look it was just a bad race, your reaction time was bad, the 63's driver's reaction was better and the 63 was getting blocked by the other car. Thanks for sharing the video but to me it proves nothing.

Pacific NW Guy

i is pretty bright. Literary sholarship would be me using our vernacular in a way that few can. PEACE

by the way my lexus i330 beat an e55 today.

TopGun32

Is330 ?

IS300 or IS350 or ES330 or ES350?

AmenMercedesGo

My friend who bought the E63 that was going to race me at the track has had some bad luck; he got REAR-ENDED!!!!! DAMN new car one week old.