2006 E55 1/4-mile: 12.14@115.99
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WOW! I have always thought based solely on my own ripping around in this car that the biggest hurdle for the E55 isn't lack of hp and tq, but lack of TRACTION. Your numbers seem to bear that out. Any recommendations out there on the best, stickiest street legal tires for these cars??
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with m/t drag radials 17 inch and traction control off in manual mode i ran a 12.6 sec @ 181km/h.
a few questions:
1. what size drag radials are u using?
2.what feul?
3.temperature of both car and day?
4.what mode did u use on the gearbox??
5. was the entire tract prepared with trackbite??
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2006 E55
Full slip,
60: 1.768
330: 5.106
1/8: 7.836
MPH: 89.79
1000: 10.189
1/4: 12.149
MPH: 115.99
Weather was pretty good, mid 60s air temp.
Coolant temp was between 80-90 (celsius).
Transmission in 'S', launch in 1st gear.
Suspension in comfort.
Launch was done by right foot off the brake pedal and stomp the throttle as fast as I can.
Traction control off.
Mini burnout (water box, transmission in 'M', 1st gear burnout w/o brakes).
255/50/16 MT drag radials w/ CCW wheels.
Rear tire pressure at 22psi.
92 octane crappy pump fuel from the NW.
Track wasn't prep very well at all. Just a little VHT from a hand pump near the starting line.
Any ideas how to launch the car harder? The MT drag radials are awesome.
60: 1.768
330: 5.106
1/8: 7.836
MPH: 89.79
1000: 10.189
1/4: 12.149
MPH: 115.99
Weather was pretty good, mid 60s air temp.
Coolant temp was between 80-90 (celsius).
Transmission in 'S', launch in 1st gear.
Suspension in comfort.
Launch was done by right foot off the brake pedal and stomp the throttle as fast as I can.
Traction control off.
Mini burnout (water box, transmission in 'M', 1st gear burnout w/o brakes).
255/50/16 MT drag radials w/ CCW wheels.
Rear tire pressure at 22psi.
92 octane crappy pump fuel from the NW.
Track wasn't prep very well at all. Just a little VHT from a hand pump near the starting line.
Any ideas how to launch the car harder? The MT drag radials are awesome.
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DerekFSU, When I ran the 11.84 with filters and the snorkel mod using your tires, the car would dead hook no matter how hard i tried to leave. I always stall the convertor, next time at the track i will just flash the convertor to see if the 60ft improves.
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the only other mod was green filters. See signature for D/R photo's on car
here is the slip
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Full slip,
60: 1.768
330: 5.106
1/8: 7.836
MPH: 89.79
1000: 10.189
1/4: 12.149
MPH: 115.99
Weather was pretty good, mid 60s air temp.
Coolant temp was between 80-90 (celsius).
Transmission in 'S', launch in 1st gear.
Suspension in comfort.
Launch was done by right foot off the brake pedal and stomp the throttle as fast as I can.
Traction control off.
Mini burnout (water box, transmission in 'M', 1st gear burnout w/o brakes).
255/50/16 MT drag radials w/ CCW wheels.
Rear tire pressure at 22psi.
92 octane crappy pump fuel from the NW.
Track wasn't prep very well at all. Just a little VHT from a hand pump near the starting line.
Any ideas how to launch the car harder? The MT drag radials are awesome.
60: 1.768
330: 5.106
1/8: 7.836
MPH: 89.79
1000: 10.189
1/4: 12.149
MPH: 115.99
Weather was pretty good, mid 60s air temp.
Coolant temp was between 80-90 (celsius).
Transmission in 'S', launch in 1st gear.
Suspension in comfort.
Launch was done by right foot off the brake pedal and stomp the throttle as fast as I can.
Traction control off.
Mini burnout (water box, transmission in 'M', 1st gear burnout w/o brakes).
255/50/16 MT drag radials w/ CCW wheels.
Rear tire pressure at 22psi.
92 octane crappy pump fuel from the NW.
Track wasn't prep very well at all. Just a little VHT from a hand pump near the starting line.
Any ideas how to launch the car harder? The MT drag radials are awesome.
traction control off.
foot on the brakes
right foot on the pedal to about 3000rmp
lights green foot of the brakes and floor it.
with this method i ran a best time with a s55 stock 13.01 @ 175km/h
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My God what does your car on street tires run? With just a Renntech stage 2your car could run like a 11.6-11.8!
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YES, That was a very good deal for me.
Then they sat in the garage for close to 9 months, the C55 was bought back by MB in April
due to issues with the command/cluster. Got a SLK55 and it seemed to take forever to put 5k miles on it 
before I took it to the track Now I have a 125hp wet kit and every one will have to wait till Atlanta to see the times.
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How in the heck can you rev it to 3k rpm? I start pushing through the lights at about 2100.......
BTW bill, I see a run on wet-kits after ATL......
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As far as My time slips on NOS. I have them. just want to run it at the Atlanta Meet first. then every one will know.
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not to burst your bubble those are great times but when we rented the track at moroso last year Fikse was running 12.0 somethings hot lapping on stock conti's and I'm pretty sure he had decent trap speeds also. I offered him the use of the DR's that night but he was trying to break into the 11's on the contis. The BFG dr's are awesome power braking as high as the rpm's would go and tires just grip no slip at all they are amazing!
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