Cams vs. Gears?
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'03 E55, Range Rover Sport Supercharged, Ducati 748R
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No longer stock '06 E55, A3 3.2 Quattro, GLE 400d, R107 280SL, Golf Polo
Did some calcs ... and now with 3.07
.....Stock....3.07.....2.82
1....52.4.....45.2.....49.2
2....85.9.....74.1.....80.7
3....133,4...115.1....125.3
4....188.1...162.3....176.7
5....226.6...195.6....212.9
So 3.07 is pretty agressive ... especially in 1st. There is a ~13% diff throughout... traction is definately going to suffer here unless we mod rears to 335's and cut into boot & fender....
But it should run very sweetly from a roll....
.....Stock....3.07.....2.82
1....52.4.....45.2.....49.2
2....85.9.....74.1.....80.7
3....133,4...115.1....125.3
4....188.1...162.3....176.7
5....226.6...195.6....212.9
So 3.07 is pretty agressive ... especially in 1st. There is a ~13% diff throughout... traction is definately going to suffer here unless we mod rears to 335's and cut into boot & fender....
But it should run very sweetly from a roll....
Last edited by stevebez; Nov 17, 2006 at 03:54 AM.
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From: Cary, IL
2003 CL55 Kompressor Horizon Blue Metallic
I believe the E500 4Matic comes with 3.07.
However, ya'll would need to double check the specifics on your cars.
Here' the first potential "gotcha" - the big hp AMG's have a "4 bolt stars" on the drivetran and axle yokes, low hp cars have three. Which may or may not be interchangeable between E-class configs (spline counts differing would be a show stopper).
Sorry for being admittably selfish ... I started trying to find a consistent silver bullet for all of the 55K's on this topic, but then I punted and followed the specific CL/S config when I realized I couldn't find an easy solution that applied to all.
For me, I get lucky that many of the drivetrain part numbers for the CL are tagged "220" - S class.
Last edited by mclarenm8d; Nov 17, 2006 at 03:18 PM.
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From: Cary, IL
2003 CL55 Kompressor Horizon Blue Metallic
Did some calcs ... and now with 3.07
.....Stock....3.07.....2.82
1....52.4.....45.2.....49.2
2....85.9.....74.1.....80.7
3....133,4...115.1....125.3
4....188.1...162.3....176.7
5....226.6...195.6....212.9
So 3.07 is pretty agressive ... especially in 1st. There is a ~13% diff throughout... traction is definately going to suffer here unless we mod rears to 335's and cut into boot & fender.... But it should run very sweetly from a roll....
.....Stock....3.07.....2.82
1....52.4.....45.2.....49.2
2....85.9.....74.1.....80.7
3....133,4...115.1....125.3
4....188.1...162.3....176.7
5....226.6...195.6....212.9
So 3.07 is pretty agressive ... especially in 1st. There is a ~13% diff throughout... traction is definately going to suffer here unless we mod rears to 335's and cut into boot & fender....
But it should run very sweetly from a roll....So, in addition to the ~600 lb difference, E55's have a torque multiplication advantage stock versus stock versus my CL.
Last edited by mclarenm8d; Nov 17, 2006 at 03:13 PM.
