2005 E55 Vs. 2007 Charger SRT8. Smack down!
This was a classic bait and hook job! I baited the hook and he bit.

It looks like it will take a lot more than a CDI for the str8 to run with the E55. I think it will take even more then a bolt on Super Charger kit. One would have to mod that kit as well.
E55's are fun
This was a classic bait and hook job! I baited the hook and he bit.

It looks like it will take a lot more than a CDI for the str8 to run with the E55. I think it will take even more then a bolt on Super Charger kit. One would have to mod that kit as well.
E55's are fun
What does your CLK55 run in the 1/4 mile stck?
Vid:
http://s147.photobucket.com/albums/r...ent=corect.flv
If the guy had DR's and knew how to launch, least it would have been a worthy opponent.
Although many have tried and many have died at the hands of Draggincnts.
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i don't think it's about "knowing how to launch" the srt8's. the cars are difficult to launch, but imho not because of the car's mechanics. i believe it's due to the way the ecu delivers power. adding a higher stall converter has helped minimally and trying to get better launches by using d/r's results in broken half shafts more often than lower 60' times.
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What does your CLK55 run in the 1/4 mile stck?
Vid:
http://s147.photobucket.com/albums/r...ent=corect.flv
but lets not feed the SRT-8 trolls any more..
they will start posting crazy videos of their home video camera
We went through this a few months back.
nice car for the money... but at this point the Pontiac G8 is looking even better despite the lower hp figure.
6L V8, RWD, better looking, 6sp auto and tons of mods for that engine.
The SRT-8 can be supercharged to have over 600hp or around 500RWD..
I really like the looks of the 300 and Charger SRT-8's, too. They (Dodge/Chrystler) did a great job making them look bad-a$%.
TK
a few months back with had this guy coming over talking about his Dodge
and he recorded his Dodge display of a 0-60 run.. it read something like 4.5 seconds or so..
I just read the Edmunds.com article on the SRT-4 (nice little car!)
and check this out....
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While at the track we compared the Caliber's "performance pages" display against our testing equipment. The car's computer measures acceleration, handling and braking, and displays those numbers on the dashboard. It proved optimistic. Acceleration was the most egregiously miscalculated. The car's computer claimed a 0-60 time of 5.7 seconds and a quarter-mile of 13.8 seconds — much quicker than our numbers. By its estimation, lateral acceleration was 0.88g, considerably higher than the 0.81g we calculated.
http://www.edmunds.com/apps/vdpconta...pageNumber=1#3
btw: this little thing is putting down 281FWHP.. and factory marketing is rated at 285 crank horsepower.
but lets not feed the SRT-8 trolls any more..
they will start posting crazy videos of their home video camera
We went through this a few months back.
nice car for the money... but at this point the Pontiac G8 is looking even better despite the lower hp figure.
6L V8, RWD, better looking, 6sp auto and tons of mods for that engine.
The SRT-8 can be supercharged to have over 600hp or around 500RWD..
Well, said. I love the E55, but doesn't it have 50 more HP...let me answer that...yes it does.
I really like the looks of the 300 and Charger SRT-8's, too. They (Dodge/Chrystler) did a great job making them look bad-a$%.
TK
Silly stuff.
As a side note, and trivia:
1) There's no such thing as an SRT8 that has launch issues... they barely spin tires... so that IS AS FAST as they get off the line unless you're power braking the things.
2) Once launched, they accelerate like any 4200 lb care with 420 hp
3) The Jeep SRT8 is the fastest of the bunch, and its half due to the AWD. This is because the gear ratio on the diesel tranny they use in it is much higher, and it accelerates off the line wicked fast compared to the other SRT8s... and it has the AWD to handle it. A Jeep SRT8, as I've written before, its awesome off the line, and makes me lust for an AWD E55... or a GL55 which lost 1000 pounds or so. Gearing in the Jeep, because of these ratios, makes it redline limited top speed around 155... not computer limited.
4) These cars definitely handle well for their size... they really did a great job suspension-wise. The Jeep actually gets bad reviews because its ride is so stiff. But boy can that sucker zig zag and stay level... and at very high speed. I can take all but the best E55s / drivers in the twisties in a $40k SUV. Hard to imagine, but true.
Be nice to the SRT8s... they have done great great work for the cost, and are based on our previous Gen E classes with 420 hp / 420 torque NA engines that will likely outlast our 55 motors.
I can't be called a bandwagoner... I own them both.

Loren
German versus American? Uhh, the Jeep (and the other LX SRTs for that matter, Charger, Magnum and 300) all share a variety of parts with Daimler/Chrysler (DCX) who until recently owned Dodge/Chrysler...
Stock real world 1/4 mile times are the mid maybe low 13s. A sub 13 second stocker would be atypical, but given tracks, conditions, correction, etc., not impossible.
The Jeep SRT will top out just a little north of 160 MPH+, gearing and brick-like aerodynamics accounting for that. The LX SRTs will run up to 175-ish.
I had an '07 Jeep SRT and '05 Dodge Magnum R/T (5.7 Hemi). The Jeep was violently quick off the line, and is usually recognized by SRT enthusiasts as the quickest (not the fastest) of the SRT(8)s. The gearing and AWD (as mentioned earlier) primarily being the reason why.
They're actually far from easy to modify, especially compared to other American muscle. Tuning options are fairly limited (the Diablo Predator tuner was just released and the SCT is on the way. The Superchips Flashpaq didn't deliver as well as expected, go figures).
Ton of bad history on forced induction, blown motors, etc. (mostly due to a lack of suitable tuning options). That's starting to change with more f/i options becoming available, but there's still a ways to go where the results catch up with the promises.
Long story short, I love(d) my Jeep SRT and will most likely pick up another one if a Viper or the new Challenger don't squeeze into my garage first, it might give my S55 a run up to 60 or 80, but after that the S (stock versus stock) would stomp its guts out...
Loving my S55!
When I referred to the curb weight, I meant the charger / 300c varieties, not the Jeep. And top speed I was just estimating based on the red line area on the tach. I'm pretty vague late at night.
But isn't that Jeep fun off the line? I think I could take my E55 to 30-35mph. Maybe. Probably. Very close. Maybe it feels that way becauce its so linear off the line when it accelerates. There's no feathering the throttle, no wiggle, no traction control flashing, no hiccup and jerk. Its more like "superman the ride" at magic mountain. It starts and then just goes like a magnetic train. Instant.
After 80, yeah, its pretty much a flying brick. But its very rewarding as a street car / everyday driving vehicle. If you drove a 300c SRT8 and then immediately a Jeep SRT8, you'd scratch your head at the difference in acceleration... heavier car, same engine, "quicker". Hmmm.
I will say my friends Charger SRT8 handled REALLY well at Willow Springs when we pushed the hell out of it.

Loren
German versus American? Uhh, the Jeep (and the other LX SRTs for that matter, Charger, Magnum and 300) all share a variety of parts with Daimler/Chrysler (DCX) who until recently owned Dodge/Chrysler...
Stock real world 1/4 mile times are the mid maybe low 13s. A sub 13 second stocker would be atypical, but given tracks, conditions, correction, etc., not impossible.
The Jeep SRT will top out just a little north of 160 MPH+, gearing and brick-like aerodynamics accounting for that. The LX SRTs will run up to 175-ish.
I had an '07 Jeep SRT and '05 Dodge Magnum R/T (5.7 Hemi). The Jeep was violently quick off the line, and is usually recognized by SRT enthusiasts as the quickest (not the fastest) of the SRT(8)s. The gearing and AWD (as mentioned earlier) primarily being the reason why.
They're actually far from easy to modify, especially compared to other American muscle. Tuning options are fairly limited (the Diablo Predator tuner was just released and the SCT is on the way. The Superchips Flashpaq didn't deliver as well as expected, go figures).
Ton of bad history on forced induction, blown motors, etc. (mostly due to a lack of suitable tuning options). That's starting to change with more f/i options becoming available, but there's still a ways to go where the results catch up with the promises.
Long story short, I love(d) my Jeep SRT and will most likely pick up another one if a Viper or the new Challenger don't squeeze into my garage first, it might give my S55 a run up to 60 or 80, but after that the S (stock versus stock) would stomp its guts out...
Loving my S55!
When I referred to the curb weight, I meant the charger / 300c varieties, not the Jeep. And top speed I was just estimating based on the red line area on the tach. I'm pretty vague late at night.
But isn't that Jeep fun off the line? I think I could take my E55 to 30-35mph. Maybe. Probably. Very close. Maybe it feels that way because its so linear off the line when it accelerates. There's no feathering the throttle, no wiggle, no traction control flashing, no hiccup and jerk. Its more like "superman the ride" at magic mountain. It starts and then just goes like a magnetic train. Instant.
After 80, yeah, its pretty much a flying brick. But its very rewarding as a street car / everyday driving vehicle. If you drove a 300c SRT8 and then immediately a Jeep SRT8, you'd scratch your head at the difference in acceleration... heavier car, same engine, "quicker". Hmmm.
I will say my friends Charger SRT8 handled REALLY well at Willow Springs when we pushed the hell out of it.

Loren
Right on! I NEVER lost a race from a dig in the Jeep. Stoplight to stoplight it can run with some of the most exotic high performance cars in the world, and put the smackdown on more than one of them. The SRT site lists the 0-60 as sub 5 second; real world times for stockers range from 4.2 to 4.7. The best part is that the Jeep is fairly low profile, by the time people figure out the dual center mounted exhaust and the tiny SRT badge on the back hatch, it's too late.
But since this is a MB site; on to my S55. Where the fun started to run out in the Jeep, my S55 just rolls like there's no tomorrow. I mod EVERYTHING (lawn mower, power washer, etc.) and I can't wait to get started on the S, it's just a wee bit more expensive than what I'm used to!






