W219CLS55

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BoLWQpVBP34


Thanks to VRP is all I could say. I think Jackpro needs to call Kevin(T/A)

Jakpro1

Only 4 hours from here. Maybe I will meet him down there someday. Worth a shot at least.

Heat is always our arch enemy though, if Vegas is an oven that day, the ole Kompressor won't have a chance.

Gotta work on an Ntercooler spray system for these hot Western tracks.

Marcus Frost

12.15 @ 114? Yeah, I ran that stock with my slow '03.

chiromikey

but have you done it at a track with an elevation of over 2000' and temps that get into the 100's?

blackbenzz

What the hell is a Renntek E55 AMG Stage 5???

Z06EATER

he's full of
*hit that e55 looked stock to me man

MB_Forever

+1 After all the data Juicee provided about high elevation tracks, hot temps vs cooler temps and different DAs, those times could very normal

V12Godspeed

There is no way that is a Stage 5...

ItalianStallion

I responded to your comment

Jakpro1

Vegas is at 2100ft though guys. That and a hotter night = slow.

Think our fastest down there was the 11.7 with Josh's/Dragon's car.

I think....

MB_Forever

Does anybody know how hot it was and how humid it was that night? Juicee where are you?

SAP_Pete

Low 12s with a stock engine is pretty good on that track.

For reference, a CL65 with Kleeman ECU and TCU ran 11.8xx a while back, and the guy knows how to drive (his Supra ran 9's around the same time).

slacker55

Well gee...I was on the verge of going all-out renntech ( Stage 5 + intercooler & tranny upgrade ) which I was told would have me running low 11s...

But now I'm having second thoughts. Can someone please provide me with some reassurance?

NXtremeJeep

can someone recalculate his times based on sea level. His time and trap speed seem kinda low.

Stage 1 Renntechs run 11.60's here in Florida with drag radials.

jangy

RennTech products are fine. You need to know what you want (i.e. pulley size, ECU tune, etc.) to decide if they are the right tuner for you. I was an inch from all the upgrades you listed, but it fell through. For me, customer service just didn't warrant the $$ or my car.

Fikse

I ran 11.6 @ 120 with RENNtech Stage I/II (street tires)..... who knows what that car in the video really has.....

D Bst

Hey I think I figured it out...

Renntech stage 0.5

It was just missing the 0. bit...

chiromikey

if you can get me the time and date of the runs i can give you the da corrections.

juicee63

The E55 driver was asleep, I think our Vegas drivers would have a good idea what a stage 5 would run.

Looks accurate!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dYsbaTP_Saw

Jakpro1

Bingo. That would pretty much tell us the whole story.


I was on the way down to drag with Rudy last year. Had a belt problem and called him. He told me to go ahead and turn around anyway. DA at that moment............5700ft. YUP. I am telling you, LVMS can be Satans lil helper for a Kompressed motor that is heat prone like ours.

Course the guy sucked at launch granted, but I just wanna make sure that we don't start comparing dream tracks like Higgins track, ETown and Atco and Moroso on a good night, to any of our local tracks. Biiiiiigggggg difference.

To the noobs, these 55 cars are just like German women. Beautiful, strong and sexy, but can be the most finicky little frauleins on the planet if you try to make them do what they don't wanna do. Hard to run killer times when it's warmer or at higher elevation track.

Rudyrono

Man...you stay off the forum for a few days and it's "flame on."

OK, everything that's been said about the LVMS is true. It is very difficult to get a good time. My best time so far is an 11.98, and yes, I do have a Renntech Stage 5. Jim is also right. The best E55 time here in town was turned in by Josh at 11.7.

I would love to run at sea level but haven't had the chance to take my car to Bakersfield to run. Trust me, I'm not happy with my times, however, I am pleased that I beat just about every car I race at the track so I know it's not the car. I also routinely beat Kevin. He's a good friend and had just jetted up his car to a 150 shot. For those of you who aren't familiar with the F-body...a 150 shot F-Body in LV is capable of very low 11's at our track.

I was also struggling with traction. My stock Conti's were about bald as evidenced by my 2.2 60' times. My best at this track are 1.7-very respectable.

So, one of these days I'll be able to run at a track with a DA lower than 5,000 ft with a set of DR's and when that happens I fully anticipate times on the low 11's. Until that day, I'll just have to keep taking the heat.

I've got broad shoulders.

chiromikey

no worries buddy. unless they run at these tracks like we do, most just won't understand what increased da does to cars.

Rudyrono

Thanks. I didn't mention that I was not driving the car. My son was driving and he doesn't have much experience launching the car. The guy in the Trans Am is his good buddy so I let him race. As you can tell, his reaction time was pretty poor. A good reaction time and the races would have been much closer. Again, with DR's and a better DA, the 150 shot isn't going to be enough for the F-body. We'll have to re-match.

SAP_Pete

Jon (driver of the TA on the second run) is as good a driver as you can encounter.
Reaction times
1st Run: E55 .823 TA .247
2nd Run: E55 .540 TA .147 (Jon's)
3rd Run: E55 .527 TA .216

(edited for clarification)

juicee63

My car would do 12.70-12.90 in that altitude, so I would not be so quick to say bad showing. I saw your video of last years runs and they were similar. 12.1 @115-116? Altitude KILLS MAN , it KILLS, I have been screaming this for a while now. You and mr Pro bring yer cars to Famoso and you will be 11.60's , just make certain iot is Nov, DEC, Jan, FEb or March. A cool Famoso dusk is not Atco but it is getting CLOSE. My apologies to you and please I hope you do not take offense to my "asleep " comments but R/T lost those heads up runs nothing else. Well the stock conti's did not help. Props to the kid for jumping in the AMG and even more props to DAD for participating.