E55 AMG vs MODDED 09 CTS-V
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ATCO isn't in the middle though lol. 3hrs from DC and 2hrs from NYC without traffic. Went there twice last year and it was $200/car. I might go again this year though
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I saw a "V" at my track this year that couldn't even get out of the 13's (with an auto), that doesn't mean the car isn't capable. You're an experienced drag racer and obviously know this already.
I took my "V" to the track a week after buying it and went 11.7 @122 (pulley, cold air, tune) on the stock Michelins:
http://chicagosvt.com/misc/byron102509/gnxs-ctsv.wmv
..... and 11.5 a week later when I figured how to launch it better (no cameraman that day for my camcorder):
http://home.comcast.net/~gnxs/Images/ctsvtimeslips.jpg
A local bone stock "V" I know has touched 11's and guys with simple mods like mine (including Italian Stallion's) are capable of mid 11's, lower 11's with a decent tire out back at a good track.
Just sayin.
I took my "V" to the track a week after buying it and went 11.7 @122 (pulley, cold air, tune) on the stock Michelins:
http://chicagosvt.com/misc/byron102509/gnxs-ctsv.wmv
..... and 11.5 a week later when I figured how to launch it better (no cameraman that day for my camcorder):
http://home.comcast.net/~gnxs/Images/ctsvtimeslips.jpg
A local bone stock "V" I know has touched 11's and guys with simple mods like mine (including Italian Stallion's) are capable of mid 11's, lower 11's with a decent tire out back at a good track.
Just sayin.
So a V is smaller and lighter and has "77" more horsepower, and a "stage one" e55 and a "stage one" V are running very comparable times... From the reading i have gathered that its a drivers race. I mean you take a stock E vs a stage one, it's not comparable, kind of like a stage one V vs a stock e55. I don't see what the big deal is here......Just a numbers game
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Mikey, yeah your car is a complete beast. I do believe that a similiarly modded CTS-V vs a similiarly modded E55 will result in the V winning, but not by a large margin at all. The V is still relatively new and new mods keep coming out and people will eventually start pushing the limits. So far the fastest one out is Kenny (BLACKMAX) with the 10.3 @ 136. He's got cams, headers, intake, pulley, exhaust, and I think a 100 shot. From what I remember, off the bottle he ran 10.8. Automatic tranny, daily driver. I'm sure as time passes more and more V's will be in the 10's. Maybe mine, if I dedicate the time and moola.
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Mikey, yeah your car is a complete beast. I do believe that a similiarly modded CTS-V vs a similiarly modded E55 will result in the V winning, but not by a large margin at all. The V is still relatively new and new mods keep coming out and people will eventually start pushing the limits. So far the fastest one out is Kenny (BLACKMAX) with the 10.3 @ 136. He's got cams, headers, intake, pulley, exhaust, and I think a 100 shot. From what I remember, off the bottle he ran 10.8. Automatic tranny, daily driver. I'm sure as time passes more and more V's will be in the 10's. Maybe mine, if I dedicate the time and moola.
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