Sir-Boost-a-Lot

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Maybe if he hadn't of power shifted that 5-6 gear change, it wouldn't have got all crazy at 220
I'm just playing of course, but try and grasp the strain that clutch is under when performing under those conditions. 2000ish HP, the load of a 200 mph wind on the car, and then shifting to what could be anything from a .50-.80 overdrive, as much as doubling the load on the engine again. That's a hell of a clutch.

EREBUS

lol. Where did you get yours? I think your math is off. We drive couches, bro. Not light weight supercars. 1000+ hp SL's are running it at 191 mph. Physics in the real world are different from those physics in Need For Speed.....

Sir-Boost-a-Lot

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I think an E55 or CLS such as yours would do 200MPH with less than half of 1200whp..

...just might take a little more than a mile to do it

Thericker

SL600 Ran 197.7 mph w/little less than 1000hp

Hotter than 500lb marathon runners *** crack

PACougar

The owner should trade in his current 1000+hp for a real 1000+hp.

EREBUS

That is awesome! I think aerodynamics are on your side over our CLS's and E's. Many factors are at play, at those speeds, as you would know. The question is what would it take for it to hit 200 mph? The cars that were near our weight (3900+lbs) at the Texas Mile were using 1100+ hp to achieve the 200 mph mark. @1200 hp would be a safe figure to achieve a 200 mph mile @4100+lbs car with less then perfect aerodynamics.....

hpV12

Maybe your car picks up like a couch.

hpV12

Yeah... MBUSA lists the drag of the w211 @ .27 whereas the SL is .29

EREBUS

Oh noz, I sense a pee pee measuring contest. Well, the next one is this fall. How about you come down and show us your awesomeness. ;-/

hpV12

Funny you say that. My car is currently getting built. I very much look forward to attending a mile event.

e55amgrocket

Doesn't take 1200hp to go 200 in the mile. There's been some 650hp corvettes that have gone 200 I believe. The E55 is very slippery so I think 700hp will get you close with our weight.

EREBUS

Wrong. Stock ZR1's are running the mile @ my times. Besides, I'm in the upper 600's right now. You guys need to quit assuming and check the facts. Exotic-metal55's car is over 700hp and was in the low 180's....

e55amgrocket

I hope your talking about crank HP and not RWHP because your car isn't making in the high 600's and exotics car has never seen 700 either. Facts: a Z06 ran 201.4 at the mile with 684rwhp and N/A motor. That's a fact.

PACougar

Are you quoting HP at the crank? The ZR1 in the video isn't even making 600rwhp. The rest of us are all talking about Rear Wheel HP.

PACougar

Damn it Steve, you beat me by 1 min

e55amgrocket

By the way your still saying it takes 1200hp to run 200 in the mile?

PACougar

hp=hamster power, it seem reasonable to me.

e55amgrocket

Lol just hoping that he isn't thinking his car is making over 600RWHP. I know what it takes to break 600 and its not easy and still hardly cracked 600 and that was on race gas and open filters on a dyno.

SilverStrk

Maybe he hasn't heard of BUGATTI VEYRON.. 1001 HP and 254 mph.. DOES NOT take 1,200 to go 200...

PACougar

To be fair he's talking about going 200 mph in 1 mile, not as a top speed.

e55amgrocket

I remember seeing that they still trap 204-209mph in the standing mile though.

MRAMG1

Try this ladies and gentlemen to see where you will end up at:

http://www.bgsoflex.com/aero.html

MRAMG1

This one is a little more simpler for some, LOL

http://www.rbracing-rsr.com/aerohpcalc.html

MRAMG1

And for those really challenged by math:

http://www.rbracing-rsr.com/aerohpcalc.html

e55amgrocket

So whats our frontal area SQFT? I guessed at 38-40 and came up with............................694hp to 728hp . That was also at 4200lbs. With stock CD being at .27 and im sure that number gets better when you start taping up the seams like everyone does when racing the mile.