bierry

Beautiful car!

I'm thinking of getting the Niche Essens as well in 19", which come in 8.5 or 10 widths. What size and offsets are your Essenes and what tire size do u run?

XSTAR

I hope the 200cell cats and adding back the stock resonator tame my C63's so it's not too much when adding the ARH LT's. Guess I'll find out here before too long.

2000UZJ

First track day of the season started out very wet. The sun showed it face around 10AM and dried out the track. I didn't get a single picture of video of the event, I wanted to go out and enjoy the track without worrying about cameras or other gear.

First impressions of the Carbotech XP Series pads...it will make your wife/GF feel very nauseous after a few 130-30MPH stops, I actually felt nauseous after them as well. They are incredible and got rid of the "how much force should I put on the brake pedal???" Feeling going into a turn. I'm sure others took pictures, if I get any I will post them. The Carbotech's can withstand so much heat that I turned the calipers a different color!

2000UZJ

Here is the little bit of footage my brother got using an iPhone microphone and a 4K camera...enjoy!

FLINTY55

So cool... I'm jealous! Car looks and sounds great!

bierry

Great post! Which Carbotech XP numbers are you running front vs rear? And what tires do you use for the track?

2000UZJ

I'm running the CarboTech XP10 on the front and XP8's in the rear with stock rotors (I have a street set of pads/rotors) and Motul 660 brake fluid. I have zero fade during near back to back 20 minute sessions (20 minute cooling between in the pits). The Carbotech pads destroy rotors, hence the street set of rotors/pads. I have 400 miles on the current track brake setup and have lips on the rotors. The really fun thing is late night track events when you see the rotors glowing and the pads shooting sparks out!

They are not street friendly at all though. They do need sufficient heat in the system to operate properly, at first it feels like air bubbles or a weak booster until you build a little heat. They squeal like they are metal on metal (think dump truck) and produce brake dust like I've never seen. 2 days of city driving and your rims are black.

I am running Michelin Pilot Supersports and absolutely love them. I can average 4-6 events out of them with daily duty in between events. They allow the car to be very predictable and have great feedback and break away. When they begin to get overheated they slowly become greasy and do not have much "snap" when the rear steps out and catches grip. It's the only tire I'll run on this car.

I hope that helps.

bierry

Very very helpful, thanks! I noticed you have the Essens and am looking for a set myself. Do you have the 19x8.5 + 19x10 setup? with 255/35 and 285/30?

chawkins2001

Fresh man, E63 front conversion in the near future?

2000UZJ

I like the E63 front ends on the E63's. I love the front of the E55 and I don't think I'll ever do the switch. I have the E63 headlights and it updates it just enough to make me smile!

DVC

Love seeing these cars used at the track!

Still one of my favorite setups was the stock pulleys combined with long tubes. More traction and less heat. Think about going back often.

2000UZJ

It will still break traction . I agree, I've had the wagon wheel pullies and trying to track the E55 with a 180CP was not fun. Heat soak, burning out everywhere, the fear of blowing the motor, etc, etc, etc. I can run this car all day long full throttle and not even think about popping the engine (not saying it won't happen, just less risk). I have zero heat soak on a track that is more oriented for handling