E500 Faster Than E55??
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Originally Posted by Rafal
Race your dad, than swap cars and race again. You will be surprised how much difference a good/bad launch can make.
Then test both cars on a G-tech or a dyno, followed by a trip to your dealer if necessary.
Another important aspect is how you broke-in your engine from new. If you did it nice and easy, never over 4000RPM for 1000miles bla, bla bla, and did not seal the piston rings properly in the first 20 miles or so with a few hard runs to the red line and back again with engine compression slowing you down, you car may be lazy - an irreversible condition affecting all Camrys ...LOL
Then test both cars on a G-tech or a dyno, followed by a trip to your dealer if necessary.
Another important aspect is how you broke-in your engine from new. If you did it nice and easy, never over 4000RPM for 1000miles bla, bla bla, and did not seal the piston rings properly in the first 20 miles or so with a few hard runs to the red line and back again with engine compression slowing you down, you car may be lazy - an irreversible condition affecting all Camrys ...LOL
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Originally Posted by CynCarvin32
Glad you swapped the order...im thinking of selling my E55k. Not my cup of tea. Drives like a land yacht. I hope a CLS55 or a late 05 E55 with the new steering rack and bushings knows how to turn. The current E55 missed that day of driving school. Its so fun to drive that in 6 months i put 12k miles on it (driving for work) and in the last 5 months I parked it and put 1.5k miles on it. Looks better in the garage all clean rather than pounding and understeering along.
Never once said an E500 was faster than a E55.....302 vs 469.... no gearing can fix that....
Never once said an E500 was faster than a E55.....302 vs 469.... no gearing can fix that....
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Originally Posted by newton22
You said if you broke it in easy, it will be slower later?
Yes! Read this controversial method, which works, but takes guts...
http://mototuneusa.com/break_in_secrets.htm
Last edited by Rafal; Dec 8, 2005 at 01:42 AM.
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It could of been E500 with Kompressor...tuned by any major Merceder tuner or had NOS ...
Remember Kleemann can make 595 HP out of 5.0 liter engine...MKB, Renntech and others can make 500 run like stock E55 K...
Remember Kleemann can make 595 HP out of 5.0 liter engine...MKB, Renntech and others can make 500 run like stock E55 K...
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E50k maybe?
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Erik...What can you say about MKB stage 1 (ECU and Air Duct intake) for 211 E55 which brings power to 540 HP and Torgue to 735...
My be you can comment in this thread:
https://mbworld.org/forums/w211-amg/128974-info-wetterauer-stage-1-stage-2-stage-3-a.html
My be you can comment in this thread:
https://mbworld.org/forums/w211-amg/128974-info-wetterauer-stage-1-stage-2-stage-3-a.html
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Originally Posted by aries palmiotto
I know that the 04 E500's leave the C55's on stand-still take-off.
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Originally Posted by Eleanor Owner
I'm in a panic. Next thing I know we're racing down Wilshire and he's right on my a$$. I open up as wide as I can and he's still just a little bit behind me. he kept up REALLY well. I also raced another E55 not too long ago and he took me every time. I don't get it, my car for some reason is starting to seem sort of slow. Whats going on? My dad's E55, also an '04 but early year production model, seems MUCH more skippy on the throttle and definitely feels faster. I raced an E500 tonight and I had to try pretty hard to stay out in front.
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if your e55 is feeling competition from an e500 u need to make sure your waterpump and sensors for the supercharger are not faulty- it will cause a complete failure of the supercharger's engagement- this has happened on both my c32 and my e55. the problem was solved easily by the dealer and it's common on all the amg supercharged cars from what i have seen by my experiences and my friends. without the supercharger engaged the e55 is a dog- it's like night and day.
i race sport bikesband keep up- no e500 can do that with out lots of nitrous or aftermarket gear. hell i paid for the extra 50% hp and torque, i damn better be getting it or they can have the car back!
i race sport bikesband keep up- no e500 can do that with out lots of nitrous or aftermarket gear. hell i paid for the extra 50% hp and torque, i damn better be getting it or they can have the car back!
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Originally Posted by C32 MIA
if your e55 is feeling competition from an e500 u need to make sure your waterpump and sensors for the supercharger are not faulty- it will cause a complete failure of the supercharger's engagement- this has happened on both my c32 and my e55. the problem was solved easily by the dealer and it's common on all the amg supercharged cars from what i have seen by my experiences and my friends. without the supercharger engaged the e55 is a dog- it's like night and day.
i race sport bikesband keep up- no e500 can do that with out lots of nitrous or aftermarket gear. hell i paid for the extra 50% hp and torque, i damn better be getting it or they can have the car back!
i race sport bikesband keep up- no e500 can do that with out lots of nitrous or aftermarket gear. hell i paid for the extra 50% hp and torque, i damn better be getting it or they can have the car back!
