My Car Vs C55 Amg 2005 Model

[ferni]

if that 13.5 time is right for his car then you should be ok. go stick it on the dyno and get it tuned, on around 15psi you should be making around 250rwkw.. if so you should be running mid 12's give or take.

[RB30-POWER]

As long as you can drive and launch the GTR to its potential, you should do it rather easily.

Do it wrong though, and your gunna want some good power to catch up.

[noise]

If you suck at driving then his auto will eat you up

[Dahtone Racing]

forget the C55

go up agains my uncles mates E55 BRABUS 400rwkw monster

[IvAn`]

out of three launches tested - i got 1.54, 1.56, and 1.51.. so ur 1.6 launch is rubbish, and NO1 drives my car

[Tommyk]

If you can really get a low 1.5 sec 60ft launch, then i bow down to you.

How are you measuring these 60ft times ? One of those meters, or is this at the drags ?

[DC_GTST]

Interesting. Wish this was on the drag strip soo all could watch, and no complaints on the result with many witnesses. You could always take my dad's 502 big block AC Cobra on.....but even i agree when im beat.

I reckon you have a good chance, just dont be to nervous and relax

[BU5TER]

I hope he beats you

[Merli]

What boost are you running?

I assume that you're exhaust is turbo-back and you have a high-flow cat.

Regardless, with those minimal mods, I think the C55 will still beat you.

Get a PowerFC, tune it for 1.4 bar for the race and you *SHOULD* beat him. Remember that he's got an auto and all he has to do is floor it. You have to get all your gear changes spot on.

It'll be a tough race. Those AMG Mercs are beasts. I predict that if you race him, you'll be up for an expensive dinner bill.

[Big Rizza]

C55 doesn't get the trick 7 speed gearbox (like SLK55 AMG) or the supercharger (like E55 AMG), making it the slowest new AMG you can buy. So if you know how to drive, and if your car has any mods at all, you will win. Just remember that AMG's with their massive torque, auto box, and sophisticated traction control are simple to launch, so don't f@ck up!

I know of a couple of modified E55s going around that'd give most GTR owners a scare!!

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MODIFIED E55's scaring GTR owners? The stockers run mid 12's, so I think even a stock E55 would scare a GTR owner! The modified E55's are just plain scary, as shown HERE

Edited December 27, 2005 by Big Rizza

[IOWNU]

Pretty much what most people have said.

Drive well, you win.

Drive bad, you loose and badly.

Seems like you know how to launch though, so i'd say you're pretty safe.

[BU5TER]

out of three launches tested - i got 1.54, 1.56, and 1.51.. so ur 1.6 launch is rubbish, and NO1 drives my car

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wow the quickest drag prepped radial tyred GTR's in Australia are only doing 1.48-1.51 60fts you must have an amazing car

[FAST-GT-R]

Man, whats there to be nervous about.. your cars a GTR. They run 11's with stock turbo's,ECU.

Just launch it at full throttle on revlimiter to be sure you wont f*kup the launch..

seriously, guys... its a GT-R! Theh GT-R nevah Looosess!

Edited December 27, 2005 by FAST-GT-R

[silver gts-t]

wow the quickest drag prepped radial tyred GTR's in Australia are only doing 1.48-1.51 60fts you must have an amazing car

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hmmm

picsorban of your car!!!

[dezz]

"Just want to know wot are my chances? I have an R33 GTR with slight mods -

- Blitz full exhaust system

- Blitz boost controller

- Blitz Air intake a filter system

For now thats all ive put on.. havent had a dyno so i dont know the exact horsepower. could ne1 give me an idea of my horsepower, ill b running about 15 or 16 pound."

[Morgs]

out of three launches tested - i got 1.54, 1.56, and 1.51.. so ur 1.6 launch is rubbish, and NO1 drives my car

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Wow coming from a guy who is "too lazy" to dyno his car I find it amazing that you actually took it to the track to test out your 60 foot times! What ET/MPH did you pull?

Or did u have one of those 60 foot testers Ive seen on ebay??

[Blitz]

Your boss is a wanker.

[AlexCim]

For the guy that said "who would tune a merc anyway"

My good mates dad used to have a tuning shop called EPD here in Melbourne. They tuned Mercs, Ferraris, Porsches etc. It shutdown though because it wasnt profitable enough. Like, it made money, but just not enough for the time it consumed against their main liine of business.

They had a black E55 as a family car, boosted, exhaust, intake work, bit of ECU work on 95RON, ran a 11.5 on street tyres. I cant remember how much power it had, but something around 600HP at the wheels i think.

Anyway, they also had a S55 and that was pretty quick too, but nothing on the E55. To the point, they were considering a C55 too but from what they told me it was slow as balls.

Ive never been in a GTR, but i have been in a 13.1 second S14, which I think would loose by a fair few lengths on the E55, be just behind the S55. Considering the C55 is the base model AMG, id honestly say that it wouldnt be too great a car.

For 350hp/1600kg C55 vs 300hp (real stock power, yours is maybe 340hp) 1500kg AWD GTR, id shoot for the GTR. Auto robs more power in the drivetrain too, also the AWD will help launches. Rolling will be close, let me know the results.

[marchGTR]

assuming you have a decent clutch I think you will beat your boss. if you give it enough revs you cant really stuff up a launch. about a year ago my old gtr was similarly modded to yours and ide had a couple of goes against a c55 amg and beat him 2 or 3 times from a standing start. your car should be running mid to high 12s easily.

[scathing]

Jerry, I would assume nobody would modify a 2005 C55, particularly not if its his boss.

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Brabus and Carlsson would beg to differ.

And what do you know about his boss to say that?