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06-26-08, 01:55 PM
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06-26-08, 02:07 PM
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I have raced E55's, E63's and M5's and beaten them all. The maggie is your best friend... 
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06-26-08, 02:31 PM
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I am betting my experience is just the luck of the draw but I have taken down 2 different E55s from a dig around my stomping grounds. Although I think they were spinning much harder off the line then I was. So it could have just been luck of the driver. |
06-26-08, 02:53 PM
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Originally Posted by justin311  Anyone have any comments on this? A friend of mine is getting one. Will it be bye-bye time to me. | If you don't have a maggie/NOS, I don't think you're going to have a chance. I have an over-spun maggie and I don't anticipate an easy time with those cars--they are pretty fast & fairly easy to modify (last I left off, there were 3 common upgrades/stages, with stage III being 10-11 second 1/4 mile fast.) |
06-26-08, 03:33 PM
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| | | Re: Mercedez E55 vs V
Even most maggied V can only keep up if they know how to drive if the E is SC'ed.
50 shot would help! 
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06-27-08, 11:12 AM
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I had a 04 E55, and that sucker was fast. Never got into it with a CTS-V, but I don't see the CTS having much of a chance stock for stock. I'm not going to get into tuning, because both can be tuned to an insane amount.
The 09 CTS-V, won't be touched by anything Benz has to offer, except for the SLR and the CLK DTM.
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06-27-08, 06:03 PM
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No Maggie needed
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07-05-08, 03:36 PM
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the other day on a fairly open road.. I saw a car coming slowly, then fast in my rearview, he noticed me and punched it. I knew it was mercedes by the grill but not e55 AMG- until he got past me. I caught back up momentarily due to car in distance in left lane. he slowed down, back up and blew past me again although I was pulling very hard. I have no mods but was still suprised. 1st car since I got the V to run with me at any high speed. they are fast. |
07-12-08, 05:15 AM
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Originally Posted by trukk I've been looking for an E55 and E60 M5 to run for a while now. I bet I'd be damn close.
My car is deaed even with a stock SRT-10 Viper.
-Chris | Hmm, explain how 412rwhp runs dead even with a stock SRT-10 Viper or does your signature need a big upgrade? If you're close to an E55/E60 M5, the Viper will walk you. |
07-12-08, 05:20 AM
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Originally Posted by Bluhair The 09 CTS-V, won't be touched by anything Benz has to offer, except for the SLR and the CLK DTM. | I'll be very curious to see how that car performs. 4400lbs, 550hp and manually shifted (no DCT or AMT - dual clutch or automated manual trannys). On the road circuit, the weight and weight distribution will kill it.
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