lt1 beats mercedes
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lt1 beats mercedes
i couldnt believe it. i am driving down the road minding my own business and i pass a CL 500. i pay no attention and make my next right turn. i see in my mirror this guy come flying around the corner and chase me down. we are rolling next to each other and come up to a light. i really dont know the first thing about the mercedes at this point so i let him go first. scooter floors it. after he is about 3/4 of a car ahead i put it to the floor. the *** end brakes loose / grabs and by the shift to third i am ahead maybe 2 cars. we meet at the next light. again skippy wants to go but this time i am ready. i bring it up to 15 / 1600 and get on it just enough to not loose traction. by the shift to 3rd its more like 5 cars (maybe 6 or 7).
i looked it up on the net and they only make 300 Hp at the crank. its not a great kill but my 10K lt1 was much much faster than the rich guy in the 80K CL500. and he chased me down. hopefully sparky learned a little respect for good ol american muscle.
david
i looked it up on the net and they only make 300 Hp at the crank. its not a great kill but my 10K lt1 was much much faster than the rich guy in the 80K CL500. and he chased me down. hopefully sparky learned a little respect for good ol american muscle.
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Re: lt1 beats mercedes
Don't hate rich people. If they are smart enough, or lucky enough to make a bunch of money, then hooray for them. I hate cocky people, regardless of how much they make, or what they drive.
Last edited by Kris93/95Z28; Sep 4, 2005 at 06:34 PM.
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Re: lt1 beats mercedes
Yeah the CL 500 uses the relatively low performance 302hp 5 liter V8, n/a... for a car that weighs 4100 pounds I wouldn't expect too great of performance.
I wasted one of those less than a year ago in my GS400 (roughly the same power output but weighs 500 pounds less.
The only people who typically buy the 500s are those who don't care a bit about performance or can just barely afford the 85k dollar new price tag anyhow.
For those who like performance with a higher budget there's the CL55 and CL65 AMG models... 604hp 738tq in stock form. Yeah... you better be driving in a C6 Z06 if you want to show one of those your tail lights from a dig.
I wasted one of those less than a year ago in my GS400 (roughly the same power output but weighs 500 pounds less.
The only people who typically buy the 500s are those who don't care a bit about performance or can just barely afford the 85k dollar new price tag anyhow.
For those who like performance with a higher budget there's the CL55 and CL65 AMG models... 604hp 738tq in stock form. Yeah... you better be driving in a C6 Z06 if you want to show one of those your tail lights from a dig.
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Re: lt1 beats mercedes
Originally Posted by LOW TRAC
I'd watch yourself on the highway with one of those, the top end feels really strong and you know what happens to the LT1 at the top end.
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Re: lt1 beats mercedes
Originally Posted by Threxx
Yep... weight doesn't matter nearly as much at highway speeds as it does from a stop - aerodynamics, gearing, and power are the main players in the higher speed races. I can pull an LT1 with my GS400 from about 80mph on up to both car's top speeds, but from a stop I'm at a noticable disadvantage.
