Street Racing & Kill Stories - SLK55 AMG vs Me tonight...

So I was on my way home, and this badboy blew past me on the freeway.... I decided to catch up, and we got off the freeway. From a low roll, he put about a car on me and held.... Not bad for a $50,000 car :)
Wish I coulda got some video! Car sounded modded, it was almost as loud as mine, so I know he had exhaust. Fun runs though, cool guy!

Good race, Think they run like a 13 flat

Ha ha not too bad then.... Probably a tad bit slower where I'm at though.... 5800 above sealevel kills us N/A cars.

Unless your car has some decent mods I'd say he wasn't in it all the way. Car traps in the 111mph range. You raced from a low roll to ?what speed?

They are generally in the mid/upper 12s at 113-115.

http://forums.bimmerforums.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1041905

We ran em from like a 10-20 roll... I couldn't catch him on the freeway though! That thing has craaazy top end. Yeah, we shut down around 80 when we were actually runnin em.
My mods aren't very much right now... Lid, PP TB, Ram Air, Chopped exhaust... Headers and True Duals going on next week after clutch install...

Nice runs OP....

Word man, thanks. I should have just raced that guy to 155... They're limited there.... lol.

Unless your car has some decent mods I'd say he wasn't in it all the way. Car traps in the 111mph range. You raced from a low roll to ?what speed?

LT's and a tune he'd be pretty close to 111 mph... but they trap 115-ish :(

They are generally in the mid/upper 12s at 113-115.

http://forums.bimmerforums.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1041905

I can't open the link (bimmerforums down right now) but 115mph, IMO, is way high for a SLK55. Low teens I would say, or closer to an LS2 C6.

Eh, well like I said, that thing had some gnarly top end, but I think it was a little lackluster in low end for a 50 grand car...

They are generally in the mid/upper 12s at 113-115.

http://forums.bimmerforums.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1041905

SL55 and SLK55 are two entirely different cars.

The SL is a 4000+lb hulk with an SC V8 that MIGHT trap 114mph. 5spd auto.

The SLK55 is a 3300-ish lb 7spd auto NA V8 car.

i didnt even think u can get an aftermarket exhaust for those things ... interesting to see someone post a losing kill dont get much of them but still props all the way OP ... i gotta admit those cars a very very sexy if i was gonna buy a mercedes that would be the one and only or that new biturbo thing but i dont know much about imports

SL55 and SLK55 are two entirely different cars.

The SL is a 4000+lb hulk with an SC V8 that MIGHT trap 114mph. 5spd auto.

The SLK55 is a 3300-ish lb 7spd auto NA V8 car.

Yes, that is known.

While the original poster DID call it an SLK, the pic was of an SL. And there at least seems to ONE that is above 114 stock

http://www.dragtimes.com/Mercedes-Benz-SL55-AMG-Timeslip-3174.html

There is a pic? I'm very suspicious of that one dragtime entry as well. Moot point I guess.

Nice.. yeah there is a guy in my parking lot at work that has a CLS 63 AMG 6.2L, that is nasty.

but for 90,000$... ridiculous

Great run, OP. My two thoughts are:

1) Those AMGs run REALLY well for their weight/power rating, so don't underestimate them even if it seems like you should beat them.

2) The stock AMGs I've heard sounded NASTY when WOT, so it's possible it was stock. NA V8 sound....can't beat it. :nod:

That said, according to http://www.leftlanenews.com/mercedes-benz-slk-55-amg.html#specifications, they weigh 3,472 pounds and are rated 355/376 at the motor, so based on that and knowing how the AMGs run, I'd guess they trap maybe 110 +/- depending on the driver.

I thought the SLK55 AMG's weighed around 3800.. surprise surprise.

my buddys roomate has a 05 SL55 AMG. Thing dynos over 450! Its a BEAST off the line. It has a wide body kit and some other things on it. No way I would go from a dig against it. I know its S/C thpugh. Didnt realize it was such a huge power difference between the slk and sl models! I hate to say it, but gotta give some props to those German cars, but I'll keep my vette:)