Got my first race with the CL600...against an 04 GT
04-30-2009, 07:24 PM
#1
Got my first race with the CL600...against an 04 GT I'll start off by saying this was a buddy of mine that raced me out of the kindness of his heart. I kept bitching that nobody would race my car, so he said he would. We both knew I would win...but wow, had no idea by how much. Both races were from a dig with the patented 3 honk tree. And sorry this is kind of a boring story - but I was just so excited that I finally got to line up against something that I had to share.
The first time I bought the car up to 1900 rpm and let 'er rip. I managed to roast the tires and so he got the jump. I wound up running him down and beating him by a few car lengths. Now, I guess he didn't realize that I had spun, he thought my car was just a dog off the line; so he wanted to run again.
So, when we line up the second time I brought the car up to 1700 rpm and actually got a great launch. Just a little tire chirp, then the turbos spooled and I was gone. Jumped a couple car lengths quickly and I had about 4 busses on him by the 1/8 and it just got worse from there.
I did kinda hurt his feelings at the end, tho. He and two of his buddies were standing around and he asked if I was happy I beat a Mustang...and I replied (without thinking) Eh, not really, my other car is a Formula, so I kinda used to that by now.
For those who will be wondering:
My car: 03 CL600, 4250lbs, 493hp and 580lb, 5 spd auto (stock not counting the window tint)
His car: 04 Mustang GT, FIPK, Cat back, Hypertech, auto - so I'm guessing around 300hp?
The first time I bought the car up to 1900 rpm and let 'er rip. I managed to roast the tires and so he got the jump. I wound up running him down and beating him by a few car lengths. Now, I guess he didn't realize that I had spun, he thought my car was just a dog off the line; so he wanted to run again.
So, when we line up the second time I brought the car up to 1700 rpm and actually got a great launch. Just a little tire chirp, then the turbos spooled and I was gone. Jumped a couple car lengths quickly and I had about 4 busses on him by the 1/8 and it just got worse from there.
I did kinda hurt his feelings at the end, tho. He and two of his buddies were standing around and he asked if I was happy I beat a Mustang...and I replied (without thinking) Eh, not really, my other car is a Formula, so I kinda used to that by now.
For those who will be wondering:
My car: 03 CL600, 4250lbs, 493hp and 580lb, 5 spd auto (stock not counting the window tint)
His car: 04 Mustang GT, FIPK, Cat back, Hypertech, auto - so I'm guessing around 300hp?
Last edited by FormulaZR; 04-30-2009 at 08:17 PM.
05-01-2009, 02:56 PM
#7
Good race, the first kill is always fun!
Not sure why you would think he would gain 40 hp from three very minor mods. A real tune might give him a decent bump, but that Hypertech tune probably isn't worth much. With the auto he probably makes 220ish to the ground stock and maybe 235 with the mods.
Not sure why you would think he would gain 40 hp from three very minor mods. A real tune might give him a decent bump, but that Hypertech tune probably isn't worth much. With the auto he probably makes 220ish to the ground stock and maybe 235 with the mods.
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05-01-2009, 03:18 PM
#8
Good race, the first kill is always fun!
Not sure why you would think he would gain 40 hp from three very minor mods. A real tune might give him a decent bump, but that Hypertech tune probably isn't worth much. With the auto he probably makes 220ish to the ground stock and maybe 235 with the mods.
Not sure why you would think he would gain 40 hp from three very minor mods. A real tune might give him a decent bump, but that Hypertech tune probably isn't worth much. With the auto he probably makes 220ish to the ground stock and maybe 235 with the mods.
05-03-2009, 10:17 AM
#10
1/4 results are in, high 12's. Got a pic of the time slip and a video of me vs a CTS-V... https://ls1tech.com/forums/drag-raci...own-1-4-a.html
