BIG BAD BLACKSS

iTrader: (4)

11.88 with heads and cam and your calling a stock car that's 3 tenths slower a sloth??

I think a stock E55 on a tire may have ran that time actually. Or damn close.

gregsss

I agree

chaman

iTrader: (5)

markmatthews

thanks for the 40 roll vid vs the E55

wooddaniel

iTrader: (28)

That Z rolls out. E55's are nice cars, but stock they arent too much for a stock 02-04 Z06 let alone a bolt on one. Nice puppy kicking.

03_Z06

If you guys meet up sometime on a weekend let me know! I'd drive out to Raleigh for some fun.

RedBullJnky

11.71 @118 on drag radials only I believe.

I would like to run, if only I was local. Oh well!

Here's my car the last event I went to. Had fuel issues at the end of the track also. You can here it in the vid. But I'm the only E55 to run a 1.49 60ft. When the fuel problem was worked out it trapped 129mph.

audacious nick

Actually I really love the thought of that year, but in the 600 series. But I don't know how the maintenance or aftermarket of the 55 vs the 600 compare.
But I would love to have a twin turbo V12 with an exhaust.

BIG BAD BLACKSS

iTrader: (4)

V8 The V12 cars are where things get $$$$ the hydraulic suspensions are finicky and can stick you with a couple thousand dollar bill easily. Even if you do the work yourself, although again you save BIG by doing the work yourself. Also the V12s have 2 banks of coils that like to die every 70-80k miles or so at about $800 a piece. These are also the cars that new cost well over $100,000. You gotta pay up to roll that caliber of a car. They do run mid/high 11's with nothing but a tune though. All about how deep your pockets are ans what you want. The E55 is the unicorn of high power AMG's as it had the cheaper air suspension, it was the cheaper model while still being spacious and a nice respectable luxury sedan while having the legendary and bulletproof 55 Kompressor drive train. One of the best kept secrets of the automotive world in my opinion. I LOOVVEEE this car. Ive owned dozens of cars, all American except for an old 300zx which wasn't really by choice. This AMG reminds me of the big powerful American cars we all love dressed up in a tuxedo and on a few cycles of roids. Very straight forward V8 RWD setup we know and love and not hard to work on. Tons of car guys have moved into these and there's a ton of support for them. I think a lot of people would love these cars if they got to know them.

Blown V8 RWD sedan with 469hp (under rated) and 516ft lbs stock. Hard to go wrong.

markmatthews

The new v8tt power plants are making around 600whp with just a tune iirc; gotta love them German muscle cars.

The outgoing 6.2L v8 exhaust has the best exhaust note in the world IMHO. My LS3 Vette has a Corsa catback and I still gotta give it to the Mercedes.

audacious nick

I'll have to say, Lamborghini has that covered, with their v10 and v12.

Troy Trackbeast

who cares?! isnt this an LS forum. GM FTMFW!

for an NA street car my car can hold its own. Even against the almighty E55, supercharged 5.4 w/ 470hp and 500+tq...Let me get my D1 and 2800 stall in and see then. FI vs FI.

*** a merc!

audacious nick

Yeah bro, let's compare a 3,000lb 2 door, minimalist sports car to a 4,100lb 4 door luxury sedan that can keep up with said vehicle.

2StepsAhead

If the e55 puts in 87 octane and three dead hookers it'll win no matter what.

E55 by a regal.

wooddaniel

iTrader: (28)

Did you miss the part where he has a G8?

Troy Trackbeast

I prefer to refer to mine as a 4100lb 4dr Muscle Sedan.

audacious nick

A g8 isn't a luxury car and it's around 3,900lbs, no? and I thought you were referring to the Z06. My bad.

8ty8 LS1

iTrader: (3)

F-16 tomorrow.

Troy Trackbeast

mine on the scales in full street trim no driver, 4135....

never said it was a luxury car. Said Muscle Sedan. Same class as the E55 in my eyes.

audacious nick

E55 is several years older, with a smaller engine, and it's focused on luxury and performance. Also had a higher price tag because of it
The G8 is newer, has larger displacement(due to being NA and American), and is focused on performance with decent interiors. And it was cheaper.

So yes, strapping a supercharger on a g8 will probably yield a faster car than a stock, or even tuned e55 amg, thanks to the larger displacement of the g8.

But both are nice vehicles, and I love both. I think I prefer the exterior of the g8, as well as maintenance costs and mod prices. But the E55 takes the cake for the interior. Makes pretty much everything else look like dog **** in comparison, in the same price range.