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Old 12-06-04, 11:54 PM
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The Merc was re-badged (conspiracy theory #1)
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Old 12-07-04, 03:18 AM
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HAHA...not rebadged...those wheels come on the 65AMG models
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Originally posted by retrodrive
Cobra had slicks. You could easily see them in the first video. So a moded rustang kills an expensive, work of art luxury car...I don't see it being a big deal really. Slap a turbo V8 in the back of first gen VW bug and you have a bug killing that benz too.
Where could you see the slicks? From that begining 3/4 shot? I can't tell.

We all know the Benz is way nicer, but obviously the Stang is quicker. Apples to Oranges-but still, I guarantee that it's fun (and degrading to the Benz guy) to smoke a $100,000 car with a FORD
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Originally posted by chuckb
Where could you see the slicks? From that begining 3/4 shot? I can't tell.

We all know the Benz is way nicer, but obviously the Stang is quicker. Apples to Oranges-but still, I guarantee that it's fun (and degrading to the Benz guy) to smoke a $100,000 car with a FORD
Trust me, you can see them if you look carefully.
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Originally posted by GRAND_LS 4
Trust me, you can see them if you look carefully.
Definitely slicks. And he still sucked, off the line.
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Originally posted by chuckb
Where could you see the slicks? From that begining 3/4 shot? I can't tell.

We all know the Benz is way nicer, but obviously the Stang is quicker. Apples to Oranges-but still, I guarantee that it's fun (and degrading to the Benz guy) to smoke a $100,000 car with a FORD
$185,000 (appx). But as you said, apples to oranges. Driveability, prestige, exclusivity, the three-starred hat and extreme luxury come at a price.
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Originally posted by sweetsc400
Definitely slicks. And he still sucked, off the line.
you know, if he did have slicks, that they actually hurt him once already rolling. he might have pulled on the Benz even harder with radials
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It did pull on the Merc. on the freeway.

However, I thought the Cobra had a jump start a second sooner than the Merc. did. Or did it not?

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Were you watching the same vid? That Cobra clearly pulled on that Benz. I'm sure the Cobra has more mods than you think. Bolt ons are a dime a dozen for those cars. Kinda looked like the Cobra may have been running out of gear top speed on the highway. He's probably got 3.73 rear end.

With power to weight ratios so even, don't under estimate the efficency of a manual tranny. The only negative was shown in the second video, and that's hooking up out of the whole. It takes a fine balance of clutch and throttle.

I had an old(1985) notchback N/A ford stang with a 300hp crate motor and five speed and it ran 12.80. So add 200 hp to that and there you go
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Originally posted by Baby ///M3
It did pull on the Merc. on the freeway.

However, I thought the Cobra had a jump start a second sooner than the Merc. did. Or did it not?

Jon
If you mean the race from a roll, the cobra hit it first, then let off real quick and got right back on it.

I'd say the Cobra has got him by a tenth or two in the 1/4 mile, pretty even but advantage Cobra. Btw, the Benz probably does have more hp, but the stang is lighter and the manual trans robs much less HP
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Thanks for the vids.

I think the Mustang had ALOT more work done to it than what is listed.

Send that Benz to Brabus and I'm sure we may have a different race.

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Originally posted by AgGS400
Thanks for the vids.

I think the Mustang had ALOT more work done to it than what is listed.

Send that Benz to Brabus and I'm sure we may have a different race.

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i tend to think this way too
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That sounds about right.

It must have gotten some serious hp underneath its hood if it could walk away from that Merc. like this.

Either that or the Merc's trunk is filled with shot puts. j/k

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If you mean the race from a roll, the cobra hit it first, then let off real quick and got right back on it.

I'd say the Cobra has got him by a tenth or two in the 1/4 mile, pretty even but advantage Cobra. Btw, the Benz probably does have more hp, but the stang is lighter and the manual trans robs much less HP
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Originally posted by AgGS400
Thanks for the vids.

I think the Mustang had ALOT more work done to it than what is listed.

Send that Benz to Brabus and I'm sure we may have a different race.

R
Forget Brabus...take it to RENNtech or Kleeman...Ken Griffey Jr. has a couple RENNtech CLK60s
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I'm a humble guy, a stock CL65 would be perfect to get me from point A to point B.
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Originally posted by AgGS400
Thanks for the vids.

I think the Mustang had ALOT more work done to it than what is listed.

Send that Benz to Brabus and I'm sure we may have a different race.

R
One has to wonder how the Merc would do with some slicks or some sort of beefed up traction. It sounds like that's its biggest downfall right now.
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