What will a stock SLK230 beat

**SLKman** · 08-20-2006

I am not up on what cars are fastest and what ones are lead sleds, so.....

If you have raced a particular car and beat it...tell me what it was.

Often I pull up to a car at a stop sign and wonder, "Am I faster than him?"

I have never drag raced anyone from a dead stop and probably never will, but I do wonder which cars I could beat. (You never know

)

Just Curious

noregret4life · 08-21-2006

well its not always the car that wins a good run. Usually the driver.

I've ran my 230Komp against an S500 before. Poor guy had a lot more power, but too much weight and could not keep up. at around 95 i cut it off, as we were already heading to a traffic area.

then there was a Civic here and there, but those were not intersting anymore. (also in the 230)

and even once against a pickup... i think it was an F150 Ford. Huge car... but it had to have had plenty of work done. No way it was stock. I heard what i think was a turbo BOV as he pulled up next to me. tough run though. (also in the 230)

**SLKman** · 08-21-2006

Yeah, my son has done A LOT of work to his Honda motor. We were driving side by side about 40mph and out of nowhere he dropped down a gear and pulled away from me. Well, I had to show him who was boss.

I passed him pretty quickly but I'm not sure if that counts as actually racing. I let off once past him. He was bummed out.
lesson learned...There is always someone faster than you no matter how much time and work put into your car.

I think he thought his car was unbeatable. Maybe he won't be so eager to race others now.

wolf · 11-18-2007

these aren't race cars.if you want to go straight line fast get something designed to do that.
These are however very ***y, very competent tasteful convertables. can't drive 3 blocks without getting hit on. I've been very careful with mods, because I don't want to mess with what it is,to make something less of it.

SLKjay · 11-20-2007

Quote:

Originally Posted by SLKman

Yeah, my son has done A LOT of work to his Honda motor. We were driving side by side about 40mph and out of nowhere he dropped down a gear and pulled away from me. Well, I had to show him who was boss.

I passed him pretty quickly but I'm not sure if that counts as actually racing. I let off once past him. He was bummed out.
lesson learned...There is always someone faster than you no matter how much time and work put into your car.

I think he thought his car was unbeatable. Maybe he won't be so eager to race others now.

"who was boss"-haha, good story

kasprzak85 · 01-08-2008

Quote:

Originally Posted by wolf

these aren't race cars.if you want to go straight line fast get something designed to do that.
These are however very ***y, very competent tasteful convertables. can't drive 3 blocks without getting hit on. I've been very careful with mods, because I don't want to mess with what it is,to make something less of it.

Drive a SLK32 AMG

... They are a little faster.

**SLKman** · 01-11-2008

Well we now have put a Integra motor from japan with a johnson racing super charger into his honda. (apparently the motors from japan have 10 more hp than moters sent to USA.) LSD, pulleys, racing clutch, larger fuel injectors, etc, lots of motor work and a computer he uses to make him faster.

He routinly beats mustangs and vettes. I am sure he is not the fastest out there but no one has beat him yet.

He weighs less than 2000lbs and has somewhere in the low 200whp's. Not sure exactly. Last dyno before pulleys and gears was 210whp.

I have not lined up against him. I know better!

SLKman

ps. My other son with a honda that has the b16 slowest honda motor made, gets a ticket for racing!!!

Go figure! LOL

**alroumi** · 01-11-2008

SLK Man,

with just a pulley/ecu upgrade,some drop in filters and sports exhaust with larger catalytics you will be faster than him from down low and from any roll.

Gilroy · 03-13-2008

I dropped a Chev Lumina (5 litre) yesterday. He was quicker on the pull-away but I passed him within 200 metres.

snowboardguy989 · 04-23-2008

With a 320 i shat on a 05 v8 supercharged pontiac grand prix

Mike2Fast · 06-25-2008

Quote:

Originally Posted by wolf

these aren't race cars.if you want to go straight line fast get something designed to do that.
These are however very ***y, very competent tasteful convertables. can't drive 3 blocks without getting hit on. I've been very careful with mods, because I don't want to mess with what it is,to make something less of it.

nicely said.... I agree.

Recently though, I was surprised at how fast the 2007-2008 Audi 1.8T is. I was just an itchybit faster. But I didn't feel invincible at all. Had to just beat him with good looks

Cheers!

**dmjonez** · 08-26-2008

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mike2Fast

nicely said.... I agree.

Recently though, I was surprised at how fast the 2007-2008 Audi 1.8T is. I was just an itchybit faster. But I didn't feel invincible at all. Had to just beat him with good looks

Cheers!

There are LOTS of really quick Japanese and European small cars. The new BMW 1 series is blazing fast. It's all about thrust to weight ratio. That's what Lotus has also done well over the years. They have small motors, but their cars weigh next to nothing...

Does anyone have the actual hp stats for all our various cars? 230, 320, AMG32, 280, 350, etc? I'd be curious to see those.

**Gabus** · 08-26-2008

Quote:

Originally Posted by dmjonez

There are LOTS of really quick Japanese and European small cars. The new BMW 1 series is blazing fast. It's all about thrust to weight ratio. That's what Lotus has also done well over the years. They have small motors, but their cars weigh next to nothing...

Does anyone have the actual hp stats for all our various cars? 230, 320, AMG32, 280, 350, etc? I'd be curious to see those.

PRE FL R170 :

Model - HP
200 - 136
200K - 192 ( Only a few made for export)
230K - 193

FL R170 :
200K - 163
230K - 197
320 - 218
32AMG - 354

Pre FL R171 :
200K - 163
280 - 231
350 - 272
55AMG - 360

FL R171 :
200K - 184
300(280) - 231
350 - 305
55AMG - 360

**dmjonez** · 08-26-2008

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gabus

PRE FL R170 :

Model - HP
200 - 136
200K - 192 ( Only a few made for export)
230K - 193

FL R170 :
200K - 163
230K - 197
320 - 218
32AMG - 354

Pre FL R171 :
200K - 163
280 - 231
350 - 272
55AMG - 360

FL R171 :
200K - 184
300(280) - 231
350 - 305
55AMG - 360

Whoa, that was fast. You don't have the posted zero to sixty times, do you?!?

cyberdrakon · 08-26-2008

You really need to post up the TQ figures though, as that makes a huge difference on short races.

Tslick · 08-26-2008

Here's the latest on the AMG torque figures... vs 2009

**Gabus** · 08-27-2008

PRE FL R170 :

Model - HP - NM - 0->100 Man/Aut

200 - 136 - 190Nm - 9,3sec
200K - 192 - 270Nm - 7,7 sec( Only a few made for export)
230K - 193 - 280Nm - 7,4sec

FL R170 :
200K - 163 - 230Nm - 8,2sec
230K - 197 - 280Nm - 7,2sec
320 - 218 - 310Nm - 7,0sec
32AMG - 354 - 450Nm - 5,2sec

Pre FL R171 :
200K - 163 - 240Nm - 7,9/8,3sec
280 - 231 - 300Nm - 6,3/6,2sec
350 - 272 - 350Nm - 5,6/5,5sec
55AMG - 360 - 510Nm - 4,9sec

FL R171 :
200K - 184 - 250Nm - 7,6/7,9sec
300(280) - 231 - 300Nm - 6,3/6,2sec
350 - 305 - 360Nm - 5,4/5,4sec
55AMG - 360 - 510Nm - 4,9sec _______________

08-20-2006	#1 (permalink)
SLKman Founding Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Houston Texas Vehicle: 2000 Copper Designo Sport Posts: 1,063 Country: Thanks: 261 Thanked 73 Times in 35 Posts	What will a stock SLK230 beat I am not up on what cars are fastest and what ones are lead sleds, so..... If you have raced a particular car and beat it...tell me what it was. Often I pull up to a car at a stop sign and wonder, "Am I faster than him?" I have never drag raced anyone from a dead stop and probably never will, but I do wonder which cars I could beat. (You never know ) Just Curious

01-11-2008	#7 (permalink)
SLKman Founding Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Houston Texas Vehicle: 2000 Copper Designo Sport Posts: 1,063 Country: Thanks: 261 Thanked 73 Times in 35 Posts	Well we now have put a Integra motor from japan with a johnson racing super charger into his honda. (apparently the motors from japan have 10 more hp than moters sent to USA.) LSD, pulleys, racing clutch, larger fuel injectors, etc, lots of motor work and a computer he uses to make him faster. He routinly beats mustangs and vettes. I am sure he is not the fastest out there but no one has beat him yet. He weighs less than 2000lbs and has somewhere in the low 200whp's. Not sure exactly. Last dyno before pulleys and gears was 210whp. I have not lined up against him. I know better! SLKman ps. My other son with a honda that has the b16 slowest honda motor made, gets a ticket for racing!!! Go figure! LOL __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 5 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. 2000 SLK230 copper Designo Sport To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 5 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 5 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

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08-27-2008	#17 (permalink)
Gabus Elite SLK World Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Søgne Vehicle: 96 SLK 230K Other Toys: Volvo L3314N Posts: 427 Country: Thanks: 17 Thanked 63 Times in 44 Posts	PRE FL R170 : Model - HP - NM - 0->100 Man/Aut 200 - 136 - 190Nm - 9,3sec 200K - 192 - 270Nm - 7,7 sec( Only a few made for export) 230K - 193 - 280Nm - 7,4sec FL R170 : 200K - 163 - 230Nm - 8,2sec 230K - 197 - 280Nm - 7,2sec 320 - 218 - 310Nm - 7,0sec 32AMG - 354 - 450Nm - 5,2sec Pre FL R171 : 200K - 163 - 240Nm - 7,9/8,3sec 280 - 231 - 300Nm - 6,3/6,2sec 350 - 272 - 350Nm - 5,6/5,5sec 55AMG - 360 - 510Nm - 4,9sec FL R171 : 200K - 184 - 250Nm - 7,6/7,9sec 300(280) - 231 - 300Nm - 6,3/6,2sec 350 - 305 - 360Nm - 5,4/5,4sec 55AMG - 360 - 510Nm - 4,9sec _______________ __________________ Gabus The Rolls Royce is the Mercedes amongst cars To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 5 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 5 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 5 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 5 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

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08-21-2006	#2 (permalink)
noregret4life Elite SLK World Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: NJ Vehicle: '05 SLK350 Posts: 1,092 Country: Thanks: 1 Thanked 17 Times in 11 Posts	well its not always the car that wins a good run. Usually the driver. I've ran my 230Komp against an S500 before. Poor guy had a lot more power, but too much weight and could not keep up. at around 95 i cut it off, as we were already heading to a traffic area. then there was a Civic here and there, but those were not intersting anymore. (also in the 230) and even once against a pickup... i think it was an F150 Ford. Huge car... but it had to have had plenty of work done. No way it was stock. I heard what i think was a turbo BOV as he pulled up next to me. tough run though. (also in the 230)

08-21-2006	#3 (permalink)
SLKman Founding Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Houston Texas Vehicle: 2000 Copper Designo Sport Posts: 1,063 Country: Thanks: 261 Thanked 73 Times in 35 Posts	Yeah, my son has done A LOT of work to his Honda motor. We were driving side by side about 40mph and out of nowhere he dropped down a gear and pulled away from me. Well, I had to show him who was boss. I passed him pretty quickly but I'm not sure if that counts as actually racing. I let off once past him. He was bummed out. lesson learned...There is always someone faster than you no matter how much time and work put into your car. I think he thought his car was unbeatable. Maybe he won't be so eager to race others now.

11-18-2007	#4 (permalink)
wolf SLK World Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 19 Country: Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	these aren't race cars.if you want to go straight line fast get something designed to do that. These are however very ***y, very competent tasteful convertables. can't drive 3 blocks without getting hit on. I've been very careful with mods, because I don't want to mess with what it is,to make something less of it.

03-13-2008	#9 (permalink)
Gilroy SLK World Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Virginia, South Africa Vehicle: 1999 SLK230 Posts: 8 Country: Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	I dropped a Chev Lumina (5 litre) yesterday. He was quicker on the pull-away but I passed him within 200 metres.

04-23-2008	#10 (permalink)
snowboardguy989 SLK World Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: NJ/CT Vehicle: Slk 320 designo edition Posts: 22 Country: Thanks: 1 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	With a 320 i shat on a 05 v8 supercharged pontiac grand prix

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cyberdrakon Elite SLK World Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: SoCal, USA Vehicle: SLK55 2006 Other Toys: 560SEC 1990, CLK500 2005 Posts: 1,400 Country: Thanks: 24 Thanked 63 Times in 42 Posts	You really need to post up the TQ figures though, as that makes a huge difference on short races.

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