[W126 Coupe] POWER

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Hurrah!
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: RICHARD JAFFE 
  To: Mercedes Coupes Mailing Lists 
  Sent: Friday, August 26, 2005 8:50 PM
  Subject: Re: [W126 Coupe] POWER


  Hovsep,

  Hard to do in a 4000 lb SEC putting out about 200 rear wheel HP (stock trim). The ricers are at least 1000 lb lighter. Its all about power to weight ratio. You need heavier automotive artillery.
  Case in point: Z06 Corvette - 3115 lb with approx 370 rear wheel HP - 0 to 60 4.0 sec flat. The typical pimply faced backwards ballcap wearing ricer driver with the big goofy wing on the trunk and coffee can muffler is intimidated by real high performance cars and won't try anything.
  BTW, assuming the big goofy wing actually produces downforce, wouldn't said downforce push the rear down and the front up on a front wheel drive ricer, thereby producing squirrelly/unsafe handling the faster the car goes?
  Anyway, I enjoy my SEC for what it was designed for and accept its limitations as a performance car.

  Rich Jaffe  

    ----- Original Message -----
    From: Richard Hogarth
    Sent: Friday, August 26, 2005 10:49 AM
    To: 'Mercedes Coupes Mailing Lists'
    Subject: RE: [W126 Coupe] POWER

    You're kidding aren't you?
    axlehead at bellsouth.net 

    -----Original Message-----
    From: mbcoupes-bounces at mbcoupes.com [mailto:mbcoupes-bounces at mbcoupes.com]
    On Behalf Of Hovsep Dovlatian
    Sent: Friday, August 26, 2005 2:12 AM
    To: MBCOUPES at mbcoupes.com
    Subject: [W126 Coupe] POWER

    I know that these cars where not made to crush the little Hondas riding
    around on the streets but im really tired of these idiots pulling up next to
    me and betting me off the line and on the highway. Is there any way to put
    them in there place????



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