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Old 08-22-06, 11:00 AM
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Originally Posted by rominl
are you sure? 9mpg? never heard it before. i only heard about that number on the ford gt
Not sure. That was the number splitfire had mentioned in one
of his posts (probably in city driving). The car is probably not
broken in yet, so it might get much better.
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Old 08-22-06, 11:03 AM
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can't argue with that choice.
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Old 08-22-06, 08:22 PM
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congrats on the car. The 55 motor is strong out of the box, but what I think you need is the ECU upgrade and a new pulley. I got to drive my friends CL55 with an ECU upgrade and upgraded pulley....and dude, its NO JOKE! est. +60 hp/tq.

I was thinking about trading in my CL55 for an E55...but ended up giving the car to my dad....
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Originally Posted by OGS
congrats on the car. The 55 motor is strong out of the box, but what I think you need is the ECU upgrade and a new pulley. I got to drive my friends CL55 with an ECU upgrade and upgraded pulley....and dude, its NO JOKE! est. +60 hp/tq.

I was thinking about trading in my CL55 for an E55...but ended up giving the car to my dad....
thanks, nice car you got there.. I was actually thinking of picking up a 04 gallardo (friend has one and was told it is just as reliable as Audi) before i got the 55.. but my wife was totally against it so.....

I'm not sure if I'm going to mod the e since it is already pretty fast for a 4 door sedan.. i might just sell it in few months and pick up a gallardo like i origanlly plan.. my wife is gonna hate me
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Old 08-22-06, 10:53 PM
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Lord knows I love the E55. GREAT replacement!!!!
 
Old 08-22-06, 11:21 PM
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Gotta love the E55
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Old 08-22-06, 11:40 PM
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Originally Posted by OGS
congrats on the car. The 55 motor is strong out of the box, but what I think you need is the ECU upgrade and a new pulley. I got to drive my friends CL55 with an ECU upgrade and upgraded pulley....and dude, its NO JOKE! est. +60 hp/tq.

I was thinking about trading in my CL55 for an E55...but ended up giving the car to my dad....
wow, ray, i didn't notice, you driving a damn lambo now?!
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Originally Posted by rominl
wow, ray, i didn't notice, you driving a damn lambo now?!
I wish...the lambo is my brothers car. Its at Status with Dave....last week the wheels finally came in and went on the car.
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Old 08-23-06, 09:49 AM
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Originally Posted by OGS
I wish...the lambo is my brothers car. Its at Status with Dave....last week the wheels finally came in and went on the car.
ah man, now i need to keep track with your next car then.

crazy dave, i mean it, crazy!!!!!!!!!!
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Old 08-23-06, 10:02 AM
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Originally Posted by rominl
ah man, now i need to keep track with your next car then.

crazy dave, i mean it, crazy!!!!!!!!!!
If you down in South Bay, you should check out the Lambo. Dave hooked up a sick deal for us on the Kreis-sieg valvetronic F1 exhaust. Its pretty crazy!!!

Here are some pics of the exhaust:





***sorry dont mean to hi-jack this post...***

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