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Old Jan 13, 2005 | 11:33 AM
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ONFIRE
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From: Ventura Country, California
Default Re: Finally, 168 MPH!!!!!

There is no supercharger under the hood. With the connections I have within Penske, I've been able to get AMG components and had them pull the motor and install the "added" hp. I'm not at liberty to say what is or is not installed but the motor is blueprinted. What I can say is the compression is higher than the stock motor and has been "tuned" to maximize the torque in the low to mid RPM range. Whereas I'm sure that the car could get to ~175-180 mph, a long straightaway would be needed (and a little courage!). On the track, it gets to 60 in about 5.2-5.3 seconds and I've been able to turn laps at the speedway with an average speed in the 130 mph range.

The plan is to perhaps market a package mod, but one of the major stumbling blocks is the CA AQMD (smog guys). A goal would be to make this package available for less than $4K installed.....we'll see.
 
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