My S65 vs. a Ferarri F430

[cahiil55k]

No way! When I take delivery of my Veyron, I'll be too good to announce it to anyone that doesn't own one.

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[HadiLaw]

What's going on Busa! I bet your S65 would win by a long shot now. I raced a F430 Scuderia last week. It had the license plate AuUUUUoo or something. Cool guy, we raced from 10-50ish and he couldn't pull on me. Never realized how fast my car was until then. I guess the benz is really smooth and doesn't feel like a sports car. EXCITING!

When's the next cruise?

[Busa196]

Originally Posted by HadiLaw

What's going on Busa! I bet your S65 would win by a long shot now. I raced a F430 Scuderia last week. It had the license plate AuUUUUoo or something. Cool guy, we raced from 10-50ish and he couldn't pull on me. Never realized how fast my car was until then. I guess the benz is really smooth and doesn't feel like a sports car. EXCITING!

When's the next cruise?

Oh yeah, it'd be a different story today...... I missed the Houston Coffee and Cars this morning- did you make it? I think I saw your car there last time (October) with a nasty h/e on the front of it??....is that yours? I'm waiting to see the results of Jerry's (Eurocharged) h/e on my friends car before I bite the bullet and get it installed. I think he's in the middle of making a custom one for the S65's as we speak.

[Akademiks]

Originally Posted by MSL01

Second that - I went from a Rennteched 700hp SL65 to a Lambo LP560-4 and have not looked back. The straightline acceleration of the 560, which is faster than my SL65, and the insane handling in the canyons has made me not look back. Two different cars completely, don't kid yourself when an F430 car or Lambo LP560 backs off or are not interested in street racing, its just not worth it to them and, as BiTurbo said, they have nothing to prove.

Nothing to prove? Because you know, a 200K SL65 has sooooo much to prove.

A R/T SL65 would absolutely destroy your LP560. You must've compared the two with the parking brake engaged in the 65. A healthy R/T 65 runs high 10s; your stock LP560 is what-- mid-low 11s (on some DRs)?

Originally Posted by BiTurboBenz

take it from someone who went from a V12TT Benz to an F car...it is not always about straight line acceleration. If that was the case, I would have bought a ZR1 instead of a slow, used Ferrari with only 400 (yawn) hp.

I rarely street race now mainly because the police will look for an excuse to pull any Ferrari over. No matter what is going on, the F car will get ticketed or worse and the other cars will get off scott free

Ferrari is the car that every other car on the road wants to be, so why race? We really have nothing to prove...

Get off your high-horse, I've seen your little F-Car go for 60 at auction. Oh, aren't you a big baller

Why the heck would any high-end Benz/Bimmer want to be a Ferrari? A 360 at that. Let's see: slower, less comfortable, costs a small fortune to maintain, no glass roof, prone to spontaneous combustion, cheaper, and here in So-Cal, about as rare as a Honda Accord. You're right, I'm jealous.

You two weasels are hilarious. Please post some more pearls of wisdom, so us mere mortals can learn your ways.

[Akademiks]

Originally Posted by cahiil55k

No way! When I take delivery of my Veyron, I'll be too good to announce it to anyone that doesn't own one.

LOL!

I'm not even driving my Veyron on the same roads as you mere mortals. Meh, who wants to be seen with Lambos and Benzes? I will have new roads constructed just for me and my Veyron so I may look down on you peasants.

[kindafast]

^LMAO!

Go Akademiks!

[HadiLaw]

Originally Posted by Busa196

Oh yeah, it'd be a different story today...... I missed the Houston Coffee and Cars this morning- did you make it? I think I saw your car there last time (October) with a nasty h/e on the front of it??....is that yours? I'm waiting to see the results of Jerry's (Eurocharged) h/e on my friends car before I bite the bullet and get it installed. I think he's in the middle of making a custom one for the S65's as we speak.

Hey , What's up! No, that wasn't me at the October event. I do have the huge H/E on my car, but I haven't installed the meziere pump yet to my car heat soaks quickly. Shardull and I were going to install it this weekend but once we had the car on the lift I opened the package and realized I forgot to order two AN fittings, just got one!!!!

My friend raced a Ferrari f430 scuderia from 5mph to about 40. The Ferrari couldn't catch up to me. VROOOOOOOOOM!

[TMC M5]

Originally Posted by Akademiks

Nothing to prove? Because you know, a 200K SL65 has sooooo much to prove.

A R/T SL65 would absolutely destroy your LP560. You must've compared the two with the parking brake engaged in the 65. A healthy R/T 65 runs high 10s; your stock LP560 is what-- mid-low 11s (on some DRs)?



Get off your high-horse, I've seen your little F-Car go for 60 at auction. Oh, aren't you a big baller

Why the heck would any high-end Benz/Bimmer want to be a Ferrari? A 360 at that. Let's see: slower, less comfortable, costs a small fortune to maintain, no glass roof, prone to spontaneous combustion, cheaper, and here in So-Cal, about as rare as a Honda Accord. You're right, I'm jealous.

You two weasels are hilarious. Please post some more pearls of wisdom, so us mere mortals can learn your ways.

I kind of disagree with you on this one. a R/T SL65 would need drag radials at the track to put an LP560-4 in its rearview mirror. Out on the street on stock tires, the LP560-4 would put the SL65 in its rearview mirror. The R/T SL65 would need a lot of ground to make up that deficit from a dig. Now since the R/T SL65 mods cost about $15K installed (including I/C upgrade)... it is only fair to suggest an LP560-4 go out and get a TT set up as well...

Tom

[transferred]

^correct, the LP560 is far faster than the previous Gallardos. They've all performed well apart from first model year Gallardo which was a bit of a slow dog.

I'm definitely not one of those people who's all about horsepower/drags racing but I must say that the base F360 is well outclassed now...not only power but brakes, gearbox and suspension too. If you've always wanted a Ferrari I guess it makes sense but something like a humble M3 is quicker everywhere....now the Challenge Stradale still turns heads while the F430 Scuderia is just plain amazing.

Gallardos and F-cars are so ubiquitous the real rarity lies in an 65-series car. This is the truth but not enough for many badge snobs and I'll concede the handling isn;t exactly "trackable"...

-Rob

[Akademiks]

Originally Posted by TMC M5

I kind of disagree with you on this one. a R/T SL65 would need drag radials at the track to put an LP560-4 in its rearview mirror. Out on the street on stock tires, the LP560-4 would put the SL65 in its rearview mirror. The R/T SL65 would need a lot of ground to make up that deficit from a dig. Now since the R/T SL65 mods cost about $15K installed (including I/C upgrade)... it is only fair to suggest an LP560-4 go out and get a TT set up as well...

Tom

Light to light, maybe. Freeway launch, the LP wouldn't stand a chance.

[TMC M5]

Originally Posted by Akademiks

Light to light, maybe. Freeway launch, the LP wouldn't stand a chance.

Don't underestimate the LP560-4....as Transferred said...they are much more powerful than the other Gallardos.

Tom

[TMC M5]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4bewi...ayer_embedded#

From a roll the LP560-4 handles itself very well.... a well driven Ferrari 599GTB would beat a R/T SL65.

Tom

[Carl Lassiter]

Originally Posted by TMC M5

.... a well driven Ferrari 599GTB would beat a R/T SL65.

Tom

Totally correct. Member "absent" used to have both and ran his Renntech/Kleeman SL65 against his 599. The 599 decimated it up top. He still has the SL I believe but traded the 599 on a Scuderia. Those Ferrari's are two of the finest vehicles ever made, in my view.

I usually feel confident in my sedan about running anything close above 100, but a tuned 65-series and a 599 are definitely two of those on my "look the other way" list.

[Cylinder Head]

Originally Posted by Carl Lassiter

Totally correct. Member "absent" used to have both and ran his Renntech/Kleeman SL65 against his 599. The 599 decimated it up top. He still has the SL I believe but traded the 599 on a Scuderia. Those Ferrari's are two of the finest vehicles ever made, in my view.

I usually feel confident in my sedan about running anything close above 100, but a tuned 65-series and a 599 are definitely two of those on my "look the other way" list.

The 599 and the 430 Scud are both on my "will kill for" list. They're also on my "pretend I'm having a problem with my i-drive" list.

[RacerX0911]

nice read.

[JAYCL600]

Originally Posted by Akademiks

Light to light, maybe. Freeway launch, the LP wouldn't stand a chance.

Youve got it all backwards man...the new LP560-4 is a brutally fast car, especially from a roll.