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Old 05-28-2003, 10:18 AM
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Power to Wieght Ratio
Ok i have a 2003 CLS and i wanted to know the power to weight ratio. im assuming you divide the wieght (3510) by the horsepower (260) which gives you 13.5. so the power to wieght ratio would be 13.5:1 correct?
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Old 05-28-2003, 10:48 AM
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correct.
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here's a link (a bit dated) that list some other power to weight ratios:

http://www.vintagebus.com/3.6/perf.html

If you can get it down below 10:1 it's all good
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thanx but i dont know if i could shave off enough wieght to get it down to 10:1, got any idea how to do that?
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Good luck, the CLS isn't the car to do it.
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CLS-6 + CT will get you P/W close to 10:1.
Better: CLS-6 + Custom Tutbo will get you P/W close to 10:1 to the wheels!
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Originally posted by philgates
thanx but i dont know if i could shave off enough wieght to get it down to 10:1, got any idea how to do that?
If you can't get rid of weight, then more HP !!

What Nashua said. CT SC, headers, icebox probably couldn't hurt
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yeah good idea, im thinking about gettign the ice box. my car is a lease so im some what limited in what i can do to it.
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