Need to brag a little.....

petegtsv10 · 11-01-2017, 04:53 PM

My son owns a shop in the NW burbs of Chicago that specializes in Euro cars. He just had a customer run 10.9 @ 133 with only bolt-ons!!!! (335xi N54) The car is docile till you get into the throttle. Customer claims it"s the first bolt-on ever into the 10s. Just wanted to brag a bit and this forum was the most relevant one for me to post on. Good PR for a shop that's only 2 years old. I'm sure there's rules here about mentioning the shop's name, so I won't.

Ron Jeffries · 11-01-2017, 05:16 PM

Cool. what did he put on the car?

Dylan86 · 11-01-2017, 05:52 PM

Yea it's a great time to be a tuner!

APR just went 10's on a Stage 1 tune and nothing else, for the new RS3

cxp213 · 11-01-2017, 08:39 PM

Lol, how's a F22 forum most relevant when there's one for the E9X cars..?

Need more info on the mods and a timeslip would be nice. Congrats to him, though. I wish I had a 10 sec car.

petegtsv10 · 11-01-2017, 09:01 PM

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Originally Posted by cxp213

Lol, how's a F22 forum most relevant when there's one for the E9X cars..?

Need more info on the mods and a timeslip would be nice. Congrats to him, though. I wish I had a 10 sec car.

I meant " most relevant" for me of the forums I'm on (Mercedes, Corvette, Indian, Can-am, BMW, etc.)

petegtsv10 · 11-01-2017, 09:04 PM

Will post mods after I talk to my son. All I know is that nothing internal was touched.

B58togo · 11-01-2017, 09:24 PM

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Originally Posted by petegtsv10

My son owns a shop in the NW burbs of Chicago that specializes in Euro cars. He just had a customer run 10.9 @ 131 with only bolt-ons!!!! (335xi N54) The car is docile till you get into the throttle. Customer claims it"s the first bolt-on ever into the 10s. Just wanted to brag a bit and this forum was the most relevant one for me to post on. Good PR for a shop that's only 2 years old. I'm sure there's rules here about mentioning the shop's name, so I won't.

I think Terry Burger would have to contest that. As would many others who have been running in the 10's with N54's since circa 2008. Still a properly fast car, but the customer is talking out his ass.

petegtsv10 · 11-02-2017, 08:13 AM

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Originally Posted by B58togo

I think Terry Burger would have to contest that. As would many others who have been running in the 10's with N54's since circa 2008. Still a properly fast car, but the customer is talking out his ass.

Are those cars bolt-ons only? If so, then my info might be questionable. ( this car also has a full interior)

Dylan86 · 11-02-2017, 10:27 AM

OP, lets see your AMG GT-S

USA-RET · 11-02-2017, 11:15 AM

10 seconds is extremely fast for a car w/ just bolt ons.

petegtsv10 · 11-02-2017, 06:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Dylan86

OP, lets see your AMG GT-S

Traded my 2016 ZO6 and the AMG is currently in transit from CA to my son's shop in IL for lots of minor mods and a lot more hp! Car arrives to him on Monday if all goes well. I have no pix to post as I've never seen it in person. I know.....w/o pix it didn't happen.

cxp213 · 11-03-2017, 09:45 AM

What's being done to the Merc at your son's shop?

petegtsv10 · 11-03-2017, 10:53 AM

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What's being done to the Merc at your son's shop?

Looks like I'm participating in the hijacking of my own thread.
Multi-stage buffing with ceramic coating, lowering springs, clear bra, ceramic 35% tint, minor carbon hydrodipping, the new Michelin PS4s in place of Contis, emblems blacked out, secondary cat delete and a solid tune. There's probably more that I don't recall. It's odd to get it all done at once as I usually do a little at a time myself. His shop does a lot of MBZ and BMW, so this is the way to go.

Dylan86 · 11-03-2017, 02:58 PM

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Originally Posted by petegtsv10

Traded my 2016 ZO6 and the AMG is currently in transit from CA to my son's shop in IL for lots of minor mods and a lot more hp! Car arrives to him on Monday if all goes well. I have no pix to post as I've never seen it in person. I know.....w/o pix it didn't happen.

I believe you, lol, I just want to see one in the "wild" at least from a local forum member would be nice. I'll probably never run into one on the road, where I live..

petegtsv10 · 11-03-2017, 09:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Dylan86

I believe you, lol, I just want to see one in the "wild" at least from a local forum member would be nice. I'll probably never run into one on the road, where I live..

I've actually never seen one on the road, either. I've test driven a few at dealers, but TN has a low percentage of higher end cars. That makes it easier to get personal plates here......I have AMG GTS for mine.

XutvJet · 11-04-2017, 12:19 PM

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That makes it easier to get personal plates here......I have AMG GTS for mine.

So original!

I would have gone with OMG GTS or GT YES

petegtsv10 · 11-05-2017, 01:27 AM

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So original!

I would have gone with OMG GTS or GT YES

I de-badge our cars, so that plate also serves the purpose of "badging" without the clutter of the OEM letters on rear deck.

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cxp213 Lieutenant 313 Rep 525 Posts Drives: M235i Join Date: Apr 2017 Location: TX iTrader: (0)	Lol, how's a F22 forum most relevant when there's one for the E9X cars..? Need more info on the mods and a timeslip would be nice. Congrats to him, though. I wish I had a 10 sec car.
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