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Wednesday, December 12th, 2012RENNtech / ADV.1 @ 2012 SEMA
Tuesday, October 30th, 2012RENNtech and ADV.1 have partnered at this years SEMA show in Las Vegas with a RENNtech modified CLS 63 Biturbo to revel our latest carbon fiber aero accessories, biturbo performance upgrades and the resurrection of the monolite wheel. Stay tuned for more product announcements and pictures…..
Matt Farah visits RENNtech and drives our CLS 63
Wednesday, September 5th, 2012from thesmokingtire.com:
With all the tuners we feature there is the question of “How did you get started?” Why are they here, and what gives them the credibility to convert money into speed. With the company RENNtech, that man is Hartmut Feyhl. Cred? Yes. He started working at the AMG facility when he was 17. He worked there for 12 years, then served as the North American technical director, all before he opened RENNtech. The famous AMG Hammer? The one Chris Harris just drove (For the CH fanboys, this must have been like finding the first Playboy Pamela Anderson did, complete with bush.)? Those were built by Hartmut. Back then it was almost impossible to import a German car (one that wasn’t approved for U.S.). So AMG’s solution was convert some W124s that were already in America. Really, he was there for AMGs genesis. So, bringing your car to him is like bringing it back to AMG itself and saying, “Please, Sir, may I have some more?” More horsepower porridge, coming right up.
That’s what they’re doing with this CLS 63 AMG, a car that won our hearts in stock form (a memory now completely erased and over-shadowed by this superior rolling-burnout factory), RENNtech has modified the turbos, transmission and diffs so it produces over 700HP. They were still developing the kit, so it will eventually have almost 800HP, and (on the right tires) run 9s. 9 second 1/4 mile with massage seats, leather, and NAV, in a car as long as the street you live on. It’s simply ridiculous. watch the episode:
Winners Announced for BMW/MINI ECU
Wednesday, July 25th, 2012
We are pleased to announce the following winning participants of our BMW/Mini promotional ECU Drawing:
Winner ECU Upgrade and Dyno time:
- Chris Warren
Runners Up (Dyno facility time):
- Sid Anand
- Daniel Kikkert
- MJ Manuel
- James Pulver
- Pratik Patel
All winners will be contacted directly.
Thanks to all those who entered!
RENNtech BMW/Mini ECU Promotion
Wednesday, July 11th, 2012Our BMW tuning line up has been generating quite a buzz lately and to add a little fuel to the fire we are offering up the chance to win some goodies.
From now until July 20th, 2012 you can register online to win a RENNtech ECU upgrade for your BMW/MINI. We are also offering those in the South Florida area (or willing to travel) the chance at one of five spots for dyno time at ourWest Palm Beach, Florida facility
Register online by clicking HERE
and completing the online form.
Entries must be received before midnight on July 20th, 2012.
RENNtech CLS on the way to Gold Rush Rally 4
Tuesday, June 12th, 2012RENNtech CLS 63 on the way to Gold Rush Rally 4. The east coast leg will bring this exotic car parade through Atlanta, Panama City Beach, Orlando, Naples and end in Miami.
The event starts Wed, June 13th and ends during the early morning hours of Sunday at the event awards ceremony in Miami Beach. The RENNtech CLS 63 will be running this east coast leg along with 50 other high end luxury and exotic cars including Ferrari’s, Bentley’s, Porsche’s, Mclaren’s and no less than 3 Bugatti Veyron’s.
This event should truly be one for the books!
To see the entire vehicle image gallery click here:
CLS63 Biturbo 10.79 @ 130.77mph- Fastest Run To Date
Tuesday, May 15th, 2012From RoadTest TV:
We recently attended the StreetCarDrags.com event held at Palm Beach International Raceway on May 6, 2012. This is the 3rd StreetCarDragsevent we attended, and, as before, many amazing cars showed up to race including multiple Corvette ZR1s, GTRs, Vipers, Evos, Camaros and some Benzes. Trophies were awarded for the Fastest American Car, Fastest Japanese Car, Fastest European Car, Best 60 foot time and Best Reaction Time.
The Benz that brought home the trophy for the Fastest European car was RENNtech’s 2012 CLS63 with a stout 10.79 @ 130.77 mph. RENNtech brought out a few of its project cars and gladly accepted our request to strap some of our test equipment into its record setting 2012 CLS63 to get some performance numbers.
May in South Florida is generally warm and humid, and May 6th was no exception. At the time of our testing, the temperatures were in the mid to high 80s with a density altitude of over 2000 feet. Despite the less than desirable conditions, the acceleration numbers were staggering from RENNtech’s warmed over V8 BiTurbo CLS63 …. as you can see from the data below:
RENNtech STOCK
0 to 60 mph 3.0 seconds ( 4.2 seconds)
0 to 100 mph 6.5 seconds ( 9.2 seconds)
60 to 130 mph 7.6 seconds (11.4 seconds)
The RENNtech CLS63 has the following mods: RENNtech modified ECU, larger heat exchanger, high efficiency intercooler pump, 100% locking differential, high flow downpipes with 200 cell cats, drag radials and front skinnies. The RENNtech CLS is still equipped with its stock turbos and stock airboxes (for now..), and the car retains all of its stock interior as no weight was taken out of the vehicle.
We also got a chance to log some miles on this car after the event and can say, without hesitation, that the rush of power from the RENNtech mods is eye ball flattening at every RPM. However, the RENNtech CLS63 is a docile as a stock CLS63 for everyday use.
Tune Only 2012 RENNtech E63 runs 11.15 @ 126.7 mph!
Tuesday, April 17th, 2012An otherwise bone stock, tune only 2012 Mercedes E 63 ran an incredible 11.15 @ 126.7 mph quarter mile this past weekend at Palm Beach International Raceway. The E63 dynoyed an impressive 578.33 horsepower and 621.93 ft/lbs of torque at the wheels (680 horsepower and 732 ft-lbs of torque at the crank) with the RENNtech tune installed. That is a 100 horsepower gain over stock!
The run was made with the stock exhaust, stock wheels and OEM street tires in 80 degree temps with damp track conditions. Needless to say, we expect quite a bit more out of the new biturbo E63 and will certainly be breaking into the 10′s very shortly.
Stay tuned as we continue to push the performance of Mercedes latest powerhouse.
Here is a video of the run:
Street Car Drags this Sunday
Tuesday, April 17th, 2012
Private Drag Strip Track Rental at Palm Beach International Raceway – April 22th, 2012
Event website and entry list can be found by clicking here:
WHERE:
Palm Beach International Raceway
17047 Bee Line Highway
Jupiter, FL 33478
Date: Sunday, April 22th, 2012
Time: 9:00am – 5:00pm
Cost: $75 per car. Space is limited to 50 cars, register now using the form below.
Spectators: $5, paid at the gate.
Street cars only, no trailered race cars.
We will be giving away a Racelogic Performance box (VBOX) valued at $549 to one lucky racer via a live drawing during the event, register below!
email us at: info@streetcardrags.com for any questions.
RENNtech SL 600 Chrome Car Sells @ Barrett Jackson for Charity
Friday, April 6th, 2012The team at RENNtech was delighted to be involved with the Doug Mansfield Foundation and the efforts of both his charity and on the behalf of Barrett Jackson in order to provide proceeds from the sale of our 2004 SL 600 Chrome car to be donated to such a noble cause. The vehicle was sold at no reserve and brought in $155,000 USD with all proceeds from the sale of this vehicle being donated to the Doug Mansfield Foundation Trust, a Sarasota based charity that provides seeing eye dogs for children and blind veterans.
The lucky bidder of this vehicle not only be helped to support the needs of blind veterans, but become the new owner of a piece of history.
The 2004 RENNtech SL 600 Chrome car was developed in part with Nitto Tire for the 2004 SEMA Show. It features a heavily modified RENNtech V12 engine, making over 650 HP and 800 Lb/ft. The entire exterior of the car was finished with a one off, first of its kind chrome paint utilizing actual silver which took several months to complete. The result was a mirror like finish which gave the appearance that the entire vehicle was carved from a single piece of metal.
RENNtech congratulates the new owner of this exceptional vehicle and the efforts of everyone involved with this charitable project.
Video of the car on the auction block can be seen following the jump here:
