DutchC54

removed secondairy cat's, no midpipe, ebay shorty headers, BMC airfilers, tweaked ECU.
as u see.. this was measured today.



here a small vid..

Sulaco

if I'm translating this correctly that's 388 hp and 388 ft lbs of torque?

DutchC54

i have no clue about ft lbs.
357 should be stock and now 394
530nm stock for a 5.5 engine mine measure 522

PJmak

What kind of "ecu tweak"?

svt ricco

I think they reflashed/remapped the ecu

DutchC54

correct...
and this was very very minimal.
no real gains good be get by doing that.
im totally satisfied by the numbers and how my car performs.

DRBC43AMG

Those are good numbers and they seem consistent with what others have reported (in the UK for ex.). An extra 80-100hp is nice to have under your foot in a 43

KJI3jflarryfe93

what company tricked out your ECU?
how much did you have to pay for this tune?

did you remove the ecu from your car and took it to tuning shop for re-flash to 55 software?

how much is correct factory torque on 5.4L engine?
is it 510 or 530NM?

DutchC54

see *..

KJI3jflarryfe93

721 euros, did you find this price x-pensive for dyno and tweak?
thanks for the info

DutchC54

after all ........ YES..
i hoped to gain more .. but then again where u want to be a pioneer u need to pay.
this also happened when making a true dual exhaust. i brought the car back within a week because my head exploded while driving.
i have no trouble paying this.. i knew behore hand dyno was €125.- , paying for knowledge and software was €450.- this with 21% tax and a small part (for another car) gives the €721.-

what counts is that im happy
i can say i got a W202 with "400" HP

next thing is finding a way to widen my rear rims or find RH rims which are 9Jx17.. i would like to mount 255/40R17 tires.. traction is a b.tch since swapping the 5.5. besides that it looks great with a deep dish.

see example

KJI3jflarryfe93

buy a quaife diff for better traction
there's a group buy on mbclub uk forum for quaife

DutchC54

also for w202??? (read...old car?)

KJI3jflarryfe93

discount isn't much for w202 approx 15% only, discount maybe gets better if more w202 owners sign up?

http://www.mbclub.co.uk/forums/amg-l...-bulk-buy.html

DutchC54

im afraid thats not gonna happen.
people who buy a C43 these days are low on cash..
and then there are not many people who have bought one really want to invest in making more power or expensive mods like a quaife.

this forum here ( the Us one) is one of the biggest with lots of C43 owners but not a lot of them do the swap or do brake mods, install chargers, change exhausts etc etc.
its a pitty but so true.

but then again not that they need to .. each to their own.
one should enjoy his car as how he feels he should treat or own it.
some do only exterior options and some do their best to get the most out of it.
i really reallyl love my car.. i would never consider going for an E with "K" or clk/slk with "k"

to be honest..only car which get me warmed up is a CLK 63.. ( and then not the BS version because its out of range )

KJI3jflarryfe93

when you own a c43 you never have to replace it with something else, drive your car until it's time to scrap her for good.

DutchC54

so true.
mine has 315.000km now with swapped engine which had something like 155.000km.
im not done with mine yet..
besides that its a car which i made sale ready back then in 1998 when it was sold to the 1st owner.
i got my own stamps in the booklet from 1998 and 1999.
even the Carin nav. system which i installed in 1998 is stil in the car and working.

Sulaco

yes, I'm also low on cash which is why my C43's don't have any mods or real work done yet. But they were the perfect car for my situation anyway. I always wanted one. I got them when they are old and cheap but still super fun and reliable.

But the fun part is that I can rely on them for years until I don't have to spend so much money on preschool for the kids. Then I can get 55 engines and chargers... For now, they just need to keep working.

DutchC54

correct!

the C43 is a briljant car how it came.
its absolutely not neccesairy at all to change all that. if u can its great if not.. the C43 stays perfect.
if i didnt had the change last year to buy a complete E55 for super duper low money i would still have gotten my car as it was.

but now i have the 55 engine i must admit its really a blast.
if u get the change to do this yes i would absolutly recommend it.
brakes are allready perfect.. only for looks i would install 6 or 8 piston calipers.

as for the exhaust.. oh well.. i like to listen to this V8 rumbling, especially in parking/garages.. i Always need to find me the furthest spot

i find the C43 an absolutely superb car.
i would buy one extra if i came across one for a good price.

DutchE50

Your car is f*%$£# awesome! It looks great and sounds even better.

E50 (clunker), C54, E50

Tijd voor een biertje!

DutchC54

hey kerel!!!! leipe poep auwe!

another dutchman aboard!

welcome here dude. this is the forum where ull find lots of extrme mercedesses.
guys who go all the way.
be surprised with what ull read.
also very very informative.. guys on here really know their poep and are most helpfull!!!

sick430

Dutch, what mods have you done to the car? thanks

DutchC54

see the very first line in this thread:

"removed secondairy cat's, no midpipe, ebay shorty headers, BMC airfilers, tweaked ECU"

and a non MB radio..

other then that my car is bone stock, maintenance is done with only oem mb parts.

sick430

Ok, I read that but NEEDED to double check as I'm running a very similar setup with high low secondaries.

Also Im running SL wheels to go a little wider (but they are heavier than I would like).

Thanks

DutchC54

off course i need to add.
i run a dual set up exhaust system.
the 2 pipes which come from the engine run all the way behind the differential where they are welded into the stock end muffler.