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Our last Mercedes CLA45 Project Car update was on our Armytrix valvetronic turboback exhaust revving up here at Vivid Racing. Well now after some long editing and some fun shooting, we bring you one of the best videos we have produced to rival our original Mercedes C63 video here with over 1.5 Million views! This video features our CLA45 ripping through the canyons out here in the Arizona desert as we capture the beauty of the car and the quality of the sound. The 2.0L turbo AMG engine slaps through the gears as the sound echos through the canyon. No weird music, just pure art!
Armytrix’s exhaust sounds are what make the exhaust company so popular. Their fire breathing Lamborghini and Ferrari’s have been seen millions of times over on YouTube. But now its our turn to give you the best action exhaust video showing off the Mercedes CLA45 2.0L Turbo. Enjoy the sites and sounds and please share where you can!
Just installed the V3 myself and it's a nice improvement over stock. If you keep dampening set in the middle, it'll keep the ride quality identical to stock while still improving handling and reducing body roll significantly.
Thank you for the support. The coil-overs definitely gave it a more aggressive stance. Since all attention was given to the Mclaren as our main project car, we were debating whether or not to just do the new H&R lowering springs or coilovers. As usual we go all out. If you got some money to spend on high quality suspension, then I highly recommend this.
Project CLA45 Brake Upgrade with Saw Blade WP Pro System
Brakes are always a hot topic (zinger!). Most of the latest high performance cars have factory big brakes now instead of the standard cast small piston calipers. Brembo is usually the choice of OEM’s in the aftermarket world, but there are a ton of options from companies like WP Pro, StopTech, Alcon, AP Racing, and a slew of other companies. Over the years Vivid Racing has used many brake systems on our Project Cars from the likes of Brembo on our 996TT, CLS63, FRS, Focus ST. Even brakes from StopTech on our BMW M3, 335I, Mitsubishi EVO VIII, and others. But now there is a new manufacture on the blog bringing some serious brake technology and beautification in function to the big brake world. Here we show you the WP Pro Big Brake Kit for the Mercedes CLA45 AMG.
The factory Mercedes CLA45 brakes are pretty big looking and impressive in stopping power already. The front is a rather large 4piston 1 piece cast caliper with a 13.8inch 1 piece drilled rotor. The rear is a 1 piston caliper with a 13inch 1 piece rotor and integrated electronic parking brake. Factory testing revealed that the stock brakes do 30-0mph in 29ft and 60-0mph in just 111ft. So how can you improve upon the stock brakes? First is weight saving. Brakes are a heavy part of each corner and when you can reduce rotational weight from the rotor and caliper weight, you gain a pretty nice advantage in acceleration and handling. The WP Pro rotors save almost 50% weight over the stock ones. Typical rotational weight savings has a factor of 3. So if the stock rotor weighs 27lbs per corner and the WP Pro weights only 15lbs, that means your 12lbs of dead weight is actually saving you 36lbs of weight on 1 corner. Thats a lot!
So technically in the braking world, having surface area for the pads is a must. The more contact a pad has, the better the stopping power. But brake pads are in a fixed position with the calipers. So they are only going to contact a certain surface area. What WP Pro has done is not only made their rotors 2 piece floating, they have removed unnecessary weight and added a different “blade” design for better cooling. The saw blade design comes from the motorcycle world which is very popular to keep brakes cool. Furthing the “cool” factor in function and style is the carbon fiber ducts. The front 6piston forged caliper connects with this carbon fiber piece to provide a straight cooling duct to improve air flow to the bads and rotor surface. Since the rear caliper requires maintaining the electric parking brake that so many new cars have, WP Pro actually provides a caliper spacer to push out the caliper to work with their rotor style. The WP Pro front rotor is 14.1 inch in diameter compared to the stock 13.8 while the rear rotor stays at 13″ but pushes the caliper out to be center on the rotor surface.
While the brakes are bed in, we have not had time to thoroughly give it a proper test. So next up will be our testing video and driving video to show how improved the WP Pro Brakes are on the CLA45. Stay tuned!
just a quick question, how much does the armytrix downpipe go for or does it only come in the exhaust package?
Sorry for the late reply. They can sell it separate however, they are not sure if it will fit up with the oem exhaust system. They are still trying to confirm and I will let you know once we find out.
The CLA45 really is an incredible machine and even rarer to find. Want to get a real review of why you need this car? Watch TheSmokingTire's review of our car here on YouTube with over 170,000 views! If you were a Subaru STI or Mitsubishi EVO owner, than this video will truly make sense.
Car was bought new from Mercedes of Tucson. I have the title in hand. 5500ish miles. It is the CLA45 AMG 2.0L turbo AWD. Has upgraded AMG package for steering wheel and seats. Full RevoZport aero kit, WP Pro Big Brake Kit in the front WITH 6 piston calipers and rotor upgrade in the rear, Armytrix valvetronic catback, Agency Power high flow cat downpipe, VR Tuned ECU Flash, Niche 20" wheels with tires having 7/32, KW Coilovers.
I have all the stock parts including the OEM wheels and tires in black with 1000 miles on them, stock AMG front brakes and rear rotors, suspension, catback exhaust. I also have a brand new set of Toyo Tires for the 20's. Has the optional front Mercedes Emblem that illuminates. The car is badass!
My boss uses the CLA45 as a daily and besides having a Mclaren mp4-12c as well, he needs something bigger for a family car.
We are always looking for our next project car. Here is a list we have done so far.
Project 240 Drift (10)
Project Datsun 510 (4)
Project Evo VIII (36)
Project EVO X (23)
Project GT-R (13)
Project GT-R II (7)
Project RX8 (16)
Project RX8 Sweeps (4)
Project RX8 Tour (25)
Project Scion FR-S (8)
Project STI (14)
Project STI II (3)
Project WRX I (1)
Project WRX II (24)
Project WRX III (15)
The Mercedes CLA45 already has a pretty firm ride with the factory suspension. This is definitely different than you would expect from a Mercedes-Benz automobile. But as a car that drives like a Mitsubishi EVO and handles like a Subaru STI, the CLA45 is a pretty fancy, fun mini sedan. All wheel drive cars tend to have a little bit of understeer and push but Mercedes got this right and the AWD system is beautiful under launch and in turns. Wanting to get a better stance, slightly improved ride, we went with our number one suspension company, KW Coilovers. KW Suspensions has been used on many of our past Project Cars from the Scion FRS, Ford Focus ST, Mercedes CLS63, Porsche 997TT, Porsche 991TT, and more. The Variant 3 coilovers provide an incredible ride with their progressive spring rate and adjustable rebound and compression. The patented bump stop acts like a 3rd spring giving the street ride a very smooth feel absorbing all the little bumps and when pushed in the curves, out handles the best of the best. Here are some pictures of our Mercedes CLA45 getting the KW V3 Coilovers installed. Want a set of KW Coilovers for your car? Shop Here.
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i read earlier that with the vr ecu piggyback tuned you get 0-60 in 4.5s however stock it is supposed to be 4.4 and others have managed 4.2. Does the vr tuned make it any faster 0-60?
04-22-2015, 05:19 PM
