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Old 08-05-2014, 03:40 PM
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Hey there my friend! Pistons look sweet! Where did you get them coated? Waiting on my MBHs and plan on having them coated by SwainTech. Be interested in hearing who you used...
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Wow looking great! Glad to hear you were able to keep here out of the wall. Best of luck, cant wait to see her running and putting up some new numbers. Who's doing the new headers for you??
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This thread is lacking pics lately so here are a few to spice things up lol.

Current headers (only 1.6" primaries and each pair merges into a single 1.6" pipe; downpipes only 2.35") LOTS to be gained here



Flanges made. Counter sunk to locate pipe easier



What the block will look like with Darton sleeves



Custom high compression pistons arrived yesterday. First pic was before they were sent out showing before/after coating\



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Amazing, Ahmad! You'll reach your 9s goal for sure!
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Originally Posted by FFXF1
Hey there my friend! Pistons look sweet! Where did you get them coated? Waiting on my MBHs and plan on having them coated by SwainTech. Be interested in hearing who you used...
Hey buddy. The pistons are from Weistec and they had them coated. Swaintech is good for coating headers
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Wow looking great! Glad to hear you were able to keep here out of the wall. Best of luck, cant wait to see her running and putting up some new numbers. Who's doing the new headers for you??
Thanks. Yea it was a close call. Thanks for the well wishes. I haven't decided who will be making the headers yet. One of my friends owns a shop and does alot of fab work. He wants me to throw a motor/trans/etc back in the car and trailer it out to him to take a look. I plan on getting 1 7/8" primaries with 3" collectors. Should be a MAJOR improvement over current setup. Maybe even 50whp worth at this power level
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Amazing, Ahmad! You'll reach your 9s goal for sure!
Thanks! Honestly I think I could've ran 9s without all this stuff so this should put me there reliably and easier hopefully. Pretty much everything on the car is built to hold over 1000 hp. The SC won't make that much but I will find it's limits
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frickin nuts... good to see you still doing this!
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Hey Do you what what it would cost (if you are willing) to have another set of headers made that is if they would even work on my car. I am swaping engines to a 55 and would love to install headers at the same time. Any other performance tips?

thanks and best of luck can't wait to see the beast rolling again.
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Originally Posted by FlyByNight
frickin nuts... good to see you still doing this!
haha yea definitely have to be crazy to do this
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Hey Do you what what it would cost (if you are willing) to have another set of headers made that is if they would even work on my car. I am swaping engines to a 55 and would love to install headers at the same time. Any other performance tips?

thanks and best of luck can't wait to see the beast rolling again.
To be honest, this is very expensive and probably costs more than the 55 motor you're buying. I think I'm the only one crazy enough to do it lol. If you're doing an NA 55 motor it really isn't worth spending the extra money on custom headers vs Kleemann headers. Save you a ton of money and I made somewhere between 650 and 700whp using the Kleemann headers. What is your end goal in performance for the car?

The company I was getting rods from informed me last week that there's at least another 6 week wait
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Hey I am looking for something in the 400HP range at the crank. I am installing a newer 55 so that should be good for 360 and then hoping that a tune, E55 K intake (high flow filters) and headers will help me hit 400.

What do you think?

No way 6 weeks, there is no way I could wait that long.... Best of Luck
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Hey I am looking for something in the 400HP range at the crank. I am installing a newer 55 so that should be good for 360 and then hoping that a tune, E55 K intake (high flow filters) and headers will help me hit 400.

What do you think?

No way 6 weeks, there is no way I could wait that long.... Best of Luck
I'm not sure with NA mods but should be right around 400 crank hp.

6 week sis in addition to all the time I've already waited Thanks, it will get done sooner or later
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Originally Posted by blackbenzz
I'm not sure with NA mods but should be right around 400 crank hp.

6 week sis in addition to all the time I've already waited Thanks, it will get done sooner or later

Do you by chance still have your old Kleemann headers and if so, are you interested in selling?

Thanks,

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Do you by chance still have your old Kleemann headers and if so, are you interested in selling?

Thanks,

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Yes I do have my Kleemann headers. The new headers are almost done and after I make sure the new headers work I will be selling the Kleemann headers. Several people have contacted me asking about them. Not sure what they are worth now, I got them over 8 years ago.
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Did you noticed any ticking / pulsation sound under load when runing with Kleemann headers?
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Originally Posted by MouTine
Did you noticed any ticking / pulsation sound under load when runing with Kleemann headers?
If there were any there's no way I would've heard it over the exhaust


Here are a couple sneak peak pics at the custom tri Y headers I had made

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PIECE OF ART....

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Sweet headers man!
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Originally Posted by blackbenzz
haha yea definitely have to be crazy to do this


I think I'm the only one crazy enough to do it lol
you think you're crazy while we know you're crazy but we still got your back

I can't wait to see how this new build comes out! how about you wait until I come visit to run it
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[you think you're crazy while we know you're crazy but we still got your back ]

And How, For BB it is fun. I am all in for fun as well.

This will provide some insight of what happens @ Kleeman but the pay-off @ the end is phenomenal.


I enjoyed watching this one.

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Old 08-26-2014, 08:31 PM
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Originally Posted by cm60k
PIECE OF ART....

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Thanks

Here's another pic for you

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Originally Posted by betrezra
Sweet headers man!
Thyanks!
Originally Posted by hami
you think you're crazy while we know you're crazy but we still got your back

I can't wait to see how this new build comes out! how about you wait until I come visit to run it
Haha yea I know I'm crazy but I was saying I think I might be the only one this crazy with a CLK lol

When are you coming to visit?
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[you think you're crazy while we know you're crazy but we still got your back ]

And How, For BB it is fun. I am all in for fun as well.

This will provide some insight of what happens @ Kleeman but the pay-off @ the end is phenomenal.

I enjoyed watching this one.

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Yea it's fun! At least when I'm not dealing with idiots lol

That was a cool vid! Love Kleemann
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End of the year most likely I'll keep you posted

I get the TB this weekend so I'll have my hands busy doing something

Remember you're not alone in your madness
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Originally Posted by hami
End of the year most likely I'll keep you posted

I get the TB this weekend so I'll have my hands busy doing something

Remember you're not alone in your madness
November 22nd is the big rental at MIR!

Lol yea I know. It's contagious!
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Haven't updated this since I decided to just throw together an 06 E55 block with ARP head studs, ARP rod bolts, forged postons, and ported NA heads (new gaskets and bearings too). Still waiting on rods for the big build but I wanted to drive the car before winter. So here are some pics...

Parts:

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Loaded:

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Headers:

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Bigger throttle body (comparing 82mm upgrade vs 90mm upgrade) with ported sc inlet

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This is how you make power:

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And in the car almost ready to fire up:

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Thx for sharing all the goodness! Can't wait to see hear more.
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I see low 9's all day long in your future. Headers came out much nicer! best of luck!
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Originally Posted by betrezra
Thx for sharing all the goodness! Can't wait to see hear more.
No problem Hopefully have some more pics this weekend
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I see low 9's all day long in your future. Headers came out much nicer! best of luck!
Thanks! I don't see low 9s but I'm hoping I can hit mid 9s to make it the fastest all Mercedes car. The car still retains A/C, power steering, etc etc. I guess time will tell.


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