** Evosport CLK63 Black Series Project **

[ecampbell]

Clk 63 black...just a couple of things 1...why would you post on this's Thread 2. I believe Brad said these were for a bs so. Mags are by dynamos so wh do toy referenc bbs?

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[jrcart]

Originally Posted by ecampbell

Clk 63 black...just a couple of things

1...why would you post on this's
Thread
2. I believe Brad said these were for a bs so. Mags are by dynamos so wh do toy referenc bbs?

I think he is talking about a wheel in the background of a couple of the photos sitting on a display rack. My guess is they are for a Porcshe or BMW but they could be for anything. Evosport has a big wheels display in their lobby.

[ecampbell]

gotcha....sorry to the poster asking the question.

JR...what are you doing up so early?

[brad @ evosport]

That is a BBS Motorsport wheel. They can be ordered for any Mercedes (that one is for a wide body M3 BMW).

They are the same wheels that many professional race teams use (except we use forged alum centers for the street and the race cars get mag).

Thanks
Brad

[CLK_63_Black]

Originally Posted by brad @ evosport

That is a BBS Motorsport wheel. They can be ordered for any Mercedes (that one is for a wide body M3 BMW).

They are the same wheels that many professional race teams use (except we use forged alum centers for the street and the race cars get mag).

Thanks
Brad

Great! Thank you guys! Jrcart was correct! I was indeed referring to the wheel in the background. I'll give you a call one of these days to go over the specifics/measurements for those on the Black Series. Thanks.

[CLK_63_Black]

Originally Posted by JamE55

Just read the article which was definitely awsome. One correction in that article though, there were 350 CLK BS produced not 500 like that Simon said.

JamE55 is right. I too have read Jeremy Clarkson's (tall guy from Top Gear) article from London's Sunday Times and Jeremy did indeed wrote (I am quoting Jeremy Clarkson) “of which only 300 were built”. On the same article, Jeremy closed by saying how he ended up putting his money where his pen was...and he bought one.

[CLK_63_Black]

Originally Posted by jrcart

I went with a Braille full Carbon Fiber Dry Cell. The weight of the battery is 11 pounds 4 onces. Pretty inexpensive as well, I only paid $190.00 for it.

Greetings JRCart...which particular Braille battery model did you get? I was just curious, I looked up all their Carbon Fiber Dry Cell batteries, and these are the only models they have:

Braille Carbon Fiber Batteries:

B106C - 6.6 Pounds
B14115C - 11.5 Pounds
B2015C - 15 Pounds
B3121C - 21 Pounds

As you can see the only one that comes near to your 11 pounds is the model B14115C, which under their "applications" section, it says that this battery can only accomodate 4 and 6 cylinder car engines. The only one that can accomodate 8 cylinder car engines is the B3121C, which weighs 21 pounds. Is there a way you can look up the exact model you got? Also, the second question I've had is whether this Carbon Fiber battery is good for normal street applications or whether you use it only for track days. Kind regards, and I love the work you've done to your Black Series!!!!

[CLK_63_Black]

Originally Posted by jrcart

I went with a Braille full Carbon Fiber Dry Cell. The weight of the battery is 11 pounds 4 onces. Pretty inexpensive as well, I only paid $190.00 for it.

...in continuation to my previous question regarding the exact model of the Braille Carbon Fiber battery, how much does the OEM battery weight? Have you had the chance to weight the original battery that was in your Black Series? Any substantial savings in weight? How many pounds?