AMGfan

Probably later this coming week before I actually get to drive the Beast...

OzE55

Oooooooooh.
Looks interesting.

AMGfan

1. Repaired cylinders and all new valves (Thanks PTE)
2. Tune and ported heads by PTE.
3. VRP cams (from stock)
4. VRP I/C upgrade (from stock I/C)
5. VR700 ECU tune (from Kleeman K2 tune)
6. VRP long tube headers (from Kleeman shorty headers)
7. Full VRP exhaust (from stock)
8. Vorsteiner rear CF diffuser (from cheap ebay CF rear diffuser)
9. HID fog lights (from stock)

It's been 4 months...

rflow306

I know it sucks to wait but it will pay off.

splinter

Anticipation!

supre55

AMGfan

Andrew @ C2Design who is putting the Beast back together says he measured a 62 inch (?!?) difference between the stock exhaust and the new VRP exhaust. I have no idea what he meant, but he just said that my neighbors are going to hate me.

Between the new cams, the resonator delete, cutouts, VRP headers, and minuscule cats that came with the VRP exhaust, I wouldn't doubt it...

Mr. AMG 20

You should be around 675-700 hp after all those mods no?

phatmitzu

nlpamg

nice! can't wait to hear the results!

why did you need to have the cylinders repaired?

vrus

Hey Jon!!!! Awesome news buddy!!!

Can't wait to see that thing all back together again so you can go and terrorize the streets of Florida...

AMGfan

Actually...final diagnosis isn't clear but after the engine tear down by PTE, we still go back to my fuel leak I had back in December 2007. It is the same fuel leak that MB put a recall on...I was running around with a major fuel leak for over 300 miles and we think that my engine ran really lean in that time period.

PTE thinks that this may be more serious on modded cars rather than stock but that is just conjecture at this point...

AMGfan

I'm getting a stiffy thinking about it...

Andy0331

Looks good Jon, I was eyeballing it today when I picked mine up. I love/hate C2; everytime I go in there I think of ways to spend money. My buddy that followed me down fell in love with that blacked out Porsche Cayenne that Chris is working on.

AMGfan

That was your black E55 in the parking lot? When I first drove up...I thought damn they were fast (thinking it was mine), but I got a closer look and I just got teased...

What are your plans? Between Victor and Chris, my 2007 expense report to my accountant looks like I sold my soul to VRP and C2...Luckily my wife isn't my accountant !

Andy0331

Yeah, that one was mine. My K40 remote decided it hated me & I also had the lights smoked while it was there.

I'm seriously thinking about going the K2 route, but want to get my car in for the dealer recalls before I actually mod it. I'm very near (or just passed) the original factory warranty & am entering the CPO portion.. I'm not sure what that really means for the car, but I'll find out soon.

Chris showed me your Kleemann headers, which didn't help... LOL.

AMGfan

Yeah Chris mentioned that to me to...Did you get the fuel pump recall done? I would definitely get that done ASAP. I don't want anybody to go through what I went through with that...Can you believe that when it first happened in December (prior to recall) they had the cojones to blame my K2 mods right off the bat, without any investigation. Then when they cleaned up the leak and fixed the fuel tank malfunction, two days later the fuel pump relay was toast. Then...three months later everyone starts getting this recall notice...bastichs...after they red-flagged my car.

Who's your SA?

Andy0331

Currently, my SA is Dillon Haiste at Duval Motors in Gainesville. I've talked about mods with him & he couldn't really give me an answer on how they treat them up there... probably not a good sign.

I have no problem modding my car & playing with "big boy rules"; if I blow the engine, trans, etc., probably my fault. If the stereo or power windows crap out, I don't want to be left high & dry because the car has a pulley & headers. Of course my dealer already knows about my VRP airbox & tubes, so if they wanted to be a-holes, I'm sure they could already do it. Who knows?

AMGfan

Yeah...probably not a good sign...sounds like CYA by SA's response. They won't care about the airbox or tubes until something goes wrong...been there...

Keep me posted and if you need anything...let me know...I'll help in anyway I can.

ramosw15

bro...lets hook up once you get the beast back...would like to get some video of it...im itching for MODS and want to see what you got when it actually hits the pavement!!!!!!

AMGfan

No problem Fred...I'll call you next week.

More pics...half way home...

vrus

Looks awesome Jon!!!! Can't wait to hear your impressions when you drive it for the first time!

ramosw15

AMGfan

they (C2Design) are driving my car to the gas station for some gas ! They are going to let it sit and cool down and I might be picking it up tomorrow. They did say I need a new battery since mine is shot...also Chris noted that it doesn't sound like a MB anymore !

nlpamg

wow, very nice! are you running ccw wheels?