C63 AMG Does Massive Numbers with Chip Upgrade
Mercedes’ C63 AMG has plenty of horsepower with its twin-turbo 4.0-liter V8, and that’s enough for most people. Not for this guy.
Supercars of London host Paul Wallace wanted more power for his C63 AMG, which he picked up in January 2018. Luckily, he met up with the German chip tuning gurus RaceChip in May 2017, when he was invited to drive their 670 brake horsepower McLaren 570. Blown away by the power of the amped-up McLaren, Wallace said that as soon as he got a car “that [RaceChip] can work [their] magic on, then please, feel free to do so.”
Following a brief stop at the car wash near RaceChip’s home in Goppingen, Germany, Wallace delivers his C63 to the tuner’s month-old development center to have the company’s GTS Black Chip installed, which offers seven tuning levels, all of which can be adjusted via the chip’s iPhone app. RaceChip says “most of the times, like 99 percent, installation takes about 10 to 15 minutes. For the 4.0-liter V8, it takes a little bit longer,” due to having to install two turbo pressure sensors, two intake pressure sensors, and one camshaft signal sensor.
Anchored down into the dyno room, the C63 already roars loud enough for Wallace to “pussy out” and wear noise-cancelling headphones (which you’ll want to do upon watching this video; it’s not safe for ears). The second pass reveals the beast is generating 553.7 ps (545.9 bhp), more power than Mercedes-AMG is letting on, according to Wallace.
Once the chip’s Beast Race Mode was activated on the third pass, though, the result is a mind-blowing (and ear-splitting) 625.7 ps (616.9 bhp) and 830.9 Nm (612.8 lb-ft) of torque, more than what Wallace’s AMG GTS “ever ran with Renntech.” In short, this C63 went from hardcore to “ridiculous,” and Wallace couldn’t be more giddy about the upgrade.
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