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what can i do to make my car better?

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Old 11-03-2008, 06:57 PM
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what can i do to make my car better?

i pretty much have like a stock 1995 c220. i am not gonna lie i don't know much about what i can do which is why i am asking.
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Make it better? in what way? make it look good? make it faster? o just simply make the car running good?
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You can take excellent care of it, use the correct oils and fluids.
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You can take excellent care of it, use the correct oils and fluids.
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well yes faster would be one thing i want to do. i am getting my windows tinted also.
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Not really cost effective to make it "faster", there aren't many things you are going to do to it that will make a big difference besides custom turbo etc. Almost better off to sell it and go for a c36 or c43.

You could drop some weight off it, and you will notice a little bit of a change, but for the most part you are just better of making sure everything is being properly maintained. Track time will also help
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removing weight, like throw away your spare tire

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there is a turbo for it or you can put parts from a c230 2.3 supercharge
they have almost the same motor
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Originally Posted by buffyclk500
there is a turbo for it or you can put parts from a c230 2.3 supercharge
they have almost the same motor
No, you cannot unless you want your engine to be a paperweight.

Even so, my earlier comment was not a joke, excellent maintenance can yield excellent improvements in performance, especially if the prior service was questionable.
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removing weight, like throw away your spare tire
What are you continually putting up happy faces about?
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Originally Posted by Untertürkheim
No, you cannot unless you want your engine to be a paperweight.

Even so, my earlier comment was not a joke, excellent maintenance can yield excellent improvements in performance, especially if the prior service was questionable.
I took your comment seriously. Too many people short change themselves using poor lubricants or stretching out maintenance.

I will be honest, I am not familiar with the C220 engine. But I'm sure there are some tweaks that could yield a modest boost in performance. Maybe some who has your engine will have made some mods.

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Originally Posted by Untertürkheim
No, you cannot unless you want your engine to be a paperweight.

Even so, my earlier comment was not a joke, excellent maintenance can yield excellent improvements in performance, especially if the prior service was questionable.
yes u can i had a 96 c220 and they make haeder and other bolt ons for the c230 you can use but your best bet is a turbo charger
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Originally Posted by buffyclk500
yes u can i had a 96 c220 and they make haeder and other bolt ons for the c230 you can use but your best bet is a turbo charger
Headers are one thing, also, there were two C230 models, with and without supercharger. It is quite possiblet that aftermarket headers for a 230NA engine will work on a 220. The fact is though that the 220 or 230 normally aspirated engines are very different from the forced induciton 230, which was heavily modified to cope with the stress of forced induction. If you look at the parts catalogue, no parts are interchangable.

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