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07-23-2002, 05:02 AM
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anyone have any good links for c230 kompressor. im lookin to do a lot of things to my car, so i wanna make a list of things to get before i start anything. so anything with engine (air intakes, ECU, S/C pullies, intercoolers), body (rear with dual exhaust outlets, front with space 2 see the intercooler 
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, sides), and anything else
07-26-2002, 01:12 PM
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Evosport has quite a few products on their website. http://www.evosport.com
07-26-2002, 01:43 PM
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There isn't any one site that will give you all the available parts. For example there are 8 companies selling pulleys and each with their own dealer network. A few companies selling chips, body kits, wheels. The most complete and also one of the most expensive is Renntech as they have every item you mentioned.
07-27-2002, 01:44 AM
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There's someone else out there is even more expensive...
try Barbus' website: http://www.brabus-usa.com/main.html and MKB's website:http://www.mkb-power.de/start_e.php4 , they are priced way too high!!!
07-27-2002, 02:01 AM
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Yes, you can't appreciate the value in some products until you seen what Brabus and Renntech charge, then everything else seem like a bargain. The problem is when you come from a Mustang or ricer and even the cheapest of MB performance stuff seems insane.
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07-27-2002, 02:52 AM
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The only intercoolers I know for the coupe are from Vaeth and Renntech and they are very, very, very expensive at around $5k. Opera Design has one for $500 but it's for the older SLKs, I've never asked them if they make one for the Coupe or newer SLKs yet. Randy (Renncpe) and Mark Cummins are working on affordable solutions. One person, ReigerSLK (Jame Wei) did a Spearco core for $380 but it cost him about $1,500 total to have end tanks made and all the piping including a custom intake. It does look good though. I asked Spearco if they would make a custom size core for us and they are too busy and didn't want to. The problem is the demand is not there yet, once more people get pulleys and need the intercooler the demand will pick up.
What these tuners claim is 20hp (Renntech and Vaeth) and 15hp (Opera Design). I have not seen a dyno on any of these solutions so who knows at where these improvements are and how testing was done.
What these tuners claim is 20hp (Renntech and Vaeth) and 15hp (Opera Design). I have not seen a dyno on any of these solutions so who knows at where these improvements are and how testing was done.
07-27-2002, 11:11 PM
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A few points on the Intercooler upgrade
One big thing I noticed from owning this car is that the lower grill inlet to the intercooler is rather small. Its OK when cruising but in heavy stop and go traffic, its not enough. I saw the AMG bumper cover on the European models have a much larger opening which will help but its not on the US spec. I wonder if anyone can get these here. As for the MKB intercooler, they have one but its part of the upgrade package that is not cheap. Check their website page out and the intercooler is the first photo shown: http://www.mkb-tuning.de/content_e/p...anceParts.html
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