More Info on KLEEMANN K23 Tunning Kit Needed
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Originally Posted by white_w203
i must be trippin. 
i thought kleemann didn't sell/make them anymore. you'll be happy with your kleemann mods 
i thought kleemann didn't sell/make them anymore. you'll be happy with your kleemann mods Thanks, I hope I'm happy with it, otherwise that's quite a bit of money down the drain
Erik
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Originally Posted by mig888
i thought this was nearly blatantly obvious, unless you were using sarcasm
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I C, just for the show, right?
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Originally Posted by drexappeal
Oh, didn't even realize they weren't yours, flip!...LOL.
I C, just for the show, right?
I C, just for the show, right?
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Originally Posted by Blake P
Um, no...they're the prototype that Carlab made and Jose is using. Since Carlab is not a sponsor here, not much else can be said about it.
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Originally Posted by drexappeal
Gotcha, Blake. I thought that maybe they were the Kleeman headers and that Jose put them on just for the show. Weren't the one's flip had made black? or were those just the initial prototype?
. Matched the sportyness of the engine bay that way 
. These are an improved version of the existing prototype.flip
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Originally Posted by mig888
I got tired of the black pretty quickly - I sandblasted them and had them metallicized after 2 days. . Matched the sportyness of the engine bay that way . These are an improved version of the existing prototype.
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. Matched the sportyness of the engine bay that way . These are an improved version of the existing prototype.flip
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Originally Posted by mig888
I've posted a few videos on streetfire . The links are found on mbklasse though.
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. The links are found on mbklasse though.flip
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Originally Posted by mig888
I got tired of the black pretty quickly - I sandblasted them and had them metallicized after 2 days. . Matched the sportyness of the engine bay that way . These are an improved version of the existing prototype.
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. Matched the sportyness of the engine bay that way . These are an improved version of the existing prototype.flip
I'll let you know when I've got the $$$ ready.
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Originally Posted by mig888
i thought this was nearly blatantly obvious, unless you were using sarcasm
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Ok guys the kit is installed...
The Good:
1. The headers have already shipped out, I should have them in a few weeks (they are shipped from Germany).
2. I have some pictures and some videos (including in-car video).
3. My kit came with both the side Kleemann and rear Kleemann logos free (a total of 3 badges).
4. I wasn't worried about my car...the first lift had a Ferrari, the second had a Bently, then came my lowely coupe
5. All I can say is holy #$@%.
The Bad:
1. It was snowing when I left today and nearly died getting there because I had essentially slicks for rear tires (you'll see in the pics).
2. I don't have as many pics or movies as I'd like because I left the camera in the car during the install and it was too high on the lift to reach (I got 4 new tires as well).
3. I did not get my car dyno'd. The weather prevented us from getting the car to the dyno shop and I didn't want to wait for the install. Sorry.
I'll post pics and videos sometime today...I need to take the video's off my camcorder and DIVX them or else nobody will download and I won't have the server space to host them. Sorry about the #$%#$ pictures, like I said I left the camera in the car, so they are mostly cameraphone pics. I'll also explain a bit more about the install when I post the pics.
Erik
The Good:
1. The headers have already shipped out, I should have them in a few weeks (they are shipped from Germany).
2. I have some pictures and some videos (including in-car video).
3. My kit came with both the side Kleemann and rear Kleemann logos free (a total of 3 badges).
4. I wasn't worried about my car...the first lift had a Ferrari, the second had a Bently, then came my lowely coupe
5. All I can say is holy #$@%.
The Bad:
1. It was snowing when I left today and nearly died getting there because I had essentially slicks for rear tires (you'll see in the pics).
2. I don't have as many pics or movies as I'd like because I left the camera in the car during the install and it was too high on the lift to reach (I got 4 new tires as well).
3. I did not get my car dyno'd. The weather prevented us from getting the car to the dyno shop and I didn't want to wait for the install. Sorry.
I'll post pics and videos sometime today...I need to take the video's off my camcorder and DIVX them or else nobody will download and I won't have the server space to host them. Sorry about the #$%#$ pictures, like I said I left the camera in the car, so they are mostly cameraphone pics. I'll also explain a bit more about the install when I post the pics.
Erik
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Here's the pics and videos I have from my cameraphone, again sorry about the quality.
Car on the lift:
Kleemann Box:
Car on the lift without rims:
I wasn't kidding about bald tires:
Try driving 2 hours in the show with these::
The shop:
Videos:
Both are the same, an old SEC with a v12 conversion!
.3g2 - smaller size, sound (just airgun noise), plays in Quicktime
.avi - larger size, no sound, plays in Windows Media Player
1. Benz.3g2
2. Benz.avi
I'll have the camcorder video up in a few hours (sometime before Midnight )
Erik
Car on the lift:
Kleemann Box:
Car on the lift without rims:
I wasn't kidding about bald tires:
Try driving 2 hours in the show with these::
The shop:
Videos:
Both are the same, an old SEC with a v12 conversion!
.3g2 - smaller size, sound (just airgun noise), plays in Quicktime
.avi - larger size, no sound, plays in Windows Media Player
1. Benz.3g2
2. Benz.avi
I'll have the camcorder video up in a few hours (sometime before Midnight
)Erik
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Ok, I got 2 videos done...the first is the trip up to the shop, it's about a minute long. The second video is about a minute and a half and has a quick shot of the kit and then a few attempts at getting how the car drives on video.
The first launch was hindered by the ESP, the second launch was much more conservative. Keep in mind I'm trying to drive, shift, look at the road in front of me, and hold the camera with half a hand...so don't make fun of my shifting abilities or anything.
The last part of the second video is me going from 60mph to 80mph in 6th gear.
Preview Picture:
Videos:
1. Drive to MotorWerks ~ 1 Minute ~ 9 MB Divx
2. Kit + In car video ~ 1.5 Minutes ~ 11.5 MB Divx
1. Drive To MotorWerks
2. In Car
If you have any problems or questions, feel free to ask. As I said before the headers have shipped and should arrive in a week or two...I'll have more videos of that as well, and then a final Dyno.
Erik
The first launch was hindered by the ESP, the second launch was much more conservative. Keep in mind I'm trying to drive, shift, look at the road in front of me, and hold the camera with half a hand...so don't make fun of my shifting abilities or anything.
The last part of the second video is me going from 60mph to 80mph in 6th gear.Preview Picture:
Videos:
1. Drive to MotorWerks ~ 1 Minute ~ 9 MB Divx
2. Kit + In car video ~ 1.5 Minutes ~ 11.5 MB Divx
1. Drive To MotorWerks
2. In Car
If you have any problems or questions, feel free to ask. As I said before the headers have shipped and should arrive in a week or two...I'll have more videos of that as well, and then a final Dyno.
Erik
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Couldn't view the videos with Quicktime or Windows Media Player, sound only.
Also, after your headers are intstalled, do you plan to have your ECU re-tuned to get the most from your new mods? Apparently Kleemann is now working on ECU settings that will get optimal gains from the pulley/header kits. CMoriart on "the other forum" has his car at Kleeman now doing the testing and it should be done any day, according to him. The gains they are speculating from the whole pulley/header/ECU sound quite impressive (+50-55hp from stock).
EDIT: I see that you participated in the thread over there where CMoriart discussed it, so hopefully you're already working on this.
Also, after your headers are intstalled, do you plan to have your ECU re-tuned to get the most from your new mods? Apparently Kleemann is now working on ECU settings that will get optimal gains from the pulley/header kits. CMoriart on "the other forum" has his car at Kleeman now doing the testing and it should be done any day, according to him. The gains they are speculating from the whole pulley/header/ECU sound quite impressive (+50-55hp from stock).
EDIT: I see that you participated in the thread over there where CMoriart discussed it, so hopefully you're already working on this.
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Originally Posted by Blake P
Couldn't view the videos with Quicktime or Windows Media Player, sound only.
Also, after your headers are intstalled, do you plan to have your ECU re-tuned to get the most from your new mods? Apparently Kleemann is now working on ECU settings that will get optimal gains from the pulley/header kits. CMoriart on "the other forum" has his car at Kleeman now doing the testing and it should be done any day, according to him. The gains they are speculating from the whole pulley/header/ECU sound quite impressive (+50-55hp from stock).
EDIT: I see that you participated in the thread over there where CMoriart discussed it, so hopefully you're already working on this.
Also, after your headers are intstalled, do you plan to have your ECU re-tuned to get the most from your new mods? Apparently Kleemann is now working on ECU settings that will get optimal gains from the pulley/header kits. CMoriart on "the other forum" has his car at Kleeman now doing the testing and it should be done any day, according to him. The gains they are speculating from the whole pulley/header/ECU sound quite impressive (+50-55hp from stock).
EDIT: I see that you participated in the thread over there where CMoriart discussed it, so hopefully you're already working on this.
As far as the ECU, I haven't talked about it with them, I figure once they are on we can decide what to do, I'm sure Kleemann will tell us.
If you still are having problems with the videos, I can send you the non divx version...it's a much larger file, but if you're really interested, let me know.
Erik
