When I get it i'll take some pics and measure it if you want.

Erik

 

Nice pics, your ride looks great! All I need is some video of you roasting the tires in some kinda drift mode... nice.

 

Looks like you need my BBK's more than I do lol Car is looking great man-keep making the modded white w203 owners look elite

 

Well you got your wish today. I decided to drive to Canada and for some reason it wasn't loaded onto my navigation system on my truck (damn portable unit) so I had to take the Benz. Since it was just cold out (not snowing or raining) it wasn't a big deal.

Ok before I explain what differences I feel, I should note that I had a 98 SLK which is essentially the same engine in the 02 Coupes...M111 (I think it even had the same engine #) and I wasn't happy with it. I will be the first to admit it was more powerful then the 271 but it wasn't as refined, if that's the word im looking for. It was rougher. Hard to put into words.

Anyway, this upgrade I believe puts it in the same realm as the 111's power. Unlike adding nitrous (I've done that in another car) the power is felt for the whole band from lower RPMs all the way up to redline.

I noticed that redline seems to come up a lot quicker, I wasn't paying attention at one point and I hit the limiter before I knew it. I also noticed that she doesn't bleed speed as quickly. By this I mean, when you are at a certain speed, let's say 60mph, and you let go of the throttle, the time it takes for the speed to drop and how quickly it drops. This has certainly changed...it holds the speed for longer and drops speed slower. This is good, but bad if you're used to the way your car drives. I can usually guess when I need to let go in order to not get to close to a person on the highway but I noticed myself having to brake at the last minute...it happened so often that it must be the upgrade, I didn't forget how to drive the coupe overnight. On the ride home I had already compensated for the difference and now it's fine.

I think I feel the most significant change in the torque...the car pulls hard. I can get esp to turn on going straight...and not trying to drop the clutch either...just aggressive driving. I could never do this before, and I have brand new tires. I can also fishtail the car very easily (maybe too easily) when making a turn from a stop (like you would at a red light). Again, I could only do this before when my tires were worn, but now I can do it anytime I want.

My onboard accelerometer (sp?) now measures a 1-1.1ish G where as before I was closer to .75 G...so I am accelerating at a higher rate. Now I was about to hit around 1G before, but that was only at the track during really harsh driving, but never during everyday driving. I assume if I took it to the track now I could most likely hit 1.2 or higher.

As I've been told the headers give it just as much of an increase as the pulley kit does...that is where the car should really shine and I can't wait for the part to arrive. Between these two upgrades and the larger intercooler I just got, I think the coupe will finally become more of a sports coupe and less of a plain coupe.

Oh, for those wondering, so far I haven't seen a significant change in the MPG area...I'm about the same, 26-8 city, 30-32 highway.

Feel free to ask any questions. The mount for the video camera should be here in about 8 days, not sure how much longer for the headers.

Erik

 

Erik, thanks for filling us in with the updates. Sounds really promising.

drex

 

the trunk badges are 1.5" too high...or did you do that intentionally?

otherwise looking very good.

 

topline automobile installed the kleemann kit and the badges. they are pretty high....dont know what to do. maybe i could order a set of emblems again and redo the install if it continues to bother me. thanks for the update frank

 

foreal need a bbk badly too

 

you can take them off and buy 3M automotive doubleside tapes and re stick them. just align them with some tape of some sort when you do it. takes some time tho.

 

here's a pic of my engine covers

 

Why does everybody not paint the part in between the valve cover and the end cap on the engine?

Erik

 

i can also vouch what he is experiencing!

 

Does covers are gold, where they overheated? Did you let yayo near your car?

 

thirded - though i did lose 1-1.5 mpgs city/fwy from doing headers.. yeah most of you probably know why :\.

flip

 

For the mechanically impaired, where might that be?

 

jus something different to stand out....whether it be good or bad. still get mixed responses. thinking of doing red

 

flip has a heavy foot

 

yeh man same here. kinda of thinkn of doing red also... hehehe

 

I just have a fat one

Erik

 

Did you also get the slight probing feeling when the green guys...oh nevermind

Erik

 

Just a joke. They look good in gold. They just reminded me of the color of the overhearted calipers in Yayo thread.

 

You HAD to be there...

 

UPDATE:

Went to MotorWerks today to drop off a part to get painted:



And I found out that my headers were in:




The install will take place on Monday the 13th, I'll post pics and videos and hopefully a dyno.

Erik

 

Things are about to get very interesting! Congrats.

 

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this thread is such a tease.