My 230k SS Project! :)
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DIY~~~~~~~~~~ PAINT BREAK CALIPERS
Less than a week ago I decided to finally paint my calipers.
I was very indecisive between blue and red, but went with red because it matched the big red tail lights.
I only had time to do my front two, but I have more than enough for the back 2 on another free day.
Went over to autozone and picked up some dupli color caliper paint kit
it was like 17$
Easy steps--------------
Step one: Jack up car both sides of front end
Step two: Remove Wheels
Step three: scrub the **** outta ur dirty calipers
- wire brush and caliper cleaner spray, I bought 2 cleaner bottles you will need more than one if they are pretty dirty like mine where
Step Four: Tape surrounding area and paint away!
Mine was painted with a brush, it wasnt a spray can. The paint is very forgiving to novice painters. It dries glossy and smooth! I decided to keep the Mercedes benz font in the middle of the caliper, its not a 100% perfect rectangle, Ill fix it up with some masking tape and paint when I do my back calipers...
Step Six: lay down 2-3 coats, 20 min between coats
Then un-mask and enjoy your work!
A few days later, with some dirty wheels!
I was very indecisive between blue and red, but went with red because it matched the big red tail lights.
I only had time to do my front two, but I have more than enough for the back 2 on another free day.
Went over to autozone and picked up some dupli color caliper paint kit
it was like 17$
Easy steps--------------
Step one: Jack up car both sides of front end
Step two: Remove Wheels
Step three: scrub the **** outta ur dirty calipers
- wire brush and caliper cleaner spray, I bought 2 cleaner bottles you will need more than one if they are pretty dirty like mine where
Step Four: Tape surrounding area and paint away!
Mine was painted with a brush, it wasnt a spray can. The paint is very forgiving to novice painters. It dries glossy and smooth! I decided to keep the Mercedes benz font in the middle of the caliper, its not a 100% perfect rectangle, Ill fix it up with some masking tape and paint when I do my back calipers...
Step Six: lay down 2-3 coats, 20 min between coats
Then un-mask and enjoy your work!
A few days later, with some dirty wheels!
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Thanks so much, appreciate it. Great DIY. I am going to go to auto zone and buy the paint and cleaner right now and do it tomorrow. Thanks so much
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Easier thing to do would be to paint the whole caliper and get some rub-on MB decals from fleabay. You can even pick what color you want for the decals.
Just something to think about...
Just something to think about...
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Had a LONG week of driving in my 230k SS and man I love this car! always will
drove to palm springs (desert) and was able to reach 130+ mph late night on the ride home. Have hit really high speeds on the 60 freeway on some late nights hehe
Heres some pics before the sun set on my way to palm springs
Then When I got back to my home in Orange County I set off to Big Bear for a few days with some family. Wasnt much snow but the snorboarding was still great, My summer ZR tires handled Ice and some snow pretty nicely! Plus coming down the mountain with little traffic is nice in sport mode
Heres a pic of my ride with some family on the ride up
One thing I noticed, when the temp dropped below 30 and frost was on my car, my plasti dipped rims turned a flat grey/charcoal color
I actually liked the look but once I got back to 50f+ weather the black color returned.. interesting
Got some decent mileage on the trip back
drove to palm springs (desert) and was able to reach 130+ mph late night on the ride home. Have hit really high speeds on the 60 freeway on some late nights hehe
Heres some pics before the sun set on my way to palm springs
Then When I got back to my home in Orange County I set off to Big Bear for a few days with some family. Wasnt much snow but the snorboarding was still great, My summer ZR tires handled Ice and some snow pretty nicely! Plus coming down the mountain with little traffic is nice in sport mode
Heres a pic of my ride with some family on the ride up
One thing I noticed, when the temp dropped below 30 and frost was on my car, my plasti dipped rims turned a flat grey/charcoal color
I actually liked the look but once I got back to 50f+ weather the black color returned.. interesting
Got some decent mileage on the trip back
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Man, those plasti dipped rims and grille might be the ticket for my ride. Trying to be all black like BlkBenz08. Love how you painted the calipers as well. That plasti dip seems to be holding up well. No cracks or peeling. Good job!!
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rims hold up solid, and I finally got around to painting my back calipers as well
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The body shop that fixed my car this last time told me the previous work done on the car wasnt properly done and they cant fix the hood because it wasnt related to the accident
its very slight but yes u can tell barely if you look at the alignment 
Thanks! Sounding very aggressive now too
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This morning my friend Este and I went to his uncles buddy's exhaust shop.
I was pretty set on a dual exhaust but I didnt want to go through all the trouble of cutting another outlet and messing with the stock bumper.
I went with a single exhaust tip, I got a Borla Pro XS, and man I love it!
My old exhaust getting chopped
Chopped.... anyone wanna buy a stock stainless exhaust?
Fitting the Borla to my liking
Underview
Finished product
I really enjoy the purr, Start up sounds like a completely different car
Most of the growl is around 2-5k and sounds much deeper than the stock exhaust
Feels much quicker! Im gunna go back in a few weeks to get wider 3.5'' pipes all the way
Quick question though guys, Is there a resonator? if so where? The shop said there wasnt one..
I was pretty set on a dual exhaust but I didnt want to go through all the trouble of cutting another outlet and messing with the stock bumper.
I went with a single exhaust tip, I got a Borla Pro XS, and man I love it!
My old exhaust getting chopped
Chopped.... anyone wanna buy a stock stainless exhaust?
Fitting the Borla to my liking
Underview
Finished product
I really enjoy the purr, Start up sounds like a completely different car
Most of the growl is around 2-5k and sounds much deeper than the stock exhaust
Feels much quicker! Im gunna go back in a few weeks to get wider 3.5'' pipes all the way
Quick question though guys, Is there a resonator? if so where? The shop said there wasnt one..
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The dude at the shop said it would increase the flow and noise, but then again he only spoke spanish and my spanish isnt perfect lol
If I cut one cat do you think it would pass smog? would there be any benefit?
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The 1.8 does not have enough flow to benefit from larger exhaust piping. In fact you will lose back pressure which in terms kill your low end torque. Also larger pipe does not = more flow, when your engine cannot produce enough exhaust velocity you actually loose performance because the exhaust flow is sent into a larger pipe that it cannot fulfill which when your exhaust velocity slows down you air intake also slows down.
My explaination is fairly crude, so you'll want to look it up yourself.
Also, sound clip please...finally someone went with Borla instead of magna-drone....i mean flow. Been saying Borla is much higher in quality for years.
My explaination is fairly crude, so you'll want to look it up yourself.
Also, sound clip please...finally someone went with Borla instead of magna-drone....i mean flow. Been saying Borla is much higher in quality for years.
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[quote=FrankW;4992243]The 1.8 does not have enough flow to benefit from larger exhaust piping. In fact you will lose back pressure which in terms kill your low end torque. Also larger pipe does not = more flow, when your engine cannot produce enough exhaust velocity you actually loose performance because the exhaust flow is sent into a larger pipe that it cannot fulfill which when your exhaust velocity slows down you air intake also slows down. quote]
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The 1.8 does not have enough flow to benefit from larger exhaust piping. In fact you will lose back pressure which in terms kill your low end torque. Also larger pipe does not = more flow, when your engine cannot produce enough exhaust velocity you actually loose performance because the exhaust flow is sent into a larger pipe that it cannot fulfill which when your exhaust velocity slows down you air intake also slows down.
My explaination is fairly crude, so you'll want to look it up yourself.
Also, sound clip please...finally someone went with Borla instead of magna-drone....i mean flow. Been saying Borla is much higher in quality for years.
My explaination is fairly crude, so you'll want to look it up yourself.
Also, sound clip please...finally someone went with Borla instead of magna-drone....i mean flow. Been saying Borla is much higher in quality for years.
The only reason I was thinking about wider pipes was because my friend was gunna get them on his 3 speed and the exhaust guy said it would be nice on mine too, plus he has amazing deals that I wouldent want to pass up on hehe..
So not enough back pressure for the piping, what about removing a cat? Anything for that matter lol im looking for performance upgrades or just upgrades in general and I know you have quite a bit of knowledge on that subject
Ill put a clip up soon!
such an improvement over stock!
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the performance gain from removing the cat on the 1.8 is insignificant. if you want performance look for the kleemann header + their high flow cat.
btw, i'm gonna correct myself here on the back pressure losing torque btw. what i meant to say is that by going to a piping that is too large for the car's own good you lose "exhaust velocity" which is the main reason for losing power & torque. all because your exhaust system becomes inefficient at extracting exhaust waste from the combustion chamber.
all engine will ultimately perform better when you have a free flow exhaust system that reduce back pressure and increases exhaust velocity.
btw, i'm gonna correct myself here on the back pressure losing torque btw. what i meant to say is that by going to a piping that is too large for the car's own good you lose "exhaust velocity" which is the main reason for losing power & torque. all because your exhaust system becomes inefficient at extracting exhaust waste from the combustion chamber.
all engine will ultimately perform better when you have a free flow exhaust system that reduce back pressure and increases exhaust velocity.
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your best bet is to do what Charlie has done to his ccoupe. kleemann header + cat, 2.5" cat-back, tune, and maybe Brabus or Carlsson pulley kit for the M271 if you can find them for cheap. you may be looking at a healthy 35 crank increase. I remember both Brabus and Carlsson rated their C230 ver. 1.8 at around 250hp with all the performance upgrades.
