ADZTEE

Please help how much horse power is in the c320 vs the c230 ? Reply to atrenberth@y7mail.com if possible

AdidasC230

its this thing called google or msn autos or mbusa.com

LILBENZ230

Are you just trying to get suspended/banned?

2002 C230 - 192HP, 200TQ 2.3L I4
2003-2005 C230 - 189HP, 192TQ 1.8L I4
2006-2007 C230 - 201hp, 181TQ 2.5L V6

2001-2005 C320 - 215HP, 221TQ 3.2L V6.

tommy

Add aftermarket suspension pulley and chip - best of the bunch. The other cars don't have a similar low-cost option.

LILBENZ230

The best of the bunch is the M272 in the 2007, mated with a 6MT instead of that stupid 7G. The M111 would be the last choice.

tommy

Depends on what you say "best" is. I'm talking hp/lb, you're probably talking refinement. If I want refinement, I'll get a Lexus, and fall asleep while driving.

e1000

I think he means the M272 3.5L..... although, some would then argue that a C55 exists.

tommy

Gotcha, you're right. My bad. I do wonder what the respective hp/lb rates would be in comparison.

But really, the M111 is worse than the M271? Please put down the crack pipe.

LILBENZ230

My only experience with the M111 was in a W202. It didn't seem all that different than the M271, so I guess it really is a wash in those two. Neither are the best picks.. the best pick would be the C55 as Eric pointed out engine wise. But I'd still take a C350 6MT over it.

Glyn M Ruck

Go work for dealer = bad attitude & suspect aptitude.

He's been requested to behave by a number of mods.

Skating on very thin ice.

LILBENZ230

It has gotten noticeably worse since going to work for a dealer. If that's what working for a dealer does to people it explains why 99% of the collective experiences with dealers on this forum are strongly negative.

tommy

Well, if we're expanding the possibilities, I say shoehorn an SLS engine into the last year of the coupe, and strengthen the manny to handle the torque.

ADZTEE

Thanks for the input guys, well 99% of you. Would anyone know mods for the w203 c320

Glyn M Ruck

Very limited. Headers, throttle body, resonator delete, ECU tune etc - expensive for very little gain. If you want more power buy a C32 with a blower.

e1000

IMO, tough to say what was a better engine, the M111 or the M271. M111 responded better to mods but was less refined to the point that some said it sounded like a lawnmower. Not very Mercedes like. haha. M272 3.5L was a great engine, the only thing is that it really didn't match up with it's peers very well.