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Old Apr 23, 2009 | 05:14 PM
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umm so did anyone actually do this, is it available for the c300 6-speed, and how were the results?...
i've done it on all 3 of my cars but none of them are W204...
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Old Apr 23, 2009 | 09:03 PM
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Hi Guy's

Well as I said before on 04/07/09 I sent my ECU from my 2009 C-350 7 Sp Auto W204 to SI to program it. after I received it four day's later because I told Jesse not to ship the ECU untill I was back from vacation.
so once I received the ECU I put it back in the car and to my surprise the car did not start so I called Jesse to inform him of my problem and after discussing the issue he said that it might be the Immobilizer that's what he called it and to send the ECU back so he can flash that section so after 2 day's I got it back and I installed it again and again the car did not start so again I call Jesse and told him the same issue was there and to my surprise he did not know why the car would not start since he has programed other W204's with out any problems so I had to call road side to bring the car to the dealer and after they check they told me that the ECU was defective and needed to be replaced and once they did the car started up so I informed this to Jesse and they are refunding me back my money. Now I like to give people the benefit and maybe the program did not work because for 2009 some new software was applied by MB but if thats the case Jesse should of known this I think...
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Old Apr 23, 2009 | 09:16 PM
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Great update. Thanks for sharing
Sorry for your bad luck.
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Old Apr 23, 2009 | 09:25 PM
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Great update. Thanks for sharing
Sorry for your bad luck.

Thanks

Looks like my car was the tester.....
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Old Apr 23, 2009 | 10:51 PM
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I got turned on by the price, but i guess I will have to wait a bit more @@

Just went to their website and saw it:
**************************************** PLEASE READ THIS URGENT MESSAGE ***********************************************

SPEEDINNOVATION AND ANY AGENTS WILL NOT APPEAR PERSONALLY AT ANY CAR EVENTS, SHOWS, AND ANY EVENTS WHERE THERE IS LACK OF SECURITY DUE TO CRIMINAL DEATH THREATS INVOLVING STAFF MEMBERS. ANY INFORMATION YOU MAY HAVE SHOULD BE FORWARD AND DIRECTED TO YOUR LOCAL POLICE DEPARTMENT DETECTIVES AGENCY.

ALL PUBLIC INFORMATION SUCH AS PHONE RECORDS,EMAIL, INTERNET POSTINGS AND CONVERSATIONS WILL BE PROVIDED TO FURTHER INVESTAGATE THE THREATS THOROUGHLY AND ANY INDIVIDUALS FOUND THAT EITHER WITHHELD, CONSPIRED OR HAVE INFORMATION OR INVOLVEMENT CAN AND WILL BE A SUBJECT IN THIS INVESTIGATION.

WE ASK THAT ANY INFORMATION YOU MAY TO PLEASE PROVIDE THE INFORMATION TO US OR TO YOUR LOCAL OR STATE POLICE DEPARTMENT. THE STAFF MEMBERS INVOLVED ARE REAL PEOPLE WITH REAL LIVES AND FAMILIES JUST LIKE YOU, AGAIN ANY INFORMATION LEADING TO THE ARREST AND PROSECUTION OF THESE INDIVIDUALS WILL SAVE A LIFE.

WE THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR COOPERATION AND REMEMBER THIS WILL SAVE LIVES.

LOS ANGELES POLICE DEPARTMENT LAPD HEADQUARTERS

150 N. Los Angeles St.
Los Angeles, CA 90012

LAPD PHONE # 1-877-275-5273

SPANISH PHONE # 213-928-8222

************************************************** ************************************************** ************************

TO SKIP THIS MESSAGE AND CONTINUE CLICK HERE ........

Interesting :S

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Old Apr 24, 2009 | 05:04 AM
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Old Apr 24, 2009 | 05:13 AM
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VForce09, sorry to hear it didn't work out for you. happens from time to time. I have their tune on my C32 and i love it. will consider tuning the 350 when MB decides to put the 300hp unit into the 204. lol

onizuka, lol...yea i've heard about hate threats on them because they tune the car very well and at a very competitive price.
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Old Apr 24, 2009 | 09:07 AM
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frank, is your w203 a 6-speed?...
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Old Apr 24, 2009 | 09:54 AM
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Originally Posted by FrankW
VForce09, sorry to hear it didn't work out for you. happens from time to time. I have their tune on my C32 and i love it. will consider tuning the 350 when MB decides to put the 300hp unit into the 204. lol

onizuka, lol...yea i've heard about hate threats on them because they tune the car very well and at a very competitive price.

Thanks Frank

Jesse did tell me that there comming out with a plug and play programmer and if that happens I just might try It......
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Old Apr 24, 2009 | 04:18 PM
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frank, is your w203 a 6-speed?...
the 203 is a C32 AMG, so only has a 5spd auto.
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Old Apr 24, 2009 | 05:15 PM
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Originally Posted by FrankW
i've heard about hate threats on them because they tune the car very well and at a very competitive price.
Well, I guess that's better than getting death threats because they are damaging their customers cars. That was my first thought when I read that.
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Old Apr 26, 2009 | 10:30 PM
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Originally Posted by VFORCE09
Hi:

Does any body know about Speed Innovation Performance Tuning and how reliable are they?

The reason I ask is because I'm new to the C-350 and I don't know that much about tuning a Mercedes. I have used the search section to fined out about tuning company's but I don't see any Speed Innovation info.

Thanks...
Sorry to hear about the bad news!

I heard alot of rumors on the boards about Speed innovation. You should talk with a guy name Travis from Powerchip. i guess Jessie worked for him and stole some files and started trying to tune. he also blew up 4 other guys engines. Take a peaky on the board. Very shade guy.

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Old Apr 26, 2009 | 10:31 PM
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Originally Posted by VFORCE09
Thanks Frank

Jesse did tell me that there comming out with a plug and play programmer and if that happens I just might try It......
If you want chip tuning. Call Power Chip. They have a good reputation.
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Old Apr 26, 2009 | 10:31 PM
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Originally Posted by Onizuka
I got turned on by the price, but i guess I will have to wait a bit more @@

Just went to their website and saw it:
**************************************** PLEASE READ THIS URGENT MESSAGE ***********************************************

SPEEDINNOVATION AND ANY AGENTS WILL NOT APPEAR PERSONALLY AT ANY CAR EVENTS, SHOWS, AND ANY EVENTS WHERE THERE IS LACK OF SECURITY DUE TO CRIMINAL DEATH THREATS INVOLVING STAFF MEMBERS. ANY INFORMATION YOU MAY HAVE SHOULD BE FORWARD AND DIRECTED TO YOUR LOCAL POLICE DEPARTMENT DETECTIVES AGENCY.

ALL PUBLIC INFORMATION SUCH AS PHONE RECORDS,EMAIL, INTERNET POSTINGS AND CONVERSATIONS WILL BE PROVIDED TO FURTHER INVESTAGATE THE THREATS THOROUGHLY AND ANY INDIVIDUALS FOUND THAT EITHER WITHHELD, CONSPIRED OR HAVE INFORMATION OR INVOLVEMENT CAN AND WILL BE A SUBJECT IN THIS INVESTIGATION.

WE ASK THAT ANY INFORMATION YOU MAY TO PLEASE PROVIDE THE INFORMATION TO US OR TO YOUR LOCAL OR STATE POLICE DEPARTMENT. THE STAFF MEMBERS INVOLVED ARE REAL PEOPLE WITH REAL LIVES AND FAMILIES JUST LIKE YOU, AGAIN ANY INFORMATION LEADING TO THE ARREST AND PROSECUTION OF THESE INDIVIDUALS WILL SAVE A LIFE.

WE THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR COOPERATION AND REMEMBER THIS WILL SAVE LIVES.

LOS ANGELES POLICE DEPARTMENT LAPD HEADQUARTERS

150 N. Los Angeles St.
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LAPD PHONE # 1-877-275-5273

SPANISH PHONE # 213-928-8222

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TO SKIP THIS MESSAGE AND CONTINUE CLICK HERE ........

Interesting :S
Was this toward Jessie? Explain.
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Old Apr 27, 2009 | 01:45 AM
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Originally Posted by MJ50
22bhp may not seem much at all compared to 272 but you will notice a difference before & after...

ur basically asking ppl "why tune ur car if u already have 270+ hp...?"
+1, 22bhp is a huge difference if the ECU tune actually gives that much.

I'm personally less inclined to do it on my w204, but on my previous cars, subtle differences of 10-30bhp were very noticeable.

Re: their tune has an extremely attractive price, but I'd honestly wait until a few others have done it before I jump the gun.

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Old May 4, 2009 | 01:41 PM
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Originally Posted by BalboaIslanddud
If you want chip tuning. Call Power Chip. They have a good reputation.
been there... done that... no comment...
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Old May 5, 2009 | 11:10 AM
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I can't imagine using a chip tuner that doesn't have OBDII port tuning technology. Coming from Audis and VWs, I find the Benz tuning world to be very disappointing.
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Old May 5, 2009 | 11:15 AM
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I can't imagine using a chip tuner that doesn't have OBDII port tuning technology. Coming from Audis and VWs, I find the Benz tuning world to be very disappointing.
it's not just a chip tuner...
even aftermarket tuners are outnumbered by audi/vw/bmw...
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