Is there an intake for the C350, I want to change the sound under acceleration,TY
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Is there an intake for the C350, I want to change the sound under acceleration,TY
Hello, I have an 09 C350 and would like to change the sound when the car is under hard acceleration ... it is a lease so an exhaust is not in the picture, my experience has been an air intake will change the sound a bit but after searching I cannot find one for our car.
The K & N Air filter by itself sounds like it will not do anything for the sound of the engine from the search I did ...
Is there an intake available for this car ?
thanks
The K & N Air filter by itself sounds like it will not do anything for the sound of the engine from the search I did ...
Is there an intake available for this car ?
thanks
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remove resonator install x pipe any muffler shop can do it... most of us use magnaflow universal xpipe 2.25 inch... heres a clip it someones car that post on this forum.. frank w my ride is almost identical enjoy
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I021FyD91NI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I021FyD91NI
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remove resonator install x pipe any muffler shop can do it... most of us use magnaflow universal xpipe 2.25 inch... heres a clip it someones car that post on this forum.. frank w my ride is almost identical enjoy
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I021FyD91NI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I021FyD91NI
thanks for the response though I do appreciate it !!
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I am with you AF, I would like a small simple mod to make it sound a little deeper. I also have a two year lease. The only other two mods i am doing is dropping it this weekend on the 18 AMG wheels and problably upgrade to 19"s or 20"s in a few months. Need a deeper sound though out of that 350!!!
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Well, I gotta agree that FrankW's car sounds great. 
Unfortunately, it would be far too loud for my wife (who drives our C every day). 
Unfortunately, it would be far too loud for my wife (who drives our C every day).
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I already tried that and it didn't work 
Seriously though my experience from my other cars is replacing the Air intake will create a different sound when accelerating ... in the case of my 330i (yrs ago) it gave the engine a deeper sound where my RX8 (again many yrs ago) it gave a strange sound.
Is there anything available for the C350 ... I have searched and turned up pretty much nothing ...
Seriously though my experience from my other cars is replacing the Air intake will create a different sound when accelerating ... in the case of my 330i (yrs ago) it gave the engine a deeper sound where my RX8 (again many yrs ago) it gave a strange sound.
Is there anything available for the C350 ... I have searched and turned up pretty much nothing ...
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I am with you AF, I would like a small simple mod to make it sound a little deeper. I also have a two year lease. The only other two mods i am doing is dropping it this weekend on the 18 AMG wheels and problably upgrade to 19"s or 20"s in a few months. Need a deeper sound though out of that 350!!!
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I would definitely be up for a good aluminum intake. (One that's not crap though) But here's what it should look like:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Merce...171|240%3A1318
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Merce...171|240%3A1318
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I would definitely be up for a good aluminum intake. (One that's not crap though) But here's what it should look like:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Merce...171|240%3A1318
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Merce...171|240%3A1318
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I would definitely be up for a good aluminum intake. (One that's not crap though) But here's what it should look like:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Merce...171|240%3A1318
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Merce...171|240%3A1318
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Every Mercedes since the 80's is equipped standard with a cold air intake! I suggest you get a K&N or BMC panel filter for the standard airbox. Extra sound means that it has to have opening and this means that you will suck in hot air. Just go with a panel filter, I had a K&N cold air intake on the TT and a panel filter and the pf was better in performance.
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Every Mercedes since the 80's is equipped standard with a cold air intake! I suggest you get a K&N or BMC panel filter for the standard airbox. Extra sound means that it has to have opening and this means that you will suck in hot air. Just go with a panel filter, I had a K&N cold air intake on the TT and a panel filter and the pf was better in performance.
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This intake design will suck mostly hot air from the engine compartment. Heat soak will rob your engine of power. Not worth the added sound, in my opinion. Been there, done that in a previous vehicle - sounded great but the car was seriously down on power on hot summer days.
Plus the oil for the foam filter will eventually build up on your mass airflow sensor filament - not good.
Plus the oil for the foam filter will eventually build up on your mass airflow sensor filament - not good.
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I think you will have to do some exhaust mods to change the sound, but if done right, it shouldn't be hard to return to stock before you have to give the car back.
You could change the tail pipes from the mufflers back to a larger diameter with bigger tips. In my experiance that will change the sound also. And that would be easy to swap back.
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That's what I did to mine and it has a nice growl to it. I noticed the deeper growl right after I had it done, and it was always around 3K RPM and above. They basically installed the larger tips and cut into the muffler slightly to create a large opening for the larger tips.
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if there were one or a simple way to do one there would've been one already for the 203. not to mention the 204.
more air volume = more sound. i haven't touched the airbox on the 204 yet, but I suspect there is also some sort of baffle inside the box to reduce noise.
more air volume = more sound. i haven't touched the airbox on the 204 yet, but I suspect there is also some sort of baffle inside the box to reduce noise.
