Above and beyond 160 MPH
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Above and beyond 160 MPH
The engine modification I'm looking at getting is supposed to increase my top speed to over 170 mph. Looking at my speedo, I'm seeing that it only goes to 160. Will I damage the analogue dial by taking it over that? The digital readout will still be accurate I'm assuming.
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you might mess up the gears for the analog dial since it runs on a gear. you might mis-align it and your speedo will be off. The digital in theory should still work. Though if you plan to go at speeds past 170mph, I highly suggest you modify your suspension and brakes. Or better yet, get a C63 AMG.
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I'm looking at new brakes already.. In retrospect I probably should have got the AMG, considering how much cash I'm dumping into mods.. oh well, it's my first Mercedes. Next one will be AMG. The suspension shouldn't be as much of a problem here as it is in the states as German roads are far nicer than US highways. According to Kleemann, the M272 can have the vmax set wherever you want it, so I'll just set to 160 MPH instead of risking screwing up the dial, replacing the dash seems too much cost and fuss.
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The stock tires are rated to 186 MPH.
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Carlsson told me that the digital AND analogue dials would stop at 160, and 258kmh is 160.3MPH. I hit a speed limited area as I was hitting 160 so I will try again later and see if I can get the digital up to 260, which would be 161, but they told me only my tachometer would rise after 160 that not even the digital would go up.
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you might mess up the gears for the analog dial since it runs on a gear. you might mis-align it and your speedo will be off. The digital in theory should still work. Though if you plan to go at speeds past 170mph, I highly suggest you modify your suspension and brakes. Or better yet, get a C63 AMG.
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I've never noticed performance issues until ~125MPH, and that is some moderate rear shimmying during hard braking. As far as stable aerodynamics the car seems flawless at every speed. Your only enemy will be the road you're driving on.
