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Old 12-14-2012, 12:28 PM
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where do I start with my upgrades

I have a 2008 c300 sport and i want to increase the performance and I dont know where to start. I live in austin and want to have someone do the work. These are some of my ideas

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supercharger
intake
exhaust
tune

the car is a 6speed manual and i love driving it I just want more out of it without throwing money away. Or causing any problems to my car.

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Performance mods are very expensive, and dont really do much based on most peoples feedback on our cars. Only way to get some real gains is a turbo of sc out of bmws/mercedes. most common mods are the tune/intake/exhaust, check around the forums and you will see the feedback for such mods.
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I have a 2008 c300 sport and i want to increase the performance and I dont know where to start. I live in austin and want to have someone do the work. These are some of my ideas

chip
supercharger
intake
exhaust
tune

the car is a 6speed manual and i love driving it I just want more out of it without throwing money away. Or causing any problems to my car.

You're not getting a supercharger or a turbo without throwing a lot of money away. Unfortunately there are just no options out there for forced induction on our M272 engines. There's a turbo C350 out there, but it's a 1-off job for a professional athlete who will not disclose any information. Buying a C63 would be cheaper...
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not to rain on your parade, but you have the wrong car to modify performance wise
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You need a limited slip differential if anything, it will improve handling and acceleration.

Maybe Wavetrac or Quaife if they make one for the W204.
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And a good air filter is the most common mod for this car
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Lowered on H&R Super Sports-Eurocharged ECU-
X Pipe-K&N- Sprint Booster- HID - where do i go to get these things
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You won’t get any performance with the X-pipe but your exhaust will sound nice, you can get that done in your local muffler shop, K&N filters and the spring you can order it on line.
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You won’t get any performance with the X-pipe but your exhaust will sound nice, you can get that done in your local muffler shop, K&N filters and the spring you can order it on line.
It does either increase the throttle response or gives a tiny bit of power with the Magnaflow X pipe. (2.25 inch will fit nicely)

K&N filters are good, however, because its oil based which will mess up the MAF sensor.

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