RenVilo

Hi guys,

I have a few questions if someone has some time to spare

1. My car is still under motorplan. I would like to find out should the dealership upgrade my maps for free or will it be out of my pocket?

2. Will I hear a sound difference if I install a performance filter?

3. I had a Focus ST that was modded and it made a lovely popping sound. Is it possible to get that on the Merc?

ps: Driving a 2008 C350

tx

thebeast555

1. Nav update is not included in warranty and not free .
2. Not sure, i assume no.
3. X-Pipe is probably the cheapest thing that will make it roar, not pop.

RenVilo

Cool tx beast. I miss that popping sound

RenVilo

Just found this:


Have to say it does sound nice

Car is still under motorplan for a year. Can I remove some restrictions on the stock exhaust or will that cause the motorplan to expire (and also drone is a big issue for me)

C300Sport

Nav updates will cost you, oiled cotton filters may give you a tiny bit more induction noise while a CAI setup will give you even more, the x-pipe will give you exhaust popping/gurgling on cold startup but you will need to remove secondary cats and mufflers to get a "loud" car.

dol4er

Does anyone know how long a nav update takes to be completed? The dealer told me that it takes 4-5 hours which sounds ridiculous. How is it possible?

vipsa

For the NAV udpate, just buy the disk yourself and update it. No need to have the Dealership do it. For the popping, do X-pipe and post cat resonators delete ( they're NOT secondary CATs like so many people refer to them).

dol4er

I am entitled to get free nav updates for 3 years but I have to leave the car at the dealership to do the updates. However, I don't want to leave it there for 5 hours, just for a nav update. I am pretty sure that it shouldn't take more than 30 minutes. Does anyone know how long it takes?

Citation Driver

Let the dealer do it. I received 3 discs to update my wife's Volvo S60. The instructions said it would take up to 4 hrs and the car needed to be where it could see the satellites and engine running or on external power source. The dealer did it free while I drove their loaner car.
Nav updates are more likely from same data provider.

Thaa kiid Jlee

to get that popping sound, i removed my secondary cats, xpiped my resonator and installed magnaflow mufflers. it does drone though.

RenVilo

I would love a popping sound but only on condition that there's no droning and it doesn't void my motorplan.

But thanks for the info

ps: I did read that installing a Xpipe doesn't void the motorplan, is this true?