bigben320e

Good stuff as always Tom. Keep it coming.

Oxygen

What mods? What kind of numbers did you put down on the dyno?

turbotom1

Hey Oxygen, been a while, pm sent.

VCA_AMG

Strange dyno graphs IMO...why not plot HP & TQ over RPM? HP over MPH doesn't do much for me in plotting the power curve or visualizing it properly (maybe it's just me).

VCA_AMG

Did I shut down this thread with my question or what?

Just wanting to see a dyno graph w/HP & TQ graphed over RPM. Sorry

turbotom1

Now 4 months old and today I hit 6,000 miles.

Added a qt of oil at 2k, 4k, and now 6k. Very typical and I expect oil usage will decrease once I hit 10k-12k, as it did in my 07.

No repairs or problems to date.

Still grin every morning at the first wot of the day ..........

turbotom1

one odd thing I forgot to mention was at 5k I brought the car over to Rally Mercedes and asked for an oil change and they refused.

They claimed MB insists that dealers only change the cars oil per the service plan of 10,000 miles so I left.

Just stupid..............

turbotom1

Hit 8,000 miles last week and car immediately ask for another qt of oil, the devils lives in her !

No repairs or services, nothing !

Hat's off to AMG, 500 hp cars with racing motors offered as a practical choice for a daily driver because of its reliability.

entirely predictable experience, last one never had any problems.
https://mbworld.org/forums/cls55-amg...-problems.html

AMG 63 motors are rock solid ! ! !


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Full Throttle

Using Mercedes Benz and reliable in the same sentence is hilarious.

ced357

I want to see some vids of your beast. Post em up.

turbotom1

Sorry, dont have anything new, this is from an old thread.

http://www.youtube.com/user/TuningTe.../2/1zsL3EJzutw



JD Powers on CLS class: http://www.jdpower.com/autos/Mercede...dan/fast-facts

Yahoo on CLS class: http://autos.yahoo.com/2009_mercedes_benz_cls_class/

Ranked 8 out of 8 for super luxury cars: http://usnews.rankingsandreviews.com...edes-Benz_CLS/

Consumer guide, some problems with 06 models: http://consumerguideauto.howstuffwor...ls-class-2.htm

Edmunds Guide 06: http://www.edmunds.com/new/2009/merc...liability.html

Kelly blue book reviews: http://www.kbb.com/new-cars/mercedes...iews?id=237028


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turbotom1

So I'm driving home tonight in the right lane doing 80 when jerkoff guy passes me and swerves in front of me (normal in NY).

Watching him I never saw the mother of all potholes and bam the whole car shakes and all the door locks pop open.

have to wait for first light to see if I bent the rim.



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juicee63

What mods have you done?

Car looks great, wow.

turbotom1

Motors basically stock. Just an LSD and the ever popular evosport pully.

I was about to buy a cheap tune but Bruce at TTmotorsports tipped me off me to wait a while as the better tunes are coming down in price. Offering so many more features/changes gives him more flexibility to find the sweet spot in her.


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juicee63

I would like to share with you some of my last discoveries. The ones that have made a "performance" improvement.

Over the last 3 months I have run a wider front tire 265/30/19. The steering is much improved and the car feels more planted at higher speeds. At first I figured the 10mm difference would not be an enhancement at all. Car feels better on the street. I do also run a 295/30/19 rear .


The next improvement comes from improving the IAT sensor locale.
I had it moved a few years ago. The location the tuner chose was not ideal.

I mounted the sensor to the front bumper skirt , further away from the motor. My car can now hot lap, and it is a significant improvement .


Great looking car, I hope you are still excited to drive each day !

turbotom1

Love it everymorning, first wot comes with a big grin.

now you got me back on tires again. Car came with Bridgestone protenzas, not a brand I would buy and I have been looking for an excuse to take them off.
I like the P zero's on my 07 much better, especially in this cold weather.

Thanks for the advice !


http://www.bridgestonetire.com/tires...productID=2037

http://www.us.pirelli.com/web/catalo...pe=CAR-SUV-VAN

silvercl55

nice car!!! Bruce is the man!! He does the work on my cl55. but I definetely 2nd the idea of the open house or something like that soon. when it's not 20 degrees outside.

turbotom1

Thanks, cant wait for spring myself. We still meet every month, but just for dinner and not runs.

turbotom1

Hit 10,00 miles so brought the car in for service A. This amounts to just an oil change and a visual inspection for $315.00

Checked with the dealer and the 09 CLS63 has No Recalls or service campaigns. No issues with the car to date, no repairs.
If you don't bring it to the dealer for services they don't tell you about service campaigns and recalls. They flashed my 07 CLS63 during the service and suddenly the car was starting in 1 gear in sport mode instead of second.

Car needed one fog light replaced as the glass was shattered by a stone.

Cars running strong and loves the cold weather here !

turbotom1

Just hit 20,000 miles in a little over a year.

No repairs, breakdowns, problems or complaints, amazingly this car with a hand built >500 HP motor is as reliable as a timex.

20,250 miles, got a flat and cracked the rim. To the rescue like a caped crusader, Bruce from TTM got me another factory rim and new tires, the next day.

I didn't want one new tire mixed with three worn ones and instead TTM set me up with 4 Michelin pilot sport 2's.

Now normally my routine is to abuse the rear ones when new ones are imminent and its something I actually look forward to each year.... so I'm feeling a little cheated !

Tuning Technology Motorsports, thanks for making this as painless as possible !

Dealer service on Saturday and expect the usual gouging and shenanigans getting the 20,000 mile service, ugh I almost would rater visit the dentist then a MB dealer.

turbotom1

Well the last song has played so its time to say goodby to my 2009 friend.

30,000 trouble free miles. no repairs or warranty work... period.

4-5 damaged rims and a couple of tires.
3 oil changes.



reference, my 2007 CLS63 never had a problem either. https://mbworld.org/forums/cls55-amg...-problems.html

bigben320e

Good times. I may have missed it, but what are you moving to next Tom? 2012?

turbotom1

Yep

curtisG

You finally got your turbo engine!!
Nice!!

VCA_AMG

Hope you will continue your updates & mileage check-ins w/the new turbo 63. It has been fun following this thread for several years.