Beauphus's CLS55 rebuild...
01-20-2010, 12:31 PM
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You can get ¼ mile times from… http://www.dragtimes.com/
juicee63… he has the Mercedes-Benz CLS63 AMG 030 12.008 and that is the fastest “I have seen” on this site.
Mercedes-Benz CLS55 AMG 11.344 Is the fastest posted @ dragtimes
You should blow all of these times Away! I am sure you will set a new record for the CLS.
Keep us posted
juicee63… he has the Mercedes-Benz CLS63 AMG 030 12.008 and that is the fastest “I have seen” on this site.
Mercedes-Benz CLS55 AMG 11.344 Is the fastest posted @ dragtimes
You should blow all of these times Away! I am sure you will set a new record for the CLS.
Keep us posted
01-20-2010, 09:26 PM
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cams are in...
New cam next to old ones...
Much more aggressive design than the stockers...
heard a card with these cams WITHOUT the porting/polishing and it sounded amazing
New cam next to old ones...
Much more aggressive design than the stockers...
heard a card with these cams WITHOUT the porting/polishing and it sounded amazing
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01-21-2010, 09:34 AM
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What do you mean by "much more aggressive design than the stockers"?... Do you have the stock specs to the OEM cam to compare it to that of the aftermarket ones?
01-21-2010, 10:06 AM
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Pictures dont quite show it but in person you can see and feel the difference in the size of the lobe. They are significantly bigger. These are the most aggressive cams on the market i am aware of. Much more aggressive specs than stock, SLR, Kleemann etc. The designer of these is PTE. If you want more info I suggest you ask him. He knows his stuff.
01-21-2010, 11:08 AM
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If you can clearly see a difference between lobe height between the OEM cams and aftermarket cams, then yes there is a HUGE difference between the two, but that isn't necessary a good thing!
Running a wild or overly aggressive cam on the street (in a daily driver) isn't always all that beneficial. It's always a give and take business when you're working with cams. You gain some power at one range, only to take some from another. Cam tuning is often so minute, that you can not visually see the changes, but you'll down right feel them.
I don't know who "PTE" is, but the cam they / he provided you with should have come with a spec card. On that card it should at the very least detail the following. This info is necessary for not only the builder but also the tuner, as if the aftermarket cams specs are too out of range from that of the OEM cam, you're going to run into a wold of running and tuning issues.
Operating RPM Range
Intake Duration at 050 inch Lift
Exhaust Duration at 050 inch Lift
Duration at 050 inch Lift (for both in & ex)
Advertised Intake Duration
Advertised Exhaust Duration
Advertised Duration (for both in & ex)
Lobe Separation (degrees)
Once you get these values, compare them to the stock cam specs and that will give you a real idea on how aggressive or not the cam is. Don't just go with what people tell you. Last but not least, sometimes the mildest of cams in a properly setup application will yield far better results than an aggressive cam in the same application.
See if you can source the cam info. I'm curious to see what intake and exhaust lift they're going with as well as the lobe separation they're running, considering it's a computer controlled engine....
Running a wild or overly aggressive cam on the street (in a daily driver) isn't always all that beneficial. It's always a give and take business when you're working with cams. You gain some power at one range, only to take some from another. Cam tuning is often so minute, that you can not visually see the changes, but you'll down right feel them.
I don't know who "PTE" is, but the cam they / he provided you with should have come with a spec card. On that card it should at the very least detail the following. This info is necessary for not only the builder but also the tuner, as if the aftermarket cams specs are too out of range from that of the OEM cam, you're going to run into a wold of running and tuning issues.
Operating RPM Range
Intake Duration at 050 inch Lift
Exhaust Duration at 050 inch Lift
Duration at 050 inch Lift (for both in & ex)
Advertised Intake Duration
Advertised Exhaust Duration
Advertised Duration (for both in & ex)
Lobe Separation (degrees)
Once you get these values, compare them to the stock cam specs and that will give you a real idea on how aggressive or not the cam is. Don't just go with what people tell you. Last but not least, sometimes the mildest of cams in a properly setup application will yield far better results than an aggressive cam in the same application.
See if you can source the cam info. I'm curious to see what intake and exhaust lift they're going with as well as the lobe separation they're running, considering it's a computer controlled engine....
01-21-2010, 11:44 AM
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01-21-2010, 01:29 PM
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I have these cams as well. PTE is very knowledgeable and created the specs for these cams. But even though they're the most aggressive cams available for our cars, they're still mild compaired to Ford or Chevy hi-lift aftermarket cams.
Beauphus's engine build is in good hands!
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01-21-2010, 01:50 PM
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Are these the VRP cams???
"... VRP custom built cams, are made in Germany of the highest quality and are the most aggressive camshafts available for this car on the market, while maintaining a quiet idle for everyday drivability. VRP cams provide 30rwhp (@ peak) and 40rwtq (@ 4,000RPM). Power increase started right at 2,600RPM all the way to redline ..."
If you don't mind me asking, what did they set you back? I installed a set of NISMO cams in my G35 and for the $1100 I paid for them, the gains north of 25HP were well worth it. The increase in power was quite noticeable on the upper end of the RPM band, specially pulling power on the highway.
From what I can research, the VRP's go for around $3200!!! That's a hefty price to pay for 30 "peak" ponies...
"... VRP custom built cams, are made in Germany of the highest quality and are the most aggressive camshafts available for this car on the market, while maintaining a quiet idle for everyday drivability. VRP cams provide 30rwhp (@ peak) and 40rwtq (@ 4,000RPM). Power increase started right at 2,600RPM all the way to redline ..."
If you don't mind me asking, what did they set you back? I installed a set of NISMO cams in my G35 and for the $1100 I paid for them, the gains north of 25HP were well worth it. The increase in power was quite noticeable on the upper end of the RPM band, specially pulling power on the highway.
From what I can research, the VRP's go for around $3200!!! That's a hefty price to pay for 30 "peak" ponies...
01-21-2010, 02:25 PM
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Are these the VRP cams???
"... VRP custom built cams, are made in Germany of the highest quality and are the most aggressive camshafts available for this car on the market, while maintaining a quiet idle for everyday drivability. VRP cams provide 30rwhp (@ peak) and 40rwtq (@ 4,000RPM). Power increase started right at 2,600RPM all the way to redline ..."
If you don't mind me asking, what did they set you back? I installed a set of NISMO cams in my G35 and for the $1100 I paid for them, the gains north of 25HP were well worth it. The increase in power was quite noticeable on the upper end of the RPM band, specially pulling power on the highway.
From what I can research, the VRP's go for around $3200!!! That's a hefty price to pay for 30 "peak" ponies...
"... VRP custom built cams, are made in Germany of the highest quality and are the most aggressive camshafts available for this car on the market, while maintaining a quiet idle for everyday drivability. VRP cams provide 30rwhp (@ peak) and 40rwtq (@ 4,000RPM). Power increase started right at 2,600RPM all the way to redline ..."
If you don't mind me asking, what did they set you back? I installed a set of NISMO cams in my G35 and for the $1100 I paid for them, the gains north of 25HP were well worth it. The increase in power was quite noticeable on the upper end of the RPM band, specially pulling power on the highway.
From what I can research, the VRP's go for around $3200!!! That's a hefty price to pay for 30 "peak" ponies...
They are pricey however deals can be found and in conjunction with all the other mods i would only imagine the 30rwhp will be magnified and potentially much higher based on this mod. As a standalone it may not be the best bang for your buck mod BUT in conjunction with headers, pulleys, porting/polishing, airbox, throttle body, and software tuning this could be a game changer or at least so I have been told...
listen to these to clips of other cars with these cams...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B-QJFAuJcMs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qot3gWMEO0c
01-22-2010, 01:39 AM
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wow, good stuff! i cant wait to see the results!
please make sure to get a set of drag tires and take it to the track to do some runs.
its great to see some more fast CLS AMG cars, there arent enough of us out there.
i cant wait to get out there again when the tracks open up around here.
im still contemplating cams, please post some sound clips
please make sure to get a set of drag tires and take it to the track to do some runs.
its great to see some more fast CLS AMG cars, there arent enough of us out there.
i cant wait to get out there again when the tracks open up around here.
im still contemplating cams, please post some sound clips
I can't see the pics 
01-30-2010, 01:05 AM
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01-30-2010, 04:06 AM
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good luck eclipsing that craazy fassst CLS 55 of Mr. Terrence!!
CLS 63 record belongs to rarfinancial @ 11.93? But I hold trap speed record at 120.6 off bottle.
CLS 63 record belongs to rarfinancial @ 11.93? But I hold trap speed record at 120.6 off bottle.
01-30-2010, 08:46 AM
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strange. i can see everything.
All pix can be seen here:
https://mbworld.org/forums/members/b...hus-cls55.html
All pix can be seen here:
https://mbworld.org/forums/members/b...hus-cls55.html
01-30-2010, 08:57 AM
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