CLS500 with a AMG 55 motor installed
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2006 CLS500 with 55 AMG motor, 2008 Infiniti G35, 2000 Plymouth Grand Voyager
7 speed works, but it won't last if I drive the car hard. 7 speed is also having trouble pairing up with the ECU. 5 speed should be installed soon though. This motor is very strong, and feels amazing .
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Thank you for the kind words apdesign.
I took a steel brush that I bought from Auto Zone and went to work on my Supercharger. It's much cleaner. It seems like the dirt and grime would never come off, but the brush did the trick.
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My alternator is performing well, and keeping my audio very happy:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PZ0tZImESqU
No more dimming of lights etc.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PZ0tZImESqU
No more dimming of lights etc.
if engine's off, as it seems in the video, you are not mentioning your new big battery ..
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Yes, you are correct dyno 
I have two XS batteries, D3100 & D6500. My last alternator was going bad, and was never able to keep them fully charged. Dyno, I recommend getting this done to an alternator. I drove the car all day yesterday and abused my stereo for a while. I noticed that my amps stayed cool, and did not clip or cut off at all due to over heating like they did before. I didn't get any codes from the juiced up alternator. Plug and play.
I have two XS batteries, D3100 & D6500. My last alternator was going bad, and was never able to keep them fully charged. Dyno, I recommend getting this done to an alternator. I drove the car all day yesterday and abused my stereo for a while. I noticed that my amps stayed cool, and did not clip or cut off at all due to over heating like they did before. I didn't get any codes from the juiced up alternator. Plug and play.
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I also changed the design on my speaker box. This one functions better. The subs fire toward the rear then bounces back into the car through the armrest port.
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Yes, you are correct dyno
I have two XS batteries, D3100 & D6500. My last alternator was going bad, and was never able to keep them fully charged. Dyno, I recommend getting this done to an alternator. I drove the car all day yesterday and abused my stereo for a while. I noticed that my amps stayed cool, and did not clip or cut off at all due to over heating like they did before. I didn't get any codes from the juiced up alternator. Plug and play.
I have two XS batteries, D3100 & D6500. My last alternator was going bad, and was never able to keep them fully charged. Dyno, I recommend getting this done to an alternator. I drove the car all day yesterday and abused my stereo for a while. I noticed that my amps stayed cool, and did not clip or cut off at all due to over heating like they did before. I didn't get any codes from the juiced up alternator. Plug and play.
true, a proper charging system and proper battery pack will preserve your gear, too (just because as voltage lowers while you keep demanding the same output wattage level, the consequence for balancing that is an higher drain and flow of the residual current, or amperage, which makes your amps hotter ... W = V*A )
now you have best of both worlds: the upgraded Alt provides what is demanded when the engine is running while the upgraded Batt keeps up when it is not running.
btw, I had a look at XS specs and I suppose that you could locate the big 3100 batt in place of the stock one.. but where did you put the other one ?
now I see why you were after the torque of our 55K engine ... you probably have around 200lbs more weight because of that audio system
but, these are just details ...
back to your really serious Engine swap mod: if I understand correctly the stock 55K ECU supports the traction control electronics embedded in the 7-speed tranny (even if dyno mode only) .. and this is really astonishing to me
.. really you are able to change gears from first to seventh ??
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Yep! To my surprise, it changes the gears just fine. Car also feels like it's adapting well, and it felt even faster today.
I had a great day today. I was invited out to a local AMG meet. Here are some pics from the event:
The event was held at Euro Motors in Bethesda MD. They really took care of us, and sponsored catering for the event. People there were shocked to see the swap and had lots of questions. I had fun chatting about the build.
I had a great day today. I was invited out to a local AMG meet. Here are some pics from the event:
The event was held at Euro Motors in Bethesda MD. They really took care of us, and sponsored catering for the event. People there were shocked to see the swap and had lots of questions. I had fun chatting about the build.
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and for the occasion you didn't miss replacing something else .. I see down there in the bumper ... 
was watching again your video hoping to see how crazy short must be its first gear but unfortunately you should have 2nd in ..
was watching again your video hoping to see how crazy short must be its first gear but unfortunately you should have 2nd in ..
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Took a few test runs yesterday. Nothing big, just showing a friend the new birth of power 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=572c4tx0B4A
Plan on taking it to a place with less traffic and really open her up on video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=572c4tx0B4A
Plan on taking it to a place with less traffic and really open her up on video
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LOL! You mean the daytime running LED fogs?
You might be right with the gears, hard to tell at times
You might be right with the gears, hard to tell at times
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Took a few test runs yesterday. Nothing big, just showing a friend the new birth of power
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=572c4tx0B4A
Plan on taking it to a place with less traffic and really open her up on video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=572c4tx0B4A
Plan on taking it to a place with less traffic and really open her up on video
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I upgraded my water pump to the CM30 Johnson Pump. Huge difference!!!! It looks smaller than the oem pump, but pumps 3 times the fluid. Wow! System seems to be operating much better, but I won't stop until I have a Monster Heat Exchanger.
That is a grewsome task you took on there,well done !!!! Get a good size heat exchanger and a really good intercooler pump to pump the fluid & put it in a location where theres plenty of air flow,as long as the temps stay down,performance will be consistent.
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Great job on the conversion! You may want to consider the SL55 heat exchanger. It should fit in front of the condensor but you may have to make a braket. Glad Rudy at Accelerated was able to get it running!
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Thank you Lantana, and thanks for all of the info and phone calls that brought me to this point.
Watching Rudy work was magical. It's hart to describe, but watching a motor return from the dead is amazing.
I am doing aftermarket heat exchanger for sure. All AMG heat exchangers are very similar in size and very small.
Watching Rudy work was magical
. It's hart to describe, but watching a motor return from the dead is amazing.I am doing aftermarket heat exchanger for sure. All AMG heat exchangers are very similar in size and very small.
WOW....
