SuperCharged C55
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SuperCharged C55
I have a friend who's thinking of buying a C55 with approx. 22k miles on it. As a C32 owner, he called to ask what I generally thought of the car and the seller's asking price. He swears that it is supercharged. I told him that the only supercharged AMG 5.5 litre I know of is the E55,... and I think Merc ended production of that somewhere around 2005 I believe. All V8 C Class AMG's to my knowledge were naturally aspirated.
Just checking with the group here: Was there ever a SC'ed C55, or any V8 C Class that AMG might have put out in limited numbers, never meant to reach these shores of ours, or as a special production model,... like say, the Black series?
Thanks guys!
Just checking with the group here: Was there ever a SC'ed C55, or any V8 C Class that AMG might have put out in limited numbers, never meant to reach these shores of ours, or as a special production model,... like say, the Black series?
Thanks guys!
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Nope, only supercharged C class I remember is the C32. After that C55 is naturally aspirated V8. Maybe he added a Kleeman blower or other sort?
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Some dealers are uninformed and might confuse the E55 with the C55 and tell you its supercharged. There was some dumbass announcer at the dragstrip calling my C32 a bimmer...![smash](https://mbworld.org/forums/images/smilies/smashfreak.gif)
So unless it pulls and screams like a **** it's not a sced C55. Go with him, you will feel it cuz a sced C55 is way faster than a C32.
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So unless it pulls and screams like a **** it's not a sced C55. Go with him, you will feel it cuz a sced C55 is way faster than a C32.
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There has never been a V8 SC C55 in standard production. Not only is the E55 supercharged all other 55's are as well after 2002 (I think.... I might be wrong though) that also includes 65AMG's as well. Tell him to lift the hood there is no hiding a Supercharger on a C55 let alone anything else for that matter. A C55 with a S/C with 22k would be going for big bucks. IDK 38k 40K your talking about 400+ wheel horsepower. There are 3 companies that i know of that make S/C for this car Kleemann, Renntech, and, HPS,. to see any of those on a C55 is rare and if there not on this board thats even more rare. Tell him to take a pic of the engine bay and send it to you. If your unsure if its S/C post the pic here and we will let you know. C55 is bad@ss and he will love it no matter how he gets it.
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OK guys,... just got back in. We drove down to Silver Spring, MD this morning to take a look at the beast. It is SuperCharged, but not with a 3rd party kit. It's a 2005 and the owner says the engine was straight out of an 2005 E Class AMG,... signature and everything sitting atop the blower. He wasn't sure of the model year for the E55. I did see an upgraded cooling radiator for the SC and I spotted a Johnson tucked in there too.
Here's the owner's story. He blew the original 5.5 on some High School parking lot in West Virginia,... at a meet or something last summer. The price of a new C55 replacement was prohibitive so he looked to find one at elsewhere. Ran across a wrecked E55 and bought the engine, transmission and the electronics, and then found a mechanic to do the swap. I saw a AMG transmission sitting in his garage,... not sure whether it was the one that came out of the E or whether he decided to keep the E 5.5 and tranny mated and removed his tranny. They're the same I believe,... both 5 speed and AMG modfied. Right?
Didn't get the chance to drive it. Did hear it fire up though. Sounds nice but stock. No res delete, no 3rd party exhaust,... just sounds like any other C55. He did stand on it a little driving up and down his block, but neither of us drove the thing. I did notice right and left patches so there's an LSD back there. Other than that, the thing appears completely stock. I even looked closely at the hood to see if there were any clues of fitment issues with the swap,... none from looking at the hood. But I don't have a lot of history in the engine bay of a C55,... just the 32! To me it just looked a C55 with a longer C32 engine in the bay. Looking at it from the front it was easy to see the beefier SC cooling radiator. Not a bad looking car,... just the first I've ever hear of someone doing this!
Oh,... he's asking 35k for it.
Here's the owner's story. He blew the original 5.5 on some High School parking lot in West Virginia,... at a meet or something last summer. The price of a new C55 replacement was prohibitive so he looked to find one at elsewhere. Ran across a wrecked E55 and bought the engine, transmission and the electronics, and then found a mechanic to do the swap. I saw a AMG transmission sitting in his garage,... not sure whether it was the one that came out of the E or whether he decided to keep the E 5.5 and tranny mated and removed his tranny. They're the same I believe,... both 5 speed and AMG modfied. Right?
Didn't get the chance to drive it. Did hear it fire up though. Sounds nice but stock. No res delete, no 3rd party exhaust,... just sounds like any other C55. He did stand on it a little driving up and down his block, but neither of us drove the thing. I did notice right and left patches so there's an LSD back there. Other than that, the thing appears completely stock. I even looked closely at the hood to see if there were any clues of fitment issues with the swap,... none from looking at the hood. But I don't have a lot of history in the engine bay of a C55,... just the 32! To me it just looked a C55 with a longer C32 engine in the bay. Looking at it from the front it was easy to see the beefier SC cooling radiator. Not a bad looking car,... just the first I've ever hear of someone doing this!
Oh,... he's asking 35k for it.
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OK guys,... just got back in. We drove down to Silver Spring, MD this morning to take a look at the beast. It is SuperCharged, but not with a 3rd party kit. It's a 2005 and the owner says the engine was straight out of an 2005 E Class AMG,... signature and everything sitting atop the blower. He wasn't sure of the model year for the E55. I did see an upgraded cooling radiator for the SC and I spotted a Johnson tucked in there too.
Here's the owner's story. He blew the original 5.5 on some High School parking lot in West Virginia,... at a meet or something last summer. The price of a new C55 replacement was prohibitive so he looked to find one at elsewhere. Ran across a wrecked E55 and bought the engine, transmission and the electronics, and then found a mechanic to do the swap. I saw a AMG transmission sitting in his garage,... not sure whether it was the one that came out of the E or whether he decided to keep the E 5.5 and tranny mated and removed his tranny. They're the same I believe,... both 5 speed and AMG modfied. Right?
Didn't get the chance to drive it. Did hear it fire up though. Sounds nice but stock. No res delete, no 3rd party exhaust,... just sounds like any other C55. He did stand on it a little driving up and down his block, but neither of us drove the thing. I did notice right and left patches so there's an LSD back there. Other than that, the thing appears completely stock. I even looked closely at the hood to see if there were any clues of fitment issues with the swap,... none from looking at the hood. But I don't have a lot of history in the engine bay of a C55,... just the 32! To me it just looked a C55 with a longer C32 engine in the bay. Looking at it from the front it was easy to see the beefier SC cooling radiator. Not a bad looking car,... just the first I've ever hear of someone doing this!
Oh,... he's asking 35k for it.
Here's the owner's story. He blew the original 5.5 on some High School parking lot in West Virginia,... at a meet or something last summer. The price of a new C55 replacement was prohibitive so he looked to find one at elsewhere. Ran across a wrecked E55 and bought the engine, transmission and the electronics, and then found a mechanic to do the swap. I saw a AMG transmission sitting in his garage,... not sure whether it was the one that came out of the E or whether he decided to keep the E 5.5 and tranny mated and removed his tranny. They're the same I believe,... both 5 speed and AMG modfied. Right?
Didn't get the chance to drive it. Did hear it fire up though. Sounds nice but stock. No res delete, no 3rd party exhaust,... just sounds like any other C55. He did stand on it a little driving up and down his block, but neither of us drove the thing. I did notice right and left patches so there's an LSD back there. Other than that, the thing appears completely stock. I even looked closely at the hood to see if there were any clues of fitment issues with the swap,... none from looking at the hood. But I don't have a lot of history in the engine bay of a C55,... just the 32! To me it just looked a C55 with a longer C32 engine in the bay. Looking at it from the front it was easy to see the beefier SC cooling radiator. Not a bad looking car,... just the first I've ever hear of someone doing this!
Oh,... he's asking 35k for it.
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1) i would look in to engine mounts, how it is done.
2) look for anything unusuall habits of the car during high speed.
3) look and hear for unusuall noise from the engine.
4) get a compression test on the 55k motor, since you dont know whats the yr of the motor......
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5) take on some turns see if its safe as far as the balanced of the body and motor
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6) is the price 35k obo
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1) i would look in to engine mounts, how it is done.
2) look for anything unusuall habits of the car during high speed.
3) look and hear for unusuall noise from the engine.
4) get a compression test on the 55k motor, since you dont know whats the yr of the motor......
![Confused](https://mbworld.org/forums/images/smilies/confused.gif)
5) take on some turns see if its safe as far as the balanced of the body and motor
![Big Grin](https://mbworld.org/forums/images/smilies/biggrin.gif)
6) is the price 35k obo
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Now here's the real question. Like with the 3.2 plant, is the blown 5.5 significantly enhanced and reinforced when compared with the naturally aspirated 5.5? Cause from what I understand, the NA 3.2 and the SC 3.5 plants are as different as night and day. If so, yanking the blower from in between the banks of an E55 and bolting it between the banks of a C55 ain't nothing but a train wreck waiting to happen.
We're going back tomorrow afternoon. Gonna try and drive and take some pics.
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1) i would look in to engine mounts, how it is done.
2) look for anything unusuall habits of the car during high speed.
3) look and hear for unusuall noise from the engine.
4) get a compression test on the 55k motor, since you dont know whats the yr of the motor......
![Confused](https://mbworld.org/forums/images/smilies/confused.gif)
5) take on some turns see if its safe as far as the balanced of the body and motor
![Big Grin](https://mbworld.org/forums/images/smilies/biggrin.gif)
6) is the price 35k obo
![Big Grin](https://mbworld.org/forums/images/smilies/biggrin.gif)
Now here's the real question. Like with the 3.2 plant, is the blown 5.5 significantly enhanced and reinforced when compared with the naturally aspirated 5.5? Cause from what I understand, the NA 3.2 and the SC 3.2 plants are as different as night and day. If so, yanking the blower from in between the banks of an E55 and bolting it between the banks of a C55 ain't nothing but a train wreck waiting to happen.
We're going back tomorrow afternoon. Gonna try and drive it and take some pics.
Last edited by ericpd; 05-25-2008 at 07:08 PM.
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While any such swap is obviously within the realm of possibilities, it’s clearly not a task for the faint of heart...
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The E55 engine is quite a bit heavier than the C55 engine. The supercharger, intercoolers and plumbing will possibly throw the suspension balance off and will certainly increase understeer. I'd make sure to throw that baby into some curves and see how she responds. You might want to consider coilovers if you do go with it.
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Hi guys, new to your site. Just to let you know I am installing vortex super charger to my c55. I expect about 650 hp and will update when complete. check out rgmotorsport in SA and see what I do.
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