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Old Jun 8, 2009 | 09:27 PM
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c55 upgrades opinion

i have had my c55 for a year now that my skyline project has been competed financially i am ready to start on my C.
i have been talking back and forth with kleeman canada,parts i have in mind are ecu tune,headers,high flow cats and quife diff the price is right comapred to renntech . but are the parts good quality? compared to renntech is there something sumone else has discovered that is should no about?
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Old Jun 8, 2009 | 09:42 PM
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I have their headers and downpipes although they're not installed at the moment. I'm also in Canada although I've ordered from and dealt directly with Brandon and Cory from Kleemann headquarters in Colorado Springs Utah. I've never heard anything bad about Kleemann's products or service. I've had very good experiences with all my dealings with them -- whether its questions, ordering etc. The headers and downpipes I have look top notch! Unless you want to get one of their blowers the headers, downpipes, hi-flow cats and ECU tune should give you pretty decent results! I'm curious which Canadian dealer you are going through? Oakridge in Ontario?
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Old Jun 8, 2009 | 09:46 PM
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ya oakridge auto
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Old Jun 8, 2009 | 09:52 PM
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has anyone run the quife diff? have u notice a good increase in power?
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Old Jun 8, 2009 | 10:07 PM
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Originally Posted by cheonn
has anyone run the quife diff? have u notice a good increase in power?

Umm, the differential does not produce any power. It does, however, help get the existing power to the ground. I love mine! No more one wheeled wonder for me!!
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Old Jun 8, 2009 | 10:48 PM
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just check out hooleyboy's thread. he's done every possible engine mod to the c55 already with dynos.
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Old Jun 9, 2009 | 08:20 AM
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Originally Posted by cheonn
ya oakridge auto
go with the kleemann LSD for 900 bucks....
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Old Jun 9, 2009 | 08:31 AM
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just check out hooleyboy's thread. he's done every possible engine mod to the c55 already with dynos.
He's a RENNtech guy though.
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Old Jun 9, 2009 | 08:57 AM
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Old Jun 9, 2009 | 09:35 AM
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Kleemann and Renntech are both top names in the Benz world. You are more or less wasting your money on a differential unless you start putting down a lot more hp/tq or autocross your car.

It is a good mod, but better as a last mod, not a first. Put your money elsewhere. If you're serious about modding a 55, talk to Hooley. He will save you a ton of wasted cash from his lessons learned.
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Old Jun 9, 2009 | 11:20 AM
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Kleemann and Renntech are both top names in the Benz world. You are more or less wasting your money on a differential unless you start putting down a lot more hp/tq or autocross your car.

It is a good mod, but better as a last mod, not a first. Put your money elsewhere. If you're serious about modding a 55, talk to Hooley. He will save you a ton of wasted cash from his lessons learned.
you also have matt and steve at gmp...chris at c2 design in tampa (the #1 kleemann dealer in the us) and various other installers. you need to do what i did and sit down and figure out what it is that you want from the car...then make up creative ways to pay for it..either way its expensive...but it comes down to how bad do you want it?
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Old Jun 9, 2009 | 11:24 AM
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by the way, i installed the lsd first...just because it was laying in a box and i didnt want to fool with it later on. i would say headers, exhaust, lsd, s/c, ecu tune, port and polish, cams, then whatever else you can think of. but thats just me.
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