Frank's Obsidian Obsession - AMG
03-13-2006, 06:39 PM
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2003 C-Class Sportcoupe
Originally Posted by FrankW
nope...the rear one's mostly for looks anywayz. I will have the stock rear caliper painted and change the rotors soon.
BBK looks great
If you're gonna get brembo cross-drilled rear rotors, let me know. Wanna set up a group buy? I need a set of cross-drilled two piece rear rotors to go with my Brabus/Alcon 4 pot rear calipers.
A group buy would be cool for those who want to upgrade their stock rear rotors...
03-13-2006, 08:25 PM
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Originally Posted by white_w203
looks great! did you slam the car even more? the front looks lower compared to your sig?
thx for the comments guys.
03-13-2006, 08:57 PM
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2002 C32 Black/Charcoal
Originally Posted by FrankW
thanks ling,
the brake definitely stops a little better than the AMG Brembos due to lighter rotors and bigger pistons. the calipers are also a little wider wich in terms need just a little more clearance.
the brake definitely stops a little better than the AMG Brembos due to lighter rotors and bigger pistons. the calipers are also a little wider wich in terms need just a little more clearance.
Very nice. How much lighter are the rotors than stock?
03-14-2006, 12:56 AM
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Originally Posted by Vomit
Very nice. How much lighter are the rotors than stock?
03-14-2006, 12:58 AM
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Originally Posted by E55Cent
Looks great Frank, I wish my wheels would allow for bigger brakes. BTW is was good seeing at the meet.
03-30-2006, 07:52 PM
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Originally Posted by rlee02135
nice car...i want to get mine to look like that
can you tell me where you got the bodykit and trunk emblem?
thanks
can you tell me where you got the bodykit and trunk emblem?
thanks
I can get you everything.
06-17-2006, 01:59 AM
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installed evosport pulley kit today...some thoughts
Just had the pulley kit installed today. I wouldn't go "WOW wat a difference it makes", but it definitely makes a difference now. The car at full throttle chirps going from first into second (on these 19"). I was only able to do that on cold days before and occationally on fine weather days before the tires fully warmed up, but this was on 100 degree plus day today.
the car pulls stronger past around 3800rpm into the redline and of course the supercharger wines a lot more. No idea on how much increase there is from the Evosport pulley along without the extra i/c reservoir upgrade, but have heard it's about the same.
asked a friend come by in his C55, so I can get some feel on how the two car compares after the pulley. Driving it back to back, the C55's instant response is still better than the C32 and there's still a lot more low-end torque than the C32 as well. It is easier to light up the tire because of the instant torque. However on the same stretch of road in acceleration I didn't feel that the C55 is any quicker or vise versa. Noise side because his C55 is stock my car is heck of a lot louder.
We didn't do a side-by-side run tho. That may be coming in a couple days.
the car pulls stronger past around 3800rpm into the redline and of course the supercharger wines a lot more. No idea on how much increase there is from the Evosport pulley along without the extra i/c reservoir upgrade, but have heard it's about the same.
asked a friend come by in his C55, so I can get some feel on how the two car compares after the pulley. Driving it back to back, the C55's instant response is still better than the C32 and there's still a lot more low-end torque than the C32 as well. It is easier to light up the tire because of the instant torque. However on the same stretch of road in acceleration I didn't feel that the C55 is any quicker or vise versa. Noise side because his C55 is stock my car is heck of a lot louder.
We didn't do a side-by-side run tho. That may be coming in a couple days.
06-17-2006, 12:10 PM
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My ex-cars: 03 E55,04 C32, 05 C55 ,03 E320
you must try to do a race side by side!!!
I sold my C55 to get a modded C32!! Prove i made the right choice!
I sold my C55 to get a modded C32!! Prove i made the right choice!
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06-17-2006, 08:46 PM
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Frank:
Adding ODPS will add power.
However, to truly take advantage of them you will need software.
You have been on this board long enough to remember me doing the R&D several years ago.
Do a search under "R&D" and you will see what a proper software can do.
Adding ODPS will add power.
However, to truly take advantage of them you will need software.
You have been on this board long enough to remember me doing the R&D several years ago.
Do a search under "R&D" and you will see what a proper software can do.
06-21-2006, 01:02 AM
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Ok, so I raced my friend's C55 today. He just put on the 19" Lorinser LM6 yesterday.
We did a 5-10mph rolling start to avoid the launch issue. He floored it first and I followed just a fraction off. We went all the way up to 90-95mph before shutting down. I pulled about half car at that speed and still inching forward little by little. We were tied to about 60mph until I started inching forward.
on the side note, my car died on the road today earlier this afternoon like 30 second out of my driveway at a stopsign. I pushed the car to the side of the road and the car cranked and restarted after 6 tries. Drove to the dealership with the check engine light on and they found my crank position sensor is rusted. Good thing they have the part, but I still spent 3 hrs at the dealership waiting.
We did a 5-10mph rolling start to avoid the launch issue. He floored it first and I followed just a fraction off. We went all the way up to 90-95mph before shutting down. I pulled about half car at that speed and still inching forward little by little. We were tied to about 60mph until I started inching forward.
on the side note, my car died on the road today earlier this afternoon like 30 second out of my driveway at a stopsign. I pushed the car to the side of the road and the car cranked and restarted after 6 tries. Drove to the dealership with the check engine light on and they found my crank position sensor is rusted. Good thing they have the part, but I still spent 3 hrs at the dealership waiting.
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