ProjectC55

I'll be there,anyone here going? The whole write up is right here:

https://mbworld.org/forums/events-gatherings/253817-captree-long-island-meet-ct-pa-ny-nj.html

SeeKlasse

was that a tyrbo c280? i can tell from the chrome trim on the door handles that the car didnt start as amg bloodline... but a turbo c280 would be extreemely mean. i like the red inserts on the seats but they may be a little bright. i really like the copper inserts in the designo copper 202 c55.... probably the best car ever made on planet earth.

solo36

hey project55 are you going with the slow car or are you bring
( My other toy!! Watch out!! All! LOL (Evil Laugh) 413awhp 20psi pump gas 550awhp coming soon!) lmao

c55m8o

Only if I can bring my BMW... http://www.northamericanmotoring.com...d.php?t=148787

SeeKlasse

how can you enjoy it after rolling around with the 55 motor in your 202

ProjectC55

Steve how cute!

They do have alot of modding potential though.

ProjectC55

Simple. That car handles much better and is cheaper to mod.

c55m8o

Cute... hahahaha... I gotta make it meaner looking; can't get away from that. Probabaly gotta black-out the chrome, and do a joey-mod on the headlights (make the inside headlight's reflecting surfaces body colored) before it stops looking 'cute'.

Carl's right ... while SeeKlasse you have a point too... it's no C43 (pound the peddle & go) and certainly can't be equated to the sheer thrust of the 5.4L in our W202s...

It's my daily... drive it like I stole it a bit & get 25mpg... drive easy around town & get 30mpg (it's what I've been getting while breaking it in) ... drive on the hiway & get 34mpg. Yet still has the giddey'up to be nearly as quick as a stock C43. Not quite the same 'explosiveness'; that's perhaps due tho to me keeping the RPMs under 4500, and not turning the fully ECU nannies off much. Also, the C43's tranni/torque converter gives a torque 'pop' when you upshift (especially w/the 5.4L), where when you upshift you actually have more torque than the previous gear... that's not the case w/the JCW; upshift is always less torque than the previous gear... i.e. no 'pop' on upshift. That's normal for a manually tranni engine that make peak power near redline... I'm just not used to it.

But I may be disappointing you Carl.. after all the money I sank into the C43 and unable to get much if I were to sell it now, I'm not planning on going nuts on this car (ok, let's see what happens in a few years ). Other than some modest suspension mods and the obligatory piggie-back ECU when UniChip/Alta makes one available or Berg (Bergur?) Motorsports make a 'Hot-Pill' for it, , I won't be doing much else. It already breaths great (enough).

...I can talk in detail next week...I hope... Hope I wake Up! You guys meet too early!