What are you 2011 Mod plans?
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12' W204 C63 AMG coupe "T-Rex", 12' W451 Smart Fortwo Pulse (99' W202 C43 AMG + Ultima Can-Am sold)
My mods for 2011:
- Cat and resonator bypass pipe (on order)
- Rear camber arms (waiting for installation)
- GreenFilters (on order)
- Magnecor KV85 spark wires (waiting for installation)
- New spark plugs (same as wires)
- Oil and filter change (to be done in April)
- Front rotors + pads (depending on wear)
- New rear tyres (necessary as nearly looking like slicks)
- Intake modifications..... (testing some ideas)
- Dyno run to check power available
- Solve some rust issues on the body
- Cat and resonator bypass pipe (on order)
- Rear camber arms (waiting for installation)
- GreenFilters (on order)
- Magnecor KV85 spark wires (waiting for installation)
- New spark plugs (same as wires)
- Oil and filter change (to be done in April)
- Front rotors + pads (depending on wear)
- New rear tyres (necessary as nearly looking like slicks)
- Intake modifications..... (testing some ideas)
- Dyno run to check power available
- Solve some rust issues on the body
Last edited by DRBC43AMG; Jan 21, 2011 at 03:48 AM.
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C43 .... A Sleeping Monster!
Mods for 2011 (in this order)
1.) SUSPENSION
3.) EXHAUST
1.) SUSPENSION
- Vogtland springs (have)
- Bilstein shocks (have)
- K-MAC front camber kit (have)
- MB Arts rear adjustable camber arms (need)
- #5 pad up front and #4 in the rear (need)
3.) EXHAUST
- Kleemann headers
- X pipe
- Y pipe
- either Eisenmann muffler or straight pipe (haven't decided yet)
- Eurocharged ECU tune
- New head unit for my sound system (undecided on which unit to go with, open for suggestions )
- Detail service done by MB (full exterior and interior detailing)
Where are you getting the Kleemann headers? I wouldn't mind getting those on mine as well, and don't go straightpipe you will loose compression, get the Eisenmann exhaust that sounds ridiculous and can only imagine with the upgraded headers!
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W203 C55 and SAAB 9-3 2.0T
No the X pipe you put in place of your second cats. The X helps increase the flow of air where they once were and add a little power vs a SS Straight pipe. Can most exhaust shops just fab up an X Pipe????
I don't have the dual exhaust look, I dont fancy the look too much. I have a Y pipe and just had the shop that installed the exhaust build a titanium pipe from cat back. Now all I need are the headers and it will have the long tube sound! Woaamm (shift) wooooaaaaaaaam lol
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They should but you have a C43 V8 please don't do just a SS pipe, the sound is different and the flow is different. Lots argue it doesn't make a diff but I had a SS and when I got the titanium it was a lot different. Most shop should be able to manf a pipe to your specs. My set up is Stock headers, stock primary cats, secondary delete and straight titanium pipe to my eisenmann exhaust..
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C43 .... A Sleeping Monster!
No X pipe and it cost me about $3k for the entire setup but I'd say about $1.5k for the pipes themselves. Give me about 5min and I will send you a like of my ride's sound.
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W203 C55 and SAAB 9-3 2.0T
I found this, its supposed to be great tubbing.... http://www.burnsstainless.com/st-250-20-321.aspx
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I found this, its supposed to be great tubbing.... http://www.burnsstainless.com/st-250-20-321.aspx
Here's the video of my exhaust sound.. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=erNzaHyrhaw
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Well based on this, I think that 321 SS in the way to go. They show a chart comparing in the Ti and it looks like its even better in a few cases than straight Ti. Maybe I am missing something. Take a look. http://www.burnsstainless.com/stainlesssteel.aspx Your car looks and sounds great! No, I am not doing this all myself. My Dad runs the local Toyota service department, so I am having a tech from that that welds delete the 2nd cats and replace it with this SS Pipe. Hes taking the entire exhaust off my car and doing the welds on the ground for $45 bucks. So, thats a pretty good deal. I just have to give him the pipe. I don't know what gauge I should use though?
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C43 .... A Sleeping Monster!
Well based on this, I think that 321 SS in the way to go. They show a chart comparing in the Ti and it looks like its even better in a few cases than straight Ti. Maybe I am missing something. Take a look. http://www.burnsstainless.com/stainlesssteel.aspx Your car looks and sounds great! No, I am not doing this all myself. My Dad runs the local Toyota service department, so I am having a tech from that that welds delete the 2nd cats and replace it with this SS Pipe. Hes taking the entire exhaust off my car and doing the welds on the ground for $45 bucks. So, thats a pretty good deal. I just have to give him the pipe. I don't know what gauge I should use though?
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new plans for 2011, and they're immediate and happening right now!
1. get two sheared bolts OUT of the hub on the rear left wheel! Yes, i am effectively running on three bolts as of right now.
2. blacked out grille (already done), just for the hell of it.
3. refinishing wheels (previous owner put an *** load of curb rash on it); currently jbweld'd, gonna sand later this weekend or early next week. one wheel done.
4. painting wheels black! one of four done, the one that was just refinished.
5. fixed my broken fog light.
6. fixed my broken passenger mirror that was flopping around.
i'm SOMEWHAT satisfied.
1. get two sheared bolts OUT of the hub on the rear left wheel! Yes, i am effectively running on three bolts as of right now.
2. blacked out grille (already done), just for the hell of it.
3. refinishing wheels (previous owner put an *** load of curb rash on it); currently jbweld'd, gonna sand later this weekend or early next week. one wheel done.
4. painting wheels black! one of four done, the one that was just refinished.
5. fixed my broken fog light.
6. fixed my broken passenger mirror that was flopping around.
i'm SOMEWHAT satisfied.
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1999 C43, 2008 P30 E63, 2014 SQ5, 2024 Model Y Performance
Contact Cory @ kleemann, he quoted me $1400 or $1500 I can't remember. I can PM you the email he sent me.
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1995 C36 AMG, 1998 C43 AMG
Doing:
Wait for the shop to finish my aluminum and install all new brushed aluminum interior trim pieces.
re-paint rear bumper
Buy and install Billy sports so I can finally stop drooling over the Vogtland's that are sitting in my shed and actually use them for this autocross/track season.
Somehow fit the 3000k Xenons into my 1 foglight.
Replace instrument cluster bulbs
Thinking about:
18s of some sort. W210 folding mirrors. Finding a real C36 AMG crossover pipe. LED Tails. Exhaust mods. Selling to buy a jeep when I move up North next year.
Wishing:
I could figure out my electrical lighting problems with my foglights, my instrument cluster, and my power seats.
That's my 2011
Wait for the shop to finish my aluminum and install all new brushed aluminum interior trim pieces.
re-paint rear bumper
Buy and install Billy sports so I can finally stop drooling over the Vogtland's that are sitting in my shed and actually use them for this autocross/track season.
Somehow fit the 3000k Xenons into my 1 foglight.
Replace instrument cluster bulbs
Thinking about:
18s of some sort. W210 folding mirrors. Finding a real C36 AMG crossover pipe. LED Tails. Exhaust mods. Selling to buy a jeep when I move up North next year.
Wishing:
I could figure out my electrical lighting problems with my foglights, my instrument cluster, and my power seats.
That's my 2011
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Hey, remember the song "Black is black"? perhaps before your time though 
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alright, just did a nice maintenance update
i did: oil, plugs, wires, all filters, all fluids except tranny, and doing brakes next weekend.
now on to the fun stuff!
exhaust is up first!
oh, and i have some led tails on the way
i did: oil, plugs, wires, all filters, all fluids except tranny, and doing brakes next weekend.
now on to the fun stuff!
exhaust is up first!
oh, and i have some led tails on the way
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98 c43-sold, 05 Audi A4 avant
Within the next 2 weeks I should have the suspension sorted. Will have Kmac kit installed up front, and if he ever gets them sent out, speedybnz adjustable rear camber arms. Been waiting 3 weeks for these. After that, then 2 new front tires.
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1999 C43, 2008 P30 E63, 2014 SQ5, 2024 Model Y Performance
Thats one of the reasons I went with MB Arts... I ordered mine and had them within a couple days.
