nkctb7

https://www.mbca.org/star-article/ma...-old-new-again

mickey13

sweet!

ProjectC55

Hmmm weight 3450lbs mine 3360 lbs me sitting in it. Minus spare tire ,minus jack,minus tools,minus stock exhaust which was very very heavy. Good article though.

peppyhead

Yeah I actually read this back in December before I bought mine. When guys I know aren't familiar with them I always send them this article by Jason Cammissa.
You guys might know he's the motortrend guy who does the "head 2 head" and "ignition" on youtube, which are great videos.

Sulaco

Remember, a 55-swapped C43 won Matt Farah's "2016's Best Daily Driver under $50k" award. It was fellow forum member Alex's car. It's just a stock 43 with a 55 motor.

The 43 was a heavily underappreciated car when it premiered. I'm considering getting yet another one so I can have 2 again!

ProjectC55

I saw that on you tube. Who is Alex by the way on the forums? His car is my twin

mickey13

i am going to buy a second one too. keep dreaming about the 55k swap in the ultimate sleeper.

ccrelan

I am almost positive the author just sold his R129 m104 5 speed on Bring A Trailer.

Dziner82

one tire fire??
have any of you ever had one tire fire in this car? maybe if you leave the esp on? i've autocrossed and tracked mine many times and never had one tire fire.

DRBC43AMG

What does that mean??

DRBC43AMG

Nice write-up. Anybody know when it was written? I've looked top and bottom but didn't find a date...

w202mylove

Opendiff I guess?

Sulaco

It means coming out of a hard turn and you get on the gas, but the open diff means the inside tire with the least amount of weight/grip is the one that gets the power so all it does is spin instead of speeding you up

DRBC43AMG

Thanks, I thought so but wasn't 100% sure

mickey13

these cars need wavetrac! lol

DRBC43AMG

Or Quaife

Dziner82

so have any of you guys ever experienced this? as i said ive raced mine many times and never had that happen, on the same autocross courses where ive have other cars without an open diff that would do the one tire fire in many spots of the track... but ive never experienced it.

I dunno, differentials have always confused me, i know there is open, 1 way, 1.5 way, etc. but i dont think the C43 has the type of diff where you would get one tire fire. I think the author was experiencing what happens powering out of corners if you leave the ESP turned on.

benzslo

It has a completely open differential like most all Mercedes. Nothing in the differential to give any limited slip action. Open.

PJmak

Speaking of diffs....friend had a w202 c230k diff on his c36 which made the car a lot faster off the line

benzslo

Changing axle ratios won't work on a 43, the trans and traction control don't like it. Less electronics on the 36.

PJmak

Yep thats what he said

Alex33

Camissa's article was a nice read. Btw, didn't you do the Kleeman camshafts in your car years ago?

​​​​​​​Oh yeah, I'm Alex 😃

Sulaco

Hi Alex! How's your car?

Alex33

Car is doing well. Looking for some tasteful mods that won't break the bank.