general 63 question on the AMG motors
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general 63 question on the AMG motors
Has anyone attempted forced induction or turbos on it yet?
What is its weakness? Is it overbuilt as it appears to me?
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What is its weakness? Is it overbuilt as it appears to me?
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It's currently unknown how much FI this motor can take. What is current thinking is low boost - 5-7 pounds no more. Ideally using the small mitsubish turbos like BMW uses on the 35 motors. But this is a very expensive development so it will be a while before we'll see it. (and there's not much room in there to put the gidgetz and whtzits that do the FI).
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No, it has not been done. VRP started but there has been little progress.
Since they are now at about 570 normally asperated on the SLS, I would think that would be the route to take.
Since they are now at about 570 normally asperated on the SLS, I would think that would be the route to take.
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In the american tuner world the things we looked at for power adders on a stock short block were:
Pistons - we wanted forged pistons as they hold up better to detonation than hypereutectic. I don't know what the merc C63 has stock.
Compression - Anything over 9.5:1 and higher boost is a challenge (not undoable.... just more challenging). I'm running 14psi of centrifugal boost on a 9.5:1 motor now and the tune is critical to stay out of detonation. Colder spark plugs, 93 octane fuel, and conservative tune are a must... plus I ride around with a wide-band O2 sensor in the car to datalog runs occasionally just to be sure something hasn't come-up. My AFR across the rpm range in boost is 11.2 and drops to 10.8 at top rpm.
Fuel System - injectors / fuel pump / fuel lines..... not sure how overdesigned these are...... to handle another 100-120hp from 8-10psi of boost.
Cooling System - When you add a blower you get more heat..... but I suppose the stock amg system can handle it....
on and on and on...... tuning is fun and expensive
Pistons - we wanted forged pistons as they hold up better to detonation than hypereutectic. I don't know what the merc C63 has stock.
Compression - Anything over 9.5:1 and higher boost is a challenge (not undoable.... just more challenging). I'm running 14psi of centrifugal boost on a 9.5:1 motor now and the tune is critical to stay out of detonation. Colder spark plugs, 93 octane fuel, and conservative tune are a must... plus I ride around with a wide-band O2 sensor in the car to datalog runs occasionally just to be sure something hasn't come-up. My AFR across the rpm range in boost is 11.2 and drops to 10.8 at top rpm.
Fuel System - injectors / fuel pump / fuel lines..... not sure how overdesigned these are...... to handle another 100-120hp from 8-10psi of boost.
Cooling System - When you add a blower you get more heat..... but I suppose the stock amg system can handle it....
on and on and on...... tuning is fun and expensive
