Got a Kleemann tune the other day
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Got a Kleemann tune the other day
First off, I just wanted to say thank you to James@ACGSD, for doing the tune, while he was in Brooklyn this week. Very good guy and a pleasure to do business with. It was a pleasure meeting you and everyone else there. Look forward to the NY grand opening of ACGNY 
Anyways, I got the tune on Wednesday. I didn't really feel the power right away. What I did feel, were that my shifts, in any mode are very crisp/fast and hard! It's hard to explain, but when you start getting on it, you feel the shifts and they are definitely quicker than before. I was not aware of this, as being part of the tune. I love it! I couldn't drive it hard Wednesday, because it was raining, and NY traffic is just awful. I started really driving it hard the next day, on my way to work and out during lunch. I have been doing this the last couple of days and all of a sudden, the car has just peaked with power. I was in 3rd gear, merging onto the highway and all of a sudden, the car just TOOK OFF! It was such a hard pull and above 4k RPMs, is where it really shined, all the way to redline. There is no flat spot, in any gear, or any RPM. The power is definitely there now. Coupled with the crisp shifts, this car is just PERFECT! I do not have a baseline dyno, but I will more than likely go to a dyno, to see where the car is at right now. Overall, the tune is exactly how everyone has explained it to be. The power delivery is still very smooth, but just hard from beginning to end(as if it didn't pull hard in stock form
). Anyways, mark me down as another satisfied Kleemann K1 customer. Oh, I also had K&N filters put in, and took out my charcoal filters.
Anyways, I got the tune on Wednesday. I didn't really feel the power right away. What I did feel, were that my shifts, in any mode are very crisp/fast and hard! It's hard to explain, but when you start getting on it, you feel the shifts and they are definitely quicker than before. I was not aware of this, as being part of the tune. I love it! I couldn't drive it hard Wednesday, because it was raining, and NY traffic is just awful. I started really driving it hard the next day, on my way to work and out during lunch. I have been doing this the last couple of days and all of a sudden, the car has just peaked with power. I was in 3rd gear, merging onto the highway and all of a sudden, the car just TOOK OFF! It was such a hard pull and above 4k RPMs, is where it really shined, all the way to redline. There is no flat spot, in any gear, or any RPM. The power is definitely there now. Coupled with the crisp shifts, this car is just PERFECT! I do not have a baseline dyno, but I will more than likely go to a dyno, to see where the car is at right now. Overall, the tune is exactly how everyone has explained it to be. The power delivery is still very smooth, but just hard from beginning to end(as if it didn't pull hard in stock form
). Anyways, mark me down as another satisfied Kleemann K1 customer. Oh, I also had K&N filters put in, and took out my charcoal filters.
Last edited by EuroB6; Dec 4, 2009 at 07:53 PM.
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Congrats on your tune and I agree w/ everything you just said. James stopped by the DC area and did my Kleeman tune prior to heading up to you guys -- super cool guy, he literally flew in just to do my tune and another member's lowering module. Amazing how much hardware he packed in those bags, huh? I think w/ this K1, the harder you push the car the more it will show you, as you said. Completely agree on the smoothness of the shifts, even around town. Needless to say, I am also quite happy w/ this upgrade.
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Congrats. As you said, the magic is above 4,000 rpm. On the highway when it is quiet, try WOT on 4th gear, you'll get scared before you hit the red zone (if you're an unexperienced sport car pilot like me).
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I "had" the Kleeman upgrade and also noticed that the car came alive at or above 4000rpm but it was not what I expected at the dyno.
Now that I have the MHP tune the car comes at all rpm levels and not just above 4000. I have alot more hp and tq at lower rpm's than I did with the Kleeman upgrade.
Now that I have the MHP tune the car comes at all rpm levels and not just above 4000. I have alot more hp and tq at lower rpm's than I did with the Kleeman upgrade.
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I "had" the Kleeman upgrade and also noticed that the car came alive at or above 4000rpm but it was not what I expected at the dyno.
Now that I have the MHP tune the car comes at all rpm levels and not just above 4000. I have alot more hp and tq at lower rpm's than I did with the Kleeman upgrade.
Now that I have the MHP tune the car comes at all rpm levels and not just above 4000. I have alot more hp and tq at lower rpm's than I did with the Kleeman upgrade.
I'm sure your comments would be quite relevant for others who have gone for or are considering MHP.
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But your Kleemann upgrade did not work well. Your numbers were quite low compared to everybody else. Perhaps that's why you did get the magic that we're all enjoying and hence, may be hard for you to comment on the experience of others with K1 (or Renntech for that matters).
I'm sure your comments would be quite relevant for others who have gone for or are considering MHP.
I'm sure your comments would be quite relevant for others who have gone for or are considering MHP.
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true. I dont know why some tunes dont work as well for some C63s and others do. This is common for most most tuners. Although, I probably can't argue that MHP probably has the most aggressive tune for our cars. I just can't justify spending that much money for only a tune.
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But your Kleemann upgrade did not work well. Your numbers were quite low compared to everybody else. Perhaps that's why you did get the magic that we're all enjoying and hence, may be hard for you to comment on the experience of others with K1 (or Renntech for that matters).
I'm sure your comments would be quite relevant for others who have gone for or are considering MHP.
I'm sure your comments would be quite relevant for others who have gone for or are considering MHP.
Sry bud but his rite a MHP tuned car is a diff animal
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I "had" the Kleeman upgrade and also noticed that the car came alive at or above 4000rpm but it was not what I expected at the dyno.
Now that I have the MHP tune the car comes at all rpm levels and not just above 4000. I have alot more hp and tq at lower rpm's than I did with the Kleeman upgrade.
Now that I have the MHP tune the car comes at all rpm levels and not just above 4000. I have alot more hp and tq at lower rpm's than I did with the Kleeman upgrade.
