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SL63
My thread and I'm jacking it. You local guys, JumpinJim and I are going to Crandall Friday eve for the last evening test and tune of the year before they switch to Sunday afternoons. He will have either his M5, or SL63, or both. I'll have the C. Clark Kent, maybe you and I could duke it out for fastest tune. I'm running OE and I see you're on Eurocharged. Would be interesting to see.
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C63 Coupe
Yes fly2nite thats true of the MCT using clutch slip as a part of traction control exactly as you described. Theirs also the much more direct feeling of the MCT clutch compared to the slushiness/ soft feeling of the 7G and the MCT gives you those badass popping upshifts with much better rev matched downshifts. Since the clutch is a wet clutch in a "oil bath" that slipping its doing as part of traction control is over heating it even quicker. But its still possible even with TC off to get the car in limp mode by getting the engine oil temp high. Very poor design by AMG and im surprised they never did anything to fix it for future models since theyve been aware from the 2012 models.
It cost me about ~1,850 for both coolers with all associated brackets, lines, ducts etc. Than you have to figure in 5-8 hours of labor since you need to drain your trans oil and engine oil on top of the removing/ new install of coolers. Shops will have different labor rates and some are quicker/slower
It cost me about ~1,850 for both coolers with all associated brackets, lines, ducts etc. Than you have to figure in 5-8 hours of labor since you need to drain your trans oil and engine oil on top of the removing/ new install of coolers. Shops will have different labor rates and some are quicker/slower
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Clark Kent, maybe you and I could duke it out for fastest tune. I'm running OE and I see you're on Eurocharged. Would be interesting to see.
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SL63
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Also, if you have a helmet, go ahead and bring it too. They used to not care, but last few times they asked. If you don't have one, they'll probably just tell you to bring one next time and go ahead and let you run. This is assuming you've never been, you may go all the time in which case, see ya there.
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From: Dallas, TX
SL63
Also, if you have a helmet, go ahead and bring it too. They used to not care, but last few times they asked. If you don't have one, they'll probably just tell you to bring one next time and go ahead and let you run. This is assuming you've never been, you may go all the time in which case, see ya there.
Last edited by JumpinJim; Oct 11, 2013 at 02:40 PM.
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