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o i recently saw a few e55s installing this red intake guide thing in there grills and it made me think why dont we have one for our c63's. So i figured i could attempt to make my own off the stock one, i do have a some body work experience so i said why not try it. Heres how far ive gotten so far, let me know what you guys think!
So recently i saw a thread with a e55 install some red intake guides and it got me thinking why dont we have those for our cars. So since i had some body work experiences i figures id attempt something similar with my stock piece. heres how far i got, let me know what you guys think.
Kinda reminds me of the TTM E55 scoops. The theory is there I suppose.
It's one of those things that doesn't show up on a dyno or airflow log, but it might show up in trap speed at the strip. I've spoke to a couple of E63 guys that have removed the front grille entirely for road and track racing...supposedly it helps to remove it. Therefore....maybe this might be a good halfway house between having a grille and not having one at all...only one way to find out. Let us know how you get on
2012 P31 C63 Coupe Trackrat, 2019 GLE63S Coupe Beast
I like it. The “Gruppe M” style carbon intakes do the same thing, but the scoops are not as low. Your power steering cooler is now blocked a bit so keep an eye on that. The carbon intake was worth about 0.1 and 1mph in the 1/4.
12 C63BS Magno Alanite Grey, 25 X5 Msport, 08 BMW E93, Ducati Hyper 698
A lot of the 335 guys do them in red, looks kinda cool but has no gain on a turbo car as it is sucking air at a significantly higher rate than any ram air effect, but on an N/A car it may have some benefits and would look cool also in red!
thanks for all the great input guys! i got it primered today just need to do a final block and sand before i can shoot. so hopefully ill be able to post pics soon. i feel like driving lately without tho the car doesnt respond as quickly because no air guidance, but maybe its all in my head.
I wouldn't get too picky with it. Realistically it would be easier to pop out the fog lights but that system doesn't really work on these cars lol.
IIRC, the whistle was attributed to faulty or incorrectly seated rubber weather stripping between the top of this upper grill trim piece and bottom edge of hood.
Been thinking about something like the Magnuson lower airboxes that have greater volume than our stockers. . . That, plus larger airbox lids with larger Y-pipe a la Renntech, all connected to a 'cold ram air' type CF intake feeding dual 82mm TB's may be the ticket to optimized NA air delivery. Then dyno tune to take full advantage of increased air flow
Removal of the PFL fog lights provides one with an air path for duct installation for brake cooling, but yes, it may be too difficult to try and route that new air path into intake.
Mercedes SLR McLaren 722 S Is Extremely Rare Example Modified by McLaren
Slideshow: A one-of-one U.S.-spec Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren Roadster became even rarer after a factory-backed transformation at McLaren's headquarters.
Seems Dad's et al ran the same mod:
