Muntedcarrot

Any Perth boys out there that can comment on how they went with tuning their cars? I’ve got a Magnuson s/c going on my 63 soon but can’t work out where I wanna take it to get tuned. Has to be in Perth I’m not sending the car interstate or sending away the ecu.

Any help would be appreciated

also if there is another thread just post it as I’ve tried to find one but have come up short

cheers

juggernaut1

Marks Workshop in York does a lot of supercharger setups for Holdens and Fords. Not sure of his experience with AMGs, but could be worth a try if you can be bothered with the drive.

Muntedcarrot

Yeah I don’t think there isn’t s video of his I haven’t watched on YouTube he’s good as what he does but like you said he’s experience with euros is something that’s steers me away. I’m chasing someone with proven knowledge in euros but cheers dude 👌🏽

mr747

Ktech Autohaus

They are our dealers in Perth they are using Evotech Software

Tell them Brad @ dyneperformance sent you they will look after you

GRP

I would PM Southways (Ken) in Melbourne as he is the man behind the Magnuson supercharger kit.

Muntedcarrot

Whats the company name? I’ll give him a call

juggernaut1

For sure.....I see he's supercharged a few Beemers but nothing from the AMG family.

Panzerbiscuit

Check out Racing Dynamics or Ramp Auto Group

Samig

Hey mate, just seeing if you had any luck with a tuner in perth for your merc?

Muntedcarrot

yeah mate. Quite a long story but to cut it short I called everywhere and ended up taking it to Brett at formula tech. Not ideal but he offered to fit the kit and tune the car for 2k which was more then half the price anywhere else was offering. Plus he has done one before so I opted to down that path.

would I go back? Probably not as the customer service after was terrible but the the tune and price was well worth it. Made 530 rwhp wirh no other mods, a nice healthy power curve and drove very nice.

all up I payed 14k for the blower kit ( sent from VCM over east) fitted and tuned. Can’t complain.

have since sold the car but wish I didn’t haha.

Panzerbiscuit

Hate to update an old thread, but just incase anyone else in Perth is looking for a place to get their car worked on. Spool autoworks is the place to go, they are located in Myaree but if you're NOR it's well worth the drive

Customer service is exceptional and the prices are very reasonable.

hachiroku

every single person who sold their W204 C63 regrets it later. they don't make em like this anymore. raw and comfortable while still being nice and sporty.

Slow_c63

iTrader: (1)

If that’s not true and nothing but the truth idk what is.

PEOPLE DON’t realize that clean examples will become very difficult to come by, if nit already. And the ones that do, the seller will want “I know what I have” price.

Same thing can be said about most AMGs prior to W205. I have been on a hunt for a clean E55 but no luck. And I’m not paying high 20s either.

Panzerbiscuit

E55's or anything with an M113k here in Perth are going for upwards of $50k. There is a very abused white E55 for sale here for ~45k.

I regret not buying a C32 for 8k when I could in 2019. Now, they're 25k

hachiroku

wowwwwww. whats the going rate for W211 E63's, W219 CLS63's, or PFL W204 C63's?

have prices gone up due to hype/inflation like it has in America? if so it'll drop at some point when people realize they've spent money into something that isn't a requirement of living and need to shed quickly for cash. who knows how long that'll take.

Panzerbiscuit

Prices of cars and houses have gone up significantly since the pandemic started due to a number of factors. Chief among them being a demand for work/workers and labour which had driven the already high wages even higher. Inability to travel. Australians are prolific travellers, since we haven't been able to leave the country or state, people have taken to buying caravans, cars and landcruisers with all the extra cash. And a suppply shortage of new and used cars has inevitably also caused the prices to rise.

Southways

Give the guys at VCM Performance in Melbourne a call. They are who I worked closely with during the development & they have a network of calibrators using HPTuners software (which they distribute).
https://vcmstore.com.au/pages/about-us
(03) 9763 7599

hachiroku

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Slow_c63

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I believe I remember seeing e55s, w204 c63 etc going for $60k-$100k in certain parts of the world. I had plans to export few e55s, e60 m5s, c63s, etc… way before covid and inflation hit

I quickly learned why they’re so expensive and why I would not see a penny of profit, so that doesn’t surprise me at all. Most of those countries that I researched have such high penalties on big displacement engines, along with importing fees and taxes, ended up being more than the cars themselves.

i’m guessing the e55s that are going for $50k were selling for about $30-$40k before pandemic?

mr747

Check out MB star motors they are evotech dealers