Hi everyone,

Some of you may have seen the C63S we tuned last week with PP-Performance. That was a stage 1 tune creating over 100whp in the mid-range and over 175 ft lbs of torque.

Delivered to us today is another C63S which will receive the following:

* Full Frequency Intelligent valvetronic exhaust with catless downpipe
* PP-Performance Stage 2 ECU tune
* KW V3 Coilovers
* BMC Air Filter
* Eurocharged Stage 1 Cooling Upgrade


We hope to have everything done by the end of the week. I will make sure to post the results, dyno sheets and sound clips for all of you to hear. Anyone local feel free to stop by and check it out!

 

UPDATE: Engine is out! Take a look at the progress so far!

 

Why drop the motor??
Is this necessary when installing DP's on the M177?

 

Makes it a lot easier.

 

So if we purchase your DP's, are you recommending that we drop the motor for installation? That's the first I've heard of anyone doing that -- I thought the transmission could be pulled for install?

Really a shame that it's so difficult to install a simple set of downpipes on this car... the labor alone is going to cost nearly as much as the downpipes.

 

The GTS has the same problem. Removal of DP is a pita on these new cars.

 

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agree

 

Its very easy if you cut them bad boys out

 

Are they so fat? jeez

 

But then you ruin brand new OEM downpipes that are probably worth well over $3k with those pricey catalytic converters. That's not really an option for people that want or need to return back to stock at some point (whether it be for a dealership visit, or reselling the car).

Considering the hot V setup, you'd think swapping downpipes would be a simple 1-2 hour job, not an entire engine or trans pull. Swapping the turbochargers looks to be a far easier job!

 

Great pics !

Can anyone tell me if the two outer heat exchangers are for the intercooler system and if the central are the engine/trans/condenser?

 

Thanks for all the feedback everyone! This car will be complete by tonight. We will have it run on the dyno and I will share the results with everyone in the morning. Stay tuned!

 

The ones in the middle are the water-air intercoolers (red arrows) -- I believe the outer heat exchangers on each side are to cool the coolant for the intercoolers.

 

 

Sounds angry! What were the numbers and do you have a baseline?

 

Car baselined at 453. PP needed to correct something on the tune so we are still waiting on final numbers!

 

Did you guys ever finish this up? If not, I would love to come by and check it out.

 

The car is still here. Customer went out of the country for a month so we have a little bit of time with it. We had to take the ECU back out for a correction. Feel free to PM me your contact info and we can talk further!

 

Is the KW Suspension available in the US yet? I called the US office and they had no parts numbers in their system since it was only tested in Germany.

 

Yes it is. We have installed over 5 kits already.

 

Sorry for the delay guys. Will have this dyno sheet posted shortly!

 

Any updates

 

has anyone tried or will removing the turbos make the DP removal/install easier?

 

Here is the dyno sheet guys. Very sorry it took so long. We have been inactive here for a few months but are now back!

 

Are those numbers ATW ? great gains if so