2005 cl 65
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2005 cl 65
Hello,
I am new to this forum but have enjoyed reading it this morning. I just bought a 2005 cl 65 coming from a 2007M5. I am wondering if anybody can give me any insight as to which ECU and TCU upgrade I should purchase. I have looked at Renntech, Kleeman, and Evotech. Which is better. I have head that Evotech acutally did the programming for Renntech in the past. But when comparing the HP and torque claims the Renntech seems to offer more. Has anybody performed these on thier vehicle? What kind of difference can I expect performance wise? Any proven stats on 0-60? 1/4 mile?
I am new to this forum but have enjoyed reading it this morning. I just bought a 2005 cl 65 coming from a 2007M5. I am wondering if anybody can give me any insight as to which ECU and TCU upgrade I should purchase. I have looked at Renntech, Kleeman, and Evotech. Which is better. I have head that Evotech acutally did the programming for Renntech in the past. But when comparing the HP and torque claims the Renntech seems to offer more. Has anybody performed these on thier vehicle? What kind of difference can I expect performance wise? Any proven stats on 0-60? 1/4 mile?
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Welcome to the forum Danny, best of luck with the new car.
Post pics of your car so you don't get banned ... just kidding about the ban, kinda'.
Have you given any thought to keeping the car stock for a while?
The reason I ask is that I've got a 55 with only 450rwhp and 530tq and I can hardly keep the wheels from spinning when I get on it.
You may find that the 65 is close to the very edge right now for usable power.
Just to be clear, I'm not saying you ever have enough power, just that you might want to get to know what you have, before tweaking.
Post pics of your car so you don't get banned ... just kidding about the ban, kinda'.
Have you given any thought to keeping the car stock for a while?
The reason I ask is that I've got a 55 with only 450rwhp and 530tq and I can hardly keep the wheels from spinning when I get on it.
You may find that the 65 is close to the very edge right now for usable power.
Just to be clear, I'm not saying you ever have enough power, just that you might want to get to know what you have, before tweaking.
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Congrats on such a great car. The CL65 is truly a cross between super luxury and super power 
Yes, I think EvoTech used to perform all the tuning for RennTech but no they have split (I don't know why?
).
Both companies are great and have great customer service...
Yes, I think EvoTech used to perform all the tuning for RennTech but no they have split (I don't know why?
).Both companies are great and have great customer service...
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M5 vs CL 65
The M5 was like driving a computer will a lot of high RPM grunt. The SMG transmission made my wife sick. Trying to pull away from any kind of other car with power (porshe tt, lambo, etc) was not even an option on the highway. That being said it was a car that was very nice in design and concept. The 65 that I have now is a monster. Traction is a problem. Convinced that my next car will be the new 08 cl 65.
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The M5 was like driving a computer will a lot of high RPM grunt. The SMG transmission made my wife sick. Trying to pull away from any kind of other car with power (porshe tt, lambo, etc) was not even an option on the highway. That being said it was a car that was very nice in design and concept. The 65 that I have now is a monster. Traction is a problem. Convinced that my next car will be the new 08 cl 65.
Evotech will be your best deal. Talk with Adam at Euroelites. He will put Oliver (who wrote the book on tuning a Mercedes) to work on your modules and get them just right. Congrats on your 65. I'm jealous. Now we need pix
