dbasons55

i got sick and tired of running around and testing all sort of software upgrades and never got something that was to give me full satisfaction so i ordered the Brabus Upgrade for my CL65 hopefully the car will start today those are the pic as my beauty is under surgery.

to answer all the Q's
kit cost 20,000 Euros that is an approximate $29,900 US
consistes of :

larger turbo chargers 3cm wider in diameter
full exhaust system with highflow cats
larger turbo piping for cooling
wiring harnesses for the engine
ECU upgrade , no upgrades for tranny ECU
Brabus stickers

as soon as it is done will take it against an SLR and will hopefully have a video to share soon

dbasons55

do you think i should put on the stickers or keep it as it is

Acez

my god!

LCN

badge it for sure

tkracing

SICK! Keep us updated and post pics once complete.

V12Godspeed

Wow!!! Congrats man!!! What kind if turbos are those? Are they the same K24's or are they Hybrids?, If they are 3 CM bigger definitely can't be the k24's..Do you know how much HP you are to expect from all this? Definitely keep us posted on this upgrade. Very nice..

dbasons55

i dont know what the turbo numbers are to say the truth, what i know is that Brabus promise an increase to 720hp on the crank i dont know what they would be on the wheels and an increase in torque from 1000NM to 1100NM, sorry i dont have anymore details of the turbo sizes but i would ask and if i got to know i will post it for sure.
the car started very nicely today they will have to keep it to check that all is done properly and will have the car tomorrow cant wait to see how it will run but the guy says it sounds sick

DFW01E55

Very nice. Hope it meets your expectations.
No stickers, save them for the guy who buys it from you.
Do you have a pilot's license? Might come in handy.

BiTurboAmg

I would guess 580-590whp with a 18% dt loss.

JAYCL600

curious to know the model# on the turbos.....

MiamiDave

Wow. PULLED THE ENGINE! Impressive! Good luck with the power!

EUROTEK//AMG

what year CL65 ?

cfsafs

Incredible. Keep us posted on the results.

SL BRABUS

That the Brabus performance kit T65 S

EUROTEK//AMG

how much more power can u get ? chiped 65 make like 800 tq ?

dbasons55

My CL65 is a W216, 2008 model

my friend who is doing this for me went for few runs and says its a complete deferent car much more sharper and can feel the difference straight away, he will go for a run today with an ECU upgraded CL65 w216 and will have a video done

i will keep you guys posted with the results

V12Godspeed

+1 Please bring on the videos...lol!!

JamE55

IN-Sane!

CL63AMGDude

+1

Good luck with you're project.

Barolo CLS

you think you can illustrate the differences between the CL63 and the S63, in terms of driving impressions. I see you are one of the few that made the conversion.

JBrady

Excellent

Beautiful to see someone taking these cars to an even HIGHER level.

Some quick observations:

The turbine housings are integral with the exhaust manifolds. There are no pictures of larger turbine or compressor components so I am must guess that the upgrade is larger turbine HOUSINGS. Now, looking at the pictures of the manifolds/housings there are definite differences between the stock parts pictured and the upgraded parts. I do not know if Mercedes offered different parts or if Brabus is casting new ones but they are different.

Larger housings will flow more and allow more power to be created with otherwise stock turbos.

V12Godspeed

Nice...so if you change the internals of the brabus turbos it shoudl create more power than advertised..no? 30K...yikes that is a lot of mula, at least for me it is.

alroumi

Your modification upgrades will really transform your car from a fast car to a really scary and extremely fast car.

Post some pictures if you can and I would love to read a narrative in regards to the upgrades after the car has been transformed.

You are very fortunate my friend a 2008 CL65 AMG is very expensive and to have the upgrades that is truly a blessing.

Enjoy it in the best of health and do take care, traction is going to be

TMC M5

dbasons55:

Good luck with the build...it looks like a fun project!!!

What are Brabus' thoughts on the transmission being able to handle the extra power (especially without a TCU upgrade)?

Tom

JBrady

Theoretically... yes.

Of course that depends on whether or not the current Brabus configuration is causing a restriction or is outside of peak efficiency on either the turbines or the compressors. That said, going with a larger compressor and or turbine would increase the POTENTIAL output.


In searching for some pictures I came accross the pictures of the original S600 pictures from 2003. The following is a picture of the right side engine manifold.



Here is a picture of dbasons CL65 right side engine manifold.



Notice the expansion joint is after the last 2 exhaust ports.

Now, here is the right side engine Brabus manifold.




This tells me that Mercedes used the same basic design for both the 600s and the larger 65s. So, it is less likely that Brabus is using a modified Mercedes factory manifold leading more credibility to a Brabus specific component (expensive and nice).

There are other observable differences but the one noted above is pretty clear.