1998 C55 Amg
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98 C55
1998 C55 Amg
1998 Mercedes Benz C43 w/ 2000 AMG E55 Drivetrain (One-off W202 C55)
White Sedan
5.5L V8 (Only found in the CLK, E, S, CL Class)
Smog Legal
349hp/394 ft-lbs torque (E55) vs. 302hp/302 ft-lbs. torque (Stock)
Automatic Transmission
Chasis: 63k miles
Engine: 50k miles
17" AMG Monoblock wheels
AMG Two-tone Leather Interior (Blue on Black)
Fully Loaded w/ integrated Phone
HID Halogen Lights
Bose CD Stereo System w/ CD Changer
Body is in good condition.
Minor wear on the front bumper.
Paint is gleaming bright
This car is truly one of a kind w/ this bigger V8 under the hood. MB did not produce this line for the US in this body style. The torque response is like no other. Still surprises me at the line sometimes. No hesitation whatsoever when it comes to lane changes. Engine and transmission have no issues and no check engine lights either. Great and fun car to drive. Upgrades cost over $10,000 and were well worth it. Motorswap was done professionally at a local tuning shop by an experienced Mercedes technician.
$27,500 obo
White Sedan
5.5L V8 (Only found in the CLK, E, S, CL Class)
Smog Legal
349hp/394 ft-lbs torque (E55) vs. 302hp/302 ft-lbs. torque (Stock)
Automatic Transmission
Chasis: 63k miles
Engine: 50k miles
17" AMG Monoblock wheels
AMG Two-tone Leather Interior (Blue on Black)
Fully Loaded w/ integrated Phone
HID Halogen Lights
Bose CD Stereo System w/ CD Changer
Body is in good condition.
Minor wear on the front bumper.
Paint is gleaming bright
This car is truly one of a kind w/ this bigger V8 under the hood. MB did not produce this line for the US in this body style. The torque response is like no other. Still surprises me at the line sometimes. No hesitation whatsoever when it comes to lane changes. Engine and transmission have no issues and no check engine lights either. Great and fun car to drive. Upgrades cost over $10,000 and were well worth it. Motorswap was done professionally at a local tuning shop by an experienced Mercedes technician.
$27,500 obo
Last edited by MoTo; Dec 20, 2004 at 04:05 PM.
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Originally Posted by respdoc
So when you add different model parts to an older MB chassis you get a new model 
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Originally Posted by BklynBenz
huh? mb made a c55 in the w202 body style. its very rare, but they are out there
Your right
...did a search on google and found it as a W202 C55 AMG special....interesting..
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Originally Posted by pointman
but the mods are not done by mb... they were done aftermarket... tuner style. not the same. its still a c43.
as far as not having mb or a "real" tuner do the engine transplant, i think its safe to say there is no warranty or anything like that
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IT is so sad,
to see a lot of people think they know alot about AMG lines...
The C55 AMG W202 does exist way back in 1998, and a only recently people started more aware of the existence of AMG performance vehicle.
Back in the days of C36' and C43's AMG is very rare and AMG didn't have visiblilty like nowadays, and especially the W202 C55 -- the ultimate compact sedan....They're only 50 unit genuine AMG (AMG conversion)
I've driven W210 E55 and W208 CLK55 couple of time, and can imagine that this C55 conversion would be one hell of car
Regardz,
to see a lot of people think they know alot about AMG lines...
The C55 AMG W202 does exist way back in 1998, and a only recently people started more aware of the existence of AMG performance vehicle.
Back in the days of C36' and C43's AMG is very rare and AMG didn't have visiblilty like nowadays, and especially the W202 C55 -- the ultimate compact sedan....They're only 50 unit genuine AMG (AMG conversion)
I've driven W210 E55 and W208 CLK55 couple of time, and can imagine that this C55 conversion would be one hell of car
Regardz,
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Originally Posted by BklynBenz
just playing devils advocate here, but by your train of thinking, why doesnt brabus call their modified SL Brabus B11, 5.8, 6.1 or 6.1S an SL500? arent the badges indicative of the engine? its no longer a c43 without the 4.3L, its a c class with a 5.5L v8, hence c55. makes sense to me.
as far as not having mb or a "real" tuner do the engine transplant, i think its safe to say there is no warranty or anything like that
as far as not having mb or a "real" tuner do the engine transplant, i think its safe to say there is no warranty or anything like that
Close
....but for example the newer C230's are not 2.3's anymore their 1.8's
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a car that can't do the throttle reset.
Originally Posted by BklynBenz
just playing devils advocate here, but by your train of thinking, why doesnt brabus call their modified SL Brabus B11, 5.8, 6.1 or 6.1S an SL500? arent the badges indicative of the engine? its no longer a c43 without the 4.3L, its a c class with a 5.5L v8, hence c55. makes sense to me.
as far as not having mb or a "real" tuner do the engine transplant, i think its safe to say there is no warranty or anything like that
as far as not having mb or a "real" tuner do the engine transplant, i think its safe to say there is no warranty or anything like that
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a car that can't do the throttle reset.
Originally Posted by J Irwan
IT is so sad,
to see a lot of people think they know alot about AMG lines...
The C55 AMG W202 does exist way back in 1998, and a only recently people started more aware of the existence of AMG performance vehicle.
Back in the days of C36' and C43's AMG is very rare and AMG didn't have visiblilty like nowadays, and especially the W202 C55 -- the ultimate compact sedan....They're only 50 unit genuine AMG (AMG conversion)
I've driven W210 E55 and W208 CLK55 couple of time, and can imagine that this C55 conversion would be one hell of car
Regardz,
to see a lot of people think they know alot about AMG lines...
The C55 AMG W202 does exist way back in 1998, and a only recently people started more aware of the existence of AMG performance vehicle.
Back in the days of C36' and C43's AMG is very rare and AMG didn't have visiblilty like nowadays, and especially the W202 C55 -- the ultimate compact sedan....They're only 50 unit genuine AMG (AMG conversion)
I've driven W210 E55 and W208 CLK55 couple of time, and can imagine that this C55 conversion would be one hell of car
Regardz,
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a car that can't do the throttle reset.
Originally Posted by MoTo
why does it matter if MB did it or not?
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Originally Posted by pointman
of course it matters. i trust the reliability of mb made c55 over some guy i have never seen or know nothing about. plus, its nice to have an authentic one from the factory.
good luck trying to find one for the price I'm asking.
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98 C55
Back in the days of C36' and C43's AMG is very rare and AMG didn't have visiblilty like nowadays, and especially the W202 C55 -- the ultimate compact sedan....They're only 50 unit genuine AMG (AMG conversion)
I've driven W210 E55 and W208 CLK55 couple of time, and can imagine that this C55 conversion would be one hell of car
Regardz,
I've driven W210 E55 and W208 CLK55 couple of time, and can imagine that this C55 conversion would be one hell of car
Regardz,
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a car that can't do the throttle reset.
Originally Posted by MoTo
good luck trying to find one for the price I'm asking.
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C43/55,2k11 Volvo S60 T6AWD,2k Audi B5 S4,95 Eagle Talon Tsi AWD 500+awhp
Originally Posted by pointman
i know. but im just saying that c55 from mb is different from a c55, that was a 43. reliability for one.
The diffence from the one Moto did and the one amg did is perhaps just the rear end C55(2.82)vs C43's (3.06) and the software upgrade that must be done in the ECU for the 5.4L injectors.I'm assuming he's using the 4.3Linj.
There is no problem whatsoever with reliability unless you might know something we don't.
I'm undertaking this project now as well and Donnie,a head MB mechanic(I'm told perhaps the best MB tuner in the US) from this former company is assisting me with my conversion by doing the software upgrade and has done several of these C43 to C55 projects as well. www.mbautowerks.com Here is a thread of his C55 with no reliability issues whatsoever.
https://mbworld.org/forums/performance-upgrades-tuning/50898-check-out-our-11-8-202-c-class.html
Like J Irwin says:
Originally Posted by J Irwan
IT is so sad,
to see a lot of people think they know alot about AMG lines...
The C55 AMG W202 does exist way back in 1998, and a only recently people started more aware of the existence of AMG performance vehicle.
Back in the days of C36' and C43's AMG is very rare and AMG didn't have visiblilty like nowadays, and especially the W202 C55 -- the ultimate compact sedan....They're only 50 unit genuine AMG (AMG conversion)
Regardz,
to see a lot of people think they know alot about AMG lines...
The C55 AMG W202 does exist way back in 1998, and a only recently people started more aware of the existence of AMG performance vehicle.
Back in the days of C36' and C43's AMG is very rare and AMG didn't have visiblilty like nowadays, and especially the W202 C55 -- the ultimate compact sedan....They're only 50 unit genuine AMG (AMG conversion)
Regardz,
Last edited by ProjectC55; Jan 15, 2005 at 10:05 AM.
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Originally Posted by pointman
wrong about nothing. my point is that a c55 for mercedes benz is different from one tuned by some shop in california.
Last edited by ProjectC55; Jan 15, 2005 at 01:43 PM.
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Originally Posted by pointman
You're welcome! 
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