w208 Manual trans coversion?
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Well Worth the extra effort.. since i think my slush box is showing signs of its age....
chrisbala...can you post pics of your clutch and shifter?
from what I think, its a hydraulic clutch system gaining hyd pressure from the master cylinder, and the clutch pedal is W208 specific....
W208 specific shifter as well..
Custom Drive shaft as well....similar to the BMW world....
but what manual trans bolts upto the 430 motor?
If i can source these parts, id step upto the plate!
then again I also want to do "air bag suspension" as well...
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chrisbala...can you post pics of your clutch and shifter?
from what I think, its a hydraulic clutch system gaining hyd pressure from the master cylinder, and the clutch pedal is W208 specific....
W208 specific shifter as well..
Custom Drive shaft as well....similar to the BMW world....
but what manual trans bolts upto the 430 motor?
If i can source these parts, id step upto the plate!
then again I also want to do "air bag suspension" as well...
-E.R
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Maybe a MBZ tech could chime in....
as of now, the only known Manual Transmission'd CLK is the 320 and 230k, in UK market, or the CLK-GTR.
here are CLK-GTR specs
CLK-GTR SPEC
Powertrain Layout Mid Engine / RWD
Dimensions
WheelBase - 2670 mm
Length - 4854 mm
Height - 1102 mm
Width - 1951 mm
Weight 1000 kg
Front / Rear Track
Front - 1600 mm
Rear 1600 mm
ENGINE
Configuration V12
Valvetrain DOHC, 4 valves / cylinder
Displacement - 5987 cc
Power- 600.0 bhp @ 7000 rpm
Torque - 516.0 ft lbs @ 3700 rpm
Bore - 89.0 mm
Stroke - 80.2 mm
Compression Ratio
12.0:1
Redline 7800 rpm
TRANSMISSION
Type 6-Speed Manual
Final Drive 2.88:1
1st Gear Ratio 2.71:1
2nd Gear Ratio 2.20:1
3rd Gear Ratio 1.80:1
4th Gear Ratio 1.52:1
5th Gear Ratio 1.33:1
6th Gear Ratio 1.18:1 CHASSIS
Steering Rack & Pinion w/ Power Assist
Tire Sizes
F 280/35R-18
R 330/40R-18
Brake Types Vented Carbon FIbre Discs
Brake Size
F 381 mm / 15.0 in
R 356 mm / 14.0 in
Body Material Carbon Fibre
PERFORMANCE
Top Speed 191.0 mph
0 - 30 mph 1.7 seconds
0 - 60 mph 3.4 seconds
0 - 100 mph 5.7 seconds
0 - ¼ mile 9.4 seconds
Lateral Acceleration est 1.70g
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CLK W208
trust me on this i tried it because i was running a turbo setup for a week and my 320 transmission couldn.t handle it for anything. so i took the turbo out to convert to manual first. you have to use a trans off of a slk 320 or c 230, change the ecu, extra pedal. cutting fire wall. pump for the cpedal. cut or chamge youre break pedal to make room for the 3rd pedal, new sgifter, cut around the shifter, clutch and a whole lot more plus reprograming the ecu. after all that you still have to do cutting around the trans housing to make it fit. and after all this work anod money it still wouldn.t bereliable. my mechanic would do it for me but he highly recomended me to just go witha 55 motor and do padel shift conversion. much chaeper and hell of alot faster.
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frankenstein 2001 CLK 430
trust me on this i tried it because i was running a turbo setup for a week and my 320 transmission couldn.t handle it for anything. so i took the turbo out to convert to manual first. you have to use a trans off of a slk 320 or c 230, change the ecu, extra pedal. cutting fire wall. pump for the cpedal. cut or chamge youre break pedal to make room for the 3rd pedal, new sgifter, cut around the shifter, clutch and a whole lot more plus reprograming the ecu. after all that you still have to do cutting around the trans housing to make it fit. and after all this work anod money it still wouldn.t bereliable. my mechanic would do it for me but he highly recomended me to just go witha 55 motor and do padel shift conversion. much chaeper and hell of alot faster.
didnt any euro c-classes w203/w202 come with a manual tranny c240 c280 ?? this might be a place 2 start with
Last edited by ahmed18881; Apr 20, 2007 at 06:34 AM.
