how can I make the car faster?
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There aren't a whole lot of bolt ons that will make a lot of difference. The best one I've found (aside from a supercharger) is the airbox from a CLK55 and a good set of filters. You can get about 15 rear wheel horses from this (I've dyno tested it).
Canned tunes? Waste of money
Headers? Waste of money if you're not also porting the head as the bottle neck is in the head and not just the header.
Exhaust? Good for looks and sound, don't count on horses.
Sprintbooster? Some people here will talk your ear off about how great it is, but it's a waste of money IMO as all it does is decrease your pedal resolution so the computer thinks you're flooring it before you actually are (this is is how they explain the device on their own site). Considering you can get the same effect by moving your seat a little closer to the pedal, it seems dumb to me to spend about the same as you would spend on the AMG airbox, especially considering the latter actually makes the car more powerful.
Suspension mods? Great place to start. While it doesn't have an ideal handling setup, springs/shocks/sways make the car feel much more accurate/responsive. Some lighter wheels will also help your car feel a bit quicker (less unsprung/rolling weight).
Brakes? The least expensive mod would be the front calipers/rotors from a w209 C32 AMG. they bolt right up and are 4 pot/crossdrilled vs. 2 pot/solid.
That's about it on this car unless you're willing to spend a good chunk of change.
Canned tunes? Waste of money
Headers? Waste of money if you're not also porting the head as the bottle neck is in the head and not just the header.
Exhaust? Good for looks and sound, don't count on horses.
Sprintbooster? Some people here will talk your ear off about how great it is, but it's a waste of money IMO as all it does is decrease your pedal resolution so the computer thinks you're flooring it before you actually are (this is is how they explain the device on their own site). Considering you can get the same effect by moving your seat a little closer to the pedal, it seems dumb to me to spend about the same as you would spend on the AMG airbox, especially considering the latter actually makes the car more powerful.
Suspension mods? Great place to start. While it doesn't have an ideal handling setup, springs/shocks/sways make the car feel much more accurate/responsive. Some lighter wheels will also help your car feel a bit quicker (less unsprung/rolling weight).
Brakes? The least expensive mod would be the front calipers/rotors from a w209 C32 AMG. they bolt right up and are 4 pot/crossdrilled vs. 2 pot/solid.
That's about it on this car unless you're willing to spend a good chunk of change.
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There aren't a whole lot of bolt ons that will make a lot of difference. The best one I've found (aside from a supercharger) is the airbox from a CLK55 and a good set of filters. You can get about 15 rear wheel horses from this (I've dyno tested it).
Canned tunes? Waste of money
Headers? Waste of money if you're not also porting the head as the bottle neck is in the head and not just the header.
Exhaust? Good for looks and sound, don't count on horses.
Sprintbooster? Some people here will talk your ear off about how great it is, but it's a waste of money IMO as all it does is decrease your pedal resolution so the computer thinks you're flooring it before you actually are (this is is how they explain the device on their own site). Considering you can get the same effect by moving your seat a little closer to the pedal, it seems dumb to me to spend about the same as you would spend on the AMG airbox, especially considering the latter actually makes the car more powerful.
Suspension mods? Great place to start. While it doesn't have an ideal handling setup, springs/shocks/sways make the car feel much more accurate/responsive. Some lighter wheels will also help your car feel a bit quicker (less unsprung/rolling weight).
Brakes? The least expensive mod would be the front calipers/rotors from a w209 C32 AMG. they bolt right up and are 4 pot/crossdrilled vs. 2 pot/solid.
That's about it on this car unless you're willing to spend a good chunk of change.
Canned tunes? Waste of money
Headers? Waste of money if you're not also porting the head as the bottle neck is in the head and not just the header.
Exhaust? Good for looks and sound, don't count on horses.
Sprintbooster? Some people here will talk your ear off about how great it is, but it's a waste of money IMO as all it does is decrease your pedal resolution so the computer thinks you're flooring it before you actually are (this is is how they explain the device on their own site). Considering you can get the same effect by moving your seat a little closer to the pedal, it seems dumb to me to spend about the same as you would spend on the AMG airbox, especially considering the latter actually makes the car more powerful.
Suspension mods? Great place to start. While it doesn't have an ideal handling setup, springs/shocks/sways make the car feel much more accurate/responsive. Some lighter wheels will also help your car feel a bit quicker (less unsprung/rolling weight).
Brakes? The least expensive mod would be the front calipers/rotors from a w209 C32 AMG. they bolt right up and are 4 pot/crossdrilled vs. 2 pot/solid.
That's about it on this car unless you're willing to spend a good chunk of change.
