Upgrade ideas for '02 CLK430?
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2002 CLK430
Upgrade ideas for '02 CLK430?
I'm pretty new to this forum, but I've been lurking on mbworld for a while now... I've been thinking of making some upgrades to my '02 CLK430, albeit not many (I very much believe Mercedes-Benz did a phenomenal job with engineering the vehicle for performance, despite the CLK55 AMG being naturally better).
Some ideas I've had but been unsure about were slapping in a turbo/supercharger and adding NO2. I've seen on some other threads that the W208's V8 engine cannot handle the boost that a turbo or a supercharger provides, yet I've seen some videos out there of people drag racing and dyno testing their W208 430's with a supercharger in it. Yes, I'm aware that Kleemann makes a supercharger designed specifically for the CLK430, but I don't have $10k on hand for the part alone. I have at most $2k...
This in mind, I'm wondering if anyone has experience putting NO2 in their CLKs. Can the V8 handle the combustion pressure that the NO2 adds? If so, should I go dry or wet NO2? I'm leaning more towards dry NO2 because of the horror stories about wet NO2 backfiring and I know the repair costs for that greatly outweigh the benefits of it.
If it helps, my CLK430 has ~189k miles on it, mostly commuter/stop-and-go miles.
Some ideas I've had but been unsure about were slapping in a turbo/supercharger and adding NO2. I've seen on some other threads that the W208's V8 engine cannot handle the boost that a turbo or a supercharger provides, yet I've seen some videos out there of people drag racing and dyno testing their W208 430's with a supercharger in it. Yes, I'm aware that Kleemann makes a supercharger designed specifically for the CLK430, but I don't have $10k on hand for the part alone. I have at most $2k...
This in mind, I'm wondering if anyone has experience putting NO2 in their CLKs. Can the V8 handle the combustion pressure that the NO2 adds? If so, should I go dry or wet NO2? I'm leaning more towards dry NO2 because of the horror stories about wet NO2 backfiring and I know the repair costs for that greatly outweigh the benefits of it.
If it helps, my CLK430 has ~189k miles on it, mostly commuter/stop-and-go miles.
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With the mileage on the car and your budget can you afford blowing your motor? I agree with Sick430 that saving for a CLK55 is your best bet. Good luck!!
