M-bENZ

Here is the picture of the Intake that I just custom today..what you guys think???

http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/l...stomIntake.jpg

Verb04

link dont work

FastDonzi

i dont recommend that setup. looks like you would be sucking in too much hot air from the motor.

M-bENZ

Link is still good

M-bENZ

Here is the new link....

http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/l...stomIntake.jpg

M-bENZ

Hey bro. thanks for telling me that ..no seriously but as long as your car moving...its not really that bad, moreover if you look carefully I still have the two stock tube that the cold air still flowing in if you know what I mean

Verb04

Set up does look bad *** though. Would love to know if you get any gains from it.

FastDonzi

looks cool. did u have ur car chipped. or exhaust? i was thinking of doing something myself.i read of some guys wrapping the bottom of the intake with heat resistant tape, because there is a lot of heat soak from the engine.

M-bENZ

They all look still good..

M-bENZ

Hey to be honest with you..I dont know that all in my head or not but when I take off...I feel alittle bit faster...so its up to you bro. But to me I like the look thou.

dark knight

It looks really good, but now ur drawing hot air from inside instead of cold air directly from outside

I had my air box and intake tubes wrapped with Thermotec yesterday. I notice the air box feels cooler but the temp gauge still run the same between 90 and 100C. Car performance has no noticable difference.

M-bENZ

Can you shoot some pix. if you dont mind I want to see it your set up..cause my temp. was just normal...

dark knight

here are a couple pics, the set up doesn't look too good, just try to keep the radiant heat away from the air box. there is no change in performance or engine temp.


underside of the air box.
http://i32.tinypic.com/243lyf7.jpg
inlet tubes wrapped
http://i29.tinypic.com/30huek4.jpg
http://i32.tinypic.com/2nr293q.jpg

M-bENZ

dark knight,

you still have the stock tube right??? and you said your temp. around 95 to 100 C??? What was the temp. before u install anything "when u first bought it"???

Vabene7

Good for you bro.... all about the go and not about the show.
I admire that.....performance driven, like myself.

omar26

you guys should just get the clk55 amg air box and put green filters or you could do the renntech air box, but that is way more costly. The dealer in baltimore charges $284 for the clk55 amg airbox and cover, and if you have a dealer account with them it cost $224. I heard it 5-10 hp gains

brakel8

It looks really cool but you have lost the ram air effect and now introduced hot air into the intake . You're better off using the green filters or k&n filters. Just changing the filters will give you more response and slightly louder intake nosie which sound cool. If the air mass sensor senses a higher air temp you will lose performance. All motors run better on cool crisp air. I give you A+ for effort.

M-bENZ

Im confused for what u are saying "Just changing the filters will give you more response and slightly louder intake nosie which sound cool." What filter??? and I didnt use any filter except for the filter that you've seen in the picture. I took the stock filter out...Anyway one more time please

tkracing

Too much hot air in that engine bay. 2 things.
1. They should be extended all the way to the front grille where the cold air enters.
2. Its metal tube. Conducts heat. Should of been plastic.

My guess would be you lost power.

omar26

in your factory airbox there's 2 air filters. He's saying you should have just changed those filters from the factory ones to the k&n brand or the greens filters for better air flow. no one really makes a cold air intake for the clk's, you have to get it custom, and they're really not cold air bc all your setup is doing is sucking in the hot air from your engine bay, and our cars tend to be hotter than hondas and others

Vabene7

M-bENZ

tkracing,

would this help if I extend all the way to front grille where the cold air enters???

M-bENZ

Hey omar26,

I like the way you do your exhaust ...looks pretty good...guess what thats what Im going to do too, I already order the muffler (magnaflow) and a tips , it should be here sometime next week.

omar26

you'll love it, make sure you get an ecu tune, i recommend speed tuning usa stage 2 to make up for the loss of low end torque because of the quad setup. my ecu just started kicking in 3 days ago and man its a monster. im doing the amg air box, and underdrive pulleys on tuesday. wot else have yu done to your car

M-bENZ

Hey, my is gona be dual one not the quad like your but I bought the AMG tips from ebay thou. so I guess its not gona look perfect like your. Ok heres the question should I delete the resonator after I set up that dual exhaust?? oh yeah one my friend got CLK 500-05 he likes the way u set up your exhaust too...what kind of muffler did u use and the tips??? part # will help alot..(from where??)

Thanks,

Andy