ZEEK

hey guys, i am thinking of purchasing the w211 E55 airbox, do you guys think it will fit with no problems? do i have to purchase anything extra to fit it? Please i would appreciate any info or advise you can give me, thanks.

M-bENZ

Im not sure what u need but there is one thing I know for sure that you need a Y pipe to connect to your MAF sensor then you have custom the cover to fit that airbox. Remember the E55 has the kormpressor in between the air box but we dont have it so thats why u need something to cover that Area.

Andy

ZEEK

hmmmm i see...

M-bENZ

This might give u an idea where to start....check this out (post #12) and sorry if it didnt help ,

https://mbworld.org/forums/w211-amg/...take-swap.html

ZEEK

no thank you andy, everything helps

MB Dave

most guys go for the n/a amg airbox since its a direct bolt on

M-bENZ

U mean CLK55 AMG air box ? im pretty sure it will fit perfect.

Andy

ZEEK

whats a n/a amg airbox?

Klinh

It stand for N-normal A-aspirited engine. Another words, it a non-supercharger/turbo engine. All the non-supercharger 5.4 engine has a different airbox then the 4.3 and 5.0 V8 engine. The air box is taller.

M-bENZ

the one built for NON-Kormpressor lolz.

Andy

ZEEK

so in other words a clk55 airbox will be a direct bolt on? is the E55 box better? i know its harder to bolt on the E55 box too but is it better than the clk55 box?

MB Dave

the e55 box will give you better flow most likely but its going to be a retrofit, and good luck trying to make it look good. Basicly everything performance we do to our cars is worthless with out a tune.

Klinh

100% direct fit.

ZEEK

i am going to get my ecu tuned as well from TVT_DESIGN.

MB Dave

when you send out your ecu tell them what mods you have i.e airbox exhaust diff spark plugs. if they do a good job you will truley be enjoying the full potential of what you did to the car.

Klinh

There's NO WAY you can tune a "mods" car right just by sending in your ECU !!!! Unless, they already have a tuned file for your model with exact same mods. If the ECU upgrade is based on the stock car then it would not be a problem. I've been around tuning people/shop that I know enough what can be done right or wrong. I used the have the HPS supercharger on my CL 55 that blew up on the freeway right after it tuned. I've also seen the 2 exact same car (C55) with the exact same supercharger installed but won't run right with the exact same tuned file. Why? Because on mods tuned car, they tuned it to the max/limit in timing, fuel...etc. and if one car has a couple different mods then the other, sometime, that's just enough to throw out the tuned spec..

MB Dave

true to an extent but you are talking fi, by doing what i told him the tuner will know that the intake will take in more air and probably denser so he lets the comp know, he tells the comp that that he has straight pipes less back preasure tells the computer to open exhaust valves sooner, tells him he has colder plugs he car retard the timing a bit. All he has to do is apply change to the areas of where he installed his mods, by 1 or 2% nothing huge nothing will crap out on him its just more custom of a tune. Its not worth to get a dyno tune on a car with minimal mods like that.

omar26

i just did this to my SL, Blackbenzz helped me out a lot on the install, dont get the N/A Amg box, makes no real diff. Take your maf out, it makes it easier, take the lil gasket out of the y pipe, put the y pipe on the maf n drill a hole, then put black silicone or sealant around the top of the maf, put the y pipe back on the maf n put a screw in the hole. hold it for a couple of minutes, then put the maf back on, attach the other ends to the air cleaner assembly, finally get a small cap for the inlet pipe for the super charger on the y pipe. I also put the sl550 air hoses, n used thermoshield on the bottom of the air boxes along with k n filters

M-bENZ

Omar26,

Do you have any pics for that set up ?

Andy

ZEEK

hey guys, tuning shouldnt be a problem because tvt_design is in new jersey and i am in new york so i will go to their shop.

Omar, that sounds like a lot of work bro, did you put a kompressor airbox on your SL?

Klinh

Yes he did. Remove the MAF clip/bracket is really a *****. If you never done it, you will break the clip/bracket very easy.

ZEEK

damn, now im scared to do the work lol.

btw klinh, thanks for the pm

CLK Masters

i have the E55K air bok on my clk 500. it fits really tight. no real noticible power gain. although the intake temp is probally like around 20 degrees lower than stock.

ZEEK

cool, did you get your ecu tuned as well dude? also do you mind posting pics? how much did it run you? someone installed it for you?

Klinh

Hmmmmmmmm.............who did you bought it from?