Come on guys ONE MORE!

 

I think I found another person for the group buy. Should know shortly

 

Alrighty guys, went to SpeedTuning and recieved my tune. First off, Oliver was great, great service and very polite. He checked over all my main components with his OBDII scanner, engine, trans, eps, etc and made sure everything is was tip top shape. He told me it will take about 200 miles for the tune to really stand out, the computer has to relearn everything. I was getting 23mpg on the 50 mile trip up there, mostly highway and on the return trip home again mostly highway 50mile trip averaged 28.5. Overall, very satisfied with the whole deal. Cant wait to see the real results.

ALSO for the group buy, Oliver said all he needs is 10 people to pay up front. If anyone wants to join after that, there isn't a problem nor a cap on the people who can join.
But to get going he needs 10 people to pay in advance. So lets get this thing going!

 

What speed are your tires rated for?

 

I just sent this to SpeedTuningUSA:

 

Yokohoma S drive speed rated Y (186mph).
I don't think I'll ever want to go that fast, 150-160 maybe.

Check this video out, these were the cars in our spirited drive : myself CLK500, GT3, 911 Turbo, GTR, A5 2.0T, BMW 335i, BMW 540 and the video guy Mustang GT Shelby.

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I, too, have a 2004 CLK320. What are your HP and torque gains? How do the car feel after the tune?

I'm surprised that people are getting better mileage after the increase of HP. I always thought this is inversely proportional.

Also, my car has also 180K KM now. Is it worth it to apply the tune to an old car?

 

The car feels great after the tune. A lot more responsive. As for the gains, I don't know exactly but was quoted 24hp. I doubt I gained all of that. It's your money, if your going to have your car for a while go for it.

 

soooo WE NEED LAST PERSON!!! if you just do the tune you will pass any test you want, it's just a ECU program, worst that can happen is Mercedes benz techs will reflash the ECU and take off your tune.

 

Before anyone asks, the key sequence for the secret "Butt Dyno" mode is as follows. With the ignition in position 3 and the transmission in D1, set the display to temp, press the reset button 3 times and put the accelerator pedal in its fully depressed position. The display will show the displacement of the seat cushion relative to the seat, in HP@SS (Horsepower @ Seat Stationary) units.

 

I believe this is year specific and not available on all years.

 

What year is your CLK500? Is it USA spec?

 

Did you get any improvement in gas mileage?

 

Yea, I posted the gains on page 10. But I don't drive as aggressively as other people

 

can someone in the group buy do a dyno before and after?

 

i will be doing that

 

That's not the worst thing. The worst thing is your combustion timing goes out of control and kaboom engine. I guess we all trust our tuners to tune right.

 

Btw does anyone in the group buy have the 350 engine? Am I the only one?

 

Found it. Sorry I missed it somehow.
This is great, you are getting 5-8% improvement in mileage. This is amazing; increased HP and better mileage.

After the tune, will the engine work harder? Any long term effects (just interested to know)?

 

i belive it's a safe tune, ofcourse we can tune it to the limit and blow the engine =D

 

cool living on the edge

 

Oliver said all the tune pretty much does is advance the timing a little and makes the fuel curve a little bit more agressive, and increases throttle response. Bigger gains will be on the V8 but on the V6 expect 12-18hp, the v8s 18-25hp. How much of that makes it to the wheels... no idea. But overall I'm happy with the tune, getting better gas mileage is always a plus.

 

 

I am planning on it. Will dyno as soon as the group buy is confirmed. Will post results.

 

hmm do we get to customize our tune? Like I want the tune to be for 91 octane gas. I read somewhere that someone got tuned for something higher than 91. And how far into red line will the engine go before upgearing by itself? Will ECU flash affect Touch shift feature? For example now, if I leave in first gear and floor it all the way the car will automatically shift to second when I hit redline without me manually upgearing. If I get the ECU flash will my car still automatically upgear when I hit redline without me manually upgearing?