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I definately lock up my brakes a couple times to prevented a rear end collision before but locking up the front brake is totally different then locking up the rear brake. Locking up the front, the car just slide/skid forward, locking up the rear, the car will spin on you. The ETC does not come on when the brake is lock up, only come on when it sensing one wheel is spinning faster then the other. He got his front upgraded but it a 4 pistons not 6 pistons. I think it very unsafe for set-up with a 4/4 front and rear. Just think about it, there's has NEVER any car companies put this type of set-up (50/50 grip) on their cars . Just take AMG for example, their set-up are 6/4 for the lighter AMG models and 8/4 for the heavier AMG models. Think about it......... why AMG changed to 8 pistons front but didn't changed the rear to 6 or 8 pistons on the rear for their heavier AMG models?
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I definately lock up my brakes a couple times to prevented a rear end collision before but locking up the front brake is totally different then locking up the rear brake. Locking up the front, the car just slide/skid forward, locking up the rear, the car will spin on you. He got his front upgraded but it a 4 pistons not 6 pistons. I think it very unsafe for set-up with a 4/4 front and rear. Just think about it, there's has NEVER any car companies put this type of set-up (50/50 grip) on their cars . Just take AMG for example, their set-up are 6/4 for the lighter AMG models and 8/4 for the heavier AMG models. Think about it......... why AMG changed to 8 pistons front but didn't changed the rear to 6 or 8 pistons on the rear for their heavier AMG models?
I think you are just hating on everything I do.
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Let see.........you changed your body kit to AMG.
I love the mods. Like I said in the past, I would NEVER buy an Mercedes without the AMG body kit. You got the carbon fiber lip, I did the mods years ago. You got the Clk BS carbon fiber spoiler mods, I did the mods years ago too. You got the carbon fiber rear diffuser mods, I did the mods years ago too. You changed your struts/shocks to Bilstein, I has mine changed years ago too. HID headlights, foglights....etc. The only 2 mods I questions is the ECU upgrade and the brake upgrades. I love your front brembo brake upgrade, I just don't agreed with your rear set-up due to safety reasons. You should just get the rear brembo brake set-up for better braking. As for the ECU upgrade, I (we) just want to see the dyno charts for 2 reasons, hp gain and air fuel ratio. I don't see any hating toward you as all.
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Let see.........you changed your body kit to AMG. I love the mods. Like I said in the past, I would NEVER buy an Mercedes without the AMG body kit. You got the carbon fiber lip, I did the mods years ago. You got the Clk BS carbon fiber spoiler mods, I did the mods years ago too. You got the carbon fiber rear diffuser mods, I did the mods years ago too. You changed your struts/shocks to Bilstein, I has mine changed years ago too. HID headlights, foglights....etc. The only 2 mods I questions is the ECU upgrade and the brake upgrades. I love your front brembo brake upgrade, I just don't agreed with your rear set-up due to safety reasons. You should just get the rear brembo brake set-up for better braking. As for the ECU upgrade, I (we) just want to see the dyno charts for 2 reasons, hp gain and air fuel ratio. I don't see any hating toward you as all.
I love the mods. Like I said in the past, I would NEVER buy an Mercedes without the AMG body kit. You got the carbon fiber lip, I did the mods years ago. You got the Clk BS carbon fiber spoiler mods, I did the mods years ago too. You got the carbon fiber rear diffuser mods, I did the mods years ago too. You changed your struts/shocks to Bilstein, I has mine changed years ago too. HID headlights, foglights....etc. The only 2 mods I questions is the ECU upgrade and the brake upgrades. I love your front brembo brake upgrade, I just don't agreed with your rear set-up due to safety reasons. You should just get the rear brembo brake set-up for better braking. As for the ECU upgrade, I (we) just want to see the dyno charts for 2 reasons, hp gain and air fuel ratio. I don't see any hating toward you as all.We know you were the first one to do everything, you are the pioneer of the CLK. I'm not going to get into you being a negative nancy again.
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Klinh, you've raised a vaild point and it's certainly open for/and being discussed. When Wes gets his brakes installed and more importantly, broken in, he'll do some basic testing for us. I'm also going to do the same (stock, then R1's & Akee pads) so we can put all the numbers down and see the improvements.
Although the calipers in the front and rear are both 4 piston, the rotor and pad sizes are different so there will not be an exact 50/50 applied force. This is the great thing about car mods, testing, reporting & adjusting
Although the calipers in the front and rear are both 4 piston, the rotor and pad sizes are different so there will not be an exact 50/50 applied force. This is the great thing about car mods, testing, reporting & adjusting
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From: Jerzy
04 CLK 320 > CLK32K
My car is one winter away from becoming garaged and only taken out on Sundays. I am really not too worried about the rear brakes locking up. I work 10 miles from my house and drive the car for 20 min a day.
Edit: Klinh, looks like you don't know the definition of a hater
A person that simply cannot be happy for another person's success. So rather than be happy they make a point of exposing a flaw in that person. Hating, the result of being a hater, is not exactly jealousy. The hater doesnt really want to be the person he or she hates, rather the hater wants to knock somelse down a notch.
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=hater
Edit: Klinh, looks like you don't know the definition of a hater
A person that simply cannot be happy for another person's success. So rather than be happy they make a point of exposing a flaw in that person. Hating, the result of being a hater, is not exactly jealousy. The hater doesnt really want to be the person he or she hates, rather the hater wants to knock somelse down a notch.
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=hater
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Klinh, you've raised a vaild point and it's certainly open for/and being discussed. When Wes gets his brakes installed and more importantly, broken in, he'll do some basic testing for us. I'm also going to do the same (stock, then R1's & Akee pads) so we can put all the numbers down and see the improvements.
Although the calipers in the front and rear are both 4 piston, the rotor and pad sizes are different so there will not be an exact 50/50 applied force. This is the great thing about car mods, testing, reporting & adjusting
Although the calipers in the front and rear are both 4 piston, the rotor and pad sizes are different so there will not be an exact 50/50 applied force. This is the great thing about car mods, testing, reporting & adjusting
Come on..........there's no need for any testing specially just with a ruler
to measure the distances. Just answer one question for me, then why would AMG NOT put a 6 pistons or 8 pistons brake caliper on any of their AMG models?
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04 CLK 320 > CLK32K
i got the whip! put your leathers on! LOL... jk..
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Why did Mercedes not put a BS spoiler on your car, or a front lip, a rear diffuser, lowering sprigs and an E55K airbox? Are these not hard core performance upgrades? Have they been tested to ensure that the aerodynamics of the car are not compromised? Of course not.
This is a forum that guys discuss and install mods, just as you have. Why the ignorant comment about measuring the stopping distances? Do you have this data already? It's more than just the distances as well - you claim that Wes is going to go into a 360* spin under hard braking, the 100-0 test is going to put that claim to the test is it not?
You ask why Mercedes never installed 6 or 8 piston calipers on the car? I guess they feel that the car didn't need them - much like all the stuff you've added to your car.
You do raise good points in some of your replies but others are ignorant, arrogant and narrow minded, let guys have some fun, do some testing and report results. No one is asking you to do the same and I would imagine that if your ignorant/arrogant toned replies (in some cases) continue you will be losing the respect and possible future support/help from contributing members such as Wes & others.
I'm sure you've heard the saying "No matter how fast you are, someone is always faster". Bend it a little, "No matter how much you know, someone knows more."
No one here is an absolute CLK or auotomtive expert (for that matter) but collectively we can get close.
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You guys need to stop fighting... time to have some comedy time...
Watch This...
http://www.pinoypride.net/video/4681...AMAKA-BREKKER-
If you dont laugh at it... I do not know what to say... LOOOOOOOOOOL
Watch This...
http://www.pinoypride.net/video/4681...AMAKA-BREKKER-
If you dont laugh at it... I do not know what to say... LOOOOOOOOOOL
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No fighting here pinoytm, sometimes we all just need to clear the air and issue a gentle wake up call, God knows I sure needed a few when I was young, naive & knew everything.
Unfortunately I can't open your link, it's blocked here but good on you to lighten the mood.
Unfortunately I can't open your link, it's blocked here but good on you to lighten the mood.
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I'm not mecanic but IF the 50/50 stopping combo is not good...
Is there a setting on calipers, soo you can set it at 75% of it's strength??
or
have a smaller disk in the rear and bigger one in the front soo the combo
make it more like 60/40 ... ?
my brainstorming
Is there a setting on calipers, soo you can set it at 75% of it's strength??
or
have a smaller disk in the rear and bigger one in the front soo the combo
make it more like 60/40 ... ?
my brainstorming
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Wes and Kevwood,
Have you guys installed the E55 airbox yet ? anything to report back ? Especially Kevwood did you get all the parts from the guy that selling the airbox ( u know what im talking about lol) ?
Andy
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The airbox requires more modification than I expected for my 320. I don't know if I want to attempt to make it fit. I have it painted, have it sitting in my garage, wiating for me to decide...lol
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I'm having a problem with the drivers side airbox. It has 2 clips, one in the front and one in the rear. The rear clip goes in fine but then the bottom of the airbox hits the valve cover when I try to secure the front clip. It looks like the drivers side airbox needs to be elevated.
