1005749

Does anyone know a nice K&N cold air intake that will fit in a V8 clk 500? trying to spend around $200-$250 for each one so total around $400-500. Please dont say renttech too much money lol =P just a college student lol. So yeah something that will make this v8 roar and get some HP out of it too. thanks

jbenz2001

whats bro?i c ur new here.have u tried looking up this question the search area.i bet theres plenty of info on this.

dynomite05

There really is no "cold air" intakes for these cars. Most intakes end up sucking in hot air. You could change you air filters to K&N but some people have had problems with them being too oily and messing up the MAF. Of course some people have had nothing but good experiences with them. You could also go with BMC or Green Filters. If you want to get a little more roar, delete you 2nd cats/resonator and you will be satisfied.

M-bENZ

since you cant afford the Renntech..get the E55 airbox or buy a pair of K&N filters using with your stock airbox.

Andy

1005749

Hey yeah just signed up but been watching and reading for over a year now lol =P and idk i did search Clk 500 Intake but couldnt find anything specific. Like a model name or some information on K&N intakes. I found some clk320 stuff but idk if that information is good for me as i have a different engine layout then a 320. Also found a thread about clk500 and all it said was to go for renttech, i'm trying to get a cheap alternative maybe k&n or something you guys could suggest for me? thanks for the reply jbenz

1005749

yeah already instaled the 2 k&n filters they been working great been about 5months now. and the resonators coming off any day. but was just wondering if i should get an intake? so dynomite your saying to just replace my filters and leave it at that? because if i get an intake it will just suck hot air in? even with a long cold air one? so i'm guessing a short ram is out of the question

thanks guys appreciate all the input.

M-bENZ

the answer is no.

Andy

jbenz2001

while i was looking threads on w209 intakes. these are the guys that i saw that already did the work for u and answered ur question.thanks for chiming in guys.

1005749

daymm lol really wanted to blow some money on some nice intakes =/ guess the benz were are good enough. thansk for the help guys saved me money. just gonna spend my money on asthetic stuff then

jbenz2001

buy a sprintbooster!

bheng

if you wanted, get the airbox from the e amg as andy noted.

or spend your money on exhaust set up if you want more rumble

dynomite05

Yea, the AMG airbox is pretty much your only option unless you go custom. But keep in mind that it won't change the sound and will only add around around 4hp.

CLK Masters

yup, I have the E55 AMG intake with K&N filters.
it has lowered my intake temps by around 40 degrees in the summer.

lowpost

The 55k intake works like a champ for roughly $400

M-bENZ

$300 for the used but its hard to find tho.

Andy

Kevwood

+1. The E55K airbox with a high flow filter is by far the best alternative for helping the engine breathe a little better. And besides, the setup you have is already a fresh air intake, pulling in air from just behind the grille. Keep in mind though that the E55K AMG intake and CLK55 AMG are two different animals, the CLK55 is exactly the same as a stock 500 intake but painted silver...

M-bENZ

the CLK55 is .5" bigger than the 500 lolz.

Andy

Kevwood

What is .5" bigger? The snorkle tubes? I had the two boxes side by side and they looked exactly the same to me except for the color.

M-bENZ

the area where you put your air filters in...the depth of the box. I've seen that somewhere but cant remember now. YOu bought one already Kev ? is it from CLK55 or C55 ?

Andy

Kevwood

A guy in Dubai with a C55 had his stock box for sale (he went with a Kleemann sc and an aftermarket air intake), I went to look at it and pulled my stock box off to compare. I absolutely didn't see any difference but I'm sure there is if you say so. And no, I didn't buy it because it (to me) wasn't an upgrade. Besides, later that night I found out that I won the E55Kairbox you and I were both bidding on.

2MCHCAR

Here is a thread on the 55K airbox.
https://mbworld.org/forums/clk-class...5k-airbox.html

buffyclk500

here is 1 it works good

M-bENZ

hahah I remembered that (the guy....man...) lol.

Andy

buffyclk500

works lot better

Kevwood

Yeah, he was... different Anyways, on that topic, down to 20 days to go until my shipment from Canada hits the Dubai port (Jan 10th)!!! Should have it cleared and at my villa by Jan 20th if all goes well!