Just order my 2007 CLK 550
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Just order my 2007 CLK 550
pics will be up soon
But I wanted to know how I could go about increasing the HP to the MAX without losing too much MPG, I live in MD so getting the chip will be the first thing I do. This car is a daily driver up and down 95 and should I order the 19in or 20in AMG wheels???
But I wanted to know how I could go about increasing the HP to the MAX without losing too much MPG, I live in MD so getting the chip will be the first thing I do. This car is a daily driver up and down 95 and should I order the 19in or 20in AMG wheels???
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Congrats on the purchase and welcome to the forum. Unfortunately, in terms of power, there really isn't much for the 550. There are no 'chips' for our cars, they are called tunes/flash. You could get your ECU tuned/flashed for a bump in HP and MPG. As far as the wheels, if you are using it as your DD, you should definitely count out the 20s.
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Congrats man!...let's see those photos asap...
Exactly what dyno said you could do the speedtuning ecu flash but no chips or miraculous bolt ons...
As for the wheels I can guarantee you no 20's as a DD...gives it a 4X4 look...19's (like mine) look great or 18's like Wes' (dyno) look awesome too and he says he's considering keeping it like that because of the comfort level...
Remember though I have eibach springs and Wes has coilovers...
Either way...good luck, congrats and keep us posted...
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Exactly what dyno said you could do the speedtuning ecu flash but no chips or miraculous bolt ons...
As for the wheels I can guarantee you no 20's as a DD...gives it a 4X4 look...19's (like mine) look great or 18's like Wes' (dyno) look awesome too and he says he's considering keeping it like that because of the comfort level...
Remember though I have eibach springs and Wes has coilovers...
Either way...good luck, congrats and keep us posted...
Welcome to the w209 family...
Angelo
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The SC definitely will drop your MPG. Odds are good that your not going to keep the same driving style with the SC, may be a little more spirited. As far as Kleeman, it's really up to you. You could get about the same HP from a good tune as you can the Kleeman headers at a fraction of the cost.
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Welcome to the board. Tune up that 550 and do a good exhaust, let it breath, let it roar... 
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Congrats on the purchase and welcome to the forum. Unfortunately, in terms of power, there really isn't much for the 550. There are no 'chips' for our cars, they are called tunes/flash. You could get your ECU tuned/flashed for a bump in HP and MPG. As far as the wheels, if you are using it as your DD, you should definitely count out the 20s.
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The SC definitely will drop your MPG. Odds are good that your not going to keep the same driving style with the SC, may be a little more spirited. As far as Kleeman, it's really up to you. You could get about the same HP from a good tune as you can the Kleeman headers at a fraction of the cost.
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I can confirm that they do not offer one for a 550 at this time, I was on the phone with them quite a bit this past week.
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