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It'll be nice if you can get it done while the air is cold and dry. How about that AMS pulleym get it installed? I'm planning on having mine tossed on in a couple weeks before I head back to the dyno for airbox testing.
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you know if i get the kleemanized with 700lb-ft i will need new tires every week. 
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If/when I get permission from the RTA to modify my car with the supercharger I'm going to be tossing in a Quaife LSD at the same time, I've seen SL55's hook up like mad with them, very little wheel spin at all.
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i need lol... but i will be moving on to clk63bs in a few years or M6. dunno yet maybe even used SL65 or SL55
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so my mechanic told me all the top mechanics at Mercedes looked at the pulley... and said this **** will fly apart taking out my hood and bumper off. Because they don't trust the rubber in the middle... they said stock pulleys are known for flying apart.
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I'm certainly not the know all of anything automotive by in taking a long look at my AMS pulley I'd say it was pretty well made - much better than other pulley I have seen from major manufacturers in the past.
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BENZ 550
Hold on a second here, I think we need Omey/AMS to chime in on this one. I would have presumed that the pulley is ONE PIECE with the rubber injected into a inner and outer connected void - it sounds like your mechanic believes that it is a two piece design...?
I'm certainly not the know all of anything automotive by in taking a long look at my AMS pulley I'd say it was pretty well made - much better than other pulley I have seen from major manufacturers in the past.
I'm certainly not the know all of anything automotive by in taking a long look at my AMS pulley I'd say it was pretty well made - much better than other pulley I have seen from major manufacturers in the past.
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Yes, the rubber is 100% there to serve as the harmonic dampner, no question about that. I'm going to PM Omey to get in on this as I would like a difinitive answer on one piece or two piece.
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I spoke to them and they said that they know this is a one piece but think the quality is poor, they said only company mercedes trusts is renntech pulley....
if i am not mistaken renntech pulley quality is not the best out there.
if i am not mistaken renntech pulley quality is not the best out there.
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Okay, so if they know it's a one-piece then I'm really confused as to why they are making those statements...? The quality of the AMS pulley appears to be very good with dozens sold and (recently) no reported errors. I'm not going to get into a Renntech discussion but I have also heard of less than favorable reviews.
If the AMS pulley is installed correctly, checked for torque a few times at regular intervals, I'm pretty confident it's going to be trouble free. I'm going to be driving the living hell out of my 500 on the roadcourse tarcks here and you drive the living snot out of your 550 just pulling out of the driveway to check the mail - I think we'll both be okay with the AMS pulley.
If the AMS pulley is installed correctly, checked for torque a few times at regular intervals, I'm pretty confident it's going to be trouble free. I'm going to be driving the living hell out of my 500 on the roadcourse tarcks here and you drive the living snot out of your 550 just pulling out of the driveway to check the mail - I think we'll both be okay with the AMS pulley.
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Okay, so if they know it's a one-piece then I'm really confused as to why they are making those statements...? The quality of the AMS pulley appears to be very good with dozens sold and (recently) no reported errors. I'm not going to get into a Renntech discussion but I have also heard of less than favorable reviews.
If the AMS pulley is installed correctly, checked for torque a few times at regular intervals, I'm pretty confident it's going to be trouble free. I'm going to be driving the living hell out of my 500 on the roadcourse tarcks here and you drive the living snot out of your 550 just pulling out of the driveway to check the mail - I think we'll both be okay with the AMS pulley.
If the AMS pulley is installed correctly, checked for torque a few times at regular intervals, I'm pretty confident it's going to be trouble free. I'm going to be driving the living hell out of my 500 on the roadcourse tarcks here and you drive the living snot out of your 550 just pulling out of the driveway to check the mail - I think we'll both be okay with the AMS pulley.
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I brought mine to my MB service manager and he thought it was the cats pyjamas and slippers too. I'm going to have them install it when my long awaited instrument cluster finally arrives (they brought the wrong one in).
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Hey guys,
Thanks for the heads up Kev, I will chime in there. The AMS pulley is a true 2-piece design as is the stock unit. This is not "unsafe" at all. Almost all OEM harmonic dampers are 2-piece designs and have been for ages. They have improved in quality & strength over and time. You are correct that OEM ones have failed as well (many early M113 pulleys on the C43s and etc had failures as well). With that said none of our M112/M113 pulleys have failed and have been proven bulletproof in reliability as long as they are installed properly and you check the crank bolt torque to ensure its never gets loose. As long as the crank bolt is torqued properly the pulley will last the life of the car (and is backed by AMS lifetime warranty). We've sold hundreds of these pulleys and had no issues whatsoever.
You must remember, many mechanics out there only know what they are taught and many of them will bash any part that is non-OEM just b/c that's what the company they work for has told them. They will argue K&N filters will damage the car, and intakes, headers, exhausts etc etc. OEM mechanics are OEM diehards and they tend to be fear mongers with anything aftermarket, you have to take anything they say with a grain of salt.
Up until recently, the overdrive 55K pulleys that most people have used are just modified stock harmonic dampers which are two piece designs and not of the best quality.
You have nothing to fear as long as the part is installed properly (which is true of any modification). If you install any part wrong, it won't function properly of course.
Thanks for the heads up Kev, I will chime in there. The AMS pulley is a true 2-piece design as is the stock unit. This is not "unsafe" at all. Almost all OEM harmonic dampers are 2-piece designs and have been for ages. They have improved in quality & strength over and time. You are correct that OEM ones have failed as well (many early M113 pulleys on the C43s and etc had failures as well). With that said none of our M112/M113 pulleys have failed and have been proven bulletproof in reliability as long as they are installed properly and you check the crank bolt torque to ensure its never gets loose. As long as the crank bolt is torqued properly the pulley will last the life of the car (and is backed by AMS lifetime warranty). We've sold hundreds of these pulleys and had no issues whatsoever.
You must remember, many mechanics out there only know what they are taught and many of them will bash any part that is non-OEM just b/c that's what the company they work for has told them. They will argue K&N filters will damage the car, and intakes, headers, exhausts etc etc. OEM mechanics are OEM diehards and they tend to be fear mongers with anything aftermarket, you have to take anything they say with a grain of salt.
Up until recently, the overdrive 55K pulleys that most people have used are just modified stock harmonic dampers which are two piece designs and not of the best quality.
You have nothing to fear as long as the part is installed properly (which is true of any modification). If you install any part wrong, it won't function properly of course.
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I wonder what the difference is between the 55AMG cams and the stock M113 500 cams? I bet they are pretty darn similar. If I don't get approval to S/C, we should talk about the cams as that will be the route I reluctantly will have to take.
