New CLK500 Owner, some questions about mods.
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New CLK500 Owner, some questions about mods.
I've recently gotten into cars as a hobby, and picked myself up a 2005 CLK500 with roughly 48k~ miles on it.
I love the car dearly and plan on taking very good care of it. It is most certainly powerful compared to my old Lexus
.
With that being said, I'd like to make it a *bit* faster, without spending too much.
I'd love to get a Kleemann supercharger, but I don't think I want to spend $14k on parts and labor just yet haha.
I'm looking at the options of a new air filter, air intake, exhaust system (I'd LOVE to get a quad-tip!
), and ECU flashing.
Can anyone make some good recommendations for these things that won't break the bank? Which are worth doing and not? How much HP I can expect to add on?
Thanks in advance for answering my nooby questions
!
I love the car dearly and plan on taking very good care of it. It is most certainly powerful compared to my old Lexus
.With that being said, I'd like to make it a *bit* faster, without spending too much.
I'd love to get a Kleemann supercharger, but I don't think I want to spend $14k on parts and labor just yet haha.
I'm looking at the options of a new air filter, air intake, exhaust system (I'd LOVE to get a quad-tip!
), and ECU flashing.Can anyone make some good recommendations for these things that won't break the bank? Which are worth doing and not? How much HP I can expect to add on?
Thanks in advance for answering my nooby questions
!
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I'll definitely check in with my mechanic tomorrow about removing the resonator. In regards to air filters, should I order online or can I expect to find similar quality in-store?
Also as for getting the ECU tuned, I was looking at Eurocharged, who advertise 30+ HP boosts for $600. Do you, or anyone else here for that matter, have experience with them?
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Eurocharged are a reputable company. I am not sure you will get 30hp though. These cars are very difficult to get much more power out without spending a lot of money ie the supercharger you mentioned. If you are considering doing that later on I would recommend getting an E55 and save a lot of hassle.
Otherwise long tube headers, intake, port/polish, LSD (to put it down) and tune is about the extent of it but it is very high $ to hp ratio and remember a lot of these mods will alter your torque curve, especially down low and may actually make the car less enjoyable to drive.
Otherwise long tube headers, intake, port/polish, LSD (to put it down) and tune is about the extent of it but it is very high $ to hp ratio and remember a lot of these mods will alter your torque curve, especially down low and may actually make the car less enjoyable to drive.
