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Old Nov 2, 2015 | 11:45 PM
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needswings intake

Needswings makes the cia for the c55, so that would be the same body style as ours. Is there a way or has anyone retrofitted one to fit the 550 motor?

http://www.needswings.com/NeedsWings...e-C55DCAI.aspx
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Old Nov 12, 2015 | 07:45 AM
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That's talks of the needswings intake.

https://mbworld.org/forums/clk55-amg-clk63-amg-w208-w209/427765-needswings-intake-clk55.html

Here is the idea of the e55 air box on the clk550

https://mbworld.org/forums/clk-class-w209/382534-e55-air-box-clk550-air-box-2.html
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Old Nov 12, 2015 | 10:10 AM
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i already talked to rob at needs wings, they already made one for a clk350, he said with a couple pics he can make me one,

i decided to try and make a cold air myself for my car, i bought 3inch piping and inter-cooler fittings. I'll see how it turns out this weekend. going to use original air box with k&n
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Old Nov 12, 2015 | 10:37 AM
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That thing looks like it belongs on a riced out Honda. Apart from the fact that it probably makes 0 additional power it also looks stupid and costs 850$...hahaha oh man.

Source the parts yourself...you can probably build it for under 100$....which you are already doing.
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Old Nov 12, 2015 | 10:42 AM
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Originally Posted by megacrazy
That thing looks like it belongs on a riced out Honda. Apart from the fact that it probably makes 0 additional power it also looks stupid and costs 850$...hahaha oh man.

Source the parts yourself...you can probably build it for under 100$....which you are already doing.
i wasnt crazy about the look of it either, lol yea i spent under $125 for all the polished pipe and elbows and clamps. and i probably bought to many. I just did black elbows and connectors i didnt want it to look like a honda either.
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125 sounds more like it. Any particular reasons why you're changing the intake?
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Old Nov 12, 2015 | 02:05 PM
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just another upgrade, that plastic part by the radiator support gets pretty narrow on the stock so this will flow more air, So really just a small performance upgrade to go with everything else and will look a little nice then the factory tubing
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