CLK55 AMG, CLK63 AMG (W208, W209) 2000 - 2010 (Two Generations)

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Old Oct 20, 2012 | 11:52 PM
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You have to ignore the fact that these old clk's are 15K cars when you dump 2-4times that into them. But for me my little car hobby is not a financial proposition....it's a passion driven exercise.
Well said, very well said indeed, I find myself explaining the same thing constantly.

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... before round 3 suspension mods/brakes........ then next year true dual ex and lt's....... then a sound system somewhere along the lines...
You just have to keep one up'ing me don't you...?
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Old Oct 21, 2012 | 01:56 AM
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I was really disappointed to realize the high compression on the N/A 5.5L will prevent me from upping the boost any. I mean, the car is damn quick, but I was expecting more and there isn't really anything else to do outside of swapping in either an E55 engine or going into the bottom end with E55 parts to lower the compression.
What kind of boost are you generating now? Are you running a standard pulley from Kleemann? Headers?

I just jimmy rigged a boost gauge to see what I was getting and I'm seeing 5psi with standard pulley and Kleemann headers.
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Old Oct 21, 2012 | 08:07 AM
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What kind of boost are you generating now? Are you running a standard pulley from Kleemann? Headers?

I just jimmy rigged a boost gauge to see what I was getting and I'm seeing 5psi with standard pulley and Kleemann headers.
I'm not sure what it is right now with the headers, but I was running 7 PSI before so I expect that it dropped a little.
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Old Nov 6, 2012 | 06:52 PM
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11/6/12 Update -

Stopped by the body shop tonight and things are progressing nicely.

**Satin Silver Paint.
**Gloss black roof.
**Having my slk55 wheels painted gloss black with the lips polished (ala 2013 c63 style).
**All CF bits sanded and recleared (total copy of the kevwood method)

Should be done next week.


** THen install DTM wheel.... and NJOY>
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Old Dec 8, 2012 | 01:41 PM
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Big thanks to JC autobody in Houston, TX.
Nero had his wheels done there as well and I think he's pretty happy with them
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Old Dec 9, 2012 | 03:30 AM
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Looks great man!!! I'm loving the it u picked the right shade of silver. Can't wait to see pics of the steering wheel on
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Old Dec 9, 2012 | 03:59 AM
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Thanks. I'm really liking this satin more and more. It looks diff as light changes.
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Old Dec 9, 2012 | 11:48 AM
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Old Dec 9, 2012 | 05:57 PM
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Old Dec 11, 2012 | 03:00 AM
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Nice man looks great thanks for the pics. I'm considering the steering wheel but I might see if I have enough left to get one ordered. Still have a list of things to add and prioritizing isn't something I'm good at :p
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Old Dec 11, 2012 | 09:44 PM
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A little update on my attempt at running my DAS Xentry to clear an SRS error from when the body shop pulled a door panel and started the car.

My DAS laptop T30 Bios-memory died....... OK so no big deal replace bios battery.. NOPE.....old school IBM T30 bios has a password which I don't have...... search interweb and find a way to attempt to hack the bios chip...... so build little simple circuit with res and diodes and RS232 port....... tricky part you have to solder two wires onto the circuit board of the bios chip on the T30 laptop...... then hook this up to you 2nd laptop and run some interrogation software to read the bios chip... then you process the output with a decoder and BAM..... in theory you get the password for the T30 so you can run DAS Star..... I got as far as soldering the wires to the bios chip... and chip would not read....

fast forward...... 7 hrs later...... shop ebay... found another T30 for $130 shipped..... throw old T30 in garbage, enjoy a brew and track shipment..... I'll be running DAS this weekend.

Bottom-line don't let your Bios battery die on your DAS Star T30 machines.... you'll get a lock-out condition which may render your machine useless.. fortunately they are cheap used.
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Old Dec 11, 2012 | 10:01 PM
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I wouldn't mind replacing my T30 with a Dell D630. Still old, but at least a C2D is way better than a P4.
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Old Dec 11, 2012 | 10:11 PM
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Announcement for HPS Supercharger Guys, HPS is closing its doors forever at the end of the year and I have stocked up on some misc replacement items if anyone needs anything!
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Old Dec 13, 2012 | 08:41 PM
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Replacement T30 Thinkpad arrived! DAS STAR hooked-up... cleared the stored Airbag in side door panel error....... SRS light GONE! Thanks DAS STAR!

Time to enjoy my wheels.

Also bonus... LTFT's..... near 1.00000 MAS is happy.
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Old Dec 13, 2012 | 09:30 PM
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Lucky you..... haven't been able to get my STAR to work....
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Old Dec 14, 2012 | 05:16 AM
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Bonita - whats the problem with your STAR? I did get my 1st HDD w/DAS STAR on it that did not last very long.... these cheap knock-offs come at a reliability risk it seems. My 2nd one is working fine now with the new laptop.
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Old Dec 27, 2012 | 06:53 PM
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Mods please lock this thread up.

I'll start a new one point forward.
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Old Jan 5, 2013 | 08:06 AM
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Jeff - I haven't been around for quite a whole but wanted to say that the car looks awesome with the new paint! Make sure to link us to your new thread before this one gets locked up.
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Old Jan 6, 2013 | 04:27 AM
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Good to see you back Kev.

I want to lock this one up with all the extra garbage from the start of the build nd then just put up a new short summary of the build/ mods.

This car is pretty much yours in matte silver minus some of your custom touches.
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Old May 26, 2013 | 07:04 AM
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did the car ever make it to the track?
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Old May 30, 2013 | 09:51 PM
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The55 - Not yet.
Currently under the knife for the next round of mods: h/e, long tubes, road racing suspension (which won't help et's) and face-lift bumper.
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Old May 30, 2013 | 09:53 PM
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Ok we'll keep us posted
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Old Oct 31, 2013 | 05:54 AM
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Jeff,

Is the W209 spare wheel house metal or plastic....??

ZAYED,,
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Old Oct 31, 2013 | 06:55 AM
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Spare tire wheel house

It is Plastic . I did a change out to a center mounted piece . And Did a DIY with pictures. years ago It still should be there , and with Part numbers
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is it mounts with bolts or some kind of heavy clips, do you guess its possible to put it in the W202....??

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