w209 clk55 quad exhaust help
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w209 clk55 quad exhaust help
i recently bought a 03 clk55. the car is absolutely awesome! Anyways i want to upgrade to the quad exhaust setup, what exactly are my options? I want to avoid spending alot so... should i go with a piggyback system or the true duals? I like duals but if i have to change everything(spare tire well, rear swaybar etc) i might just do a piggyback. anyway i dont want to mess up my nice clk55 so any help would be graetly appreciated, thanks.
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True duals and low cost don't go hand in hand on this car.
Search around and you will see a few builds from just running a cross-over pipe right behind the rear bumper.... to the other side (faux duals), to PTE's bad to the bone true dual conversion....
I've yet to see the data supporting the add'l hp/tq (dyno sheets) of running a performance single exhaust vs the dual exhaust on these cars...... even kleeman's k7 still had single exhaust with aftermarket headers, perf cats, and catback....... there are many fast gen 3 firehawks and camaros that ran single exhaust.
From looks/sound - nothing beats true dual exhaust........ looks so mean staring at the back of a clk with dual pipes.
Search around and you will see a few builds from just running a cross-over pipe right behind the rear bumper.... to the other side (faux duals), to PTE's bad to the bone true dual conversion....
I've yet to see the data supporting the add'l hp/tq (dyno sheets) of running a performance single exhaust vs the dual exhaust on these cars...... even kleeman's k7 still had single exhaust with aftermarket headers, perf cats, and catback....... there are many fast gen 3 firehawks and camaros that ran single exhaust.
From looks/sound - nothing beats true dual exhaust........ looks so mean staring at the back of a clk with dual pipes.
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i recently bought a 03 clk55. the car is absolutely awesome! Anyways i want to upgrade to the quad exhaust setup, what exactly are my options? I want to avoid spending alot so... should i go with a piggyback system or the true duals? I like duals but if i have to change everything(spare tire well, rear swaybar etc) i might just do a piggyback. anyway i dont want to mess up my nice clk55 so any help would be graetly appreciated, thanks.
Here are a few links to some builds.https://mbworld.org/forums/clk-class...st-thread.html
https://mbworld.org/forums/clk55-amg...ect-_pte_.html
https://mbworld.org/forums/clk-class...new-pipes.html
https://mbworld.org/forums/clk-class...ed-clk500.html
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2003 clk 55
I think you just answered your own question. Here are a few links to some builds.
https://mbworld.org/forums/clk-class...st-thread.html
https://mbworld.org/forums/clk55-amg...ect-_pte_.html
https://mbworld.org/forums/clk-class...new-pipes.html
https://mbworld.org/forums/clk-class...ed-clk500.html
Here are a few links to some builds.https://mbworld.org/forums/clk-class...st-thread.html
https://mbworld.org/forums/clk55-amg...ect-_pte_.html
https://mbworld.org/forums/clk-class...new-pipes.html
https://mbworld.org/forums/clk-class...ed-clk500.html
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It's ultimately up to you. Why don't you go to a local shop and price out both jobs. Regardless of the route, you shouldn't mess it up. There is plenty of documentation on this mod.
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Dyno, how much did your true dual cost you not including the tips?
I'm asking because i don't want to spend more than $350 not including tips. I found a already completed dual for sale by Pepe at AAA exhaust. But my only Q is the exhaust set up i have posted "bad"? Pepe from AA told me that's the setup he does on most CLk's but i'm worried about the performance output of it. It has two inlets going out just like the OEM muffler but one of them extends around the spare.
I'm asking because i don't want to spend more than $350 not including tips. I found a already completed dual for sale by Pepe at AAA exhaust. But my only Q is the exhaust set up i have posted "bad"? Pepe from AA told me that's the setup he does on most CLk's but i'm worried about the performance output of it. It has two inlets going out just like the OEM muffler but one of them extends around the spare.
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I'm sure that'll work and please don't take this next comment as me being a ***** but... that looks like $h!t. An option you have is to run a Magnaflow 12267 in place of the stock muffler, it has an inlet and out let on the rear and one outlet on the front. The front outlet goes to the tip(s) on the drivers side and the outlet on the rear goes around the backside of the wheel well to the tip(s) on the other side.
I have one sitting next to me that I was going to use but decided to do something quite a bit different because I am adding a Kleemann s/c.
Good luck with your project mate, quads are beautiful on the CLK
I have one sitting next to me that I was going to use but decided to do something quite a bit different because I am adding a Kleemann s/c.
Good luck with your project mate, quads are beautiful on the CLK
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I'm sure that'll work and please don't take this next comment as me being a ***** but... that looks like $h!t. An option you have is to run a Magnaflow 12267 in place of the stock muffler, it has an inlet and out let on the rear and one outlet on the front. The front outlet goes to the tip(s) on the drivers side and the outlet on the rear goes around the backside of the wheel well to the tip(s) on the other side.
I have one sitting next to me that I was going to use but decided to do something quite a bit different because I am adding a Kleemann s/c.
Good luck with your project mate, quads are beautiful on the CLK
I have one sitting next to me that I was going to use but decided to do something quite a bit different because I am adding a Kleemann s/c.
Good luck with your project mate, quads are beautiful on the CLK
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Would i lose any power doing it the way you're saying? I tottaly agree with you that the picture i posted looks like ****, the exhaust is two years old, but Pepe told me the welding on it was fine and it had no leaks and whatnot. He said it looks like **** but it'll sounds and work just fine. I might ask him to do a custom built though. Anoter option i was thinking was to put the muffler where in the middle of the car-kina like the guy with the CLK500 that's getting S/C'd did-and then having a true dual with two pipes come. Maybe to keep the car from being super loud placing the two bubble silensers right before the tips?
I'm doing something similar to the 'muffler in the middle' but without the immediate dual runs. I am mounting a Magnaflow dual 2.5" in 3" out in place of the resonator (2nd cats deleted), then a short 3" run past the axle and back into dual 2.5's to the quad tips. I am doing this because the H&R rear sway bar I have is single bumped, not dual and I don't want to run a thinner dual bump bar or run a second pipe below the bar.
The system you posted a pic of will probably work just fine and considering that you want to keep the costs down/reasonable, it's probably the best option too right? I would suggest painting the muffler and all the back end piping flat black, leaving it as is, it's going to be very left side bias when viewing it from behind...
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No, you wont lose any power doing it behind the wheel well way whatsoever over a stock set up, you'll gain. The Magnaflow is a high flow straight through design, no baffles.
Is the Magnaflow loud though?
I'm doing something similar to the 'muffler in the middle' but without the immediate dual runs. I am mounting a Magnaflow dual 2.5" in 3" out in place of the resonator (2nd cats deleted), then a short 3" run past the axle and back into dual 2.5's to the quad tips. I am doing this because the H&R rear sway bar I have is single bumped, not dual and I don't want to run a thinner dual bump bar or run a second pipe below the bar.
Gotcha.
The system you posted a pic of will probably work just fine and considering that you want to keep the costs down/reasonable, it's probably the best option too right? I would suggest painting the muffler and all the back end piping flat black, leaving it as is, it's going to be very left side bias when viewing it from behind...
Is the Magnaflow loud though?
I'm doing something similar to the 'muffler in the middle' but without the immediate dual runs. I am mounting a Magnaflow dual 2.5" in 3" out in place of the resonator (2nd cats deleted), then a short 3" run past the axle and back into dual 2.5's to the quad tips. I am doing this because the H&R rear sway bar I have is single bumped, not dual and I don't want to run a thinner dual bump bar or run a second pipe below the bar.
Gotcha.
The system you posted a pic of will probably work just fine and considering that you want to keep the costs down/reasonable, it's probably the best option too right? I would suggest painting the muffler and all the back end piping flat black, leaving it as is, it's going to be very left side bias when viewing it from behind...
Gotcha. I'm gonna ask Pepe how much doing a true dual would cost me. For a extra $150-250 i'm willing to do it, any more not so much since i won't really be gaining any performance from it.
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I am willing to bet my ex-wife's life that it's going to be a heack of a lot more than and extra $150 to do true dual, I could be wrong, but with this wager I'm not too concerned
Is the Magnaflow loud? No, not with the cats and resonator still in place. What you will get though is a really low, mellow, throaty sound. Oh ya
Is the Magnaflow loud? No, not with the cats and resonator still in place. What you will get though is a really low, mellow, throaty sound. Oh ya
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Dyno, how much did your true dual cost you not including the tips?
I'm asking because i don't want to spend more than $350 not including tips. I found a already completed dual for sale by Pepe at AAA exhaust. But my only Q is the exhaust set up i have posted "bad"? Pepe from AA told me that's the setup he does on most CLk's but i'm worried about the performance output of it. It has two inlets going out just like the OEM muffler but one of them extends around the spare.
I'm asking because i don't want to spend more than $350 not including tips. I found a already completed dual for sale by Pepe at AAA exhaust. But my only Q is the exhaust set up i have posted "bad"? Pepe from AA told me that's the setup he does on most CLk's but i'm worried about the performance output of it. It has two inlets going out just like the OEM muffler but one of them extends around the spare.
I'm sure that'll work and please don't take this next comment as me being a ***** but... that looks like $h!t. An option you have is to run a Magnaflow 12267 in place of the stock muffler, it has an inlet and out let on the rear and one outlet on the front. The front outlet goes to the tip(s) on the drivers side and the outlet on the rear goes around the backside of the wheel well to the tip(s) on the other side.
I have one sitting next to me that I was going to use but decided to do something quite a bit different because I am adding a Kleemann s/c.
Good luck with your project mate, quads are beautiful on the CLK
I have one sitting next to me that I was going to use but decided to do something quite a bit different because I am adding a Kleemann s/c.
Good luck with your project mate, quads are beautiful on the CLK
Funny, that's the same setup Klinh has.
