greggtr

Hey guys,

need some advice... I have a 2007 CLK63, and I am sick of the Jap cars blowing passed me. The only mod I have at the moment is a BMC air filter in the stock box.

What can I do to get more out of it, and can the car take it? And how come the Black, E63 and S63 have more power from the factory? I dont want to go nuts but an extra 50hp would be nice...

Greg

jrcart

Your question would be much better suited in the CLK63 Black Series sub forum, the majority of the guys posting in there have modded their cars in one way or another from mild to wild and most Black Series mods will work on your CLK63.

As for your question as to why the power is lower on your car, its basically detuned fron the factory, a simple ecu tune will bring up to or over the 525 crank hp of a stock SL63.

ziad-ehden

you need a tune & headers (exhaust) to gain 50hp,you can contact Jerry@eurocharged for the best deal.your car is cabriolet,it's 350lb heavier than the cpe,you need this extra 50hp to reach the ratio (weight/hp) of a German clk63 cpe.the clk63 black series is not a rocket like people think,i watched it sunday racing with a stock E55 03,they were head to head till 125mph & only one car difference till 155mph....if you don't believe me go to roadandtruck.com and see the numbers for the 2 cars in test results.

KENNY94945

Limited slip differential.
Get that power to the ground.

Here's a list: Air in - airbox and filters, Exhaust out - headers, cats, muffler, ECU - tune (fuel trims, speed delimiter, raise RPM)

jrcart

Can I please get the name and number of your pharmacist?

sweet jones

ecampbell

Armchair racers are so funny. They quote stats all day long but don't own the cars they talk about or the car 'is in the shop'.

I didn't think roadandtruck tested cars

Kevwood

Rebellious_AMG

^^where can I get some ??

ahmed18881

i experienced this first hand a stock clk bs and a stock e55 03, they ran neck to neck for a 600 meter run, both cars had experienced drivers, they started from 1st gear roll, both cars had 1 passenger, modified 63's that's a total different story. i wish i have video-ed it.

Rebellious_AMG

As quoted by jrcart, "Can I please get the name and number of your pharmacist?"
......seriously though.......

silverjimm

AMGY

Wich jap cars?

alexander stemer

Are you pressing the pedal on the right all the way down? I'd start there. AS

ahmed18881

well whatever you like, i saw this in front me just saying what i saw .... dunno why the sarcasm ...

silverjimm

See post #3 .......

Moedy

like all others have said, contact Jerry. You should be happy with headers and a tune. I would go get a base dyno run first and maybe go to the drag strip then go from there

lsboogy

If you need a drag car to keep up with the japs - get one. I still have an old mustang that is faster than I can drive it - 69 with a built 427 side oiler, I ran it to 9.48 on 10.5" tires - but not something I would drive on a daily basis (car did run sub 9 with a decent driver 3 times in a row at BIR). They are straight line cars and not something that can be driven daily. I finally got an AMG (used, but still an AMG - love the thing) after driving "regular" MB's for 10 years - these are a different breed of cars - I plan on using my CLK55 as a fantastic daily driver, not worried about a bunch of kids in purpose built cars. The AMG will never be as fast as a drag car in a straight line, will never corner with a lotus, and will never be as fast as a RUF, but are much better built cars for all around use, and I have not driven anything but a benz on a daily basis for many years - best all around cars made, and the AMG just makes it better. When my kid gets out of college, I will buy a new AMG - I love my "new" car after only owning it for 3 weeks.

Moedy

who said anything about making his benz a drag car? I said make a run on the track and go from there. As in make a base run, do some upgrades and see if your times improve any. Amg's are best for straight line and this is the best way to see if you made any improvements. The original poster has a 12 second car that can leave the track and ride home with the top down. You got the best of both worlds

lsboogy

no harm intended - he's tired of the japs passing him - my neighbor's kid has a 10 second (for real) honda with a NOS'ed/turbo'ed B43 motor - car is darn quick. 50hp ain't gonna make up that kind of thing. I have owned all kinds of vehicles, but when I turned 40 I started driving MB's - won't go back - best all around cars available, and the only daily driver I will have for the rest of my life. I always looked down on AMG cars (figure they were poser performance cars) until one kept up with me from 40-80mph in one of my mustangs, why I bought my CLK - I love the thing - it's a benz with real hp. I think my point was missed - these are MB cars with serious performance, but not purpose built cars. My old 930 was scary (sold), but I will pick my newly acquired AMG over anything else for a daily - they are a benz first, with performance that is not well understood - I guess it took me a while to figure it out how darn good these cars are at everything.

AMGY

Well said

unlukky

MBFLO

your still not helping the OP with what hes asking for !! Your repeating yourself tellin us how you love AMG's and will own one for life , thats kool and all but kinda of pointless here . In all honestly though if the 02'CLK 55 got you a woody like that you need to test drive the any AMG 55 with a supercharger newer then 03+ you will have new found respect for what AMG is .. and with mod's fuggetboutit back to topic though!
.. OP is asking what he has todo to make his ride quicker ..

Like others stated hit up some of these forum performance sponsers and im sure youll be smoking jap rides in no time might cost couple grand but whats that , one months payment and gas .

or u can try something like this

Evosport ECU Upgrade & Power Chip Stage#1
Evosport ECU Upgrade & Power Chip Stage#2
EVO63 Intake System & Evosport Performance Carbon Fiber Air Box Evosport Rear Performance Brake Rotors
EVO Power Pulley System (Qty=4)
EVO Performance Race Headers
EVO Race Exhaust System including Performance X-pipe & Hi-Flow Resonators
MIGHT NET 600 HP

with that setup you probably smoke a 9second mustang too

Mr. Wizard

Spend $150 on a Dragy unit. You can work on your driving skills to improve 0-60, 1/4 mile, Speed Mile ECT. A mod is only as good as the drivers skills to manage them. Dyno #s are nice but only if they equate to driving performance. Track days are great if you're got them too.

ambit

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