New video test review CLK63 Black Series by Matt Farah
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Nice, great to finally see a CLK BS on his one takes. His assessment is spot on. Transmission is slow but the 3-2 is especially jarring to the chassis. The throttle blip mod takes care of that 
I wish he commented a bit more on the handling or compared a bit more to other cars, although he did mention the sharp turn-in and best Merc steering outside of the AMG GT.
Is the owner anyone here on the forums? Would be interested to see why he sold the GT3 for the BS. Probably made a huge profit and used it to invest in a BS and something else ha ha.
I wish he commented a bit more on the handling or compared a bit more to other cars, although he did mention the sharp turn-in and best Merc steering outside of the AMG GT.
Is the owner anyone here on the forums? Would be interested to see why he sold the GT3 for the BS. Probably made a huge profit and used it to invest in a BS and something else ha ha.
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CLK63 AMG Black Series
Nice review from Matt! Would be interesting for Matt to do another review driving a modified (power/suspension) CLKBS to see his take on the differences with other cars. Although, its still a great complement to the CLKBS to say the steering is 2nd to the AMG GT being the CLKBS is 8 year old "technology". Plus there is a "fix" for the transmission shifting now. ;-)
Still an overall amazing car and driving experience for the current market rate of the CLKBS! ;-)
Still an overall amazing car and driving experience for the current market rate of the CLKBS! ;-)
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Nice review from Matt! Would be interesting for Matt to do another review driving a modified (power/suspension) CLKBS to see his take on the differences with other cars. Although, its still a great complement to the CLKBS to say the steering is 2nd to the AMG GT being the CLKBS is 8 year old "technology". Plus there is a "fix" for the transmission shifting now. ;-)
Still an overall amazing car and driving experience for the current market rate of the CLKBS! ;-)
Still an overall amazing car and driving experience for the current market rate of the CLKBS! ;-)
The slow shifting on downshift is my only really complaint on the car too. But from my call to RennTech, it is not a "simple fix". They said the transmission needs removed from the car, and that they then have to send parts to Germany for modification. Something like 5 - 7 days to do, and around $5,000. Are there any other options??
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CLKBS
I agree with their assessment that the car is a bonkers amount of fun for the dollar.
The slow shifting on downshift is my only really complaint on the car too. But from my call to RennTech, it is not a "simple fix". They said the transmission needs removed from the car, and that they then have to send parts to Germany for modification. Something like 5 - 7 days to do, and around $5,000. Are there any other options??
The slow shifting on downshift is my only really complaint on the car too. But from my call to RennTech, it is not a "simple fix". They said the transmission needs removed from the car, and that they then have to send parts to Germany for modification. Something like 5 - 7 days to do, and around $5,000. Are there any other options??
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There are other options besides RennTech that are not so bonkers. ;-)
https://mbworld.org/forums/clk63-bla...ml#post5941524
https://mbworld.org/forums/clk63-bla...ml#post6227878
The ECU and valve body must be removed from the Transmission if this upgrade is being performed remotely. If this is being done at a shop, then they simply plugin to the ECU/TCU and re-flash with the Rev Match program.
Hope that helps!
https://mbworld.org/forums/clk63-bla...ml#post5941524
https://mbworld.org/forums/clk63-bla...ml#post6227878
The ECU and valve body must be removed from the Transmission if this upgrade is being performed remotely. If this is being done at a shop, then they simply plugin to the ECU/TCU and re-flash with the Rev Match program.
Hope that helps!
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CLK 63 AMG Black Series, A45 AMG
It depends on what they do :
- TCU mod (fast shfting + blip throttle) (soft)
- valve body mod (hard)
- Gearbox rebuilt (Hard)
If all is done for 5K ok but for only the 2 fist step it is outrageous IMHO
- TCU mod (fast shfting + blip throttle) (soft)
- valve body mod (hard)
- Gearbox rebuilt (Hard)
If all is done for 5K ok but for only the 2 fist step it is outrageous IMHO
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