khelawanb

Hi guys. I've been playing with the idea of putting a 55 AMG motor in my CLS500 for a while now. After visiting my friend Jake (mbworld: money-one) at the dealer here in Md, and seeing a 55 motor in his 1998 C42 W202, I was seriously inspired to do this to my CLS500. Just want to give many thanks to Jake and Rudy Compart (Accelerated Industries) for the hard work and dedication to making my idea a reality.

Here is a pic of the motor when I picked it up in NY. Bought the motor from mbworld member fiftyflyve, and the motor was in good working condition just as he described it . Picked up the motor in my old 2000 Voyager mini van

Got back to Md safely, then started the installation a week later. Took the original motor out, then cleaned up the 55 motor.


CLS500 with no motor:

Changed my oil pan by using the pan from the 5.0 motor. CLS55 has a different subframe.

Lowered the beast slowly into it's new home.

Motor was mounted and prepared for the intallation of belts, oil cooler lines, and heat exchanger hoses. Oil cooler lines are not cheap

khelawanb

Before I picked up the motor, I bought a used 150A Alternator and sent it out to Ohio Generator to beef it up and recondition it. It came back with a 234A rating.


After installing all lines it was time to do the SCN coding. Rudy Compart (Accelerated industries) flew out from Minnesota to take on the task

Installed the Heat Exchanger (which I want to upgrade ASAP), and oil cooler



Motor with everything installed and ready for a test run, which was successful.

Front bumper installed and motor swap completed


Here is a video of the motor starting up:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=odpcnQuhBnk

Here is a video of a quick run. Notice the tail of the car swirve during the gear change from 1st to 2nd. Motor is strong and works great!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G3hOcCP3UZo


Thank you for reading my long thread. The car runs great, but the 7 speed tranny must be changed to the 5 speed. The ECU refused to code my transmission, and disabled ESP, which disabled my power steering. I will be working on taking care of these problems with the help of Rudy and Jake very soon. Overall, this project was a huge success, and I want to thank you guys once again for your help

UDWANIT2

Damn.................U pulled it off...............first u had the sickest 500 now u got the sickest 55.......Nice r u gonna get a diff....Congrats.....u probably have one of the most expensive CLS.es

khelawanb

Thanks man. It's been a long road, but I am satisfied with the results

Kreuzfeuer

Looks great man!! Rudy is an awesome guy. I'm John (JHM2K) from the Crossfire forums...

On a side note, those wheels are insane!!

khelawanb

Thanks John. I had fun working with Rudy on this project. I've always loved the Crossfire's, and even more now that we know how to turn them into little rocket's

And we share the same albaster white paint

mbenz1

I can't believe you did that! Congrats.!

Adee

Do you know the right tire for CLS 500. l tried continental and Nitto NT 555 245/40/R18 and 275/35/R18.
It makes my car bouncy and drifting.
l find only Michelin to be compatible with this car, any idea on best tires for cls 500?

mtownfinest

Damn brent man you going in, You said you wasnt gettn any more power out that motor so i guess the swap was the only choice. Glad it worked out for you.

khelawanb

Thanks man

khelawanb

I had to take it to the next level bro, and it's not over

sakodik

Wow nicely done man!

mtownfinest

[QUOTE=khelawanb;4321486]I had to take it to the next level bro, and it's not over [/QUOTE Man we need to hit the town together one day. I look at you as where I want my car eventually to be except the swap too much$$$$ lol. I'm ranked #3 on cardomain since the upgraded and see your where you need to be #1. How much for the old motor?

khelawanb

Thanks for the kind words bro

I sold the motor and all aftermarket parts.

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