Barbus or Vath ? E250
06-19-2011, 12:07 AM
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Barbus or Vath ? E250
hi, i am thinking to get a performance chip for my 2011 E cab E250. any of you have experience of installing Barbus performance chip or Vath performance chip below? pls share thanks !
(Below figure shows Barbus has better torque 370nm with less horsepower 240hp and vath provides better power 244hp but less torque 360nm.)
1. BARBUS CHIP (with BRABUS Sport Wastegate installed at the same time?)
Hubraum cm³ 1.796
Verdichtung 9,3 : 1
Drehmoment Nm 370* (310) * im OverBoost Modus
bei min-1 2.000 – 4.300
Leistung kW/PS 176 / 240 (150 / 204)
bei min-1 5.500
Fahrleistungen:
Beschleunigung
0-100 km/h s 7,1 (7,8) W212
7,0 (7,4) C207
7,0 (7,4) W204
2. Vath
Performance improvementV25Performance Kit V25:
Optimization of ECU with additional control unit.Base204 PSDisplacement
1.796 ccm
Max. power
179 kW = 244 PS
Max. torque
360 Nm at 2.000 rpm
Vmax
ca. 250 km/h
Fuel
SuperPlus (ROZ 98)
Emission standard
unchanged
(Below figure shows Barbus has better torque 370nm with less horsepower 240hp and vath provides better power 244hp but less torque 360nm.)
1. BARBUS CHIP (with BRABUS Sport Wastegate installed at the same time?)
Hubraum cm³ 1.796
Verdichtung 9,3 : 1
Drehmoment Nm 370* (310) * im OverBoost Modus
bei min-1 2.000 – 4.300
Leistung kW/PS 176 / 240 (150 / 204)
bei min-1 5.500
Fahrleistungen:
Beschleunigung
0-100 km/h s 7,1 (7,8) W212
7,0 (7,4) C207
7,0 (7,4) W204
2. Vath
Performance improvementV25Performance Kit V25:
Optimization of ECU with additional control unit.Base204 PSDisplacement
1.796 ccm
Max. power
179 kW = 244 PS
Max. torque
360 Nm at 2.000 rpm
Vmax
ca. 250 km/h
Fuel
SuperPlus (ROZ 98)
Emission standard
unchanged
06-20-2011, 09:16 AM
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well Brabus modifications are warranted by Mercedes Benz provided it is fitted by a Mercedes dealership - which is why I had my E350 tuned by them.
06-20-2011, 03:07 PM
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One of my friends tuned his car at VATH and had some problems and they didn't answer to the phone after his complain.That's all i can say but let me ask one thing:how can you compare BRABUS with VATH?come on...
