PetePap

Hey everyone. I was wondering if any of you have done any tuning on your w211 to increase the hp, without voiding warranty? If so, what did you do, and was it expensive? How much faster did it make the car?

If this is something that is not commonly done, I apologize. I am not mechanically inclined

Thanks!
PetePap

lkchris

There is nothing you can do without voiding the warranty.

Your--and anyone else's--chance of doing something smarter than the factory is zero.

DWP

Or, to put in economic terms, by the time you got done with the engine mods that would be necessary to generate a really noticeable increase in power, you would have spent nearly as much more as the price of an '03 E55 - but you still wouldn't have an AMG.

W211 Ryda

Other than aftermarket performance air-filters...trade it in for an AMG.

markmam1

by the way you can probably make a good use of you 7k and 2 weeks and get the b11 option from brabus it makes a good difference and i love their body kit

markmam1

and oh yeah the mods are exhaust it brings you up like 340 hp and 340 torque or something like that body kit all around

csumt76

We could always toss a dry nitrous kit on it. Compucar makes a "nitrous in a bag" that could be easily removed. Besides, you couldn't blow it up on a small shot no matter how hard you tried!

Oh then, removed the exhaust from the manifolds back and have something custom made. It would have to be fairly obnoxious to warrant a true gain but at least it could be put back to stock. The get some sticky tires to get you out of the hole.

PetePap

thanks for the info. What does the b11 cost? Also, what does it consist of?

Thanks.

markmam1

http://www.cecwheels.com/tuners/tuners.sd?iid=15

try that website

and here are the prices

http://www.cecwheels.com/images/medi...rice_guide.pdf

the b11 package

when my uncle got it done on his '03 e500 he spen north of 7500 i havent driven the car before the installation but i did after th acceleration on 2nd gear from 40-60 is like less than 2 sec. its crazy

or sell your E500 and buy theirs already done

http://www.cecwheels.com/landing_pages/16,3.html

just scroll down i believe it was like 49k or 39k or something

but yeah its worth it it felt faster to 60 too but if you decided to get that have them change the wheels for you because a lot of those wheels look like replicas

Dema

You can use piggy back type mods.

sgaar

That is a common misconception that you void the warranty if you make any changes. You can make all the changes you want but the catch is if something breaks and the failure can be attributed to the changes made then it is void.

An example would be that you get your ECU tuned and your pulleys fail. MB will have to prove that the pulleys failed because of the upgraded ECU. Some situations are more clear-cut like you change the ECU and the gas tank starts to leak. There is no connection between the two events and the warranty is still intact.

You can make changes to your car without automatically voiding the warranty but if something does fail you might be left stranded. The upside is that MB has the burden of proof.

PetePap

Thanks for the good info here. I need to start looking at my options.

Pete

Zod

cuz was after a 55 but has settled for a 500 04 due to prices and euro inflation. He has been naging me non stop to tr and find stuff to make his car faster but also keep its refinement.
he said exhust, filters etc.
My question is do you know of any good used and proved amrks?
thanks