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Old Jun 17, 2011 | 02:20 AM
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Intake and ecu question

Heyy guys how u doin....im new to this forum since i just piked up a 2003 E500....i want to do some performance upgrades and was thinking about an intake if its possible and a cpu chip....if anyone has any suggestions or can help me out please chime in...thanx guys
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Old Jun 17, 2011 | 01:39 PM
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Hi, I believe ECUs for our cars provide only minimal gains, and are not worth the $$... same with the intake. I would just bang out the 2 air filters and call it a day
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Old Jun 19, 2011 | 10:32 PM
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Hi, I believe ECUs for our cars provide only minimal gains, and are not worth the $$... same with the intake. I would just bang out the 2 air filters and call it a day


wat do you mean by bang out the 2 air filters lol.....
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Old Jun 20, 2011 | 02:20 AM
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for starters, evosport makes a pulley kit for the 3 valve engines (such as E320, E500) and you could get a performance chip.

i think kleemann still makes headers for the 500 engines, but those would be pricey.
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I just replaced my filters and felt the difference right away....i am going to heat wrap the intake tubes also this week
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Bang out the filters means you take the hold one out, and dump out the dirt and rocks or what have you, and then bang them along a wood or metal wall area, or even the floor, to dust out the air filter - similar to how you'd shake out a rug by smacking it against a post...

Be gentle, you don't want to break anything... of course this is the poor mans way...

I'm due for pulleys too, I will investigate the EVOSPort ones....
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