hi guys new to this forum never had a Mercedes before, best friend has a c63 coupe and has totally made me fall in love with the mb especially the v8, however unfortunately i am in no position to afford a c63 or the fuel for that matter so closest thing i can get to that is an e350 cdi and tune it. i know there are good gains from re-map but what else can i do? the 63 benefits from long tube headers is that something the e class would benefit from also?

p.s it would be the 231bhp model id be getting. thanks in advance for any help

 

Welcome,
You can also try Racechip , for MB specialized brands Carlsson , Renntech and Brabus but these are more costly

 

We have had good luck on our 2010 E550 with O.E.Tuning , a sponsor on this Forum. I think their web page lists W212 Diesels.

Long tube headers are a no-go with the diesel turbo/exhaust manifold. A larger turbo and secondary exhaust components could be changed but you are talking about a huge amount of work for what may be disappointing results. My guess is you'll be more than happy with the response of a performance "tune". Most of the gain is created by increasing turbo boost in the mid-range RPM, right where the engine spends most of it's time.

 

thanks for your help guys, i was begining to suspect that a remap was more or less the only option. a bit disappointing as i really wanted e550 figures without the fuel consumption lol.

 

Why does the brabus d6 chip get 313 bhp where as the other make a lot less :s

 

It is really easy to get overaggressive when "tuning" a turbo or supercharged engine. It really comes down to how much do you trust the guy who is boosting your engine. I would rather be a little more conservative and pick a tune (and tuner) that delivers a reasonable improvement than one who pushes too close to the design limits of the drive line to get a number higher than anyone else. You can find threads on the AMG side of this forum that goes back a few years discussing how their tune delivered higher numbers than others.........and later hearing about melted pistons, etc.
Use a tuner with a good reputation and customer service and you won't be disappointed. You won't a feel 10HP difference by seat-of-the-pants. And your not going to get 30 more horsepower than everyone else without walking closer the line of destruction.