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Old 11-21-2016, 10:48 PM
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So I've had this car in the garage for a little over 2 years and I'm interested in upgrading a few things now on a reasonable budget. It's a stock 2012 e550 4 Matic sedan with 50k miles on it. I have upgraded to a 19 inch wheel and tire package is all. My goal would be a 550+rwhp reliable daily driver. Where should I begin?

I was thinking of a Vivid Racing ecu tune but that's all I've really looked into so far.
Can anyone make suggestions on exhaust, intake, headers and any other upgrades that might help me?
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Just do headers a downpipe and a ECU tune and it should get you close but not quite there
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Just do headers a downpipe and a ECU tune and it should get you close but not quite there
Yes I had already determined that but from where? And at a reasonable price.
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RennTech's latest tune does 540hp/705tq... a bit pricey, but this week they're doing 10% off for Black Friday. I'm about to send in my ECU today.
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I did the speedriven downpipes, catback and IC pump and am happy. I posted a review in here about it. Tune next, maybe. I would say that combo would get you ~500whp, which is MORE than enough.
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I did the speedriven downpipes, catback and IC pump and am happy. I posted a review in here about it. Tune next, maybe. I would say that combo would get you ~500whp, which is MORE than enough.
Thanks. Any other shops that are making 550 parts that you know of?
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I think most that performance shops that service the W212 AMG cars have at least a tune. I've been impressed with the speedriven team - they are very responsive and know their stuff.

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