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Old 05-14-2020, 03:28 PM
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Hi guys,
Been away for a while but I'm back now just a quick update for my 2012 550: Here are some of the latest additions to my car, the speed driven downpipes w/ custom piping all the way back to some magnaflows and I added the UPD intake spacers as well as VRP intake piping because even the spectre intake tubes crack and rip like the stock paper pipes. I'm still running a stage 1 OE tune but I'm open to new tuning and have been looking at new cooling pump since summer is around the corner. Oh I also painted calipers and added longer shifter paddles...








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Looks great. The intake tubes are a nice touch.

More info on the longer paddles please.
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The coolant pump is easy to change with the right tools, I should have a video out soon.
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Looks great. The intake tubes are a nice touch.

More info on the longer paddles please.
You can order them for here. Just make sure you get the correct ones for your model year. (Model A for 2012)
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Originally Posted by S. Madman
The coolant pump is easy to change with the right tools, I should have a video out soon.
wrong thread bud...
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Originally Posted by BlownS4
Hi guys,
Been away for a while but I'm back now just a quick update for my 2012 550: Here are some of the latest additions to my car, the speed driven downpipes w/ custom piping all the way back to some magnaflows and I added the UPD intake spacers as well as VRP intake piping because even the spectre intake tubes crack and rip like the stock paper pipes. I'm still running a stage 1 OE tune but I'm open to new tuning and have been looking at new cooling pump since summer is around the corner. Oh I also painted calipers and added longer shifter paddles...







Look at the underlined. you typed you were looking for a pump.
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Old 05-18-2020, 12:02 PM
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I like your paddle extensions...but I like mine better! 🤪
J/K. But, if you want some super nice carbon ones, these are them:
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Old 05-18-2020, 08:16 PM
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Originally Posted by S. Madman
Look at the underlined. you typed you were looking for a pump.
haha my bad I meant an upgrade cooling not coolant pump. Like this one Cooling pump
Old 05-19-2020, 10:24 AM
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Originally Posted by BlownS4
haha my bad I meant an upgrade cooling not coolant pump. Like this one Cooling pump
Yeah the auxiliary one, that is the one I replaced for an AMG....which had the same part number as the stock one.
It was slightly different though. If I had the right tools it would have been a 30 minute job.

Once I got them it was easy.
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what paint did you use on the calipers?
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VRP Superflo pump is the one youre looking for
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what paint did you use on the calipers?
Had them professionally painted at a shop so it's some high temp and multi coated with gloss.
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VRP Superflo pump is the one youre looking for
yes it is. I actually linked it in my previous post
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Had them professionally painted at a shop so it's some high temp and multi coated with gloss.
How much it ran you if you don't mind me asking, I am tired of the stock silver.
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How much it ran you if you don't mind me asking, I am tired of the stock silver.
about $350 a side. Takes 2 days.

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