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nota_amg October 2020 Winner

Name: not_amg / Scott

Location: Austin, Texas

Car Info: 2012 E550 biturbo Sedan

Stock Options: Sport/AMG package, P1, P2, No Pano, No Airmatic

Mods: 2012 E550 Sedan
ECATX 'Stage 3+SS' Custom ECU Tune
ECATX TCU Tune
Staggered 19" TSW Bathurst wheels with Kumho Ecsta PS91's
All Interior wood and steering wheel trim/buttons wrapped by me in Vvivid+ 2020 Forged Carbon Vinyl
Stock Turbos
3" MBH Downpipes
11.3 @ 122mph (Dragy)
3.5 seconds 0-60mph (Dragy)

Future plans: Install Pierburg CWA100 I/C pump from newer AMG car(purchased and waiting...)
Divorce I/C system and add large secondary I/C Heat Exchanger in front of radiator
17" Rear Wheels with Drag Radials
10 second quarter mile times


Staggered 19x8.5 and 19x9.5 TSW Bathurst wheels with 245/35 and 285/30 Kumho PS91 tires.

Matt finish carbon fiber wing.

Blacked out "Sport" grill.

My crazy driveway... SMH

My woodgrain was horribly faded so I decided to try my hand at wrapping all the wood surfaces, the steering wheel trim and the steering wheel buttons with Vvivid's 2020 Forged Carbon Vinyl.

Shot of steering wheel.

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