Need advice for my C43
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Need advice for my C43
Well I have a '99 C43 with some mods. Now I want to do some other things but don't know what. Can you guys give me some ideas what I can mod!
Thanks for you help.
By the way here are some pics of my baby
http://www.cardomain.com/memberpage/621816
Thanks for you help.
By the way here are some pics of my baby
http://www.cardomain.com/memberpage/621816
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Originally Posted by Greg Elmassian
Idrivefast: What is the downside (in your experience) of your mods? Did you make the ride too stiff and uncomfortable?
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1st my shocks went soft after 5k miles, had to get them replaced, h&r wouldnt warantee them without me sending them my messed up shocks
so i just bought a new pair since the labor alone would cost me that much
got the new shocks, still not as stiff as when i remembered
front sway bar had to be drilled a bigger hole to accomodate the bigger bolts of the AMG cars, but the body shop did not know this had to be done....I had to pay for the drilling....NOT FAIR! drove like 50 miles to the body shop several times for this matter....sway bars not here when they said it would be, sway bars not yet drilled when they said it would be x2....sway bars installed....front sway bar making VERY VERY SCARY KNOCKING/SCRAPING noises....now even after 5k miles, rear sway bar making knocking noises and squeaking noises
car's handling feels terrible i dont know, it was good before, now its bad
now... told body shop to fix this knocking and squeaking
they fixed the knocking and only 1 side of the squeaking!!!!
atleast my handling is good again.... the bad handling was related to my swaybar making knocking noises cause it was loose.
dealership wont touch it cause its not OEM...labor is expensive....
taking my car to brabus in newport tomorrow mourning so they can fix the damn squeaking...any competent bodyshop could probably do this, but I just happen to gamble on all the losers... so tomorrow im going to pay Brabus 100 per HOUR to get the job done...i hate these noises
100 PER HOUR!!!!! for a noise!!!!
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Thx for the info but I think I have enough power for the moment...just fro the moment 
but how about the optical part. I mean I've installed Brabus rpings and bigger wheels and I also got tinted windows. But wtf can I mod too? Strobo loghts, bigger sound system, to paint my wheels black.... 
but how about the optical part. I mean I've installed Brabus rpings and bigger wheels and I also got tinted windows. But wtf can I mod too? Strobo loghts, bigger sound system, to paint my wheels black....
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when I had my C43, all i did to the car was put thermal insulation under the airbox, get some K&N filters, and set the ME to run 93 octane, got a brand new valvebody.... the car ran great!! 
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Originally Posted by BenzoAMGpower
when I had my C43, all i did to the car was put thermal insulation under the airbox, get some K&N filters, and set the ME to run 93 octane, got a brand new valvebody.... the car ran great!!
Well on thursday my baby is going to the paint shop to paint the door handles.
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lemme find ya some pics..
thats the underside of the airbox
the layer of thermal wrap helps block off some of hte heat that flows up from the motor
i thermal wrapped the intake ducts for more insulation from heat
now thats ///Mafia style!!
enjoy!!!
thats the underside of the airbox
the layer of thermal wrap helps block off some of hte heat that flows up from the motor
i thermal wrapped the intake ducts for more insulation from heat
now thats ///Mafia style!!
enjoy!!!
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Nice pics man thanks. I think that's what I gona do this weekend. And with your permission I would like to call mine too Mafia C43 AMG (because I am half italian 
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Originally Posted by Teck
Nice pics man thanks. I think that's what I gona do this weekend. And with your permission I would like to call mine too Mafia C43 AMG (because I am half italian )
)so long as you got black tints and keep the car stealthy (though technically your car would need to be black, but we can slide on this one..hehe).. you may have my title as the new //Mafia C43!!
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Originally Posted by BenzoAMGpower
when I had my C43, all i did to the car was put thermal insulation under the airbox, get some K&N filters, and set the ME to run 93 octane, got a brand new valvebody.... the car ran great!!
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Originally Posted by CLKVegas
why thermo wrap? I know that our mod'd intakes are supposed to be "cold air"...but....
