Powerchip Upgrade for '06, S600

Jul 9, 2009 | 07:52 AM

pulitzer

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Powerchip Upgrade for '06, S600

Considering an ECU Powerchip upgrade for '06, S 600. ( $ 2400)

Anyone done this? Does it work as advertised? Any downside?

appreciate the help

Jul 9, 2009 | 08:01 AM

AH1W-COBRA

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From: california high desert

2003 S500, 03 C240, 03 E320, 03 tahoe

so did you buy the 06 S6?

Quote:

Originally Posted by pulitzer

Considering an ECU Powerchip upgrade for '06, S 600. ( $ 2400)

Anyone done this? Does it work as advertised? Any downside?

appreciate the help

did you get the car you were considering buying?i saw you were worried about depreciation.$44k for an 06 S600 with 18k miles for $44k is allready taken the hit and you should have that car in your garage allready!.i would not worry about "chipping" the biturbo until the warranty expires.

Jul 9, 2009 | 09:33 AM

i_am_amused

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2004 S55 (SOLD, miss it every day), 2009 GL550

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Originally Posted by AH1W-COBRA

but what if the OP wants to make the already ridiculous power really, REALLY INSANE???

Jul 9, 2009 | 11:40 AM

Oxygen

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There are many other tuners besides Powerchip that I would use. But yes, it "works as advertised"...

Jul 9, 2009 | 12:40 PM

Reckless

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German vehicles stink, will never buy again. Moved on to Toyota and BYD.

I don't know much about powerchip, I would recommend Kleemann or Renntech (I am doing Renntech next week). Chipping usually doesn't affect the warranty unless your dealership is a bunch of *****s.

Jul 9, 2009 | 01:42 PM

pulitzer

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I have looked into Renntech.........it is $ 3400 Vs $ 2400 for powerchip. Is it worth the difference?

Oxygen, what other tuners would you recommend?

Jul 9, 2009 | 03:46 PM

Gondon

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Quote:

Originally Posted by pulitzer

I have looked into Renntech.........it is $ 3400 Vs $ 2400 for powerchip. Is it worth the difference?

Oxygen, what other tuners would you recommend?

Dont they have a special now and its 2400 contact them and ask for a deal.

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Jul 10, 2009 | 06:52 AM

MR.J

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Quote:

Originally Posted by pulitzer

I have looked into Renntech.........it is $ 3400 Vs $ 2400 for powerchip. Is it worth the difference?

Oxygen, what other tuners would you recommend?

+1
on the renntech that what i would rather use ..

i had a powechip on my avalanche .. messed it up then again i wanted to find out how much can the truck take lol

Jul 11, 2009 | 06:35 PM

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Iceman

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RennTech...you get what you pay for.

Jul 18, 2009 | 01:13 PM

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scarybary

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TUNING

I just got the kleeman ecu and tcu tunes plus the sprint booster on the 2004 s600 and it is so fast that its scary. literally so much g force that the passenger is pinned into the seat and for the first time in my life my head actually hit the head rest. , no mus no fus no codes and a car that is superfast.

Jul 18, 2009 | 02:24 PM

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Reckless

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German vehicles stink, will never buy again. Moved on to Toyota and BYD.

scarybary: Do you think the sprint booster was worth it? I am contemplating this upgrade but having a hard time understanding how useful the device is if it doesn't add horsepower/torque.

Jul 25, 2009 | 06:23 PM

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benzking

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Quote:

Originally Posted by pulitzer

Considering an ECU Powerchip upgrade for '06, S 600. ( $ 2400)

Anyone done this? Does it work as advertised? Any downside?

appreciate the help

Yes it works as advertised but i have heard that they cause transmission problems

Jul 26, 2009 | 11:04 PM

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Vadim @ FD

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I have yet to hear about any transmission failure due to software upgrade.

S600 has one of the strongest 5-speeds MB builds. Many clients drag race them without any problems.

Jul 26, 2009 | 11:52 PM

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i_am_amused

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I have yet to hear about any transmission failure due to software upgrade.

S600 has one of the strongest 5-speeds MB builds. Many clients drag race them without any problems.

does it share that 5-speed with the S55, specifically 2004? thanks