2008 S65 tuning

Aug 19, 2009 | 10:31 PM

Infamous Jiggs

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2008 S65 tuning

What would be the best option for tuning on this car? Renntech, Kleemann, Brabus, or someone else?

Aug 19, 2009 | 11:19 PM

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Can't go wrong with Kleemann or Renntech. Kleemann prices are cheaper than Renntech's IIRC and they yield similiar gains.

Aug 24, 2009 | 01:41 PM

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I have a full Kleemann SL55. They wont open me as a dealer so I guess I will just go with Renntech. Didnt know if there was anything else out there.

Aug 24, 2009 | 10:34 PM

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What would be the best option for tuning on this car? Renntech, Kleemann, Brabus, or someone else?

Brabus has most reliable and true gains but is horrendously expensive.
Kleemann is the least expensive but unreliable gains and in some cases (in 2 of my cars) created very pricey problems plus lost warranty (SL65).
Renntech overstates the gains but overall,taking everything into consideration was my choice(3 cars).

Aug 24, 2009 | 11:49 PM

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absent: What kind of problems did the tune create?

Aug 25, 2009 | 12:39 AM

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We have a great ECU set up for the 65 cars. Check out our site and testimonials. I know that you will love the performance, our client service and our pricing.

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Aug 25, 2009 | 07:45 AM

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absent: What kind of problems did the tune create?

The ECU itself did not ,the gains were just grossly exagerated (instead of 100hp barely 35hp at the wheels)
Had problems with LSD (affected the handling) in SL and cracking headers (twice) in G55 (always after 10k miles warranty expired).