Speedriven Standalone for E55 AMG - Pricing Announced
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Sorry for this silly question. Just so that I better understand what your product does. It would allow us to put in a different engine (say a hellcat engine...not saying it fits or not) into our AMGs?
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Wait, so could I put a turbine jet engine out of a helicopter in a Mercedes E55 with this?
Not saying it will fit or anything but I want A/C and factory driveability. Oh, and will my heated seats still work?
Not saying it will fit or anything but I want A/C and factory driveability. Oh, and will my heated seats still work?
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countless guys running in all types of different cars with this set up. Twin turbo is not uncommon.
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Why the hostile/sarcastic tone? I was asking a sincere question. I'm not in the auto industry and was asking a simple sincere question.
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What I think is that if you want to build a cheap car that goes fast then do not start with a Mercedes and turn it into a Chevy. Just buy a Chevy. Put an ls3 and a 4l80e into a 70's-80's cheap chassis and go fast.
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I think with the 55k becoming cheaper and more often than not coming with worn motors replacing it with an LS and putting a turbo or TT is cheaper than buying a Benz motor. The added cost of the stand alone to make it all work would be worth it since tuning capabilities would be somewhat endless.
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I think with the 55k becoming cheaper and more often than not coming with worn motors replacing it with an LS and putting a turbo or TT is cheaper than buying a Benz motor. The added cost of the stand alone to make it all work would be worth it since tuning capabilities would be somewhat endless.
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It is also not just that easy to put and engine in a car. You have to deal with the entire driveline as well. And the second anyone starts putting real power through the driveline you will find it needs work. So that cheap ls engine plus a custom turbo kit to fit in a w211 chassis. engine mounts, cooling hoses, adapter plate to transmission and an 8k ecu. Or in addition a transmission and differential and half shafts and driveshaft. A/c has not been addressed. It just adds up like crazy. So really you end up with a real piece that really is not a Mercedes anymore anyways.
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It is also not just that easy to put and engine in a car. You have to deal with the entire driveline as well. And the second anyone starts putting real power through the driveline you will find it needs work. So that cheap ls engine plus a custom turbo kit to fit in a w211 chassis. engine mounts, cooling hoses, adapter plate to transmission and an 8k ecu. Or in addition a transmission and differential and half shafts and driveshaft. A/c has not been addressed. It just adds up like crazy. So really you end up with a real piece that really is not a Mercedes anymore anyways.
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Have called several times promising a phone call back to get me a update. This is 10 weeks and going since i made payment in full plus a few other parts. Need to get an update like yesterday or i will be forced to cancel order.
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[QUOTE=eg21;6914087]Have called several times promising a phone call back to get me a update. This is 10 weeks and going since i made payment in full plus a few other parts. Need to get an update like yesterday or i will be forced to cancel .
Just a heads up. Speedriven is a smaller shop that can take a bit longer than some of the big box mb shops. However, time not being factored in, everything they have done on my car has been pretty much spot on. I also would recommend e-mailing Jo directly instead of calling. Either way, I hope to hear feedback and results on the stand alone.
Just a heads up. Speedriven is a smaller shop that can take a bit longer than some of the big box mb shops. However, time not being factored in, everything they have done on my car has been pretty much spot on. I also would recommend e-mailing Jo directly instead of calling. Either way, I hope to hear feedback and results on the stand alone.
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I cant imagine treating a customer in this way. Really, there can be no excuse as to why they cant afford to spare a minute of their time to update you.
Ask for a discount, time is money fool.
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its way cheaper/easier to just buy an 09 CTS-V that already has a supercharger LS motor in it than it is to swap one in. Don't know why anyone would even consider doing a swap when you can just buy a whole other car that is similar that already has the engine in it. You're also not going to have near the reliability issues with a CTS-V as what you will with a w211 car (such as airmatic, SBC, etc..). Performance parts are also going to be a ton cheaper.
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its way cheaper/easier to just buy an 09 CTS-V that already has a supercharger LS motor in it than it is to swap one in. Don't know why anyone would even consider doing a swap when you can just buy a whole other car that is similar that already has the engine in it. You're also not going to have near the reliability issues with a CTS-V as what you will with a w211 car (such as airmatic, SBC, etc..). Performance parts are also going to be a ton cheaper.
But, let's say if you did pay a few grand for this standalone for whatever reason and have not received it after 2-3 months, that is a whole other issue....and not a good sign from the vendor.
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Bet that gets you a return phone call.
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its not their first time doing something like this and unfortunately probably not their last
