SL/R230: 2003 SL500 Mods
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03 SL500, 05 Audi S4
2003 SL500 Mods
1. Anyone know of an air induction kit for an 03 SL500?
2. Can anyone recommend a good tuning/parts/performance company in the san francisco area?
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2. Can anyone recommend a good tuning/parts/performance company in the san francisco area?
Thanks.
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2005 SL600 Designo, Graphite Gray, Panorama Roof
Originally Posted by onekuv110
1. Anyone know of an air induction kit for an 03 SL500?
2. Can anyone recommend a good tuning/parts/performance company in the san francisco area?
Thanks.
2. Can anyone recommend a good tuning/parts/performance company in the san francisco area?
Thanks.
be advised: That motor has limited parts availability. Renntech, Brabus and Kleeman all make goodies for it but the basics apply. You need to upgrade the:
Intake
Exhaust
ECU
not neccessarily in that order. The biggest gain will probably come from the ECU, as I recall, but even that was relatively modest.
Beyond these basic mods, the power gets expensive because one of the only options is a supercharger kit. Along with it comes an ECU upgrade. All totalled, you can easily top $25,000 in parts alone.
That's before you touch tires, wheels, lowering module...add another $6-10K and assuming of course you don't add a body kit.
So the question is: how fast do you want to spend? I mean, "go"?
Hope this helps.