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Old 10-24-2005, 11:07 PM
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SL65 sound

What is the best solution to getting a better sound out of the 65? Anyone have some sugestions?
Old 10-24-2005, 11:18 PM
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Eisenmann Racing Exhaust... Maybe you should check that out.
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Before you spend a few grand, I'd cut off my resonators first, in fact before dropping four digit numbers for an exhaust, I did replace my resonators on a lot of our cars with a straight pipe.

The sound difference is amazing, but remember this, you have a turboed car, and the turbos muffle the engine exhaust quite a lot.
Old 10-27-2005, 08:08 AM
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It's not as muffled as it seems from the inside. I was driving another car as my wife trailed me. She came screaming by me like a jet and the sound was loud and intimidating. She didn't hear what I heard, but it was fun hearing what others hear as you fly past them. I was very much in awe!
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How about muffler delete?

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Sorry for non topic, but it is in the theme of sl65 so i didnt think to create a new topic on this question. I wonder why the mercedes s65amg and sl65amg both have the same engine, but the one is a tank and the other is a rocket, but they both have the same acceleration? Why is that? I dont get it Mercedes says 4.2 for both of them. I mean whats the point then?
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Originally Posted by CRAZY-MERC-FAN
Sorry for non topic, but it is in the theme of sl65 so i didnt think to create a new topic on this question. I wonder why the mercedes s65amg and sl65amg both have the same engine, but the one is a tank and the other is a rocket, but they both have the same acceleration? Why is that? I dont get it Mercedes says 4.2 for both of them. I mean whats the point then?
Because the SL weights alot more than you think, and you cant always go by what the manufacture says for 0-60 times etc...
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Well it still weights much much less than the tank s65 man, so what you talking about? Who knows bettter than the manufacturer itself Certainly not the owner of the sl65 that thinks he goes in 2.5 sec BTW you didn't explain my question at all
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S65- 4894lb
SL65- 4564lb
CL65- 4654lb

SL and CL weigh about the same...S out weigh's them both. I already said, MB underrates there cars. And what SL65 can go zero to sixty in 2.5 sec?
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Wow wait a sec here guyz.... First i was not telling it goes 2.5 i was just emphacizing my point that the owner will almost alwayss say higher numbers.. Second of all Mercedes do not underate their numbers at all, more than that they write even lower numbers that almost always non of the review professionals can achieve.. Meaning they say for example we did 8.5 instead of 7.5 what Benz says. So the thing here is why would mercedes do such a thing if they almost weight the same, it doenst make sense at all than I mean why would you pay 50k more for the same perfomance,and only two seats instead of getting a plane like an S65. I don't get that, still nobody could answer the question..... Why s65 and sl65 are the same perfomance?


Also if it weights the almost the same as the plane(s65) it is not much of a sport car as Mercedes wants it to be......
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Originally Posted by CRAZY-MERC-FAN
Wow wait a sec here guyz.... First i was not telling it goes 2.5 i was just emphacizing my point that the owner will almost alwayss say higher numbers.. Second of all Mercedes do not underate their numbers at all, more than that they write even lower numbers that almost always non of the review professionals can achieve.. Meaning they say for example we did 8.5 instead of 7.5 what Benz says. So the thing here is why would mercedes do such a thing if they almost weight the same, it doenst make sense at all than I mean why would you pay 50k more for the same perfomance,and only two seats instead of getting a plane like an S65. I don't get that, still nobody could answer the question..... Why s65 and sl65 are the same perfomance?


Also if it weights the almost the same as the plane(s65) it is not much of a sport car as Mercedes wants it to be......
They do underrate there cars...
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You didnt answer my question.... Why would they, are their marketing manager stupid or something. So you saying they write the same acceleration for 185k(2 seater) and 170k(plane) that wouldn't be smart from their part....
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Originally Posted by CRAZY-MERC-FAN
You didnt answer my question.... Why would they, are their marketing manager stupid or something. So you saying they write the same acceleration for 185k(2 seater) and 170k(plane) that wouldn't be smart from their part....
It's all about marketing...
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I just told you the example... It wouldn't be smart!
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Originally Posted by CRAZY-MERC-FAN
I just talled you the example... It wouldn't be smart!
There underrating there cars and there still selling AMG's so it is smart...
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No they don't underate their cars)) MAn common TELL ME THE REASON WHY? WHY WOULD MCLAREN F1 say their car goes 5 sec instead of 2.1??????????????? I dont get it TEll me then the real numbers, if you believe that. BTW they are selling it cause ppl who buy that don't care much, plus it is damn fast, but this case doesnt make sense and I want to know the truth here...
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Originally Posted by CRAZY-MERC-FAN
No they don't underate their cars)) MAn common TELL ME THE REASON WHY? WHY WOULD MCLAREN F1 say their car goes 5 sec instead of 2.1??????????????? I dont get it TEll me then the real numbers, if you believe that. BTW they are selling it cause ppl who buy that don't care much, plus it is damn fast, but this case doesnt make sense and I want to know the truth here...
Get over it, they do...
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You don't know dude, don't answer like this eny more Just believe what you do You better get me the real numbers than It better be sl65 in less than 4 sec...
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Originally Posted by CRAZY-MERC-FAN
You don't know dude, don't answer like this eny more Just believe what you do You better get me the real numbers than It better be sl65 in less than 4 sec...
We own a SL55 and a S55....I think i'd have a little more knowledge than you.
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Originally Posted by MJ1133
We own a SL55 and a S55....I think i'd have a little more knowledge than you.
When did you guys add the S55?
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What knowledge you got? That they underrate their race cars, oh good for you BTW im not talking about s55 or sl55 TEll me the real numbers than!
Btw who can explain the answer to me? .....

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Originally Posted by CRAZY-MERC-FAN
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What knowledge you got? That they underrate their race cars, oh good for you BTW im not talking about s55 or sl55 TEll me the real numbers than!
Btw who can explain the answer to me? .....

One is a convertible one is a sedan. They have the same engine and weigh about the same. I already have a sedan and wanted a nice convertible. What is hard to understand about that? If someone wants an mix of both they get the CL65.
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So basically they are the same accelration ..... Well i thought that s65 was much sportier, and faster or at least suppose to be faster. I mean it doesnt make sense to get in to 2 seater for exact the same perfomance as the large and big sedan.
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When did you guys add the S55?
Dad's had one for a while...he hates it though.
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So basically they are the same accelration ..... Well i thought that s65 was much sportier, and faster or at least suppose to be faster. I mean it doesnt make sense to get in to 2 seater for exact the same perfomance as the large and big sedan.
When the large sedan can rip through the quarter in 12 seconds not many two seaters can stay with it. I don't get your point. AMG wanted to give the choice to have the 65 engine in three different cars and all are fairly similar in acceleration. Now if you throw some turns in the equation, I would hope the SL would start to walk away from the S. If you want one car that beats them all, buy the SLR.


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