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SL55/63/65/R230 AMG: SL55 Kleemann K4 Project Start

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Old Jan 23, 2013 | 09:50 PM
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I have an 03 SL55 just got headers,pulley,throttle body,cams,air cleaners,will prob start project soon was looking for some pointers from someone who has done this project,
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Old Jan 23, 2013 | 10:50 PM
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were you installing parts yourself?
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Old Jan 29, 2013 | 01:23 PM
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You should have just bought mine.
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Installed headers and cams ,lower ball joints and motor mounts next is throttle body and pulley
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Throttle body done,pulley on,noticed water pump weep hole had wet residue changing that now,hope to get it running by sat
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Who's tune are you going with?
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are you doing new fuel injectors and fuel rail? from what I have been told anything more than a pulley, tune, and headers will need to upgrade the fuel system or chance running fuel injectors static or blowing the #8 that seems to be notorious for being fuel starved
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