SL55/63/65/R230 AMG: What happened to Speedriven ??
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Whatever, I have zero interest getting into an internet brawl with you..it is beyond pointless. I was simply trying to point out that Spreedriven is most definitely not out of business. I will acknowledge that their phone coverage is perplexingly bad. I got my car back from Speedriven yesterday and it is sick- it performs as advertised. First stop was my Mercedes dealer. They inspected and were impressed by the quality of the work. I took two techs and the owner out for a ride and they were amazed by the torque and smooth power delivery. As soon as my schedule and the track schedule coincide, I will run it and post the results. I responded via PM to Igor and I also have asked Marcin to get him a tracking number. I've never met Marcin, but my car came back with all the mods as advertised and making close to the power I wanted. It took a month longer than I wanted, but I chalk that up to all of the additional work I spec'd, which was substantial.
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Can one of you local guys near Speedriven contact them? I've been trying for 3 weeks trying to buy parts and emailing Marcin directly or calling the shop gave me no luck whatsoever with any response. I figure at this point best I contact one of you guys who lives near the shop so I can contact them that way
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Can one of you local guys near Speedriven contact them? I've been trying for 3 weeks trying to buy parts and emailing Marcin directly or calling the shop gave me no luck whatsoever with any response. I figure at this point best I contact one of you guys who lives near the shop so I can contact them that way
Good luck...
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Can one of you local guys near Speedriven contact them? I've been trying for 3 weeks trying to buy parts and emailing Marcin directly or calling the shop gave me no luck whatsoever with any response. I figure at this point best I contact one of you guys who lives near the shop so I can contact them that way
If I get a chance to go there before I leave on the 4th, I'll mention that someone is trying to get a hold of them...
Drop me a PM with your name or something and I'll help if I can...
My friend Hans works on my Cobra and he gets so backed up that it is a well known fact that when you need to get in touch, you have to go there... He never means it, but it is a common issue with shops during the season if they're understaffed.
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Guys, I gave up on them, I went to EuroCharged same price and I got the ECM and TCM back in 24 hours. I dropped off the units at FedEx, Monday AM. They got my package by 10:30 was sent out by 5 PM and had it by 10:30 the following day and put them both in and off I went in 15 minutes. Ask for Phil. He did a great job and will tune your ECM per what ever fuel you want to use.
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If you must have those modifications then wait. I just wanted my HP increase to 625 and increase my torque without modifying a car that is under warranty. It can be on my car flashed via the cloud with a phone call.
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Guys, I gave up on them, I went to EuroCharged same price and I got the ECM and TCM back in 24 hours. I dropped off the units at FedEx, Monday AM. They got my package by 10:30 was sent out by 5 PM and had it by 10:30 the following day and put them both in and off I went in 15 minutes. Ask for Phil. He did a great job and will tune your ECM per what ever fuel you want to use.
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I don't think Eurocharged makes V12 TT idle pulleys, cause I bought everything I could from them (ECU/TCU, IC Pump, HE) while the DC shop was open and they asked Jerry and they had nothing
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Still nothing..... Can't understand this...
If they have made their own tunes the tune should be ready at their own computer.
Now it's seems they must have big problems somewhere because it take so long time to made it to MyGenius "language"... FPF : format.
I can't go with Kleeman because I bought Speedriven Intercooler upgrade kit.
Kleeman tune does not take into account my different setup because the don't have it...
So Speedriven must have some problems with the tune uploads....
I want to buy 200cel cats + downpipes but I can't pull the trigger after al this...
Is there another tuning companies who can made them... Bolt on?
Juha
If they have made their own tunes the tune should be ready at their own computer.
Now it's seems they must have big problems somewhere because it take so long time to made it to MyGenius "language"... FPF : format.
I can't go with Kleeman because I bought Speedriven Intercooler upgrade kit.
Kleeman tune does not take into account my different setup because the don't have it...
So Speedriven must have some problems with the tune uploads....
I want to buy 200cel cats + downpipes but I can't pull the trigger after al this...
Is there another tuning companies who can made them... Bolt on?
Juha
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Better and more efficient intercooler kit does not need to be from the same tuner, as this only makes sure to keep the inlet air more cooled and dense. So go with Kleemann , much better ECU tune. My Speedriven tune had so many bugs and was only made for fast accelerations. When driving fast in Germany I found several bugs/problems with the tune from Speedriven. This is NOT a professional tune, which has been tested enough. Do NOT use this!!!
I think my coil packs is gone.... But really the engine got a lot more power after their tune... so I'm not sure
What was your biggest problems? .... Let me guess....
They don't answer your e-mailsJuha
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My biggest problems apart from no answers (which started some months later) was actually that I did have several problems with the tune. No problems when hard on the trottle (WOT) or driving normally, except for high gas usage. Problems came when doing what the car is build for, that's highspeed autobahn driving and acceleration from high speed to even higher speed. The engine went into overboost and temporally shot down / closed the trottle (when doing 150mph it feels like you step on the brake), thereafter it drove "normally" again. Another problem was a very aggressive trottle when starting from 0 mph! Plus a few more.
With Kleemann ECU tune I have the same power, but no problems at all, plus a significantly better gas mileage.
With Kleemann ECU tune I have the same power, but no problems at all, plus a significantly better gas mileage.
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By the way, I have a Speedriven TCU (transmission computer tuned by Speedriven) for sale if anyone is interested?
I now have a Kleemann TCU + ECU in my car.
The TCU can of cause be reprogrammed to OEM or tuned with other tuners program if you want.
The TCU tune increase the torque limiter set to 1000nm OEM, remove the limited turque for the first 800 RPM after each gearshift and furthermore sharpens/fastestens the manual shifting time.
With the Kleemann TCU tune you get a even faster shifting pattern.
I now have a Kleemann TCU + ECU in my car.
The TCU can of cause be reprogrammed to OEM or tuned with other tuners program if you want.
The TCU tune increase the torque limiter set to 1000nm OEM, remove the limited turque for the first 800 RPM after each gearshift and furthermore sharpens/fastestens the manual shifting time.
With the Kleemann TCU tune you get a even faster shifting pattern.
Last edited by RNSL65; Aug 3, 2014 at 04:57 PM.
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My biggest problems apart from no answers (which started some months later) was actually that I did have several problems with the tune. No problems when hard on the trottle (WOT) or driving normally, except for high gas usage. Problems came when doing what the car is build for, that's highspeed autobahn driving and acceleration from high speed to even higher speed. The engine went into overboost and temporally shot down / closed the trottle (when doing 150mph it feels like you step on the brake), thereafter it drove "normally" again. Another problem was a very aggressive trottle when starting from 0 mph! Plus a few more.
With Kleemann ECU tune I have the same power, but no problems at all, plus a significantly better gas mileage.
With Kleemann ECU tune I have the same power, but no problems at all, plus a significantly better gas mileage.
The first problem I had was when I test drove my car after the tune.
I raced with a Yamaha R1....
When I was up at 160-165 mph the engine check light start to flash.... at the same time I lost power.... and the bike took me. I was very angry . I stopped the car after the road and recognized that the engine had shut down half . I took of the battery cable at the trunk and put it bak after a while and after that I had all the cylinders their again.No engine check light anymore.
I have think a lot what happened and my conclusion is my coil packs is pad....
Now I have the engine light at the speedo again and hope I have time next week to look at that.
Regarding the Kleeman tune... Must I buy e new ECU for that because Speedriven have theirs tune inside? I think they have own codes to "open" the tune.
Useless ask Speedriven for that.
Regards
Juha
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Okay thank you...
The first problem I had was when I test drove my car after the tune.
I raced with a Yamaha R1....
When I was up at 160-165 mph the engine check light start to flash.... at the same time I lost power.... and the bike took me. I was very angry . I stopped the car after the road and recognized that the engine had shut down half . I took of the battery cable at the trunk and put it bak after a while and after that I had all the cylinders their again.No engine check light anymore.
I have think a lot what happened and my conclusion is my coil packs is pad....
Now I have the engine light at the speedo again and hope I have time next week to look at that.
Regarding the Kleeman tune... Must I buy e new ECU for that because Speedriven have theirs tune inside? I think they have own codes to "open" the tune.
Useless ask Speedriven for that.
Regards
Juha
The first problem I had was when I test drove my car after the tune.
I raced with a Yamaha R1....
When I was up at 160-165 mph the engine check light start to flash.... at the same time I lost power.... and the bike took me. I was very angry . I stopped the car after the road and recognized that the engine had shut down half . I took of the battery cable at the trunk and put it bak after a while and after that I had all the cylinders their again.No engine check light anymore.
I have think a lot what happened and my conclusion is my coil packs is pad....
Now I have the engine light at the speedo again and hope I have time next week to look at that.
Regarding the Kleeman tune... Must I buy e new ECU for that because Speedriven have theirs tune inside? I think they have own codes to "open" the tune.
Useless ask Speedriven for that.
Regards
Juha
