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SL55/63/65/R230 AMG: Anybody swapped 5 speed to 7 speed on their SL55 AMG

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Old 02-06-2021, 03:49 PM
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Anybody swapped 5 speed to 7 speed on their SL55 AMG

wanted ask if anybody put the 7 speed like the one they have in SL63 from 2008 til 2012 in a Sl55 AMG , ANY RECIPE ?
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Unfortunately not, at least in any public way. The 722.9 can't handle the torque, the ECU would need to be entirely reprogrammed, and the cost of adapting one of the newer 7-speeds (which can handle the torque) would far outweigh the benefits.

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