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SL55/63/65/R230 AMG: First impressions: KLEEMANN SL65 ECU upgrade

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Old 05-04-2009, 06:47 PM
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If I am not mistaken these figures appear to be done at the Kleemann USA facility in Colorado Springs, CO. Who hand wrote all the commentary on the side? When I was talking to Cory at Kleemann he mentioned that they report all their dyno hp figures at the crank. I think that is what happened here. All those figures are all at the crank....which isn't bad considering that Colorado Springs is 5,000+ft above sea-level.

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Im pointing to elevation as the main reason why his stock numbers are low, dyno shows highest baseline was 528hp 656trq at the crank.
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Ahh ok! I've seen a lot of great Renntech 600/65 cars on dragtimes but never a lot of tuned Kleemann 600s and 65s in terms of 1/4 mile and dynos. Of course we have the thread starter who posted his but those numbers but I prefer rwhp. I saw the sale they are offering on Kleemann stuff, and it's a steal as you're paying half price and getting the great power. That mean's more money to buy replacement tires once insta-torque kicks in. Please post your baseline and your ecu/tcu numbers once you get it done bro.
I'm going to try & get a baseline Dyno on local Dynojet tamara, though they aren't familiar w/benzes so I'm certain rwto reading will be impossible.

PS any tips on Dynoing my car besides 4th gear runs, do I need to put in Dyno mode to get a proper reading?
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Kleemann does rearwheel hp

Kleemann can correct the hp to crank it but only a guess , The numbers are rear wheel as per Bradon and Cory dyno .
That is a misqoute . Wisdom is measured by facts not gossip.
Drag time's please , e55, 600 and etc can't hold a candle to cubic in and tq.
Dragtime has varibles of reaction time, age of driver, tires, etc etc etc.
At 1800 ft elevation a 10.5 sec 1/4 without lights .
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Wrong they are rearwheel

They are rearwheel not crank , 739 hp and 853 Tq is crank guess.
630 hp 772 Tq are rearwheel .
Your lack of checking has everone fired up.
Check things before open mouth and inserting foot.



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Im pointing to elevation as the main reason why his stock numbers are low, dyno shows highest baseline was 528hp 656trq at the crank.
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Originally Posted by jg8881
Kleemann can correct the hp to crank it but only a guess , The numbers are rear wheel as per Bradon and Cory dyno .
That is a misqoute . Wisdom is measured by facts not gossip.
Drag time's please , e55, 600 and etc can't hold a candle to cubic in and tq.
Dragtime has varibles of reaction time, age of driver, tires, etc etc etc.
At 1800 ft elevation a 10.5 sec 1/4 without lights .

Congrats to you then if you're packing that much to the rear wheels! Enjoy taking it to the strip and running it on the street.
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Originally Posted by jg8881
They are rearwheel not crank , 739 hp and 853 Tq is crank guess.
630 hp 772 Tq are rearwheel .
Your lack of checking has everone fired up.
Check things before open mouth and inserting foot.
It's not my lack of checking, i was just basing it on what one member stated about Kleemann numbers being crank numbers.
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Marcus: I just talked with Al and he did 3 pulls that all were in 440-450 range with same settings as the dyno day. I checked with my friend who had his S600 on the dyno (he knows my car in and out) and he said he is sure its completely stock. I do drive the car hard regularly, maybe the engine is starting to like it?
While I appreciate your friends knowledge, knowing if a car has an ECU tune or not isn't something that even an MB technician will find unless he's really looking for it. Your friend who was at the dyno I'm sure has not been around a lot of Dyno Dynamics dynos and I'm sure hasn't seen 30+ MBs dyno on the one you did. I'm not trying to pat myself on the back here, I'm trying to give you some perspective. In addition to my own personal cars that I've dyno'd on dyno dynamics, I've organized two AMG dyno days, and attended two other dyno days there as well. I spoke with Al today as well and I think we need to get a boost gauge or boost source put on your car to see what boost it's making. It will be a sure sign of where your car is at. I'm assuming you didn't buy your car new so the best way to really tell is start looking at boost readings, and then re-dynoing again making sure the DD parameters are set right and not set to Dynojet correction #s or anything like that.

I'm sorry to say, but all things equal, your car stock cannot make 450rwhp on a dyno dynamics. It's not a question of if you drive your car hard, factory freak, whatever. It's not possible. 450rwhp on dyno dynamics is over 600hp at the crank.

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I thought S600's give around 625 hp stock (According to Dino, Mercedes underrates the numbers so not to compete with the AMG line).

I was getting the boost gauge installed this week along with ECU/TCU tune, but will wait now on the ECU/TCU to do another dyno. I appreciate you letting me know. These are the things I checked: I constantly hit the speed limiter at 130mph and I hit the C/S button and no M shows up (no TCU upgrade).
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Originally Posted by Reckless
M,
I thought S600's give around 625 hp stock (According to Dino, Mercedes underrates the numbers so not to compete with the AMG line).

I was getting the boost gauge installed this week along with ECU/TCU tune, but will wait now on the ECU/TCU to do another dyno. I appreciate you letting me know. These are the things I checked: I constantly hit the speed limiter at 130mph and I hit the C/S button and no M shows up (no TCU upgrade).
You're hitting the speed limiter @ 130mph? that's odd ALL the other 600's I know of are set @ 155mph

jg8881 you're totally lost NO WAY in hell are you making 630 RWHP w/only Kleemann tune, it's well known Kleemanns dyno in CO is set to give you CORRECTED CRANK BHP #'s What octane is it tuned for? 93?

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Originally Posted by jg8881
Kleemann can correct the hp to crank it but only a guess , The numbers are rear wheel as per Bradon and Cory dyno .
That is a misqoute . Wisdom is measured by facts not gossip.
Drag time's please , e55, 600 and etc can't hold a candle to cubic in and tq.
Dragtime has varibles of reaction time, age of driver, tires, etc etc etc.
At 1800 ft elevation a 10.5 sec 1/4 without lights .
Where are you from??? Talk about "gossiping" rather than "facts"...where are you arriving at a 10.5s 1/4 mile time??? What octane tune is your car set for?

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Originally Posted by Reckless
M,
I thought S600's give around 625 hp stock (According to Dino, Mercedes underrates the numbers so not to compete with the AMG line).

I was getting the boost gauge installed this week along with ECU/TCU tune, but will wait now on the ECU/TCU to do another dyno. I appreciate you letting me know. These are the things I checked: I constantly hit the speed limiter at 130mph and I hit the C/S button and no M shows up (no TCU upgrade).
Sorry my friend, Mercedes does underrate cars, but not by 125hp. As I mentioned before, I dyno'd my own RENNTech SL600, and your friend dyno'd his Kleemann S600, we both made power similar to you. I've also dyno'd my SL65 stock there, and it also made similar power. That's 3 examples of cars that actually are rated at 600-625hp making ~450rwhp. Your car stock is not going to be as powerful as 2 ECU'd 600s or a stock 65.

You should not be hitting the speed limiter at 130, it should be at 155.

If you want to email me to help you sort this out, I'd be more than happy. I'm guessing you have an ECU tune already, and just don't know it.

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Originally Posted by jg8881
They are rearwheel not crank , 739 hp and 853 Tq is crank guess.
630 hp 772 Tq are rearwheel .
Your lack of checking has everone fired up.
Check things before open mouth and inserting foot.
Your ignorance is what's getting everyone fired up.

That is unless of course you have more done to your vehicle that your are not disclosing...
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You're hitting the speed limiter @ 130mph? that's odd ALL the other 600's I know of are set @ 155mph
Negative... I was at 130MPH when my ECU was stock.
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Negative... I was at 130MPH when my ECU was stock.
Wow that is surprising, I do not recall hitting a 130mph limiter in my 600 without an ECU.

The top speed limiter, however, is not a surefire way to tell if you've been modified or not. I've seen a few reports from various tuners that early ECU tunes did not properly do away with top speed limiters on certain cars. Best way to tell on the Biturbo cars is to get a boost reading.

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Looks like this is a battle of the V12TT's in da houze! Anyone know about same figs for a 55K engine for SL55AMG? In terms of hp and then modded with tune?

And how's the Kleeman vs. Renntech (vs. say VRP in the mix) story work out here? I'm more than likely going with a custom dyno tune down the road but I am curious bout what's the best canned tune...
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Mine sure as hell isn't limited at 130... my Audi A4 was though.
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Negative... I was at 130MPH when my ECU was stock.
Must be a setting on the S600's I've taken my SL600 past 145-150mph multiple times already.
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Some of the earlier models were set to 130mph speed limiters.
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Hmmm that's a shame. It probably has something to do with the stock tires that come on the car... on the other hand Jay what's up how are you?
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Hmmm that's a shame. It probably has something to do with the stock tires that come on the car... on the other hand Jay what's up how are you?
Wasup buddy...Just got back from my bachelor party at the Borgata, new parts going on soon along with dyno data
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Originally Posted by Marcus Frost
Here are some other comprable figures from that day to put things in perspective

Stock 55, 400rwhp (Rated @ 500hp)
VRP600+ E55, 464rwhp (Rated @ 600hp+)
ECU'd S600 465rwhp (Rated @ 627hp)

My SL600 RENNTech and SL65 both dyno'd in the 440 range with failing water pumps as well, but if they were running 100% I'd put them in the 450-460 range also.

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What does a stock 600 run/should expect to see?
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What does a stock 600 run/should expect to see?
Stock 600 should be right around a stock 55, maybe a bit more. 400rwhp on a dyno dynamics. Torque would obviously be much higher than a stock 55 car.

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How can I order an ECU from Kleeman? Does anyone know how much one costs for the SL65 2006?

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How can I order an ECU from Kleeman? Does anyone know how much one costs for the SL65 2006?

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ECU alone I believe is close to $3K...but I think there was a special a couple of months that had ECU alone was $2.5K. Inlcude the TCU, I believe the cost is $750.00.
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Call Cory or Brandon at Kleemann USA 719-473-6441 tell them Blaine sent you.
ECU removel ship and return plus $2500 .The dyno on mine was unreal . Ask for a copy of my dyno chart before and after.


How can I order an ECU from Kleeman? Does anyone know how much one costs for the SL65 2006?

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