SLK/R170: Installing Supersprint Header
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Installing Supersprint Header
Tommorrow morning I, along with my mech friend, are going to install my Supersprint header. I have the Supersprint muffler on order. I have already installed the crankshaft pulley from ASP Racing. What a gain of HP. WOW!!! I am also looking for a larger intercooler and have a tiwn air cone filter to replace my air box. I am hoping to find any of you who have any info/advice for these and any other upgrades. I drive a magma red 2003SLK230. I love that damm car. I am considering topping it all off with a Powerchip ECU upgrade. I would like to level out at 240-250HP. I think that with the larger crank pulley I am well on my way. I also hope that getting the car smoged in San Diego will not be a problem. I have kept all OE from the car for re-install if need be to get smoged.
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Supersprint header installed !!!
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Tommorrow morning I, along with my mech friend.
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The header is in! It took us about 5 hours. We sort did a fly by our pants operation but it is great. I will upload photo once that portion of this site is up and running. I still must wait 4 more weeks for the Supersprint meffler so Saturday my friend is going to let me borrow his AMg muffler. I will update at that time. Along with the steps involved and tools neded. Simple but it takes patience and a lot of Starbucks.
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A friend of mine installed the same kit . (SLK 230 ) He used it for a couple of
months and decided to remove headers and also the rest ..The reason was the metalic sound of the exhaust. He claims that supersprint has a strange sound ..Well he doesnt like exagerrated roaring ones either .
I would like to buy AMG or Supersprint but im confused at the moment..
Have you experienced a strange sound?
months and decided to remove headers and also the rest ..The reason was the metalic sound of the exhaust. He claims that supersprint has a strange sound ..Well he doesnt like exagerrated roaring ones either .
I would like to buy AMG or Supersprint but im confused at the moment..
Have you experienced a strange sound?
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I am still waiting for my Supersprint exhaust. It has made life for my stock muffler really backed up with pressure. I have heard no such sounds except the sound of increased performance. Go to slk32.com. Dave has 4 sound files with the Supersprint exhaust. How can a person not like that sound. I also have the crank pulley from ASP Racing and am working on a custom air box. After the exhaust (April 6th is the latest date from Supersprint) I am going for a Powerchip ECU upgrade. I will do a before and after dyno so I can see if it was worth the money. They offer a 14 day money back G. and I like that. When I get the exhaust I will send you a MPEG with the muffler if you like. My email is steve872@hotmail.com.
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Some people with C coupes ('02 2.3) had mixed results with larger intercoolers. Chipping is not all its cracked up to be either. Search the W203 forum. I do love my pulley though! Has Supersprint dynoed the header mod?
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Supersprintusa.com posted a before and after dyno based upon a SLK200 and one of their 3 mufflers they offer. The muffler that they conducted the tests with requires that you modify your rear bumber for install. They posted a 17hp gain. Check out their website. Soon I will dyno my car and post the results. I want to check my timing and fuel/air ratio and ensure the car is running at optimum performance before I dyno the car. So far I have the ASP Racing pulley, Green Cotton air filter and the Supersprint header/muffler. Car is much faster than stock but I feel you can only get so much bolt on HP without opeing up the engine for camshafts and internal upgrades. I really enjoy the car so much more now and it sounds awesome but it will always be an inline 4. Next time I go AMG all the way.
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The car sounds like a new car and with the pulley upgrade, Green Cotton air filter, and Supersprint header/muffler it is a new car to me. The exhaust sounds awesome. I love Supersprint products as they fit better than OE and are light weight. The stock header weighs 12lbs and the Supersprint header weighs around 4 lbs. I am going to weigh the stock muffler with resonator and will post the weight. I bet it weighs around 30 lbs and the Supersprint muffler is at least half of that. Weight reduction is an area of performance upgrades that most people ignore. I had a flat tire recently and the stock 7 spoke chrome wheel must have weighed at least 20 to 25 lbs. Replacing those with a much lighter wheel could save 40 to 60 lbs. Add it all up and I will be at least 100lbs lighter than a stock SLK230. Any little thing to reduce weight is a good thing.
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Did you install the header without using a car lift? I guess the main question would be, did you have to remove some engine accesories (ie air box, supercharger, etc....) in order to remove/install the header?
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Originally Posted by slknow
Did you install the header without using a car lift? I guess the main question would be, did you have to remove some engine accesories (ie air box, supercharger, etc....) in order to remove/install the header?
http://www.benzworld.org/forums/foru...id=26#M1428774
http://www.benzworld.org/forums/foru...id=26#M1429844
http://www.benzworld.org/forums/foru...id=26#M1433470
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congrats on the upgrade. let us know when you get a chance to run it on the dyno.
with the pulley and exhaust upgrade, your motor will probably be the bottleneck in the future.
with the pulley and exhaust upgrade, your motor will probably be the bottleneck in the future.
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I anticipate doing a dyno on the car sometime this summer. I called Supersprint today and they told me that the Supersprint muffler I installed on the car weighs in at 19lbs and the stock muffler/resonator weighed in at 39lbS!!! That is over 20lbs less I am towing around. I could not get any info on the chrome 7 Spoke Mercedes rims on my car so in June I am going to weigh the rims, front and rear. I know that when I had a flat tire recently I could believe how much that chrome rim weighed. It was heavy. While I was at Discount tires a guy with a C32 drove in and was having them install some H&R rims. He paid over 4.5K from the Wheel Exchange on line and they were so light I could not believe it. Just by changing out those heavy chrome rims with some light weight rims I can reduce the cars weight by another 80lbs. When I buy my wife her SL500 I am going to consider replacing the stock seats with some racing seats. I will post my dyno results when I do it. The car is much faster now.
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By the way. CLK&SLK is my good friend and awesome mech who does all my installs. There is nothing that he cannot do with a wrench except make some Starbucks for me. Have any questions, ask him. He is the MAN!!!!!!!!!!!
