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Old Dec 15, 2005 | 01:13 AM
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How many AMG people in the Boston, MA area? Trying to organize a meet Let me know! Especially if people are up for going racing, smoking some rice cookers =P
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Old Dec 15, 2005 | 02:02 AM
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I'm one....and will be interested but right now I'm too caught up with finals. After finals, I'm flying back home. So I guess I can meet up only after the holiday.
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Old Dec 15, 2005 | 05:20 AM
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same here, actually flying back to germany tomorrow. ill keep u updated
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Old Dec 15, 2005 | 10:43 AM
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nishi/zaint10: go check out amgpower.com mostly all the people on there are from mass/ri/nh

also check out the amg meet the pete aka 55fanatic got going at the end of the summer.. we all went to the mbusa in nj

http://www.amgpower.com/community/viewtopic.php?t=1101

also check out

yuppieracing.com

there have been acouple of runs down to the cape/nh/boston
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Old Dec 15, 2005 | 10:55 AM
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Yup, I have heard about it too. But, I have read posts and poll saying that this year meet might be in middle of the year?
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Old Dec 15, 2005 | 11:03 AM
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it probably will be.. but the yuppieracing meets are good too acouple guys with lambo's/ferrari's show up.. plus great to meet new people
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Old Dec 15, 2005 | 11:09 AM
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silk32,

Do you know any nice place where they do proper tuning? Cosmetics and performance ? I have been going to Eastside in Waltham they can only do cosmetic though, I'm looking for another alternatives!
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Old Dec 15, 2005 | 11:14 AM
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this should be in the Events section... also like silk said check out AMGpower... Nishi, where you go to school? Zaint is at BU, Im at NU

We are planning a meet for early to mid january, I think, Also I have a group of 4 and still growing about a racing leauge at Racing America(kart racing) let me know if you guys are interested...
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Old Dec 15, 2005 | 11:24 AM
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zaint10: there is only one place that does mb tunning in mass. by mb tunning i mean they only do brabus..
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Old Dec 15, 2005 | 11:30 AM
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I see..... Thanks Silk32. No Kleemann~?~?? :p
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Old Dec 16, 2005 | 02:27 PM
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Old Dec 16, 2005 | 02:55 PM
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Another AMG owner from Boston here. Just got down with finals 45 minutes ago and I go to BU Medical School.
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Old Dec 16, 2005 | 03:19 PM
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sup sup

i'm in germany right now, but i study at Babson College, that's in Wellesley. I'll be back around the 24th of January. We should definitely meet up, i'd be very up for it. two of my friends also drive AMGs on campus, a C55 and an E55. I'd love to have an AMG meet

peace guys
happy holidays
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Old Dec 17, 2005 | 09:37 AM
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i would be up for drinks. but both of the my amg's are put for the winter
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Old Dec 17, 2005 | 02:13 PM
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HPS Supercharger for V8 5.5L

https://mbworld.org/forums/showthrea...=1#post1393987

an '06 C55 owner has recently put in a HPS Root s/c in his engine and experienced a 147 HP initial boost without any other mods (ECU etc). If this actually works well, i'm gonna throw that puppy under my hood enjoy the read
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Old Dec 20, 2005 | 01:55 AM
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before doing so, check out all the issues members are having with HPS, you dont want to be installing it and getting F-ed over like another member with his S430 and another with his CLK55
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Old Dec 20, 2005 | 03:43 AM
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woah

oh there was an S430 and CLK that tried it and got f'ed ?
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Old Dec 21, 2005 | 06:50 PM
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Also I have a group of 4 and still growing about a racing leauge at Racing America(kart racing) let me know if you guys are interested...
Yeah, check out Racing America...............I've hooked up with 55fan a few times there...........Well one of us showed up. Just busting your butt Pete. I'm south of Boston, but drive around Boston a lot.
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Old Dec 24, 2005 | 06:03 AM
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very nice
i want all bostonians to meet up at some point and just be stupid around storrow drive etc =)
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Old Jan 3, 2006 | 11:09 AM
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Originally Posted by nishi
very nice
i want all bostonians to meet up at some point and just be stupid around storrow drive etc =)
well in lew of the sicrx65's accident, I dont think that is wise.

But for those interested PM me as we are having a GTG this sunday... you can check the events section for New England area owners
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