dremeled off the intake covers on the front. the license plate covers about 20% of the exchanger when flat on ground so front plate had to go. those friggin holes are a mess. the ic reservior was painted/cleared by me, its on the left. and finally the shot with bumper cover back on. its pretty tricky given all the different fasteners and the way the bumper is attached and alligned to the bottom of the front fender was...um...interesting.

 

so many plates on your wall?
also who makes those foglights of yours? (probably got asked b4.. i missed it)

 

Cool deal. Its nice to know there are people out there willing to wrench on their own $90k cars. I know you took your time with this install with all the polishing and other misc. stuff you did in addition to the ki, but I'm curious how many total hours it took just to install the cooler upgrade itself.

 

Peter B, you didn't need to cut off the intake - I think you posted on this old thread, with pictures.

https://mbworld.org/forums/w211-amg/109411-full-intake-snorkel-intake-etc-theory.html

I would undo the few plastic fasteners (lever them out with a flat blade screw driver) and remove the remaining plastic pieces infront of the radiator - they just block airflow to the radiator and wont increase air volume into the intake. Then use the heat resistant foam to stop airflow around the intake mouth.

I've been thinking about making a cone shaped plastic part to push into the intake "mouth", to funnel air from directly behind the grille - coolest air at highest pressure - just what you need for "racing".

 

As always, lookn real nice !!!!

 

yeah, i have every plate from every car ive owned and the fogs are piaa 55w. total hours dedicated to the install so far maybe 11-12 with another 1 or so to go. and oz if you look at the pics i chose to let the insides of the intake tubes alone. mine look like a funnel versus taking them completely off. i figured the funnelling effect should be good for another 40hp or so.

 

Hey Pete,

You get my email....your PM box is full.

Lemme know.

Jim..Jakpro1

 

Hey Mr Peter 'Chrome' Boy.

you missed a spot.. no hard feelings though

 

i got your response saying youd hook me up. i then replied twice. did you send something afterwards? thanks for the spot when you get around to it.

mike-pb

 

ha ha. the part came flat black so i cleared the cap, shot the bottle silver than cleared that. the chrome effect happens when it cures. i then wet sand the bottle, buff and apply chromefx paint and clear so its comin'

 

Peter B i was just wondering if you wear glasses...

would they be any chance.. chromed as well?

 

Only the lenses...LOL
Peter, love the CF covers! Your CL grille: is that the silver unit from "formymercedes.com"?

 

i got the grill on ebay. im sure they are all made by the same co though. btw. finished it up today and took it for a test drive. no leaks so far. will try an extended drive soon to see if i can feel a difference.

 

Just had Evo put my cooler on too, works great. Did you notice the noise from the pump- its that super marine pump that's used on boats.

 

Intresting how both Evo and Kleemann are using the same pump

 

Are you 100% certain about that?