lturner9

I have an 02 E55 and was wondering if anyone has done the Brabus 6.1 upgrade? You end up up with 426 hp and 445 lb ft of torque. Outside of the cost ($32,000 NOT including installation - OUCH), would such an upgrade be more practical, or at least desirable, than simply moving up to a 211?

BoBcanada

Kleeeeeemaaaaaaaaaannnnnnnnnn superchargeeeeeer 11.000 + ECU + headers + smth else worth around 20 grand and you have 580hp+ with 550 trq!

Do you really wanna waste that much money for brabus mods and be slower knowing you could be faster for less and still have leftover money to spend?

zoink

I've been considering this http://www.kleemann.dk/site/Main/tun...ns/nav8engines

I think it's well more worth the $$$ than Brabus.... Talk to JamE55 in this forum.... his car went through Kleeman's S8 upgrades.... I think the cost is "only" around $11K.

Stock: 349 HP / 391 lb-ft
Kleeman S8: 596 HP / 567 lb-ft
Brabus: 426 HP / 445 lb-ft

Other company you may want to try is Evosport & Renntech... both are cheaper than Brabus.

The thing is Brabus keeps the engine NA so less thing to break.... but Kleeman is way more bang for your bucks!

jtc55

i think it's a no-brainer-- get a new or even low miles used e55 w211. you will have even more horsepower than the upgrade and it will be a hell of alot more problem free w/ manufacture's warranty. plus, you will have the newer, better looking body and electronic upgrades. the only reason i can see you staying w/ the w210 is that you love that body and not the w211 and you will be getting a more rare car (brabus w210 e55) as oppose to a stock w211 e55. either way, you'll have a very fast e55.

zoink

Never mind about Kleeman... BobCanada beat me...

This is when you are writing something and someone emailed you

BoBcanada

well with just a supercharger you wont get all of 596 hp, for that u have to spent 25 grand or more, with just a supercharger its about 530 hp i think....

zoink

Aside from electronics gizmos and the look, Kleeman S8 will definitely make W210 faster than stock W211 for a lot less $$$. Plus, Kleeman also gives you some warranty...

So W210 E55 (~$25-$30K) + Kleeman S8 ($11K-$20K) < '03 E55 (~$60K?).

Never tried it myself (tempted )... but looking at their specs and JamE55's claim, I believe it.

dragonAMG

JamE55 already had the supercharger.

JamE55

HHmmmm what's all the fuss around here? :p Let me see if i can explain this in 4 words....

Kleemann = Just Do It!!!!

C55mOtiOn

I've seen one here in Irvine with Black E-Class Brabus 6.1S or something but seems like it was fake, if not great but wasted too much $$$$... As I'm leaning towards Kleemann V8 Kompressor you should get that as well....

zoink

OK... now since we're in this topic....

S8 does include S/C, ECU, exhaust & headers, while S7 is everything except exhaust, right?

And I thought I read somewhere (plus from James? Pardon my bad memory), S8 costs you around $11K.... but now I saw some people commenting that $11K only buys you S/C which means it's not S8.

So my question:
- How much is S8 & S7 installed?
- Does S8/S7 include S/C?
- Does S8 produce the 596hp/567lb-ft? Or... I need to add something else to get there?
- If $11K doesn't buy you S8, what does it buy on the top of S/C (or just S/C)?

If S8 does cost you around $11K +/- $4K, I will remain considering it (we'll see about how I should use the money... towards a new car or mod my W210). If it costs around $20K or more..... that's another story.

If I'm completely off.... please correct me. I stand corrected.

BoBcanada

i know for sure that ONLY the supercharger is 11.000. Anyway if you want pricing go here.


http://www.salvatoremotorsports.com/ pricing there.


http://www.salvatoremotorsports.com/...0C%20Class.pdf <- pricing for c55.

BMWEATR

just get a 211 they are cheap now!

lturner9

I agree with pretty much everything that's been said. There's no question that the Brabus route is the most expensive and that you don't get quite the over the top numbers you can with other options. I guess my only other questions would be 1. which of the options would be easiest to live with? And 2, money aside, if you could have it simply for the asking, would you guys turn down the Brabus upgrade for the pure performance of the others? Part of my attraction to the 6.1 is that you really don't see many of them around. You'd be driving a pretty distinctive car that would retain a certain value no matter what the price of "ordinary" E55s was doing.

BMWEATR

dude, what your trying to say is you wanna show off to people and say "look" I spent a ***** load of money at brabus! I'm a big timer! cause only big timers can afford to waste there money at brabus/// and NO your car will not be worth more money, maybe to some middle easterner or something. but no one on my block. don't take this wrong just trying to keep it in perspective-- oh yea you have a old 55 also so right there you should no better, get a 211 and call it good and save face. brabus will not get you laid!

JamE55

^^^ rotflmao :p :p :p :p

mainroman

You can have a supercharger cheaper then that.
Kleeman overcharge like 50% for name and overrated labour.

There are places that can supercharge your car with the same type of supercharger for a lot less.

I'll try to find out and post the info.

Jakpro1

One last comment....used 55's are running in the 50's now (bottom of spectrum).

Use your (32K + MINIMUM 5K) install plus equity in 02 and you've got yourself a facelift AND near 500hp.....

lturner9

Actually, I am not interested in making a statement to anyone about my car or status. When I got my 55 the only thing I had in mind was my personal enjoyment of ownership. My car is bone stock other than the set of K&N's under the hood. And I don't drive it any way that would draw undue attention to myself (especially by Officer Catch'em). My questions about upgrades are purely academic. I only wanted to know what the most knowledgeable and experienced MB owners consider to be the most desirable upgrades. And why they feel that way. Thanks for all your input.