W211 AMG Discuss the W211 AMG's such as the E55 and the E63

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Old Feb 6, 2006 | 08:05 PM
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*** Anyone have stock CAMS lying around? ***

I am in talks with someone to make me a set of custom grind cams. I need a set of stock cams for him to work from.

Anyone that has had aftermarket cams installed: If you have your stock cams lying around and we could make arrangements for me to "borrow" them please let me know.

Thanks in advance!!
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Old Feb 6, 2006 | 08:34 PM
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05 ML-500 , 03 CLK5.5 AMG has left the Garage
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I got a [pair]. Going to run the car on the dyno Thursday to see if the new ones make Hp. E-mail me
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Old Feb 7, 2006 | 10:33 AM
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Hey PTE,

Excuse my ignorance but.. Are the cams in the W211 E55 the same as the CLK 55 ??

I need a set of stock W211 cams so that he can make the necessary lobe changes. If the profile of the CLK55 cam is not identical to mine I cannot use them.

I'll see if I can confirm this.. Thanks for your help!
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Old Feb 7, 2006 | 11:12 AM
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Victor,

What's the specs on this custom cams you're trying to get? Lift? Duration? Have you looked into Schricks for your application?
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Old Feb 7, 2006 | 12:41 PM
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Bet Cory at Klee has them around. He had a whole bunch of stock exhausts from the E55's when they do the header swap.

Bet he has some cams around as well.

Give him a buzz.

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Old Feb 7, 2006 | 05:37 PM
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05 ML-500 , 03 CLK5.5 AMG has left the Garage
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I'll get the Numbers off them. Then take some pictures. They only have 11,000 miles on them. Lift on the intake is .310 & exhaust is .286 Left cam P/N 298 02 181
Right cam P/N 261 02 005
These are engraved on the cams The Pictures will show all the numbers, I think if you add the [A 113] in front of the above p/n . The dlr will be able to help you . The cams will physically fit , but if you are regrinding them. ,Specs on these cams would not matter
Just an Opinion. Hope this helps

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Old Feb 7, 2006 | 08:43 PM
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Victor:
I tried the Web cam regrind route. I believe you got to provide them the specs. They have not done much in the way of MB stuff. Also look into the SLR cams. It is a different grind than the M-113 AMG Kompressor or N/A mtr
Here is the P/Ns for the SLR cams
L/H 1550580901
R/H 1550501001
Retail for $1,170 Ea
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intresting how hard it is to get the SLR cams, and would it make difference?
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Everybody is pretty tight lip about cam spec's. I was able to get the Part numbers after I produced a Vin number for a SLR. Now that took some Doing!! But I guess you can get them, Probably has to come out of Europe
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I was actually told by an authorized Kleemann dealer in the east coast (forgot their name) the Kleemann cams are the same as the SLR. Not sure how true that is though.
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PTE,

Wow! Thanks for all the great info.


JakPro,

Thanks! I'll give Cory a shout and see if he has anything lying around.

JamE55,

Mums the word for now on the specs. I'm talking to 3 different manufacturers about this.. I am in the information gathering stage so until I have some concrete info no point in saying anything.

I'll share whatever info I have once it is solid and I am moving forward with it.
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Victor,

Pls do keep us posted. This would be some good information to have.
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Was told (Similiar) to the SLR by somebody BUT forgot their name!?

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When i was doing my homework on the cams someone from another board mentioned about how the kleemann cams are the same with the SLR. I tried to get more info but he didn't want to release anymore info. That's all i was told.
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Thanks to the info provided by PTE, I put an order in for a set of the SLR cams. My buddy up here that is helping me with the car buildup is going to confirm if they will work and will order them if we get confirmation.

I will use the SLR cams as the basis to get new grinds made if the costs are justified. Right now it doesnt look too good.

The guys who make the cams need cores, and that is where the high costs are for our cars. Right off the bat you have to spend $2,200USD just to get a set of cores and then on top of that pay for the re-grind.

You guys are saying that Kleemann uses the SLR cams... That would be rather difficult because you have to supply a valid VIN # in order to order them. The only way they could do that is if they are using a company to copy the SLR cams and use the stock W211 ones as the core. Does Kleemann keep the stock cams when you do the upgrade and send them to Denmark as a core? Or do they return them to the customer?

What I could do is take my stock cams once I install the SLR cams in my car and use them as a core to start. I would then be able to get those re-ground to the new specs (matching SLR) and then sell them as a re/re with the next person (you send me back the stock ones once you install the new ones). This will start the chain and from then on there would always be 1 set available for sale.

If the prices dont pan out and the cores can't be had then I will just stick with the SLRs for my car and be done with it.

PTE: Will send you an email tonight once I get home.
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