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

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Old May 17, 2006 | 02:00 PM
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Brabus or Kleeman

What are the opinions out there regarding these two for performance mods? Thanx!
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Old May 17, 2006 | 02:36 PM
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I to was faced with this decision. I chose Kleeman for several reasons:

1. Kleeman customer service
2. MBWorld testimonials
3. Tuner recommendations who sell both product lines
4. Dyno sheets
5. More of a "bolt on" application

Result:
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Old May 17, 2006 | 05:01 PM
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I must say I was torn between renntech and kleemann and in the end went with the k2 from kleemann. I am very happy with the set up and the power was more then I expected. On a fresh ecu the car gained 92hp and 118lbft and I was told by kleemann to expect around another 10hp and lbft once I get some miles on it. I have nothing bad to say about renntech but as far as hp per $$ kleemann was a steal. I know in a car this costly price shouldnt be an issue but I will save a buck where I can. I also couldnt find any one that had an e55 with the renntech ecu,pulley and headers to talk to. The big thing I see is kleemann likes the lsd and swears by it and renntech swears by the cf airbox? Since amg has the lsd option I am thinking kleemann is on to something. Good luck and keep us posted.
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Old May 17, 2006 | 06:33 PM
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Who knows of a reputable tuner/installer for Kleemann mods in SoCal... more specifically in LA or OC? And roughly, how much for K2 installed? Thanx!
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Old May 17, 2006 | 07:12 PM
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Well, i have a Renntech stage 3 project coming up this monday. Hopefully i can provide more input from the project!
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