**Project SL55**
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From: Taipei
2005 SL55 AMG
**Project SL55**
I posted in the SL55 forum, but I wanted to post here as well and share my happiness and joy with the rest of the enthusiasts!
I have not been this excited about a project like this in a very long time. I wish I could mod and hook up all my cars like this SL55, but it really takes a lot of time, energy, reading, researching, knowing the right parts for your own needs and what you want your car to be capable of, a ton of patience, a great deal of experience, the right shop to do all the work, and of course money! This is my Royal Machine.
And, everyone needs a partner and best friend like Cylinder Head, who just keeps encouraging you to take your car to the next level. Thanks, now I'm going to own your M5 all day long! Lol...
BTW....a lil secret, CHs M5 will be our next Royal Machine.....
I must say that I learned a great deal from messing around with my E55. I never had the chance to completely finish my E55 project, and I'm just glad that I'm able to do it right on the SL55.
My car went to Broadway Performance in Passaic, NJ. John Nouri, the owner and close friend of mine is going to do all the work for me. Him and his crew down there are a really terrific bunch of guys who really know how to put some amazing machines together. John put my car on a mustang dyno for the baseline on Monday morning because there was a huge line waiting for the dynojet. After all the work is done, we are going to dyno the car again on the same mustang dno to see how much power actually increased. We are also going to dyno on a dynojet as well.
Here's a list of parts going on the SL55:
Kleemann ECU/Pulley
Kleemann Headers
Kleemann Sport Cats
Kleemann IC Pump upgrade
Kleemann LSD
New Spark Plugs
New Belts
K&N Air Filters
Evosport Phenolic Spacers
Evosport Lightweight Floating Rotors
Pagid Brake Pads
Stainless Steel Brake Lines
Lowering Links
Resonator Deletes
Iforged Daytonas
(Black Center, Polished Lips)
19x9 FR 19x11 RR
Bridgestone RE050As
255/35-19 FR 305/30-19 RR
SL65 AMG front bumper
Painted Clear Corners
Rear Trunk Lip Spoiler
Painted Grille,
Painted Hood Gills and Fender Gills
I will post pics and give updates as soon as possible!
I have not been this excited about a project like this in a very long time. I wish I could mod and hook up all my cars like this SL55, but it really takes a lot of time, energy, reading, researching, knowing the right parts for your own needs and what you want your car to be capable of, a ton of patience, a great deal of experience, the right shop to do all the work, and of course money! This is my Royal Machine.
And, everyone needs a partner and best friend like Cylinder Head, who just keeps encouraging you to take your car to the next level. Thanks, now I'm going to own your M5 all day long! Lol...
BTW....a lil secret, CHs M5 will be our next Royal Machine.....
I must say that I learned a great deal from messing around with my E55. I never had the chance to completely finish my E55 project, and I'm just glad that I'm able to do it right on the SL55.
My car went to Broadway Performance in Passaic, NJ. John Nouri, the owner and close friend of mine is going to do all the work for me. Him and his crew down there are a really terrific bunch of guys who really know how to put some amazing machines together. John put my car on a mustang dyno for the baseline on Monday morning because there was a huge line waiting for the dynojet. After all the work is done, we are going to dyno the car again on the same mustang dno to see how much power actually increased. We are also going to dyno on a dynojet as well.
Here's a list of parts going on the SL55:
Kleemann ECU/Pulley
Kleemann Headers
Kleemann Sport Cats
Kleemann IC Pump upgrade
Kleemann LSD
New Spark Plugs
New Belts
K&N Air Filters
Evosport Phenolic Spacers
Evosport Lightweight Floating Rotors
Pagid Brake Pads
Stainless Steel Brake Lines
Lowering Links
Resonator Deletes
Iforged Daytonas
(Black Center, Polished Lips)
19x9 FR 19x11 RR
Bridgestone RE050As
255/35-19 FR 305/30-19 RR
SL65 AMG front bumper
Painted Clear Corners
Rear Trunk Lip Spoiler
Painted Grille,
Painted Hood Gills and Fender Gills
I will post pics and give updates as soon as possible!
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From: Jersey
2003 E55 AMG
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Hey sunny im from New Jersey too and im looking at having some work down to my e55, evotech chip and I/C pump upgrade and a renntech crankshaft pulley, the one they only sell when u get an I/C pump from them. If you can give me some contact information for that garage that would be great.
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1999 C43 White/Oreo
I posted in the SL55 forum, but I wanted to post here as well and share my happiness and joy with the rest of the enthusiasts!
I have not been this excited about a project like this in a very long time. I wish I could mod and hook up all my cars like this SL55, but it really takes a lot of time, energy, reading, researching, knowing the right parts for your own needs and what you want your car to be capable of, a ton of patience, a great deal of experience, the right shop to do all the work, and of course money! This is my Royal Machine.
And, everyone needs a partner and best friend like Cylinder Head, who just keeps encouraging you to take your car to the next level. Thanks, now I'm going to own your M5 all day long! Lol...
BTW....a lil secret, CHs M5 will be our next Royal Machine.....
I must say that I learned a great deal from messing around with my E55. I never had the chance to completely finish my E55 project, and I'm just glad that I'm able to do it right on the SL55.
My car went to Broadway Performance in Passaic, NJ. John Nouri, the owner and close friend of mine is going to do all the work for me. Him and his crew down there are a really terrific bunch of guys who really know how to put some amazing machines together. John put my car on a mustang dyno for the baseline on Monday morning because there was a huge line waiting for the dynojet. After all the work is done, we are going to dyno the car again on the same mustang dno to see how much power actually increased. We are also going to dyno on a dynojet as well.
Here's a list of parts going on the SL55:
Kleemann ECU/Pulley
Kleemann Headers
Kleemann Sport Cats
Kleemann IC Pump upgrade
Kleemann LSD
New Spark Plugs
New Belts
K&N Air Filters
Evosport Phenolic Spacers
Evosport Lightweight Floating Rotors
Pagid Brake Pads
Stainless Steel Brake Lines
Lowering Links
Resonator Deletes
Iforged Daytonas
(Black Center, Polished Lips)
19x9 FR 19x11 RR
Bridgestone RE050As
255/35-19 FR 305/30-19 RR
SL65 AMG front bumper
Painted Clear Corners
Rear Trunk Lip Spoiler
Painted Grille,
Painted Hood Gills and Fender Gills
I will post pics and give updates as soon as possible!
I have not been this excited about a project like this in a very long time. I wish I could mod and hook up all my cars like this SL55, but it really takes a lot of time, energy, reading, researching, knowing the right parts for your own needs and what you want your car to be capable of, a ton of patience, a great deal of experience, the right shop to do all the work, and of course money! This is my Royal Machine.
And, everyone needs a partner and best friend like Cylinder Head, who just keeps encouraging you to take your car to the next level. Thanks, now I'm going to own your M5 all day long! Lol...
BTW....a lil secret, CHs M5 will be our next Royal Machine.....
I must say that I learned a great deal from messing around with my E55. I never had the chance to completely finish my E55 project, and I'm just glad that I'm able to do it right on the SL55.
My car went to Broadway Performance in Passaic, NJ. John Nouri, the owner and close friend of mine is going to do all the work for me. Him and his crew down there are a really terrific bunch of guys who really know how to put some amazing machines together. John put my car on a mustang dyno for the baseline on Monday morning because there was a huge line waiting for the dynojet. After all the work is done, we are going to dyno the car again on the same mustang dno to see how much power actually increased. We are also going to dyno on a dynojet as well.
Here's a list of parts going on the SL55:
Kleemann ECU/Pulley
Kleemann Headers
Kleemann Sport Cats
Kleemann IC Pump upgrade
Kleemann LSD
New Spark Plugs
New Belts
K&N Air Filters
Evosport Phenolic Spacers
Evosport Lightweight Floating Rotors
Pagid Brake Pads
Stainless Steel Brake Lines
Lowering Links
Resonator Deletes
Iforged Daytonas
(Black Center, Polished Lips)
19x9 FR 19x11 RR
Bridgestone RE050As
255/35-19 FR 305/30-19 RR
SL65 AMG front bumper
Painted Clear Corners
Rear Trunk Lip Spoiler
Painted Grille,
Painted Hood Gills and Fender Gills
I will post pics and give updates as soon as possible!
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211 E55(sold) & 80cc shifter kart
I posted in the SL55 forum, but I wanted to post here as well and share my happiness and joy with the rest of the enthusiasts!
I have not been this excited about a project like this in a very long time. I wish I could mod and hook up all my cars like this SL55, but it really takes a lot of time, energy, reading, researching, knowing the right parts for your own needs and what you want your car to be capable of, a ton of patience, a great deal of experience, the right shop to do all the work, and of course money! This is my Royal Machine.
And, everyone needs a partner and best friend like Cylinder Head, who just keeps encouraging you to take your car to the next level. Thanks, now I'm going to own your M5 all day long! Lol...
BTW....a lil secret, CHs M5 will be our next Royal Machine.....
I must say that I learned a great deal from messing around with my E55. I never had the chance to completely finish my E55 project, and I'm just glad that I'm able to do it right on the SL55.
My car went to Broadway Performance in Passaic, NJ. John Nouri, the owner and close friend of mine is going to do all the work for me. Him and his crew down there are a really terrific bunch of guys who really know how to put some amazing machines together. John put my car on a mustang dyno for the baseline on Monday morning because there was a huge line waiting for the dynojet. After all the work is done, we are going to dyno the car again on the same mustang dno to see how much power actually increased. We are also going to dyno on a dynojet as well.
Here's a list of parts going on the SL55:
Kleemann ECU/Pulley
Kleemann Headers
Kleemann Sport Cats
Kleemann IC Pump upgrade
Kleemann LSD
New Spark Plugs
New Belts
K&N Air Filters
Evosport Phenolic Spacers
Evosport Lightweight Floating Rotors
Pagid Brake Pads
Stainless Steel Brake Lines
Lowering Links
Resonator Deletes
Iforged Daytonas
(Black Center, Polished Lips)
19x9 FR 19x11 RR
Bridgestone RE050As
255/35-19 FR 305/30-19 RR
SL65 AMG front bumper
Painted Clear Corners
Rear Trunk Lip Spoiler
Painted Grille,
Painted Hood Gills and Fender Gills
I will post pics and give updates as soon as possible!
I have not been this excited about a project like this in a very long time. I wish I could mod and hook up all my cars like this SL55, but it really takes a lot of time, energy, reading, researching, knowing the right parts for your own needs and what you want your car to be capable of, a ton of patience, a great deal of experience, the right shop to do all the work, and of course money! This is my Royal Machine.
And, everyone needs a partner and best friend like Cylinder Head, who just keeps encouraging you to take your car to the next level. Thanks, now I'm going to own your M5 all day long! Lol...
BTW....a lil secret, CHs M5 will be our next Royal Machine.....
I must say that I learned a great deal from messing around with my E55. I never had the chance to completely finish my E55 project, and I'm just glad that I'm able to do it right on the SL55.
My car went to Broadway Performance in Passaic, NJ. John Nouri, the owner and close friend of mine is going to do all the work for me. Him and his crew down there are a really terrific bunch of guys who really know how to put some amazing machines together. John put my car on a mustang dyno for the baseline on Monday morning because there was a huge line waiting for the dynojet. After all the work is done, we are going to dyno the car again on the same mustang dno to see how much power actually increased. We are also going to dyno on a dynojet as well.
Here's a list of parts going on the SL55:
Kleemann ECU/Pulley
Kleemann Headers
Kleemann Sport Cats
Kleemann IC Pump upgrade
Kleemann LSD
New Spark Plugs
New Belts
K&N Air Filters
Evosport Phenolic Spacers
Evosport Lightweight Floating Rotors
Pagid Brake Pads
Stainless Steel Brake Lines
Lowering Links
Resonator Deletes
Iforged Daytonas
(Black Center, Polished Lips)
19x9 FR 19x11 RR
Bridgestone RE050As
255/35-19 FR 305/30-19 RR
SL65 AMG front bumper
Painted Clear Corners
Rear Trunk Lip Spoiler
Painted Grille,
Painted Hood Gills and Fender Gills
I will post pics and give updates as soon as possible!
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'03 E55, Range Rover Sport Supercharged, Ducati 748R
maybe...but considering bone stock e55's have run high 11's out there i'd be disappointed in anything worse than mid 11's with the mods listed (as long as the track is hooking up).
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From: Taipei
2005 SL55 AMG
SLK55R,
Your also right, this isn't an E55, and I have a pano roof, which means more weight. Either way, I'm definitely going to take it to the track, and hopefulyl with some practice, I may get into the high 11s, and with more experience and some drags, maybe lower?
I'll just have to wait and see.....
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'03 E55, Range Rover Sport Supercharged, Ducati 748R
i have no idea about the sl but the serious e guys use the ccw 16" lightweight rims with mickey thompson 255/50/16 d/r's.
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2005 SL55 AMG
Update with pics
Hey guys,
After getting back to Jersey yesterday, I decided to go check on my car and to see the progress made this week. I was really excited to see it.
I wished I was able to document and photo each and every step of the way, but since I was away in LA and I really don't have the time to do that, John at Broadway did manage to take some pics for me.
So here goes:
1. Headers and cats installed and fabricated onto the rest of the exhaust.
2. New spark plugs installed.
3. Differential was sent out to Kleemann in Colorado; returned yesterday and installed. Rear end and everything else back in place.
4. ECU was sent out to Kleemann; returned yesterday.
5. Kleemann IC pumjp upgrade installed.
6. Evosport lightweight floating rotors installed.
7. Pagid brake pads and stainless steel lines installed.
8. Bled the brakes.
9. Polished dirty exhaust tips.
10. SL65 bumper, rear lip, and corners painted and ready for install.
What needs to be done:
1. Evosport phenolic spacers.
2. K&N air filters.
3. Kleemann ECU plugged back.
4. Front grille, hood and fender gills painted black.
5. SL65 bumper, mesh and fogs.
6. Lowering links.
7. Still waiting for wheels and tires!
Enjoy the pics.
After getting back to Jersey yesterday, I decided to go check on my car and to see the progress made this week. I was really excited to see it.
I wished I was able to document and photo each and every step of the way, but since I was away in LA and I really don't have the time to do that, John at Broadway did manage to take some pics for me.
So here goes:
1. Headers and cats installed and fabricated onto the rest of the exhaust.
2. New spark plugs installed.
3. Differential was sent out to Kleemann in Colorado; returned yesterday and installed. Rear end and everything else back in place.
4. ECU was sent out to Kleemann; returned yesterday.
5. Kleemann IC pumjp upgrade installed.
6. Evosport lightweight floating rotors installed.
7. Pagid brake pads and stainless steel lines installed.
8. Bled the brakes.
9. Polished dirty exhaust tips.
10. SL65 bumper, rear lip, and corners painted and ready for install.
What needs to be done:
1. Evosport phenolic spacers.
2. K&N air filters.
3. Kleemann ECU plugged back.
4. Front grille, hood and fender gills painted black.
5. SL65 bumper, mesh and fogs.
6. Lowering links.
7. Still waiting for wheels and tires!
Enjoy the pics.
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From: Taipei
2005 SL55 AMG
The stock cross drilled rotors were cracking. I opted for the slotted rotors from evosport. They are bada$$. Stock rotors were 33lbs. Evosport rotors were about 23.5 pounds. That is around 38lbs lighter than stock!
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'19 E63S, ‘16 CLS63 RIP, '09 E63 Gone, '06 M5 Gone, '97 Supra TT Gone
Hey buddies, I know I haven't been around here much, just wanted to drop in and show my boy's thread some love!
The car is really coming along, it's going to be absolutely gorgeous when it's completed, and pretty damn fast too! Too bad Sunny drives like grandma
The car is really coming along, it's going to be absolutely gorgeous when it's completed, and pretty damn fast too! Too bad Sunny drives like grandma
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2005 SL55 AMG
No, it's not. There are a few VRP products that are next on my list. I'm going to dyno the car after its done and i'll drive it for awhile and see if I really need more power. Eventually, it's always the same...never enough power....
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Update
I went to go see the car again yesterday. It's coming a long really nice. I was a moron and forgot to bring the camera.
Progress:
1. Phenolic spacers installed
2. K&N filters and stock airbox installed
3. Grille, and all gills painted black and installed
4. ECU and pulley on the car
5. Lowering links in
What needs to be done:
1. Install front bumper with mesh and fog lights
2. Still waiting for wheels and tires......sigh
Hopefully I'll here the beast start up today. The bumper should be on later. If I have time I'll go check it out again tonight. Dyno day tomorrow! I gotta remember to bring my camera, take pics and record the sound and dyno.
Then I'll get my baby back!
Progress:
1. Phenolic spacers installed
2. K&N filters and stock airbox installed
3. Grille, and all gills painted black and installed
4. ECU and pulley on the car
5. Lowering links in
What needs to be done:
1. Install front bumper with mesh and fog lights
2. Still waiting for wheels and tires......sigh
Hopefully I'll here the beast start up today. The bumper should be on later. If I have time I'll go check it out again tonight. Dyno day tomorrow! I gotta remember to bring my camera, take pics and record the sound and dyno.
Then I'll get my baby back!
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Sounds like you are building a real beast. We should meet up at some point and line our beast up against one another. I have always been a fan of the SL and would be curious to see just how fast a mdded one is?
