MHP AMG 63 Thermalnators
You rolled me??? LMAO. You are a funny man Jangy.

Five years ago I would gladly eat your lunch all day long. I'm done responding to your posts at this point. We'll talk again when the numbers are out.
Honestly I drive the car hard (it's been 90F and humid lately) and the oil temps are the only thing that really concern me. I don't like seeing 230F+ so I see an oil cooler in the very near future. Coolant never gets above 215 with the stock fan settings/T-stat. Obviously room for improvement, hopefully with minor mods.
The Best of Mercedes & AMG
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You sure are demanding. Yes, job

Sounds like we're cut of the same cloth, which makes it even harder to believe we're having this discussion. Take a ribbing? You act as if you've somewhere somehow given me an internet owning. I hate to break this to you but I can go all day and all night. I too think you're giving yourself too much credit in this regard.
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didn't mean me. The ownage will ensue and we are preparing for the after-post as we speak.
The most ironic part is on page 1 (maybe the top of 2) I owned up to not knowing VRP made phenolics. Not that there's really anything wrong with that especially since I never cited their products at all in this thread. So tell me again, WTF are you still responding?
Why am I responding? Look at your post. I'm bored and like to screw with know it nots. What is WTF? A code for a naughy?
Like I said before, there's room for more than 1 successful and credible tuner I wish VRP the best of luck. That being said, I'm hardly lost when it comes to modifying a vehicle regardless of make, I simply wasn't following what you were attempting to infer in your last post.
There is room, but not for a *****.
LOL, I'm not going to Cali. I'm sure you can find someone with VRP parts running at the MIR event? Also, if you have a twin screw why can't I have spray? 1 power adder v 1 power adder sounds fair to me. Honestly though I'm not a nitrous kind of guy, I like N/A power.
Sure, buddy. That shows well, since you have no experience with AMGs, yet want to have a 65 ECU and TCU tune done in a week
. The reason NOS is not acknowledged is because it has been done and is nothing but that. The twin screw came on the car. You simply don't get it.clominaphine citrate?
Oh, that may be your problem. It is really recommended for women, not men. I suggest you speak with your gynecologist ASAP.
You want to race me in your E55 on an open track now?
You said you wanted to line up side by side, not me. i'm not looking to race a 63 until Rick's is ready. Until then, no ECU ? TCU tune will hang with any stage 5 E55.
Or are you trying to insinuate that you're a better driver? Sorry, not following again.
Not a problem at all. You said let the driving do the talking, so i wanted in. I don't get into the driver vs the car. I suck at everything and I'm sure you are an F1 ace as well (BS).
We were flashing TCUs and ECUs before I even picked my C63 up. You know, R&D...Flash, install, test, remove, repeat...
Where are you located and are you willing to meet half way?
50 rear wheel hp with JUST tune? I'll take that bet.
You rolled me??? LMAO. You are a funny man Jangy.

Give it a day. You made a bad move as a business man and never owned up, leaving yourself to the overnight vultures.
Five years ago I would gladly eat your lunch all day long. I'm done responding to your posts at this point. We'll talk again when the numbers are out.




1) Explain the difference between 2v and 4v airflow and the advantages/disadvantages of each.
2a) Why is a billet 4340 connecting rod stronger than a forged 4340 rod?
2b) What's stronger and why, a forged or billet Ti rod?
3) What are the ultimate limiting factors (potential power production) for a turbo or supercharged motor?
4) What are the ultimate limiting factors (potential power production) for a N/A street driven motor?
5) With stock TCU programming, how much can the oem torque converter actually lock on a 7A (W7A700)?
1)4v systems have a lighter total valve mass/load so are able to hit higher rpms. 2V systems have heavier valves and springs and drag and cannot rev as high. Air flow wise 4valves get better distribution but slower airflow. 2V are the opposite faster airflow but less volume and worse distribution. So 2v are good for low down torque but suck at top end power, 4v suck at low end torque but are good at top end power. So 4v are really suitable to variable valve timing to boost low end torque. Not much you can do with a 2v system re variable valve timing. 4V has cleaner burning too so better for emmissions etc..
2a) Pass, although it obviously has something to do with the tensile strength of the metal and how the two different process affect its strength. Interested to know WHY though.
2b) See 2a)
3) Limiting factor is heat. Eventually as you continue to increase boost the system produces too much heat. The heat gets round tripped into the induction system and eventually regardless of the fuel you get pre-ignition. Similar concept to a jet engine really, which is loosely the same principle of a turbo, except all the elements are seperate, and the air pump uses different mechanics. In a jet all you are concerned about is exhaust gas temps, albeit for different reasons; not for pre-ignition but for metal failure! The best thing for jet engines though is they operate at -50deg C most of the time so their relative efficiency is superb.
4) Few things limit power but the main thing is the inability to get more air into the cylinder fast enough. I know of two ways to get more power out of a N/A motor. One is to move the torque higher up the rev range without it dropping off. So this comes down to mass and tolerances. The bottom end can handle really big speeds but the valves train is normally the limiting factor when it comes to increasing rpms >10k. Getting a motor to spin faster is easier than maintaining the torque peak. Getting the torque to remain high at higher rpms comes down to valve train drag, timing, fuel, backpressure and overall reciprocating mass of the system. The only way you get more air into a N/A motor is to make it spin faster. The only way you get more power out of N/A is to get more air into it. So the limiting factor is atmospheric pressure - you cannot increase it, and the mechanical drag and inertia of the motors components. The second is timing advance before TDC. Fuel burns quite slowly so you need to ignite the fuel before TDC to get the most compression out of the power stroke. Obviously you can only advance so far until you actually ignite the fuel and compression occurs too far before TDC which wont help the motor one bit. Obviously higher octane fuel helps pre-ignition when the fuel ignites out of its own because of too high IAT's, cylinder temps and pressure, but again this helps only to a point, as the octane gets too high you then struggle to ignite it.
5) Dont know this model number - or the model number in my 55K, but I thought our trannies were 100% lockable at some rpm ? But I am guessing here.
Last edited by stevebez; Sep 5, 2008 at 04:57 AM.

You still haven't taken a shot at any of my basic trivia questions know it all.
"The reason nitrous isn't acknowledged is because it has been done and nothing but that" Care to try that again in English? First explain to me how you having a 2.3L twin screw supercharger and me not being able to run a single power adder is fair? Second, I could just as easily flip your statement around and say "superchargers have also been done" though I wouldn't because I don't have an extra chromosome.
Oh, that may be your problem. It is really recommended for women, not men. I suggest you speak with your gynecologist ASAP.

Last edited by MHP; Sep 5, 2008 at 05:28 AM.
1)4v systems have a lighter total valve mass/load so are able to hit higher rpms. 2V systems have heavier valves and springs and drag and cannot rev as high. Air flow wise 4valves get better distribution but slower airflow. 2V are the opposite faster airflow air flow but less volume and worse distribution. So 2v are good for low down torque but suck at top end power, 4v suck at low end torque but are good at top end power. So 4v are really suitable to variable vale timing to boost low end torque. Not much you can do with a 2v system re variable valve timing.
2a) Pass, although it obviously has something to do with the tensile strength of the metal and how the two different process affect its strength. Interested to know WHY though.
2b) See 2a)
3) Limiting factor is heat. Eventually as you continue to increase boost the system produces too much heat. The heat gets round tripped into the induction system and eventually regardless of the fuel you get pre-ignition. Simialr concept to a jet engine really, which is loosely the same principle of a turbo, except all the elements are seperate, and the air pump uses different mechanics. In a jet all you are concerned about is exhaust gas temps, albeit for different reasons; not for pre-ignition but for metal failure!
4) Few things limit power but the main thing is the inability to get more air into the cylinder fast enough.
got work to do now.. will be back !
4 valves fill via quick changes in valve lift via smaller duration/lift cams with more aggressive ramp angles (due to the lighter VT mass) bumping softer springs and lighter valves with massive valve/seat/valve curtain area, and at higher rpm reversion. Advantages: Although an optimally designed 2v version of a large bore (4.0"+) motor has the potential to make as much peak HP as an equally optimal 4v, the 4v wins by making more avg/hp and torque. This is due to the superior flow characteristics (velocity of a comparable 4v head is nearly double that of a 2v head as measured with velocity probes) of a 4v head allowing the use of less aggressive (peaky) cams--anything over .480" lift with a 4v isn't to fill, it's to increase ramp angle. Again because of this 4vs also have longer powerbands.
When it comes to the motor itself it's ultimately valve/seat size/area especially when it comes to a small bore motor. Ultimately when you think of a motor in terms of a house, the cylinder heads form the basement, and without a proper foundation the house won't be ****. Cylinder heads determine how much peak HP any motor can make N/A, the intake manifold (predominantely intake runner length (as Max said)), cams, and bottom end (larger shortblock will make power/torque peaks at a lower rpm given the same top end) merely determine how much of that potential is reached and at what rpm.
And, please don't take the time to explain convexity... you'll bore the s*** out of everyone.
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Great post
Ricks 63 has Renntech parts. as well
Unlike some of you guys I put my money where my mouth is and I track my car on a very regular basis, both road courses and at the strip. You guys can sit here and doubt and bash Andy all you want but some of what he said spiked my curiosity enough for me to purchase both the Thermalnators and the TCU. NO OTHER TUNERS are even talking about offering a TCU upgrade for the 63's right now. For any of you that have any knowledge of the 63's you already know that the torque limiting part of the TCU is a royal pain in the a s s. If this TCU upgrade offers even half of what he claims it will it will be money well spent.
I fully intend on testing both items on my car and I will report back honest, un-biased feedback. If the stuff sucks, I'll take it off my car and let you all know it sucks, if the stuff works as promised you guys will be thanking me and rushing out to buy yours. You guys all know I'm a vocal and opinionated *****, I'm gonna speak my mind openly and honestly, so give me a week or so to get this stuff installed on my car and get it tested. Until then give this guy a break and wait for me to report back.
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