buffyclk500

ya i called them and they told me it will only work on some of the cars it will not work on a clk like mine but they need 2 fine a e55 2 work on on they cn do it

Nait Sirhc

hay d3wd r u liek 17 or wat y0

jangy

All of this talk is irrelevent on the E55 until you find your air source. The VRP fangs ran into the same bottleneck at the radiator that everyone runs into. Until you get that area opened up, this is all YAP.

The cost is not that cheap if done right. The key is the Y-pipe (or box in my case). It needs to flow right and is in a tight spot. The rest is simple.

Then, if you are replacing the OEM airbox, you now have room to expand the intake manifolds (both in volume and outlet size). I have been waiting on these for some time and have now decided to just incorporate the design into the intake system. It will be a few pieces that come together. The number 1 benefit to this is that I will have open access to the IC and that is where the gains are..

jangy

ya.....I agree. Not just off topic but kind of funny...

prodigymb

Y pipe can be fabricated. it's not difficult. my intake has one and it looks fairly simple to make.

jangy

I'm not talking about the Y-pipe. I am talking about the inlet for the intake system. Right now, the small holes next to the radiator are all we have. I agree that the Y pipe can be fabbed. I have a;lso seen lots of data on airflow and how critical the design of the y split is.

jangy

Another point. I assume anyone attempting major intake mods would replace the filter system as well. Putting much more air flow through without replacing the filters will add pressure and make them cave in. Given that, I figured everyone was swapping over to cone or some larger ones.

dpavid

Anyone considered this design? Air scooped from front grill and routed under hood straight to filters. What about cut-outs on hood surface straight to filters? Just an idea...

jangy

I thought about using the windshield washer grill area. the placement needs to be in a high pressure area and te one pictured (like the Vorsteiner ones) are in a bad spot for the E55. Early on in the hood line or late at the widshield are the highest pressure spots. Obviously, the front will have the best pressure.

320 dreamer

if the openings in the rad support are 2.75" tubing why use 3" tubing for the rest of the system? the air will only flow as fast as the smallest opening. use 2.75" tubing for the entire system and bring the cost down. btw needswing has had this setup for the 3.2 litre engine for months. cost 800$

jangy

The size doesn't fit a 2.75, especiallyon the driver's side. The holes need to be bigger.

I saw the product from needswings and have been begging for a similar setup on the E55. I even helped find a car that they could use for fitment but nothing as of yet. I'd love to buy their product but again I think anyone will have a challenge to get in adequate air.

320 dreamer

thats my point! if the opening on the drivers side is only 2.75" why use 3" tubing from the throttle body to the rad support. its a waste of material and money. the pass side opening is 3" but the drivers side is only 2.75". this is the same for the 55's and the 32's. i have had mine measured and am building my own for now

jangy

You are missing the initial point. The holes are not 3" or even 2.75 on either side. I agree that as it is, the bigger tubes help little. That is why I am modifying the radiator to have 3" gaps on either side.

xavierswan

update on the page....

Nait Sirhc

Why not set up a system similar to the FANGS design (remove airboxes/replace with steel tubing), but have the cone filters pre-radiator? I've seen that picture a couple of times. The air coming through the radiator vents still provides fresh air. I'm just wondering if that'd provide any gains over the airbox setup.

AMGSC

I will be posting pics of the dual 3" fangs for my C55 tomorrow. These flow right into my 82mm TB and then into a matching 82mm SC inlet. The tubing will not taper down at any point and cone filters will be placed in the direct path of incoming air from the front grill. Aluminum shields will also surround the cone filters to prevent engine heat or water from entering....This is the last piece of the hardware mods before I take it to either Kleemann or Renntech for final ECU and TCU tuning.

Nait Sirhc

I'd sure like an intake setup like this. It seems so simple to do; just steel piping from the Y-pipe into cone filters near the front grill. Someone should design one and start selling it.

Full Throttle

It takes a year to make an intake? seems like a custom shorter but thicker RAD and opening the passages on either side of the rad core would make more sense. rather than restricting 3" piping down to accommodate a smaller opening.

AMGSC

Not quite polished yet and shields to channel air and block engine heat still to be installed but getting close. It's 3" from cone filters all the way through to the 82mm TB and then to the ported out SC inlet. Should make decent improvement to inhalelation...

Car is getting baseline dyno tomorrow before final tuning takes place...

Thericker

Very kewl! that should also increase blower sound tremendously Glad to see this finally coming together for you get a shot fom above to see layout better...

You should go to Autowave, good comparo to rest of us that used this popular DD

bassn_07

who's tuning your car? Have you finalized this yet or still up in the air?

BenzoBoi

Good luck gettin everything done! Hopefully we can see yer car run at Famoso!

AMGSC

As of now, Cory is willing to do it. LET also agreed to do it, Victor CAN do it but we can't seem to get a hold of him and of course DynoComp.

I want the TCU also so that may cut down to list to either Kleemann or DynoComp.

I just need to see if the base dyno numbers with the previous "FD" tune is adequate for any further investment in this engine.

If it's mediocre, then I might just try boring out my extra block to 6.1, iron-sleeve it and throw some turbos on it to see what she can do. The only place that's done that was the shop that used to do it for Brabus. Trying to find a cheaper place that will do it, knows how and has done it before.

Blair_MD

Is the placement somewhat protected from rain intake? I would hate to hydrolock my engine, have you tested this in the wet yet?

AMGSC

I hear that alot about intake mods but as you can see the cone filters are tucked in the corners behind the headlights so even LESS chance of water getting in than the factory setup. I tubes also slope slightly downwards from the Y-splitter so water will not be able to run up the pipes against gravity.