600hpvette

Been a member here for a while and was eye-balling an e55 for a bit but decided to get an 09 E63 when the dealer offered over 35k off of the sticker. I was wondering if you guys ever get together in OC to share your enthusiasm for your rides or to compare Mods, etc?

Is there anything I can do for performance or exhaust sound with this car? I am coming from the Corvette community where we had a ton of options. I checked out Renntech but its a bit steep.

I have about 700 miles on her right now, does the engine get stronger with mileage?

Greg

RobDoc

Hi Greg. I am a new E63 owner in the OC as well. I will be picking up my car next week as it has undergone some custom interior CF work. I would love to meet up w/ you and anyone else next week/weekend. Where did you get yours?

600hpvette

I got mine at FJM in Newport. Just let me know when you want to meet up and I will try to make it. I am on the border of costa mesa and Newport Beach.

Greg

bobgodd

There are actually quite a few members here that are in the OC/LA area... It seems like the majority of members are there lol.

220S

35k off MSRP is pretty good. That means you paid only around 60K for a new '09? Damn, esp at a Fletcher Jones dealership. What was the invoice price? I was there back in April and the best they said they could do was 9k off invoice which would have been about 18k or so off MSRP, iirc. (I didn't buy from them)

There was a sponsor selling a new one here for 20k off invoice just a few days ago.

RobDoc, did you get 35k off MSRP? I should have waited until now.

They must be taking big hits at 35k off. They still had to pay for the car. They probably could have auctioned it off for more (?)

BenzoBoi

I down in Westminster at my friend's shop (HMS/HYEVON Motors) about once a week. We could meet up there to chit chat and hang out?

DAGREEKNYC

is it a p30 ????????? p30s are over 100k easily . i got everything less the p30 package and my car was 97k out the door . 35k off means u stole it !!!!!

DAGREEKNYC

find a custom header outfit in Cali area and let them build you a set of long tubes . LOng tubes are the best bang for the buck and ususally they charge around 3k-3500 for a set or you can buy a set of stubbies from renntech for the cheap old price of 5K and gain maybe 15hp if your lucky . Ask Evosport about his long tube packages as well and i would also speak to him about tuning and ecu flashing .

benz_addict

You can delete the resonators and replace them with straight pipes. My buddy did that with his CLS63 and sounds like a different beast!

Vadim @ FD

Greg, my shop is Costa Mesa as well.

If you like to come by, I can go over your options for E63s.

sack5000

Greg,

35K off an '09 is unheard of and certainly not even close to what the cars are offered at around the internet. Congrats on a super deal. Would like to see some pics and also options. Sounds like a performance package car like Rob's.

600hpvette

The car was about 71.5k(sticker was 97k) out the door. I spent about a month haggling back and fourth and eventually was comfortable paying that much. I bought 2 cars in about 2 weeks from FJM during a time that was probably hard for them to get sales. I had a pretty good experience there unlike what I hear from many people.

We should have a mini-meet in OC soon so i can see what you guys have done. Maybe someone could show me how to use this thing! hahahah

Vadim, where is your shop located? Is the name Evosport??

Greg

Vadim @ FD

Greg, that was a hell of price break..

Congratulations!!!

I used to be at evosport.

My new shop is 1 mile off Triangle Square - 986 W. 17th St.

liquiddi

how is 26.5K off over 35K off???? Anyways, I have an 05 C6 vette. You will enjoy the E63. It will outperform the vette in every category including handling. The C6's are scary bad handling. They look cool though lol.

The Law

Welcome to the Costa Mesa AMG crew! Although I am in a E55. Did you go to Fletcher-Jones? 35k off sticker? Unreal. I bought a year ago... the agony. We should all get together and drive down to Cars n Coffee one of these Saturdays...

Vadim @ FD

I am at Cars and Coffee at least every other week.

It is definitely an eye-candy store. But you have to be there at 7 am to see all of the cars and at least 6:30 am to show your car off.

MB_Forever

Welcome to the AMG family..... you will love the E63, it's an awesome work of engineering

The engine will noticeably get stronger after the 4,000 mile mark (or at least that's what happen with my car). Right now, there is not much you can do in terms of power, but as time passes, the tuners are constantly figuring out more ways to squeeze more power of these relatively new engines.

Basically, the two proven power adder options are:

1) ECU Tune + Shorty Headers = 40 rwhp gain

2) ECU Tune + Long Tube Headers = 60 rwhp gain

The numbers stated above are for 91 octane tunes. If you chose 93 or 98 or even 100 octane, you'll see better gains. There is a carbon fiber air box made by Carbonio that supposedly adds 15 hp or so, but has not been proven on dyno or track yet. RennTech is in the process of releasing their carbon fiber air boxes and they also claim about 15 hp to be proven on the dyno. Other mods that add some power are light weight reductions: light weight rims, rotors, etc....

In terms of sound, you can try different combination of resonator delete, cat delete, x-pipe, h-pipe, etc.... until you get a sound you like.

Do a lot of research on the companies before committing, as this is an expensive car. Don't hesitate to ask through PM as some info is not readily available.

Good luck and enjoy your new beast

sack5000

Fuzzy math, it was a good deal even at $71.5. Wish I could get one at that.

Fr33kn63

Welcome to the e63 crowd. As these have been out for a few years now there is starting to be some good mods around. Since I was new to the e63 when they first hit the scene it was a LOT of trial and error with modding, but the 63 is really a great engine.

Anyway wish i coudl meet up with all of you guys on the west coast, but a little too far to drive out

Anyways, yes as you break in the car after a few thousand miles you should notice the car gets faster.

Also keep in mind all mods for these cars are expensive. Gotta pay Mucho to play

Welcome again!

600hpvette

Read carefully guys (tough crowd! . I said 71.5k$ out the door, this included tax and license.

Greg

600hpvette

Thanks for the warm welcome all! I have had a love affair with AMG for a while now. The biggest difference for me is in the transmission. I cannot believe how smooth this thing goes through the gears, even with its monstrous torque! I really do love this car! I was worried I would miss my Corvette, but this car makes it easy to forget.

Now, if I could just squeeze a little more power out of her.....hahaha

Greg

sack5000

Welcome Greg,

Let's see some pics of your new ride.

TopEndS62

Greetings from NYC.... +1 on da pics

blk07bruins63

Congrat's on the deal & the car!!

Vic55

Welcome to the boards, Im an OC resident as well but my days with Benzes ended about 18 months ago. Ill be back ... soon

This board can be a wealth of knowledge- so many educated members with stories to tell as well. Enjoy!!