Exotic-metal55

After a ton of custom work and help from Eurocharged, the headers that fit the E55 are on my CL55 .. These were custom made 1.75" primaries and a special 1.7/8 primary inlet /3" outlet merge collector.. Everything was ground and polished inside the collector and tubes to maximize flow and power!

I made a quick test drive and the power is insssssssssaaaaaaaaaaaaaane! No codes and yes I am running a 3" mid pipe with race cats.. I have an X after the cats and still have to do soem piping work on my rear exahust section to clean up some restrictions.

These large flow headers would fit on any E55 but the CL K member is larger and caused me a lot of extra work to make them fit.. I had to grind and even cut two of the primaries to give more clearance.. I need to do some final mid pipe welding, shaping and adjusting but then ready for dyno tune! Speaking of,, I plan to dyno tune at Kurt`s in Victoria TX and have Jerry come down to do this live.. How many want to get a tune , enjoy the country, eat some good BBQ , tune and share war stories? Maybe we can set up a day?

MB_Forever

Great news Brooke.... I can't wait to see the dyno numbers

How does the car feel and sound? Impressions?

kjlindgr

Great work!! I wanna see the digits too.

ShangoAshe

looks insane dude, congrats! haha I TOO can't wait to see the #'s!

rlh23

Those looks mean!

The options for this car in the $2,000-$2,500 range are killing me. Stage 1, headers, or exhaust?!?

shardul

iTrader: (1)

pulley and tune first, then headers

SterlingE55

And cooling mods...

I can't wait to see the improvements Brooke. I'll have to make it to a cars and coffee or urban speed meet to hear your beast. I bet it's incredible.

rlh23

Yea, I'm thinking of the Eurocharged 172mm Pulley, Tune, and Cooling Kit which comes with the heat exchanger and Johnson CM30 pump.

I might have to make the drive over from MS to hear this beast as well.

Exotic-metal55

Here are a few more pics.. I was glad EC up-sized the headers for me ,, as it was crucial for me to have large primary tubes but most of all, the right collector.. This is where all the gasses bang heads.... The collector is the most crucial part of the headers on an S/C engine and most engines for that part..IMO.. We want large, gas directed and smooth efficient flow..

Note the pyramid shaped cone in the center of the collector , the gas guide channels and large flow area.. This is what we want on a S/C engine! This is also the most expensive part of headers and the part that many companies cut corners on, to save money.. It cost us power, when not done right!

This is a shot of my custom collectors. This is before completion of welding the V band flanges and polishing all the rough edges out..



A pic of the passenger side headers, after instal.


Pic of headers on a moc up engine , to test for fitment..




You know, I just realized our stock tiny little manifolds look like, little weiner dogs..LMAO!!

cls55

killer,i would like one.

grantwoodtx

Sounds Like FUN!!!

shardul

iTrader: (1)

why you go to be making fun of stock manifolds!

blackbenzz

Good stuff. Wish I could fit a set of nice longtubes on my car. Sure it would free up a ton of power

BenzHawaii

Look at that stock manifold! lol at weiner dogs.
Wow, I need headers ASAP.

930chas

Damn those are ****ing big azzz headers!! Looking forward to see what you put down with a tune.

Exotic-metal55

Print this pic out and hold up next to your stockers. Then, you will see what valuable info I have been bringing to this topic..

motorkas

Can't wait to see what you get from them!!!!!

98aggie

When ever your ready to bring it back Brooke, I'm ready.

Hammer Down

In my best southern voice "'FI UR IT UP!" or my best pothead voice "yo fiya dat ***** up dawg!"

loungn14

Glad you like them! If they sound anything like they do on my E then your really in for a treat! (mine are the same size)

Amazing power!

Exotic-metal55

Very nice! I am sure you will need to build a bunch of them. Killer price too! Mine sounds like a 10 litre big block on steriods and power to match..

kurtwz

That floor coating is amazing! Is that your garage? How did you get that done? Kit? Yes, yes, headers are nice too :-P

kurtwz

They DO! That's funny! I propose we all start calling the stock manifolds "wiener dogs". It's fitting b/c it matches the look plus it sounds a little pejorative so the guys with drs can make fun of the "wiener dog boys"...all in good fun, of course

cal1

I can't look at that little stock manifold... I mean wiener dog without laughing my a$$ off now.

Exotic-metal55

Yes, that is my garage floor. Wife had it done for a B day present a few years back but she called in the pros to do it.. The kits never look right to me..