W211 AMG Discuss the W211 AMG's such as the E55 and the E63

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Old Jul 2, 2011 | 11:34 PM
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I'm about to pull the trigger on a PLM H/E. My only concern is that the seller states that there is not a PLM part number on it.

To those of you who own one or are just filled with an abundance of knowledge, DOES A GENUINE PLM H/E HAVE A BRAND OR PART NUMBER ON IT?

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Old Jul 3, 2011 | 12:07 AM
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I do not recall any markings on mine
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Old Jul 3, 2011 | 12:14 AM
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Ok great! Thanks!

Do you like yours? Was it an easy swap?
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Old Jul 3, 2011 | 01:21 AM
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Plm is awesome they located 20 min from my house in sf. Def go with the plm he it does great in 90 degree weather!
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Old Jul 3, 2011 | 02:56 AM
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i bought mine from ebay. From what i can remember, i don't think there's a part number on it. It fits perfectly.
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Old Jul 3, 2011 | 03:19 AM
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I have had mine on for a long time now, before most knew of them. No issues. Bought them and their headers for a killer price.
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Old Jul 3, 2011 | 09:30 AM
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PLM heat exchanger

I agreed no real part # ,, works great regardless to weather ,,, excellent fit... got mine off Ebay with 030 johnson plump,, difference from stock night & day

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Old Jul 3, 2011 | 01:09 PM
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does anyone have the core size of the PLM h/e? TIA!
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Old Jan 19, 2012 | 06:38 PM
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For the price you should get in on the group buy that Eurocharged is having on their heat exchanger. Its made by C&R and is a dual pass exchanger. You wont need to question if its genuine or not either.
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Old Jan 19, 2012 | 06:56 PM
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Originally Posted by vietjdmboi
For the price you should get in on the group buy that Eurocharged is having on their heat exchanger. Its made by C&R and is a dual pass exchanger. You wont need to question if its genuine or not either.
+1 Go with the EC one, its a monster, and group buy you cant go wrong!
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Old Jan 19, 2012 | 06:59 PM
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EC is a better product IMO
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Old Jan 19, 2012 | 08:21 PM
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not sure of the exact sizes, but the EC exchanger is bigger than the PLM one.. I know that for sure.
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Old Jan 19, 2012 | 08:26 PM
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There is a thread with the dimensions of both. Cannot search at the moment, but it exist.
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Old Jan 20, 2012 | 06:54 AM
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Yes go with the EC one. I think they are on sale now.
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Old Jan 20, 2012 | 11:14 AM
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thanks for the support guys, yes we have a pretty good deal on ours right now.

Big difference in product quality. C&R does build them to our specs and also do all the HE's for nascar. They are using high end cores (very important) and our unit is 4 lbs lighter then the other ones.

There are only a few spots left on the GB, get it while it lasts for the pricing.

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Old Jan 20, 2012 | 11:34 AM
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Cant wait to get my EC HE!!
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Old Jan 20, 2012 | 12:08 PM
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i got mine with the pump and if your going off of ebay you can do the price offer thing and he hooked me up pretty good.
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Old Jan 20, 2012 | 07:27 PM
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I believe it is approx 2.25x28.5x5.5. It is a little larger than stock and has excellent fit.

As stated above, it is a great deal with the included Johnson pump on ebay.
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Originally Posted by eko1
I believe it is approx 2.25x28.5x5.5. It is a little larger than stock and has excellent fit.
Thanks for that.

PLM's C32h/e core is somehow BIGGER than their e55 core, and is cheaper? Below is the dim from ableway for the the C32 core:
27.75 in X 7.125 in x 2.25

That is essentially the same core size as the EC, zpzz (or however you spell it). Interesting stuff. I wonder who's gonna go try it first. Or is the PLM's C32 core pointless because the only advantage they had was being bolt-on?
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Originally Posted by TonyC
Thanks for that.

PLM's C32h/e core is somehow BIGGER than their e55 core, and is cheaper? Below is the dim from ableway for the the C32 core:
27.75 in X 7.125 in x 2.25

That is essentially the same core size as the EC, zpzz (or however you spell it). Interesting stuff. I wonder who's gonna go try it first. Or is the PLM's C32 core pointless because the only advantage they had was being bolt-on?
Thats weird
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Old Jan 21, 2012 | 02:05 AM
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Originally Posted by eko1
I believe it is approx 2.25x28.5x5.5. It is a little larger than stock and has excellent fit.

As stated above, it is a great deal with the included Johnson pump on ebay.
Johnson cm30 is junk...
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Johnson cm30 is junk...
Gonna have to disagree there
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Old Jan 21, 2012 | 02:17 AM
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I know a few people who have used and than shortly after fails... running that thing all the time... kills its FAST.

Bosch HD 010 pump, is the trusted name, and name Benz uses for a reason is the way to go... but if cm30 is working rock it, personally i like to have the piece of mind knowing my bosch hd will run all the time without dying...
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Old Jan 21, 2012 | 02:25 AM
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Originally Posted by tbal
Bosch HD 010 pump, is the trusted name, and name Benz uses for a reason is the way to go...
The irony? original OEM pumps were also Bosch, no?
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