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Feb 19, 2012 | 05:46 PM
  #1  
I have been waiting to get these on my car.

Superb DTM wheel from Ivan.





Long Tubes... Sharheaders



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Feb 19, 2012 | 05:54 PM
  #2  
Looking good bro. You change the flappy paddles yourself?
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Feb 19, 2012 | 06:00 PM
  #3  
Quote: Looking good bro. You change the flappy paddles yourself?
Yes sir
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Feb 19, 2012 | 06:18 PM
  #4  
Love that steering wheel
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Feb 19, 2012 | 06:19 PM
  #5  
I want your gauge cluster! Wheel is the best mod ever! Ivan is the man!
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Feb 19, 2012 | 06:44 PM
  #6  
Quote: Yes sir
How tough was it to go from buttons to paddles? Thinking of doing the same on my SL.
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Feb 19, 2012 | 07:08 PM
  #7  
That looks good brotha, jealous of that wheel
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Feb 19, 2012 | 07:32 PM
  #8  
Love the added bits especially that wheel. Those wheels should come stock on our cars. Enjoy
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Feb 19, 2012 | 09:44 PM
  #9  
Love my DCT steering wheel! Same one you have!
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Feb 19, 2012 | 09:57 PM
  #10  
Great choice in headers! Do you have an x-pipe in your system? How was the install?

Please post a sound clip.
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Feb 19, 2012 | 10:13 PM
  #11  
wow. so who did the install? I don't see any clamps...looks to be all welded together. Looks great.
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Feb 19, 2012 | 10:32 PM
  #12  
Been a while since ive posted. Damn you Grant! You're always doing fun and cool looking stuff to your ride. I need a new steering wheel too. Stock CLS55 isn't cutting it. Beautiful headers too. I may be switching to different headers in the near future as well. Car is looking awesome man!
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Feb 19, 2012 | 11:01 PM
  #13  
Very very nice!



Are those race cats? How many cell? Curiosity has been peaked.


BTW - I am working through stacks of reciepts trying to get the PN for the shiftknob!

-J
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Feb 19, 2012 | 11:13 PM
  #14  
Very f***ing nice!!!!!!

Steering wheel is next on the list.
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Feb 19, 2012 | 11:15 PM
  #15  
Steering wheel looking great.
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Feb 20, 2012 | 04:23 AM
  #16  
how did you get the paddles, did you do that yourself? I asked DCT about it a few months ago and was told they werent doing them.
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Feb 20, 2012 | 04:28 AM
  #17  
Sweet looking wheel! I bet that alone makes the car fee like a whole another beast. The headers are sick as well
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Feb 20, 2012 | 09:35 AM
  #18  
Quote: How tough was it to go from buttons to paddles? Thinking of doing the same on my SL.
Making the paddles out of the buttons is not difficult it does take time to do though. Here's the link.

https://mbworld.org/forums/w211-amg/...lled-pics.html
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Feb 20, 2012 | 09:41 AM
  #19  
Quote: Great choice in headers! Do you have an x-pipe in your system? How was the install?

Please post a sound clip.
Thanks I love the headers so far. I have an X pipe in the traditional location of the resonator and then stock mufflers.

The shop that made the headers did the install so that was easy

I'm getting the care retuned by Jerry in the next day or so as the tune needs to account for the long tubes, I had shorties before and the new injectors I added. Once that's done I will get a sound clip up for sure
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Feb 20, 2012 | 09:42 AM
  #20  
Quote: Very very nice!



Are those race cats? How many cell? Curiosity has been peaked.


BTW - I am working through stacks of reciepts trying to get the PN for the shiftknob!

-J
Thanks Justin

They are a 200 cell cat that's rated for 800-900 HP that the shop that did the install uses.

Thanks for checking on the shift knob
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Feb 20, 2012 | 09:44 AM
  #21  
Quote: how did you get the paddles, did you do that yourself? I asked DCT about it a few months ago and was told they werent doing them.
I made up the paddles using the E63 paddles. See the post above with the how to
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Feb 20, 2012 | 09:46 AM
  #22  
Quote: Sweet looking wheel! I bet that alone makes the car fee like a whole another beast. The headers are sick as well
Thanks Chris.

The car feels so much better with the headers. Haven't had a chance to really get on it as it was raining most of the weekend here in Houston. I'm also wanting Jerry to retune it with the headers and 550cc injectors I added
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Feb 20, 2012 | 09:57 AM
  #23  
Grant the car looks great!!!
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Feb 20, 2012 | 03:23 PM
  #24  
that DIY thread is waaaaay to complicated for me...
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Feb 20, 2012 | 03:31 PM
  #25  
These steering wheels are the greatest. I loved the one I had in my E55.

Will definitely have Ivan do one for the GT-R.
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