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

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Old Sep 12, 2012 | 01:21 PM
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We need to find a way to make this fit the E55

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Old Sep 12, 2012 | 01:28 PM
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Old Sep 12, 2012 | 01:33 PM
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Amx has a similar set up and a few others have it as well works pretty well
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Old Sep 12, 2012 | 01:38 PM
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There's room to do it. I have to small spal fans i was going to put on but didn't get around to it.
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Old Sep 12, 2012 | 01:39 PM
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Old Sep 12, 2012 | 01:44 PM
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Someone do this STAT! I'm itching to buy something soon.
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Old Sep 12, 2012 | 03:34 PM
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get 2 spal fans wire them up. i actually had 2 fans on my he on my supercharged saleen worked quite well mainly when your sitting. oh the thing us supercharged guys have to go through to beat the heat.
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Will stick to my less costly and more effective Killer Chiller.
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Old Sep 12, 2012 | 04:28 PM
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Originally Posted by black06c230
Will stick to my less costly and more effective Killer Chiller.
^^ Much better option....

There is no way that the fans are needed once the car is moving and there is no way they could yield IATs of the KC.
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Old Sep 12, 2012 | 04:30 PM
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Those fans benefit big time when you are waiting in staging lanes, that is their primary draw.
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Old Sep 12, 2012 | 04:33 PM
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addition of ice in the rear tank is used to chill the ic system before a race for the people who dont have a KC.
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Old Sep 12, 2012 | 04:52 PM
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Have this on my cobra. Let's just say I wished I could get my money back or if someone wants it, I'll sell it to you. As many have said, you can't push enough air and the KC is 100x more effective. Let's remember that on the highway you get to 10-15 above ambient. How much air do you think this is going to move in comparison to that...
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Have this on my cobra. Let's just say I wished I could get my money back or if someone wants it, I'll sell it to you. As many have said, you can't push enough air and the KC is 100x more effective. Let's remember that on the highway you get to 10-15 above ambient. How much air do you think this is going to move in comparison to that...
Bingo....Fans would be great if you were tucking the cooler in a spot that did not get great air flow (e.g. in a fender), but for the front of the car, it is silly IMHO.
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Old Sep 12, 2012 | 08:44 PM
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I modified one those minus the fans for my clk years ago before people made heat exchangers for benzes Lol. I cut the inlet and outlet off and welded shut. Then bead rolled a 1" pipe and made my own inlet and outlet on the side and ran 1" lines.
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Originally Posted by black06c230
Will stick to my less costly and more effective Killer Chiller.
How much is the KC, seems like it would be more effective using the AC system to cool than a couple of fans on the HE?
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Originally Posted by FASN8N
How much is the KC, seems like it would be more effective using the AC system to cool than a couple of fans on the HE?
I forget exactly what I paid but around $600 I think. So then less than the cost of a larger HE and extra tank trunk or under hood, which I have bypass my larger HE for now. And performs better so I have seen from reading.

I don't track my car so the AC dripping is not a concern of mine. Running a 180 pulley having IATs around 65* while cruising at 60mph when its 95* or more out is great. !!! When its been cooler out in April I got IAT down to about 50*. Theory is 1whp for every degree I think is what I read?!?!

I have never heat soaked since having it done and on WOT trips to 120 or so the IATs top out around 125* for just a second. That was with temps again around 95*. Recovery takes about 30-45 seconds, and drops like a rock. Will see how it likes the 195 pulley in about a week!!!
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Originally Posted by black06c230
I forget exactly what I paid but around $600 I think. So then less than the cost of a larger HE and extra tank trunk or under hood, which I have bypass my larger HE for now. And performs better so I have seen from reading.

I don't track my car so the AC dripping is not a concern of mine. Running a 180 pulley having IATs around 65* while cruising at 60mph when its 95* or more out is great. !!! When its been cooler out in April I got IAT down to about 50*. Theory is 1whp for every degree I think is what I read?!?!

I have never heat soaked since having it done and on WOT trips to 120 or so the IATs top out around 125* for just a second. That was with temps again around 95*. Recovery takes about 30-45 seconds, and drops like a rock. Will see how it likes the 195 pulley in about a week!!!
It is going to be a TQ monster bro
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