Need advice!! Mercedes stole my heart!
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Need advice!! Mercedes stole my heart!
hello fellow members, mercedes just snagged up another bmw guy.. Well to start things off a few years ago my father got a e63 w211 and wow what a car. I do realize that every car is made for a specific purpose but it was such a beast of a car compared to my v12 7 series. And to make things simple i do not like slow cars, im a performance freak. So im looking to get myself e55 and start tuning. The advice im looking for, Is it a good car to take on road trips while running tuned to lets say near 600hp? Yes ive heard multiple times that they are bullet proof but im just curious as this is my first mercedes and i am looking for the perfect one. Maintenance costs isnt an issue as my family owns a repair/body shop. I will be doing a e63 facelift to it and some other toys, why im choosing the e55 over the e63 is because of the bigger fuel tank. And of course that supercharger
So any help/advice will be greatly accepted! Thanks guys!
So any help/advice will be greatly accepted! Thanks guys!
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I frequently run rallies, I did multiple last year while the car was stock, never had an issue. 1,500 miles in a 3 day span usually... pretty comfortable while passing everyone
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ah your livin the life, i want to get in on some rally/rush events! but yea i normally have last minute vacations and i need the comfortable speed monster that will be up for it and not cause too many problems for me. Thanks for the input!
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hello fellow members, mercedes just snagged up another bmw guy.. Well to start things off a few years ago my father got a e63 w211 and wow what a car. I do realize that every car is made for a specific purpose but it was such a beast of a car compared to my v12 7 series. And to make things simple i do not like slow cars, im a performance freak. So im looking to get myself e55 and start tuning. The advice im looking for, Is it a good car to take on road trips while running tuned to lets say near 600hp? Yes ive heard multiple times that they are bullet proof but im just curious as this is my first mercedes and i am looking for the perfect one. Maintenance costs isnt an issue as my family owns a repair/body shop. I will be doing a e63 facelift to it and some other toys, why im choosing the e55 over the e63 is because of the bigger fuel tank. And of course that supercharger So any help/advice will be greatly accepted! Thanks guys!
So any help/advice will be greatly accepted! Thanks guys!Do you want 600HP at the crank or wheels?
600HP @ crank is simple. Two bolt-ons and a quality tune gets you there.
600HP @ the wheels is a LOT of work and $$$
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At the crank 600 is fine with me. Trying to keep my costs low between 3k-6k for engine mods. Around how much would it cost me to get 600 to the wheels?
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600HP at the crank is nothing with these beasts. We can certainly get you there at a great price, drivability is all in the tune.
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1. That's crank HP
2. Never pay "retail"
3. Don't forget to include installation costs
600HP (Crank) is less than 500WHP.... pretty easy to accomplish on these cars.
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ive got a little plan up my sleeve also. Some of our cars have an extra 6-8gal tank in the trunk for use of CNG. its costs me about 1$ a gal to get and its rated at 130 octane +10-15% increase in HP. Plus it increases the mile range by 150 miles at 19ish mpg. And its a very lightweight setup. ill be more than happy getting close to 550whp.
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The cars are pretty solid...
I have driven mine 700 miles, ran her down the track 22 times, and then drove home
We can easily help you out, just bounce me a pm and I can give ya a hookup.
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I have driven mine 700 miles, ran her down the track 22 times, and then drove home
We can easily help you out, just bounce me a pm and I can give ya a hookup.
With our euroflash software you can easily swap tunes at the track etc
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will do when im ready! thanks again!
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