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Going to ditch these wheels. Too 'baller' looking for me. I'll probably end up using them as winter wheels. I am going to adjust the suspension a little bit. Go lower in the rear to get rid of the rake. DRL delete and simple coding like that will follow.
Performance wise I'm still doing my research. . .
I'll definitely be doing pulley upgrade. I am going to go the Fixed Pulley route, as I am not a fan of the way the clutched pulley engages. Very ON/OFF feeling.. I'd rather have it on constantly. I understand I will need to keep an eye on my IAT's with the fixed pulley, though.
As for pulley size, I'm still debating. An 83mm Supercharger pulley will be equivalent to a 168mm crank pulley, if I am not mistaken. A 77mm supercharger pulley is equal to 180mm crank.. but then you run into heat soak issues.
Is the 180mm all that it is racked up to be? I recently watched a video of two E55's going at it; 1 with 168mm pulley and the other with 180mm... pretty much dead even. Anybody with input into this would be greatly appreciated. How much whp/wtq will I gain with the 168?
Then comes cooling...
I want to upgrade the heat exhanger and run the upgraded CM30 pump. Headers if I get crazy lol.
That should be about it.. I hope... for my wallet's sake.
if you are doing heat exchanger and pump then for sure go with a 180mm or 77mm sc. I got a 180mm cp with ec exchanger and meziere pump and kleemann header. never heat soak once.
hmmmm sounds nice ... but I want to keep my second cats because I cant stand the stink... am I better off to just delete the stock res instead of using c63 res ? I want alittle more beastly now .. been driving kleemann + second cats + stock e55 res + c63 muffler
if you are doing heat exchanger and pump then for sure go with a 180mm or 77mm sc. I got a 180mm cp with ec exchanger and meziere pump and kleemann header. never heat soak once.
We'll meet up next time I am in Toronto!
I'd like to feel how the 180mm pulley.. pulls lol
Originally Posted by WIKDWS6
How's that exhaust sound? Those mufflers are so hard to come by.
Sounds Glorious.
I will get a cold start video sometime soon.
Originally Posted by dchl21
hmmmm sounds nice ... but I want to keep my second cats because I cant stand the stink... am I better off to just delete the stock res instead of using c63 res ? I want alittle more beastly now .. been driving kleemann + second cats + stock e55 res + c63 muffler
Yeah get rid of the res and weld in two straight pipes. Sound beast.
I was in Montreal 2 months ago... damn it was cold. How do you guys drive with the horrible street condition. Pothole everywhere and snow every 2 days ! Anyways, Very Nice E55 !
hmmmm sounds nice ... but I want to keep my second cats because I cant stand the stink... am I better off to just delete the stock res instead of using c63 res ? I want alittle more beastly now .. been driving kleemann + second cats + stock e55 res + c63 muffler
I'm a cross between you and Denroll. I have MBH Headers into stock secondary cats, stock resonator and modified stock mufflers. I think it's a good blend of supercharger whine (thanks to the custom CAI) the sound from the headers and the growl from the modded mufflers.
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