hey yall.. used to be around here alot with my cla45...sold that awhile ago and now have an 03 e55 amg...

paid decent money for it.. 3 owners no accidents 85k miles...

i am going to take it to mercedes dealer to get a used car inspection before i do anything crazy...

from just a week of browsing i am thinking new heat exchange, ic pump, tune, and pulley and that is pretty much the only things i have planned as far as performance goes...

will definitely have fun with appearance stuff too

any major things YOU think i should know about like asap?

the dash says service F is due in 6500 miles.

is it safe to mod this car starting at 80k miles with those relatively lighter mods?

i would expect it to run 50k miles on those mods without any major issues...is this out of the question

 

Congrats and welcome. Post some pics if you have time.

Before modding begins, I would suggest (as many others here have with members before) to do a compression or even a leak-down test to see how healthy she is. Get all maintenance up to date and then begin modding.

As for mods, I like your list. If I were to add one thing, it would be headers. It's the single mod that goes the furthest with these cars in my opinion.

Good luck!

 

Get an external trans cooler or swap out radiator if it has not been done. There known "radiators" for leaking into the trans.

 

Hmmm... I bought my '06 E55 17 months ago. It had 137k miles and I have added over 25k miles since then. It's my daily driver.

New control arms
New ball joints
New suspension (went with Strutmasters)
New alternator
New radiator
Pads and rotors
New fuel tank and fuel pumps (under warranty!)
New double idler pulley
Plus ordinary stuff like both batteries, tires, major service (plugs and fluids), etc.
Some other minor issues like a thermostat and welding a crack in the exhaust.

Every time I drop another thousand on this car, I think "Okay, it should be good to run 20k miles with no more issues." I was so confident I paid for a new head unit and amp, too.

Still driving it. Waiting for that magic period when it doesn't keep sucking up $$$ like a sailboat.

Every mechanic who has seen the car, including the dealer, has said, "This car was very well maintained."

 

Was that a MB warranty for the fuel pump and tank?

 

Man, bummer. I have gone 2 years 10k miles I'm at 95k and have been problem free. Added headers pulley tune etc. besides front tires oil change and Sbc fluid change all timed maintenance it's been great

 

you will be fine modding, just as indicated do the proper maintenance and check compression and leak

I can hook you up with mods if needed. Let me know

 

Congrats on the new addition. I miss my old E55. Great cars.

 

Blade Canyon: "Still driving it. Waiting for that magic period when it doesn't keep sucking up money like a sail boat."

Very funny...still waiting myself. But loving it none the less.

 

Yes, it was a free replacement, and the dealer gave me a loaner for the whole time they had the car.

 

Well I'm hoping to go 10k miles before the next service, and that will include a coast-to-coast round trip from NC to California two months from now.

Anyone want to recommend some good audio books?

 

So I do not have to type it again...

https://mbworld.org/forums/w211-amg/...ml#post7081784

And as Hulk added, "Perform a compression test".

PM me your email address.

 

You will love your E55! They are awesome cars and very easy to modify. E63 conversion makes them a real head turner too!

One thing to note on your 03 is that it has the pre-revised radiator which can cause coolant to get into the trans. Thats bad juju.

As far as performance mods go, if youd like to just give it a little extra pep checkout our
Stage 0 Power Package
we consider it basically a factory Update.

If youre looking for a little more there the

Stage 1 Power Package

That will take care of the heat exchanger aswell!

Feel free to PM us if you have any questions

 

didn't know about that radiator issue until your post... is that bad ? is there a permanent solution ?

 

Replace the radiator with the upgraded version.

 

Some people are luckier than others with maintenance. I have done fuel pumps, and then I broke my clock spring and steering angle sensor 'doh!' whilst I had my headers out and steering column disconnected. Besides that it had just been basic stuff. No more than any other car with a good service history. I am now FBO and love it.

 

I got mine for 7500 2 owner car and have the vehicle history report ..... I kinda lucked out I think with mine. this is how I got it

just over 100k
New bridgestone tires
New brake pads and new frt rotors
New fuel pumps, filters, wiring, fuse, and relay (MB warranty they did it 2 weeks before i got it and warranted til 2018)
New passanger manifold
New transmission MB reman and torque converter less than 10k ago
New rear air springs less than 10K ( I removed it all and converted to the arnott air to coil conversion best thing ever no more airmatic probs)

Things I have done
New nissens radiator
New alt
New tune up NGK plugs and new wires
New supercharger oil
New trans flush and filter (didnt need it was a precaution)
New eurocharged tuned TCU and ECU
77mm clutched pulley
New VRP heat exchanger
New bosch 010 pump
Belt wrap kit
New drivers side inlet tube
New arnott air to coil conversion
An need to do the SBC accumulator ( will be doing myself as Im a tech $105 part)
Gunna do the front lower control arms they are showing their wear

These cars are amazing cars even by todays standards they still turn heads and will kill most anything on the street. I mean of course there are faster cars but these cars are extremely fast even now adays stock .... modded even more so