Checked on the car today and everything was installed, except for the VRP heat exhanger. It didn't fit, so they had to shave a bit off.

When it's all done, I'll have a new pulley belt and wrap kit - hopefully to eliminate the chirp or supercharger delay, a 76mm pulley, new filters, split cooling, heat exhanger, new radiator, new gaskets and hoses, new oil filter housing (stock housing was leaking), new Bosch pump (wasted $100 on that because it already had a Bosch pump), some new OEM intake pipes, some o-rings, yada, yada, yada...oh, and an ECU tune.

It should put me at around 550hp.

There's still a lot left to do...

*sigh*

 

Getting a "metered air flow" error after installation.

We assume the flash tune will resolve the problem.

 

Have to dyno it! its clutch 76 or fixed?

 

Clutch.

There's a vacuum leak and haven't done the ecu flash yet, but this thing already feels a lot faster.

Throttle body or headers is next.

There's still a big supercharger delay. Has anybody managed to get rid of it?

 

The new OEM intake pipes are installed and you can see where they put the reservoir for the split cooling system.

I think the temp should be lower, so I'm not sure if it's working properly.

 

Bought some 194 bulbs for the side markers and street/driving lights, but they're flickering/flashing.

Have you ever had this problem?

I was told that I need to go back to stock bulbs.

 

Sounds like the flickering side markers could be related to the navigation and radio briefly turning off and back on.

After doing some research, it might be the voltage regulator.

https://www.fcpeuro.com/products/mer...mer-0031546506

 

good luck, do let us know how things turn out

 

Had it in the shop today and they spent about 3 hours trying to fix a vacuum leak near the throttle body. In the end, they replaced some old tubes, but said that some plugs and gaskets or o-rings should be replaced as well.

They gave it back to me without installing the flash tune that I had requested.

I just paid them $2000 last week and it sounds like they want more money to fix the vacuum leak that wasn't there before they started working on it.

This is starting to feel similar to a relationship I had with an ex-girlfriend, so I think it's probably time to move on from this shop.

I'm done spendng time and money on this car for a while and am going to try to upload the flash tune myself.

 

What state/city are you in? I'm getting mad just reading how you are being treated.

 

They moved this tube and ran it across the top of my SC. I don't like it there and want to put it back where it was.

Any idea what it does and where it should be placed?

 

I'm in Southern California right now, but leaving for Arizona in a few days.

In the Spring/Summer, I'll be driving back to Washington.

 

I believe that hose should run under blower, between the blower and intercooler, under the blower snout. Last time I had my blower off, I actually bolted it all back, forgetting to run that tube back the way it was routed. I just routed it on top, very similar to your pic. It has been perfectly fine, and I actually ended up liking the fact that I can visually inspect it easier, and address any issues with it if they arise.

....Just my .02, but I would leave it.

 

It's a minor aesthetic complaint, but it makes my brain hurt nonetheless.

 

How do you uplug the cooling fan?

I'm trying to download this RaceIQ flash and they want you to uplug the fan so it doesn't kill the battery.

 

Driver side, its a big plug I think you press on the sides. If not get a battery charger thingy from walmart they work good.

 

Disregard the previous post.

I kept the fan plugged in, everything was fine, and the tune finished downloading within a few minutes.

I just got back from taking a nauseating test drive. On top of the gains from the pulley, Tony with RaceIQ said that the tune adds another 70hp.

It's so quick and aggressive now that I feel like I need to take a motion sickness pill before driving it.

If you want an insanely fast W211, I would highly recommend this stage 2 (?) kit from VRP. It includes a flash tune from RaceIQ.

I purchased this car last year for around $8,000 and have spent about $4,000 on repairs and performance upgrades. It feels like a lot of money, especially since there are some cosmetic issues (and that damn rear sun shade/visor) that need to be fixed.

 

The guys that worked on my car didn't do a great job of reinstalling the front slash shield.

It came off on the freeway, shredded itself, and my front tires.

 

 

What the heck did they do here?

The oil cooler is zip-tied and wasn't installed properly. This is why the wind was able to detach the skid plate.

 

Looks like some one deserves a punch in the mouth.