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01-21-2005, 01:42 PM
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2005 Kleemann Stage 3 E55
12 ish mpg in the city and 16 - 19 hwy depending.
The car is a blast to drive. On a day when the air is cool and the engine has yet to fully warm up, you can jump on it w/out traction control and SMOKE the tires. It's freakin' silly. All my buddies that I take for a ride think I'm psycho and should enter the car in the NASCAR circuit. If you can find slippery smooth black asphalt you can produce a WWII Normandy Invasion Naval Beach Assault Smoke Screen about an 1/8 of a mile long that is as thick as cotton in Southern Georgia.
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The car is a blast to drive. On a day when the air is cool and the engine has yet to fully warm up, you can jump on it w/out traction control and SMOKE the tires. It's freakin' silly. All my buddies that I take for a ride think I'm psycho and should enter the car in the NASCAR circuit. If you can find slippery smooth black asphalt you can produce a WWII Normandy Invasion Naval Beach Assault Smoke Screen about an 1/8 of a mile long that is as thick as cotton in Southern Georgia.
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LSD really pulls things together. The guys at Kleeman HIGHLY suggested this as the ole' "too much hp and not enough traction" thing comes into play.
I'm looking forward to some track efforts at Indianapolis Raceway Park (not the 500 track).
Also, a forum member sent me on of those trick G meters to measure 0-60, etc. and we have yet to have a dry day in Indy to test it out. More info to come.
Does anyone know where one could attempt a top speed run? I've read posts about Bonneville which state that you need a roll cage (not happening).
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I'm looking forward to some track efforts at Indianapolis Raceway Park (not the 500 track).
Also, a forum member sent me on of those trick G meters to measure 0-60, etc. and we have yet to have a dry day in Indy to test it out. More info to come.
Does anyone know where one could attempt a top speed run? I've read posts about Bonneville which state that you need a roll cage (not happening).
Thanks
01-21-2005, 07:59 PM
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Dear Ricky, One day you will be sitting across from an old fat guy like me asking for a job and then we will see who laughs last. Something to think about.
01-21-2005, 08:15 PM
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Vic,
Under 13 K with install and dyno tweaking. If you drive your car to Colorado Springs and/or have it trailered, there is a installation discount that adds up. One huge benefit of doing this is you get to talk to Brandon and Cory and I'll bet that you'll increase your knowledge of your car 3 fold. These guys are very sharp and like to answer your questions. If you like to ski, head on out, get in a few days of schoosing, pick up your new supercar mercedes and head home with a few bucks in your pocket and lots of premium supertuner knowledge in your head.
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Under 13 K with install and dyno tweaking. If you drive your car to Colorado Springs and/or have it trailered, there is a installation discount that adds up. One huge benefit of doing this is you get to talk to Brandon and Cory and I'll bet that you'll increase your knowledge of your car 3 fold. These guys are very sharp and like to answer your questions. If you like to ski, head on out, get in a few days of schoosing, pick up your new supercar mercedes and head home with a few bucks in your pocket and lots of premium supertuner knowledge in your head.
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Ricky,
If you're serious, call Kleemann and ask to talk with Cory. Cory is a young guy (I peg him for mid-late twenties) and came up through the ranks and would have some good info on his career path that I'm sure he would share. If you had housing for the summer, I would'nt be surprised if you could work the summer job thing/and or do some kind of internship. One suggestion---try to start at the bottom for whatever you do. There is an incredible amount of knowledge and experience that can be gained when one comes from the bottom up. Take it from me.
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If you're serious, call Kleemann and ask to talk with Cory. Cory is a young guy (I peg him for mid-late twenties) and came up through the ranks and would have some good info on his career path that I'm sure he would share. If you had housing for the summer, I would'nt be surprised if you could work the summer job thing/and or do some kind of internship. One suggestion---try to start at the bottom for whatever you do. There is an incredible amount of knowledge and experience that can be gained when one comes from the bottom up. Take it from me.
2001 Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of the Year and retired at 40
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Very nice writeup, sometimes the lastest crop of AMG / 600 / 65 models from M/B really dumbfound me. I was just reading a old issue of C&D today and there was a comparo of the E55 / Quattroporte / XJR. When you look at the STOCK spec sheet for a E55, you scratch your head, like "4door 4,000+ lb car does 12.5 in the 1/4 STOCK??" LOL Just insane power.
I couldnt even imagine MODDING a 55, but I also know what they say about the corrupting propensity of POWER!!! LOL
I couldnt even imagine MODDING a 55, but I also know what they say about the corrupting propensity of POWER!!! LOL
01-21-2005, 09:34 PM
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That's a Nice ride you've got there.. I've discovered that modifying an E55 is so damn easy. Pulley, ECU and Headers = 100 hp. Simple enough.
When I was in Colorado Springs that was a W211 motor in a crate that some old boy bought up in Canada and shipped to Kleeman. Plans are to push the displacement and put a Kleemann supercharger on it--much more efficient and makes gobs more power. When this old boy does this, he'll have the bragging rights in North America. Can't remember what he was going to put it in. Can you say traction problems?
When I was in Colorado Springs that was a W211 motor in a crate that some old boy bought up in Canada and shipped to Kleeman. Plans are to push the displacement and put a Kleemann supercharger on it--much more efficient and makes gobs more power. When this old boy does this, he'll have the bragging rights in North America. Can't remember what he was going to put it in. Can you say traction problems?
01-21-2005, 09:40 PM
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Eric - Very nice to see that your car is on the Kleemann site - thanks for taking the time and money to mod your AMG and reporting on it so that it helps us make decisions for our AMGs!
01-21-2005, 11:20 PM
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One suggestion---try to start at the bottom for whatever you do. There is an incredible amount of knowledge and experience that can be gained when one comes from the bottom up. Take it from me.
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BTW, you just proved my point about being old
01-21-2005, 11:42 PM
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Originally Posted by Gid_E_Up
That's a Nice ride you've got there.. I've discovered that modifying an E55 is so damn easy. Pulley, ECU and Headers = 100 hp. Simple enough.
01-22-2005, 09:11 AM
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Neo,
You know it was one of those things where I personally had to search all of this dang site to try to find answers and I was thinking to myself "what kind of information are other people looking for". Ideally, these sites are better organized into something like this that would make it easier to categorize info:
W211
W211, Performance/Mods
W211, Glitches and Problems
W211, Tires and Wheels
etc......
That way you could narrow it down quite a bit more and wouldn't have to hunt for your info as much (by the magnitude of the number of categories out there).
I've been talking to Brandon at Kleemann and we are throwing around a bunch of marketing ideas. I'll start a new thread and I'd appreciate your two cents worth.
Eric
You know it was one of those things where I personally had to search all of this dang site to try to find answers and I was thinking to myself "what kind of information are other people looking for". Ideally, these sites are better organized into something like this that would make it easier to categorize info:
W211
W211, Performance/Mods
W211, Glitches and Problems
W211, Tires and Wheels
etc......
That way you could narrow it down quite a bit more and wouldn't have to hunt for your info as much (by the magnitude of the number of categories out there).
I've been talking to Brandon at Kleemann and we are throwing around a bunch of marketing ideas. I'll start a new thread and I'd appreciate your two cents worth.
Eric
