Alpha/AMS performance tune long term update
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2014 E63S; AMS 100 octane ECU dyno tune; EDOK TCU tune; BB intakes; sprintbooster
Those 10's I thought were with down pipes and exhaust .. I may be wrong too
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Had tune and down pipes and exhaust...
Haven't seen tune alone do 10's
Had tune and down pipes and exhaust...
Haven't seen tune alone do 10's
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Note that the AMS exhaust and downpipes are not available for purchase yet but I am sure will be soon.
I have not seen a tune only E63 S break into the 10s. A Renntech full tune only 2014 E63 with race gas and street tires does the quarter mile in about 11 seconds flat (
If you want to break into the high tens with the car you need the downpipes/exhaust.
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Correct. AMS's best quarter mile ET for its 2014 E63 with its Alpha 7 package (tune/exhaust/downpipes) is 10.85. Note that the AMS exhaust and downpipes are not available for purchase yet but I am sure will be soon.
I have not seen a tune only E63 S break into the 10s. A Renntech full tune only 2014 E63 with race gas does the quarter mile in about 11 seconds flat and I would expect the same result from an AMS tune only E63 S as they produce about the same power levels.
I have not seen a tune only E63 S break into the 10s. A Renntech full tune only 2014 E63 with race gas does the quarter mile in about 11 seconds flat and I would expect the same result from an AMS tune only E63 S as they produce about the same power levels.
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Correct. AMS's best quarter mile ET for its 2014 E63 with its Alpha 7 package (tune/exhaust/downpipes) is 10.85.
Note that the AMS exhaust and downpipes are not available for purchase yet but I am sure will be soon.
I have not seen a tune only E63 S break into the 10s. A Renntech full tune only 2014 E63 with race gas and street tires does the quarter mile in about 11 seconds flat (
) and I would expect the same result from an AMS tune only E63 S as they produce about the same power levels.
If you want to break into the high tens with the car you need the downpipes/exhaust.
Note that the AMS exhaust and downpipes are not available for purchase yet but I am sure will be soon.
I have not seen a tune only E63 S break into the 10s. A Renntech full tune only 2014 E63 with race gas and street tires does the quarter mile in about 11 seconds flat (
If you want to break into the high tens with the car you need the downpipes/exhaust.
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Box tunes are almost always more conservative to keep the customer's engine safe without potentially running too lean and burning pistons. Dynos allow finer tuning of all the engine parameters to extract the maximum (safe) potential out of the motor which results in higher HP & TQ numbers but unfortunately the tuners don't have dyno shops everywhere to make it convenient for a drive up tune.
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Box tunes are almost always more conservative to keep the customer's engine safe without potentially running too lean and burning pistons. Dynos allow finer tuning of all the engine parameters to extract the maximum (safe) potential out of the motor which results in higher HP & TQ numbers but unfortunately the tuners don't have dyno shops everywhere to make it convenient for a drive up tune.
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I'm considering tune via Alpha Performance for my '14 E63AMG S wagon. Can anybody confirm that the owner of A.P. drives a tuned '14 E63AMG S sedan as his daily driver?
My primary hesitation with tune is longer term reliability accompanied with likely warranty issues. There is of course the perpetual conflict between "needs" vs "wants" too but that discussion takes place on a whole different forum/site I bet.
I like that Alpha appears to be receptive to dialing in the tune to customer specifications say to 60%-80% of maximum. Not that it would help in the warranty discussions with Mercedes/AMG at all but the added stresses are marginalized at least.
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My primary hesitation with tune is longer term reliability accompanied with likely warranty issues. There is of course the perpetual conflict between "needs" vs "wants" too but that discussion takes place on a whole different forum/site I bet.
I like that Alpha appears to be receptive to dialing in the tune to customer specifications say to 60%-80% of maximum. Not that it would help in the warranty discussions with Mercedes/AMG at all but the added stresses are marginalized at least.
Interesting topic on MBWorld though....not that Carbon Fiber aftermarket mirror housings aren't enough.
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I'm considering tune via Alpha Performance for my '14 E63AMG S wagon. Can anybody confirm that the owner of A.P. drives a tuned '14 E63AMG S sedan as his daily driver?
My primary hesitation with tune is longer term reliability accompanied with likely warranty issues. There is of course the perpetual conflict between "needs" vs "wants" too but that discussion takes place on a whole different forum/site I bet.
I like that Alpha appears to be receptive to dialing in the tune to customer specifications say to 60%-80% of maximum. Not that it would help in the warranty discussions with Mercedes/AMG at all but the added stresses are marginalized at least.
Interesting topic on MBWorld though....not that Carbon Fiber aftermarket mirror housings aren't enough.
My primary hesitation with tune is longer term reliability accompanied with likely warranty issues. There is of course the perpetual conflict between "needs" vs "wants" too but that discussion takes place on a whole different forum/site I bet.
I like that Alpha appears to be receptive to dialing in the tune to customer specifications say to 60%-80% of maximum. Not that it would help in the warranty discussions with Mercedes/AMG at all but the added stresses are marginalized at least.
Interesting topic on MBWorld though....not that Carbon Fiber aftermarket mirror housings aren't enough.
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Hey Guys, I just wanted to update this thread for anyone looking for long term results. The E63 in the videos just returned to our shop for a tune up. Our Engine Calibrators were able to get 750 whp on 93 octane pump gas out of it. This thing is a monster and the reliability speaks for itself. Follow our social media outlets for more MB news.
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