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Old 08-06-2019, 12:43 AM
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M278 and M156 Intake Tubes!

M278 Compatible with W207, W212, W218 only

https://www.vrpspeed.com/product/vrp...bes-w212-w207/



M156 available in 3" and 3.5"

https://www.vrpspeed.com/product/vrp-m156-intake-tubes/


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Any performance gain?
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Any performance gain?
These are being sold as pure dress up, We have not tested for any performance gains vs stock tubes.
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Do they come in carbon fiber?
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Does anyone make them in CF? AMS makes the whole intake system in CF but costs $4k (lol), it would be nice to have just the tubes and pieces the mount to the front in CF.
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Carbon fiber in the engine bay does not last and turns yellow overtime from the engines heat . Why don’t people buy this and get it hydro dipped for a fraction of the cost . Carbon fiber in these dress up pipes will cost north of 5/600 dollars if they were available. #benztax
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Carbon fiber in the engine bay does not last and turns yellow overtime from the engines heat .
Not necessarily. I had CF intake tubes on my M5 F10 (TT) and it got just as hot under the hood...tubes never discolored and gloss finish was still intact after 4 years (about 40,000 miles).
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The factory MB carbon fiber engine cover is holding up well too.
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Not necessarily. I had CF intake tubes on my M5 F10 (TT) and it got just as hot under the hood...tubes never discolored and gloss finish was still intact after 4 years (about 40,000 miles).
maybe all the discolored carbon Iv seen in engine bays had some cheap clear coat applied then. I would assume a thick layer would need to be sprayed for them to last I guess .
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I think with better quality CF it wouldn't change in colour. My AMG CF engine cover still looks like new. No colour change or anything so I think it should work.
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we will have carbon very soon!
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we will have carbon very soon!
Oh that would be awesome. How much would it be around? Time for a groupbuy guys
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I thought about having some made myself to avoid the MB tax. Plenty of carbon fiber tube makers that will give you exactly what you want.
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I thought about having some made myself to avoid the MB tax. Plenty of carbon fiber tube makers that will give you exactly what you want.
Link or source?
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I thought about having some made myself to avoid the MB tax. Plenty of carbon fiber tube makers that will give you exactly what you want.
Hardest part would be the molded ducts. everything else is cheap and easy to acquire from Amazon.

But still, $100+ in parts to replace some fabric tubes with heavier pipework... doesn't seem worth it. There's zero performance gain.

Like having $80 carbon fiber valve caps.
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Hardest part would be the molded ducts. everything else is cheap and easy to acquire from Amazon.

But still, $100+ in parts to replace some fabric tubes with heavier pipework... doesn't seem worth it. There's zero performance gain.

Like having $80 carbon fiber valve caps.
True no performance gains but will help out aesthetically in the engine bay. So hope the cost will not break the bank.
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These have been super popular for us, so obviously people value the esthetic change, Also they will never rip on you.

If there were "Plenty" of carbon fiber companies willing to make custom tubes we wouldve already done it. Minimum order quantities are very large, But we just put the order in.
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Originally Posted by VictoryRoadPerformance
Minimum order quantities are very large, But we just put the order in.
Are you saying you will have carbon fiber ones soon?
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Please let us know price on the carbon versions

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Indeed, I would be a buyer for carbon as well.
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PM for price, my stock fabric ones are falling apart.... 2014 e63s. Thanks
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Carbon tubes are in production now
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Carbon tubes are in production now
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