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No grill removal. Mask off as much as you can and spray away. If you have not used Platinum Dip, it is very easy to apply and very forgiving. If you don’t like it just peel it off.
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Other than that, you hit the nail on the head.
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Unless you regularly put your car in neutral when a suite of specific driving circumstances occur (no engine load, coasting downward, etc.), then yes, you're missing the efficiency gains in having the car do this for you automatically & frequently with near-zero interruption or impact in drivability.
Other than that, you hit the nail on the head.
I’m still a little confused though ... part of driving, especially downhill, is understanding and incorporating how much engine braking there is. I would find it very offputting if the car had the natural engine braking in it and all of a sudden decoupled the engine from the tranny and went into momentum only. That is if I understood it correctly, which I probably didn’t.
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Yes, that's my understanding. I don't *think* it requires Comfort mode but I'm not positive, I believe it requires a Drive Mode where auto start/stop is engaged and requires the tranny to be in auto, not manual.
Engine braking in auto isn't useful, to me at least, since it's always seeking an optimal gear for its own purposes. Since Coast mode only works in Auto (again, as far as I've experienced/know), the two aren't in conflict.
I completely agree. Assuming I'm right above (and I'm not 100% on that), I'm hopeful it's a non-issue.
I’m still a little confused though ... part of driving, especially downhill, is understanding and incorporating how much engine braking there is.
I would find it very offputting if the car had the natural engine braking in it and all of a sudden decoupled the engine from the tranny and went into momentum only. That is if I understood it correctly, which I probably didn’t.
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Just added spacers from Supreme Power. Looks alot better and the ride actually improved slightly. Shout out to Vic for providing all the leg work.
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I LOVE the improved ride quality with the spacers.
Who did the red inserts on the side logos and what was used on the exhaust pipes to bring out the red in the AMG.
[QUOTE=2020;7419132]Just added spacers from Supreme Power. Looks alot better and the ride actually improved slightly. Shout out to Vic for providing all the leg work.
Who did the red inserts on the side logos and what was used on the exhaust pipes to bring out the red in the AMG.
[QUOTE=2020;7419132]Just added spacers from Supreme Power. Looks alot better and the ride actually improved slightly. Shout out to Vic for providing all the leg work.
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I LOVE the improved ride quality with the spacers.
Who did the red inserts on the side logos and what was used on the exhaust pipes to bring out the red in the AMG.
The red ascent on the exhaust tips and vent were done by hand by a simple oil based Sharpie marker.
Who did the red inserts on the side logos and what was used on the exhaust pipes to bring out the red in the AMG.
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side shot...
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