beauphus

Last month I hydro-locked my motor and after haggling with the insurance company I ended up being compensated for the whole mess. The car is 100% perfect - just bent a couple rods. The engine was completely disassembled down to the block and is being re-built as we speak. Below is my list of mods being done. I will have full pics and video once completed in approx 2 weeks.

1. 180mm pulley (Renntech)
2. 82mm TB (Renntech)
3. Renntech Carbon Fiber intake airbox
4. PTE/VRP cams
5. PTE thermostat
6. Heads, runners, and distribution tanks ported and polished
7. Titanium valve spring retainers
8. MBH Longtube headers
9. Phenolic heat spacers (upper and lower)
10. ASP replacement pulleys (double idler, tensioner, etc. with upgraded ZZ bearings)
11. Cooling mods (Upgraded heat exchanger, split reservoir cooling setup)
12. Exhaust work with stock mufflers. 3" back. Primary cat delete
13. Powerchip custom tune
14. Quaife LSD

Have almost all the parts. Cant wait for this to be complete. Car should be a beast. Did I miss anything???

Nebster

any reason you chose to spend all the money on the renntech stuff?

dacls63amg

Good to hear that the engine rebuild is going well. Is renntech rebuilding your engine?

beauphus

"I got a connection at the airport"

No renntech isnt doing the build. I almost took it there but changed my mind at the last minute. I truthfully didnt want to be forced to only do it the renn-tech way as they have a tendancy to not want to try other things or use other products - and unfortunately I need a little more flexibilty...

azncarjunkie

Don't re-do the exhaust. it's already dual 3" all the way back and bent perfectly. If you do anything, it should be with the cats, resonator, or mufflers.

Otherwise, you're just wasting money with likely uglier parts.

beauphus

I think I'm just going to remove the primary cats and leave the rest alone. I don't want it to be real loud. I was considering doing x-pipe. We will see. Thx for the heads up

dacls63amg

How much power will your car be making after all the mods are done? I'm also thinking of an x pipe but I hear that some people have lost power from that.

beauphus

No idea. I'm assuming all components together will make a lot more power in conjunction then they wood on their own so it's hard to predict. Hopefully 625 to the wheels

is3mike

I'm glad you were able work everything out with your insurance company. That definitely sounds like a monster build and should yield some really nice hp.

azncarjunkie

you building up the block at all?

beauphus

i dont know whether to be excited or cry...

beauphus

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beauphus

no.

dacls63amg

Wow your going to pretty much have a brand new engine! I cant wait to see it all done! Whats the estimated time for the final product?

beauphus

assuming everything is on schedule perhaps first week in february

dacls63amg

Awesome! Those pics of the car with no engine is not so pretty. But it will be worth the wait!

jclouis27

Hey there, were you at ? WPB/FTL/MIA ? I'm in FTL and could hook up with you so you can hear my exhaust. I removed the Primary cats but way too loud so now I have shorty headers high flow cats (i think 100 cell) xpipe and high flow resonators with the stock AMG muffler. It sound really good and when you drive normally you dont hear it.
What shop is doing the re-build for you ? I've got the same mods that you are getting minus the porting and the valve springs and let me tell you shes a beast. Cant keep rear tires on her at all they just dont last.
Let me know and I'll come by.
john.

DucatiNut

If it was me I'd be getting pretty excited .... sounds like an awesome project.
Would love to see a dyno report when its done??

beauphus

Very excited. I plan on recording the powerchip tune while on the dyno. Ill have tons of pics and video i am sure. Trying to be the fastest CLS on the boards

dacls63amg

Oh you'll def be one of the fastest cls on this board!

beauphus

I am in Palm Beach but I end up all over. Usually in mia few times a month and broward as well. R u coming to supercar weekend? I think a bunch of people from this board are going...

beauphus

anybody know the record non-nos times for a CLS?

Havoc

Well, if you do cry, it better be from all the excitement!

Congrats as you have an awesome build in front of you!

I can't get enough of these AMG rebuilds!

rarfinancial

Not sure on the record but should be one hell of a race

beauphus

too bad ur on west coast. u have timeslips?