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Old 05-16-2006, 03:02 PM
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Who's the best MB tuner?

What are your opinions on the best Mercedes tuner(s). Presummably AMG is pretty high on the list since the company bought it and incorporated it into the company.
What is your opinion and what car do you currently own that has been tuned?
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Old 05-17-2006, 01:24 AM
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Kleeman....

Especially when they tune an AMG..

Tuning the tuned!


My boss has an Kleeman E55 K3.... It has baby seats in the back, and runs 11's.
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Old 05-17-2006, 08:53 AM
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1. HWA
2. AMG
3. Brabus
4. MKB
5. Carlsson
6. RENNtech
7. Kleemann
8. Vath
9. Evosport
10. HPS

CLK55 AMG
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Old 05-17-2006, 11:04 AM
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In that order?

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Originally Posted by el presidente
1. HWA
2. AMG
3. Brabus
4. MKB
5. Carlsson
6. RENNtech
7. Kleemann
8. Vath
9. Evosport
10. HPS

CLK55 AMG
Is that your order of preference, el presidente? What year is your CLK? Do you have any personal experience with the 2001-2CLK430? If so, how does that compare to driving your 55?
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Old 05-17-2006, 11:31 AM
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Is that your order of preference, el presidente? What year is your CLK? Do you have any personal experience with the 2001-2CLK430? If so, how does that compare to driving your 55?
Forgot to add Lorisner....

I own an '02 CLK55.
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Old 05-17-2006, 12:28 PM
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AMG is not a tuning company anymore and is part of Mercedes.

Brabus is very high end but the dollar for hp return is low so I think they should be farther down the list.

Carlsson is another high end tuner but doesn't really go for the extreme hp of the other tuners.

RENNtech is very expensive but they give great returns and stand behind their product.

Kleemann is a great tuner for the forced induction cars and is affordible compared to most of the others.

Evosport doesn't offer the same level of tuning the the others offer but do well with what is offered.

HPS should not even be in this list based on the horror stories concering their supercharger kits.

I would say the top five 'tuners" for sales, service, and product offering in the USA as well as for all around tuning and engine modifications are:
1. Renntech
2. Kleeman
3. Evosport
4. Brabus
5. Carlsson
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Old 05-31-2006, 06:03 PM
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1. HWA
What's HWA? Never heard of them before.
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HPS should not even be in this list based on the horror stories concering their supercharger kits.
lol
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Kleemann offers performance gains that are excellent for the price.
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Go with Kleemann. They're work is top notch!
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Old 06-02-2006, 07:25 AM
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What's HWA? Never heard of them before.
lol
They built the CLK-DTM and CLK-GTR versions, as well as manufacture and race DTM cars in that series. H.W.A. stands for Hans Werner Aufrecht (the "A" in AMG).
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Old 06-02-2006, 09:34 AM
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They built the CLK-DTM and CLK-GTR versions, as well as manufacture and race DTM cars in that series. H.W.A. stands for Hans Werner Aufrecht (the "A" in AMG).
Ok now i've heard of them then. thx
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