Hello everyone. I have finally done my 1992 500E Cat Back Exhaust. This was done by a client of mine at Allan Auto Tech in Burnaby. It looks good! Check it out on my site....

http://shaun.muc-central.com/gallery/merc

This exhaust is definately inspired by Gerry in Portland, Oregon. His system that he put on his car a while back is what I used as a visual template. Thanks Gerry The system is put together with mandrel bent tubing and includes a stainless Dynomax muffler with a polished stainless tip. The pipe is aluminized because I plan on powder coating from the beginning of the muffler back to the "Y"

The car sounds great without being too loud. It has a nice rumble and sounds great at full throttle. Higher RPM's feel better with the Butt Dyno but there are some things I now need to do. First, I need to disable the ASR. I will get a switch in soon. When you trounce on it off the line, the ASR really backs off the motor. Second, I need bigger tires to hook the thing up. I will look at that when my Michelin's are gone (which is soon). Now I can see why the car is engineered the way it is. A stock 500E is a well balanced performance car. Now that I have made changes (the exhaust), I have to keep going but I was prepared for this.

Now that I have done it, I truely do love the sound and how it revs but in all honesty, I think a "Y" pipe in place of the center resonator is enough. Why I say this is because that thing is really heavy The muffler wasn't as bad as I thought it would be. Bang for your buck, it drops a few ponds and probably does give the car a healthy roar when accelerated. No regrets though. I am selling my stock exhaust to someone on this board so they will go to a good home and help me recover some of the cost. BTW, it cost me $650.00 (after tax) Canadian, parts, labor, and time.

Cheers!

Shaun

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1992 Pearl Black 500E (08/91) SOLD
1997 White C36 AMG (T-Boned by Chevy truck)
2003 Silver C32 AMG (lease due, traded up)
2002 Pontiac Montana VisionSOLD
2007 Volvo XC90 3.2
2005 E55 AMG (newest ride)

LOVE your car! Reminds me of my old 1995 E420. Same color, etc. I miss the ol' girl. Much better quality than my 2000 E430.

IMHO, you need to get a set of AMG wheels and some tires on that baby. CONGRATS!

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2000 E430 Sport (European Delivery)
Brilliant Silver/Ash Leather
Brabus Leather/Wood Sport Steering Wheel
PowerChip
Euro Front Bumper Strips, Debadged
E55 "Carbon Fiber" Door Pillar Trim
E55 Tail lights
E55 AMG/Bilstein Shocks
Eibach Springs, #1 Pads
H & R Sway Bars
Speed Yellow Calipers
18" x 8" SSR Integral Wheels
245/40ZR 18 Bridgestone Potenza RE960AS Tires

1986 Porsche 944 Turbo
88K miles

......about the wheels. Monoblocks would look good but I may just put on some 245 / 50 / 16's ZR. We'll see. Thanks for the kind words. Cheers!

Shaun

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1992 Pearl Black 500E (08/91) SOLD
1997 White C36 AMG (T-Boned by Chevy truck)
2003 Silver C32 AMG (lease due, traded up)
2002 Pontiac Montana VisionSOLD
2007 Volvo XC90 3.2
2005 E55 AMG (newest ride)

Hi Shaun: Nice ride....we need to have a Canadian Rocky Mountain GTG one of these days.

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Dean Albrecht
"Lead, follow, or better yet, get out of the way!"E500 owners motto

I also owe you a thanks for your great website! It was really helpful when I was looking for my 500E. A Canadian GTG would be awesome! I am so busy right now with business, my son, and the baby on the way but those are just excuses I would love to take the beast through the Rockies. Cheers!

Shaun

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1992 Pearl Black 500E (08/91) SOLD
1997 White C36 AMG (T-Boned by Chevy truck)
2003 Silver C32 AMG (lease due, traded up)
2002 Pontiac Montana VisionSOLD
2007 Volvo XC90 3.2
2005 E55 AMG (newest ride)

Hi Shaun , did you use the same type of muffler front and rear ? Super Turbo or Ultra Flo ?

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Democracy dies in darkness, you have to kick at the darkness till it bleeds daylight

I used a straight through pre-muffler and a chambered muffler in the rear. Both are Dynomax. The tip is polished stainless steel.

Shaun

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1992 Pearl Black 500E (08/91) SOLD
1997 White C36 AMG (T-Boned by Chevy truck)
2003 Silver C32 AMG (lease due, traded up)
2002 Pontiac Montana VisionSOLD
2007 Volvo XC90 3.2
2005 E55 AMG (newest ride)