Hey Jim, You think THIS is a worthwhile upgrade?


What kind of numbers do you think ill hit with that?

__________________
Eugene

10 E63 AMG
93 300te 4matic
07 BMW X3
14 Ford F-150 Fx2

What kind of power increase would one realize by shifting the power curve?

__________________
Eugene

10 E63 AMG
93 300te 4matic
07 BMW X3
14 Ford F-150 Fx2

I don't think that pushing the power curve higher up the RPM scale is the recipe for improved 0-60 times in a typical porky MB product.

According to old AMG documents, the 3.0L, 12 valve, six was rated at 215 with mild cam tuning and some porting. It really depends on where you want the power to be . . . stop light grand prix, or on the go. The downside is that the engine will feel "lumpy" at lower revs.

It'll make it more useable on the track, plus probably a little bump by allowing the valves to be open for a slightly longer duration (moving more air). But really what it all amounts to is that doing mods on an older MB is not nearly as accessible for most people than a whole slew of other cars. I thought about modding my 300E with a homemade supercharger...would be fun, but then it would just be a slightly wallowy (if comfortable), slightly more powerful car with an auto and over a ton and a half to lug around. Just doesn't make sense. Cars that have a great following are there because they have a great platform to begin with, then that spawns people who modify them, which drives aftermarket demand. MB sadly has almost none of that.

Plus factory turbo cars typically have WAYYY more power available per dollar than NA cars. The CLA45 is neat but doesn't leave much room for tunes pumping up boost...we'll see where that leads.

__________________
TC
Current stable:
- 2004 Mazda RALLYWANKEL
- 2007 Saturn sky redline
- 2004 Explorer...under surgery.

Past: 135i, GTI, 300E, 300SD, 300SD, Stealth

Five years ago, there was very little in the way of performance mods for my 2.3-16. Since then there have been a steady stream of vendors showing up with adjustable coil over suspension parts, bump steer kits, fuel rails for EFI conversion, parts that weren't on the radar a couple years ago. Is it as "easy" as modding a 80's or 90's Toyota, Nissan, VW, Mustang, Camaro or Vette? No, but it's still a blast to do.

So yeah, you can bemoan how hard it is to mod a Mercedes, even go out and buy an "easier" car to mod, but don't say it can't be done or shouldn't be done.