Future of MBCA as linked to new MB design language - PeachParts Mercedes-Benz Forum

Hatterasguy · #8 01-27-2014, 09:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Jim B.

I call BS on that.

There is a tuner market for Mercedes Benz, going back to the early 80s.

Kleeman, pre-merger AMG, Remus, Wald, Lorinser, MKB, Brabus, Carat-Duchalet, SGS and several more tuners, just from Germany, Holland and Austria, alone, spring instantly to mind.

My personal rides -- the '91 560SEC and '95 e420 each feature Remus exhaust and AMG pentas/monoblocks, and the 560 has AMG headers and downpipes on it and the e420 has a Lorinser spoiler.

No offense Jim but that's nothing, modifying a Mercedes has always been limited, challenging, and expensive. You have to hunt for parts and import a lot of them from Europe, and what you do find is very expensive. Renntech can do a lot but anything beyond an ECU flash is like $20k+

I can buy a Corvette, Mustang, or a Honda and get 1k page thick catalogs of cheap and very affective bolt on parts.

Even BMW and Audi are worlds ahead.

When I talk about aftermarket:
http://www.jegs.com/
https://www.mustangsunlimited.com/

Mercedes tuning is similar to Porsche and Ferrari. You either have a lot of money or are an engineer with a massive and well equipped garage so you can fabricate everything.

OTOH I can buy a Mustang with a Coyote V8 and in my garage bolt on a super charger and get E63AMG level's of power for what $8k maybe probably less. Also since its a Mustang their are probably DIY Youtube videos on the kit, and oh I have 6 to chose from as well...