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I have been making some progress with the merc of late,
managed to set up the aem a little better which has improved the response and drivability, I have just purchased a wideband kit so I can see what is going on when tuning on the road.
after much searching and talking to people I have gone for the innovate lc-1 kit, it has very quick response, uses the bosch 4.2 sensor , and has awesome logging software in logworks. I had this setup on my old nova turbo and never had issues with it. i had looked at the plx kit, techedge, aem etc all has good and bad reviews as with most things.... so stuck with what i ve had previous and is at a decent price
shouldnt be to much longer now before we make a start
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Last Edit: Jan 4, 2012 13:34:08 GMT by garyhurn
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Well abit of progress on the merc eibach suspension now fitted  Started butting 2 coils off the back and 1/2 a coil on the front this got the car sitting around 100mm lower    Next up finally the turbo will get bolted on |
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Jan 10, 2012 18:55:01 GMT
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Jan 12, 2012 21:49:42 GMT
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Bit of an update....merc being merc nothing is ever simple.. The clutch from spec was supplied with the wrong pressure plate..... Or so i thought, it turns out in the uk the c280's were fitted with 2 types of dual mass, where as the us versions only had the one type. Spec built the clutch from the american type. It is not as simple as swapping for the other type.. My ecu runs a 60-2 trigger pattern were as the earlier engines ran a different configuration on the flywheel using 3 large segments if you swap the flywheels the engine will not run..... So being as the no body really makes an uprated clutch in the uk or the engine, I have decided to have a New flywheel made-1 to fit the clutch from spec and 2 to ditch the std dual mass flywheel. So the Flywheel has been sent off to cg motorsports to have a Light weight single mass made
Turn around shoud be 2-3weeks all being well
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Jan 21, 2012 18:39:03 GMT
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I am keen to change to full standalone ecu at some point but being fbw not many ecu's will control it... Well not within my price range anyways. So this is what I have come up with  BMW 535 throttle body bought for £1 on eBay  It didn't come with a tps so used what I had lying around - a Bosch c20let tps  Bit of work had the pair mated together  Just need to mount this on the Mercedes inlet manifold then sort a throttle cable and bracket etc |
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 Full standalone management , should release the full potential |
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Mar 14, 2012 17:48:44 GMT
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Mar 14, 2012 18:39:42 GMT
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Engine stuff looks very fun.
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Mar 14, 2012 20:45:42 GMT
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Cheers....should be good fun when it's done
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millar
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Mar 15, 2012 23:31:31 GMT
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out of interest how much did the clutch/flywheel combo set you back?
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out of interest how much did the clutch/flywheel combo set you back? £320 for flywheel and £360 for clutch kit.. If my memory serves me right (it's been a good few months since I bought the original clutch from us) |
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eadon
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Mar 16, 2012 18:16:33 GMT
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Well this will certainly be one to watch!
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Mar 16, 2012 20:42:16 GMT
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Well this will certainly be one to watch! Some big updates coming next week |
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millar
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Mar 16, 2012 23:47:43 GMT
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£320 for flywheel and £360 for clutch kit.. If my memory serves me right (it's been a good few months since I bought the original clutch from us) wow, thats even more pricey than i thought. |
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Mar 19, 2012 19:57:10 GMT
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£320 for flywheel and £360 for clutch kit.. If my memory serves me right (it's been a good few months since I bought the original clutch from us) wow, thats even more pricey than I thought. The flywheel is a bargain IMO...considering the work involved in making it..the clutch is expensive but my motto is buy cheap buy twice.......... |
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Mar 19, 2012 20:57:13 GMT
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turbo boost merc... hmmm...
Loving it, keep up the good work!!
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After the debarcal trying to get a decent ebay turbo, i ve gone elsewhere and Ordered a new turbo charger from roman @ turbobandit.com in Sweden I ve gone for a TB70-03 with a 0.84 rear housing. Should be good for between 600-800bhp It's somewhere in a sorting office in Scandinavia , hopefully it will arrive this week.    ... Need to order a new gearbox tomorrow after my old one ate it self whilst idling ...very strange |
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ahhh turbobanditen !!!......ive been observing these of late and am very close to ordering the exh manifold they have ...good work.....was the turbo pricey ??
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Last Edit: May 7, 2012 20:40:11 GMT by bigperm
300ce lowrider
c220 track car
c280 youngtimer
S320 ...vip no 4
S430 ..
2 x slk 230
500se ,
E36 amg
E 430
E55 amg
Ml 320
C43 amg
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TURRRBIIIINAAAA! I've been watching Turbobanditen videos since Bigperm told me about them last week! Great stuff, glad this is progressing.  |
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Did you also order some 'mongoloide pistona'? ;D Crazy guys! ;D Will be watching this with interest!
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