AMG
2003-2006 "The Beast" Mercedes-Benz E55 AMG W211 M113K Kompressor
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Showing posts with label Kompressor. Show all posts
Saturday, February 13, 2016
Monday, March 11, 2013
Trimming the fat... not what you think!
OK - not really about weight loss or removing stuff from the car to make it lighter, but ever since I had the larger heat exchanger mounted, the E55 has had a bit of a 'swollen lip' look to it... 
A recent trip to Monterey, CA showed to be a challenge for the lip... notice the chunk removed!
Well, over the past 9 months of that little 'extra' fat lip, took its toll. Here's what I found a few weeks ago after a long drive to Monterey, CA and back.
Yes, that's a little rubber strip that is usually below the oil cooler, and part of the underbody tray directly below the heat exchanger. The wear and tear of little bumps here and there eventually cracked the parts off.
So, now that I have more clearance due to the plastic pieces coming out, I figured I'd give a trim to the fat lip. Used a simple utility knife to gracefully trace the lines between that 1/4" edge and the rest of the bumper lip.
And here's the result of my handiwork.
I think it slimmed things down quite a bit, even though it's only a 1/4" edge!
Hopefully I won't run into any more sharp pointy things!
Saturday, March 2, 2013
Gotta love Dyno time!
After my previous dyno results, I had to get my inter-cooler pump replaced. It's amazing how much power is lost when you have lots of heat. My IAT (intake air temps) were in the 170-180* range which is way too hot. Since that dyno last summer, the pump was replaced and I have a heat exchanger that is 2x the OEM stock size. Now my IATs hover ~10-15* above ambient temps - woohoo!
I took my car to Universal Technical Institute (UTI) in Sacramento. Nice thing is that my nephew is a recently graduated student (and driver in the video below) and we ran the numbers on the Dynojet - MUCH better! The instructor was a big E55 fan and it was great to see about 100 students crowded around the dyno room - man it made some noise!
The printer was almost out of ink so sorry about the hard to read graph.. 446 HP and 487 ft-lbs!
Gotta love that crazy torque!
Monday, January 7, 2013
Mercedes AMG Books - know of any good ones?
Searching the interwebs, looking for some good books about Mercedes-AMG history — know any good ones? Did you know AMG stands for Aufrecht, Melcher, and Großaspach?
Found these on Amazon. The Brooklands 2000–2006 portfolio was already here; the rest are history books and factory titles that still have live listings.
Mercedes AMG Ultimate Portfolio 2000-2006
E55 / C55 road tests
Mercedes AMG Gold Portfolio 1983-1999
Hammer, 190, early E55
AMG 45: The Story - The Cars
every series AMG through SLS
AMG: Reaching for the Stars
factory history to 2005
Mercedes-Benz: The AMG Cars
1993–2024, every official model
Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG
gullwing coffee-table
Mercedes-AMG GT: A Star is Born
SLS successor, factory book
Mercedes-Benz W124: The Complete Story
W124 including AMG
Mercedes-Benz W201 (190): The Complete Story
190E and DTM
Mercedes AMG Ultimate Portfolio 2000-2006 — The one that was already here: Brooklands reprints of period road tests covering C32/C55, CLK55, CLS55, E55, G55, ML55, S55/S65, SL55/SL65, SLK32/55, and the SLR McLaren.
Mercedes AMG Gold Portfolio 1983-1999 — The earlier Brooklands companion: 190 3.2, Hammer, C36/C43, E36/E50/E55/E60, SL60, S55, and CLK-GTR, from the independent-tuner years through the 1999 merger.
AMG 45: The Story - The Cars — Official 45th-anniversary hardcover: 117 series cars, specs, and archive photos from the first tuned saloons through the SLS, with Aufrecht and Melcher opening their files.
AMG: Reaching for the Stars — Factory-authorized 2006 history by Frank Mühling and Markus Bolsinger — Affalterbach, the race program, and the V8/V12 years right around the W211 E55.
Mercedes-Benz: The AMG Cars — Brian Long's year-by-year chronicle of official AMG production cars from 1993 through 2024, plus the Hammer, DTM, and the Mercedes partnership.
Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG — Delius Klasing factory book on AMG's first in-house sports car: coupe, roadster, GT3, and e-cell.
Mercedes-AMG GT: A Star is Born — The SLS follow-on as AMG's 911 fighter, with the heritage bits that lead up to the first GT.
Mercedes-Benz W124: The Complete Story — James Taylor's W124 history, including the specials and AMG cars that became the Hammer generation.
Mercedes-Benz W201 (190): The Complete Story — The 190 that AMG first turned into a customer car (190 3.2) and that Mercedes raced in DTM — Cosworth 16-valve context included.
Following on from the merger between AMG and DaimlerChrysler in 1999, the AMG engineers' touch showed up across the Mercedes-Benz range — C-Class through S-Class and SLK, plus ML and G-Class. Not left out: the SLR McLaren with its supercharged 5.5 litre quad-cam V8, fettled in Affalterbach. The 2000–2006 portfolio collects road and comparison tests, releases, and buying notes on C30/32/55, CLK430/55/GTR, CL55/65, CLS55, E55, G55, ML55, S55/65, SL55/65, SLK32/55, plus the SLR.
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