Saw this over on The (OTHER) site and thought I Would show it here..Pretty decent gains on a CLK with over 100k...The Numbers are real...
Well as many of you who know me have seen, I haven't been on the boards much lately. Things have been very busy (which is a good thing) and I haven't had much time for recreational activities.
However,
As today was my first (somewhat) free day, I went down to House of Power to dyno my newly supercharged car.
Before I get to the numbers, let me just say that having the car worked on exposed quite a few little problems that I suppose are normal on a 108k mile car. If you want to know what will most likely go wrong with your high mileage car, read this
1. Left motor mount needed to be replaced (this is the third one)
2. Crank Pulley needed to be replaced (per the recall - still waiting for my refund on this one)
3. Mass Air Meter (POS) was on it's way out before I dropped off the car and had to be replaced. I'm going to consider Mass air meters a 50k mile part.
4. Tranny fluid was filthy! As most of you know, "lifetime fluid" is a crock. I would say that it needs to be changed every 40k-50k miles or so.
Now, on to the good stuff:
Here she is! I still haven't had time to clean the motor, but I think it looks alright for going through 5 years and 108k miles of my "tender loving care."
I have a couple more plans for the appearance (polishing the valve covers, making a custom engine cover from Blue CF/Kevlar) but I love the way the kit looks. The kit uses a Greddy Blow-off valve - it sounds so cool to hear a Benz go "psshhhh," and as I love the sound of a centrifugal charger, I opted for the "loud" one that has an audible whine :0)
Here's a dyno sheet with it's pre and post install graphs:
Aside from a Remus exhaust and this supercharger kit, this car has no other performance mods (i.e. Pulleys, Software, etc.)
The car feels very well mannered around town, but hauls ass when asked to. The more gas it's gets, the more power it gives. Half throttle from a 30 mph roll breaks the tires loose, and when you step on it, it never stops pulling. :0). No drivability issues whatsoever, and on a fast paced run up Glendora Canyon in the San Gabriel Valley heat, temps hovered around 80°. During freeway driving, the needle is always below 80°.
These numbers were obtained using stock software. When Josh R of HoP gets back from vacation, we're going to experiment with a different FMU, as well as do a dyno pass with some stock wheels to see how much my 40 lb. Carlssons are costing me.
All in all, my car is a completely different animal. Whereas before I would never even bother to watch myself get my ass kicked by an STi, they're easy pickings now :0). The price was right, it has the race inspired look I love, and the performance is incredible. Only thing that sucks is that this has really brought back my speed bug. I'm already looking into how to take this car to the next level. Stay tuned...
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