Again, Supercharger for CLK55 or just cams, other??? 03 E55???

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sajecw

Discussion Starter · Jun 10, 2003

Hi All,

Well I have spoke with Simon/Ben (Kleemann) and HPS (Adam or Mark?) about the superchargers for the CLK55.

When I first spoke with every tuner I could find about the Kleemann they all said it was too much boost and the ODBII setup would not correct itself. The compression would be raised to high as well. At the time, Brandon offered it to me for $9500.00 and I turned it down.

Now it seems that nothing is better than the Kleemann. (Quick correction of the marketplace when members become resellers and change vendors...)

I thought the concept of the HPS unit was good and the price was right, but not enough HP to warrant $8500.

I just read through a thread on MBWorld between JT55, Adam and Ben. Unreal.

I have only found 3 members who have superchargers, JT55, Mach430 (Ben) and someone named Timster from two forums.

Timster is trying to sell his car 2 months after the Kleemann, Ben resells Kleemann. JT55 is the only "non-biased" person I can find out there.

Is there anyone out there other than the same 3 members that have done either an supercharger or a cam, heads... upgrade.

Is it better to just sell the CLK55 and get an 03 E55.

I am looking forward to the input.

Thanks,

Chris

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Rrange

· #4 · Jun 26, 2003

Chris, did someone really offer to sell you a 55 Kleemann system for $9,500? Aren't they ...

Chris, did someone really offer to sell you a 55 Kleemann system for $9,500? Aren't they normally around $17-18k? I would have thought dealer cost on one was more than that. Does anyone know where the least expensive place to buy one is now?

BTW, I don't know what you meant exactly about the compression ratio; adding a supercharger doesn't change a car's compression ratio. The issue with 55's and compression ratios is that boost and high compression don't work well together, and the n/a 55 is a high compression engine (10.5:1). Kleemann deals with this by using an efficient intercooler and a relatively low-boost system. So the car still has the same compression ratio, but cooling the air charge and keeping the boost low keep it from detonating.

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Rrange

· #6 · Jun 28, 2003

Is this offer on a 430 system or a 55 system? And if it's a 55 system, how much power doe...

Is this offer on a 430 system or a 55 system? And if it's a 55 system, how much power does it produce?

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