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AMG Supercharger for a CLK-55?

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#1 ·
I see all of these new MB cars (S55, E55, CLS55, CL55, SL55, G55) coming out with a 5.5L engine and a AMG supercharger. I assume this is essentially the same engine as what's in my '01 CLK-55. No? Wouldn't it be possible to get just the AMG supercharger for one of these cars, install it, and get the extra 100-150 HP?

I imagine the price would be enough to make you sick...but is it possible?
 
#4 ·
Right...after I posted that I kinda figured that's what you were asking. I looked around a little and didn't really see anything out there posted on the web about doing an aftermarket AMG supercharger but I did see this article from 2001. Kinda interesting and basically the article says the Kleemann supercharger is much superior to the AMG one and much much better for your engine. Anyway, here's a snippet of the article........

The 4.3-liter V-8 in our CLK43K makes 427 hp and 401 pound-feet, well above both the base 275 hp and 295 pound-feet and the 342 hp and 376 pound-feet generated by the CLK55 AMG's naturally aspirated 5.4-liter V-8.

Icing on the strudel, er, Danish: A Kleemann Mercedes costs less than a similar AMG car. The V-6 supercharger and intercooler kit costs $9500, and the V-8 kit sells for $14,350 on a CLK ($400 less on sedans) and takes 10 to 12 hours for installation (figure $1400 at most for labor). So a base C320 with a Kleemann engine upgrade would cost $48,495 (or $2604 less than the C32 AMG), and the CLK430 would start at $66,537, or $2710 less than the CLK55 AMG's price.
 
#5 ·
Hmmmm....interesting. Is the AMG supercharger for the 430 the same as for the 55? Are the blocks different, or just the bores?

I just got the EPC off of one of the many Ebay auctions, and I'm flipping through it, and it shows one under the air filter section. When I click to get a part number, it tells me that it's not valid for this BM (I think that means body-model??).

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