Mercedes Benz Tuning, Coding, Service, Parts & Resources
I went to Potomac Cars and Coffee about a month ago now. I meant to write about it then but life got in the way. I remember the show well though, it was beautiful weather, there were beautiful cars. I parked on the wrong side though, and my son really […]
I really enjoy driving my CLS. I do remember though the speakers would rattle, the doors would rattle; I drove over a rough patch of road and I thought to myself, “why did I trade in my avalon.” That is how bad the speakers and rattle were. Slowly, piece by […]
Southern Hotrod LLC offers upgrades to various factory transmissions for reasonable prices with transparent processes. For about $4600-4800 in 3-5 days after receiving your 722.9 transmission, they will rebuild it into a “war viking” using upgraded components. They note perhaps obviously that the transmission must be calibrated to the car. […]
If I had to pick one tuner with the best reputation on the internet it would be EuroCharged. Everyone has nice things to say about being tuned by Jerry. They are super easy to work with, and apparently over 60,000 cars have been worked on by them, check out their […]
I first started hearing about DTKM on MBworld.org where they were discussing the DTK1000 kit which iirc is around $8,000 for about 1000 hp out of an m157 engine. (I do wonder if this kit could be made to fit an m278 engine, and if you could get 800hp. Talking […]
I was recently talking to Paqo who runs a tuned 550. He didn’t have the stock tune to go back to and wasn’t really liking the current tune. I thought it was a good question so when I connected with Jake owner of Eurocharged; I hit him with that question. […]
I recently picked up a Dragy which is a 10hz GPS sensor that can track your performance data. This is pretty cool. BUT the really great part is that you can see the leaderboards by make, comment on other’s times (and receive replies). Which can really demystify tuning. One example […]
3D printing is a skill right now. And it may perhaps always remain that way as we push the boundaries of filaments and techniques. Many of todays prints can be categorized into useful items and trinkets/aesthetic items. In the field of printing for your car most of the items fit […]
Weistec Engineering is a California based high-end automotive tuner. I have heard they got their start from racing Mustangs. They are rooted in pragmatic performance, that is very high-end. Their products are finished well, look great, and are expensive compared to VRP Speed, and in line with prices from GAD, […]
Victory Road Performance, or VRP Speed, is a different entity than VRPtuning.com. VRP Speed is an American Mercedes Tuner based in beautiful Colorado Springs, CO. Colorado Springs is steeped in automotive history: Close to Pikes Peak, home of one of the most dangerous (and fun) hill climbs. Colorado Springs is […]
For the first of our Meet Your Mercedes Tuner series, I decided to go with RennTech. I’d like to do a write-up and maybe interview these tuners in the future. RennTech if you’d like to send me any information to correct anything, or do a quick zoom interview. I’d love […]
Many Mercedes in the USA have a built in subwoofer in the rear deck. There is unfortunately a certain amount of rattle that occurs when the bass or volume is turned up. I find this unpleasant, and go to great lengths to eliminate rattles. I’ve researched this a bit, and […]
I went to visit my wonderful Nana leaving from NW DC area. Shockingly i95, i895 were both closed at baltimore. So we set off again the next day. I went on this trip originally untuned. Thinking I would just put the car in cruise and chill. Wow, I was wrong. […]
If one (yo Gilles this is for you bro! ) were going to buy a completely stock M278 based E class or CLS and build it out, here is some guidance: Pre-purchase Open up the hood, take off the engine cover, lifts straight up with tabs but take it slow, […]
While there are conflicting reports about the logic of the intercooler pump. With mine it didn’t run all the time (you can hear it before she comes up to speed), and with this mod it did. With this mod you get lower IATs. Check out here: https://mbworld.org/forums/w212-amg/785054-reduced-iat-s-pump-rewiring.html I’ve heard a […]
