Mercedes Benz Tuning, Coding, Service, Parts & Resources
Many AMG’s come standard with IWC clocks. IWC is a fine German manufacture of clocks and watches. IWC is perhaps best known for their ingenieur line which this particular IWC MB clock is related. Background on IWC IWC ingenieurs are individually tested like Rolexes. These tests cost money and check […]
There are some options shipped, and I’m sure can be fabricated, that either seek to upgrade the air intake tubes or replace the Mercedes units which can get ripped. One option is using VRP or similar air intake tubes. Take this a step further by using wrapping the aftermarket metal […]
The Air suspensions in Range Rovers have been modified for years. With links, later with GAP IIDtool and dealer programming to raise the height. The links are apparently super easy to install. But the computer way allows you to continue to run the car in an OEM fashion. For Mercedes […]
Adding dynamat sound deadener to the trunk of your mercedes can help cut down on road noise and make your subwoofer sound better.
Replace Rear Door Speakers and Remove Rear Door Card in a C218 W218 X218 Mercedes. I didn’t see this video posted anywhere but it is different than the front from the outer card in. Outer most door card no access panel, an additional screw, more wires to unhook versus the […]
2000+ Mercedes owners have a option of upgrading their Mercedes Command Screen with something more modern. My car had a 7″ screen in it, which was fairly good. Not bad. I wanted to keep what the stock unit could do because it wasn’t bad. But I found myself becoming addicted […]
One way to upgrade power on a (non-amg) M278 is to retrofit AMG turbos into the M278 engine. People on MB World report they bolt up directly and just need a tune to work and also routing of liquid cooling. One issue to anticipate is the M157 turbos have coolant […]
One popular method of increasing performance on Supercharged cars is using a smaller pulley. The smaller gearing increases the boost provided by the supercharger. I remember my Dad changing out a SC pulley on a 4.0 or 4.2 SC Jaguar Engine. Nearly every aftermarket tuner offers smaller pulleys. UPD suggests […]
In January I took off for a 1000 mile solo road trip from DC to Port Canaveral, FL to get on what had to be one of the last cruises that sailed before the Corona Virus pandemic. My son loved his disney cruise and unfortunately I was breaking up […]
Mercedes out of the factory in the USA come with fairly good stereos. They can be upgraded but there are two different philosophies: Theory of Constraints Find the issues that hold back the factory system and address them. Replace Front Woofers In this method which, isn’t a bad way to […]
While I argue every modern turbo Mercedes may be a great tuner car, for example a 2013 or 2014 GL 450 can be tuned to nearly 500HP from it’s factory detuned 350HP as it is a very similar set up to the GL 550. That being said, there are some […]
As Mercedes shifted into forced aspiration engines cooling became an issue intake air temperature (IAT), heat soak, and more were only exacerbated by tuning. Tuning Superchargers or Turbocharged engines often looks at increasing the amount of compressed air into an engine. Compressing air, as we know physics today, will always […]
You may have heard about UPD air intake spacers, or Cold air intake (CAI) spacers, or VRP air box risers. Let’s answer three top questions about them. What are they? In various Mercedes engines the air intake is actually fairly good, especially when blessed by tuners such as brabus. However, […]
In this current time, an escape, a drive, along the coast is therapeutic. The miles are no longer a chore, but a welcome cinema of life where we have choice at each stage. I took my son Jonah to Hilton Head Island for his 6th birthday. He loves to swim […]
There were some beautiful cars, weather, and scenery at the 2019 St. Michaels Concours d’Elegance. Here are a few pictures of Mercedes I took. As I fumbled with my cell phone camera I over heard two of the Mercedes Owners discuss they still drive their cars.
