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Our Business Plan for Palm Beach International Raceway

Executive Summary: Palm Beach International Raceway Multi-purpose raceway with product manufacturing and testing for tuners such as TunedMercedes. To provide a world-class motorsports experience for enthusiasts of all levels through diverse events, including drag racing, autocross, off-road courses, go-kart racing, product testing, and concerts. Our mission is to create a […]

pva printed tube
3D Printing

Laying Carbon Fiber Directly on PVA Printed Parts

I am testing using PVA printed parts and laying CF right on top. This is an interesting solution to me to test because the PVA itself is water soluble. Additionally I am using a Carbon Fiber Tube versus laying cut pieces of carbon fiber. Some things I’ve noted are that […]

Maintenance

M177 Timing Guide Issue

Recently I have been hearing reports of broken timing guides from owners of M177 C63 and GLC63. These manifest with a tek tek tek sound that goes away after several minutes. Fixing the issue is approximately 8k from a dealer and 4k from an indy. If you let this go […]

ECU Tuning, TCU Tuning

What to do after flashing your ECU or TCU

After flashing your ECU or TCU you will want to make sure that the computer has a chance to exit programming mode and restart with the new calibrations loaded.  In this case it is important to unhook everything, turn off the car, and close the drivers door for 2-3 minutes […]

c63 air intakes test printing
3D Printing

Some Tips on Designing Products

While there are many people who are better at this I thought I would provide some ideas on how to design air intakes and other items. The first is to mock up things using old school techniques, cardboard, measuring tape, pen and paper. Then you can start to move to […]

AMG GT 190 ModalWorks Air Intakes
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M177 Issues Update 1

I made a video about a year ago covering some commonly reported M177 issues. In this video I update this video with better presentation of existing data and new data.

TunedMercedes C63 Air Intake with BMS Filter
3D Printing

How TunedMercedes Improved Their 3D Prints

In this video I talk about some steps we have taken to get better quality 3D prints. One thing to note is that this video does not address the physical maintenance on machines which is perhaps even more important than the topics covered here. This video assumes you have a […]

Joey B install of tunedmercedes air intakes
3D Printing

Turbo Air Intake Design Considerations

I realized reading some posts that many people believe the ideal air intake for a turbo car to be the same as a naturally aspirated engine, and there are some differences. On a naturally aspirated engine the ideal air intake will provide a balance of cold dense air and work […]

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2 New CAD Designs and Test Prints in PLA

Today I modified our existing C43 revision 2 based on our test print and we will make a third revision from there. This I believe is a good solution and I will send these out to everyone who ordered the C43 air intake prior. The C63 air intake I specced […]