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 […]
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Upgrade Mercedes Stereo
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 […]
Most Popular Mercedes to Tune
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 […]
Cooling Upgrades
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 […]
Cold Intake Air Spacers
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, […]
Road Trip DC to Hilton Head Island
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 […]
St. Michaels Concours d’Elegance 2019
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.
ECU Tuning & Hand Held Tuning Modules
With the introduction of the turbocharged Mercedes Engine line up beginning with the v12, v8, and v6, it was realized that there were more impactful gains to be made from simple ECU tuning than in the past. The levels of ECU tuning were no longer 10-30HP and quicker response, but […]
Update Navigation and Entertainment Electronics with an Android Screen
On Alibaba there are quite a few direct sellers of Android Screens. These android screens take the place of your existing Merceredes screen and integrate with the existing system keeping all original functions accessible. Beyond the original functions it is also possible to run android 10 apps including some which […]
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