Mercedes Benz Tuning, Coding & Parts
We have just finished another update of our M276 air intakes. In this revision provisions were made for the MAP sensors. We made this version by deleting a space in our tubing and adding an extruded tube with the appropriate dimensions. These air intakes are printed out of polycarbonate and […]
After keeping my C63 stock for as long as I could. Perhaps falsely believing stock may be better, I decided that she needed some upgrades in the sound deadening, which then led to upgrading the center speaker and subwoofer, and then to performance upgrades. I have spent a lot of […]
Still in progress check back later! One of the increasingly popular discussions on FB CLS and, of course, tunedmercedes group is building custom air intakes. Apparently the black box dynos have been confirmed as real by a few people but most of those gains are for “tuned cars” with waste […]
Adding an oil collector on a direct injection engine can help maintain horsepower and mitigate issues with carbon build up on valves. I first heard of them reading a online forum “discussion” between two tuners and one brings up GAD tuning. One thing I realized there are tuners that I […]
For some models like the C218 there are air dams in between the grill and the air intake tubes. In the past I haven’t messed with these too much as I have had some weird noise issues from modifying these in the past. Well. No worries here with noise. It […]
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 […]
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, […]
