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Post by Casethecorvetteman on Jul 3, 2016 5:05:55 GMT -5
Hi all  after having the C43 AMG for a few years now i have been looking out for a suitably cheap E55 to take the 5.4ltr engine and the 18" wheels for my C43, and found one recently very cheap and in good shape. I was amazed at how fast it is, noticably more torque than the 4.3ltr version of the same engine, and the big E Class handles very well too. Not quite as good as the C43, but it sure is faster. |
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Post by mastertech on Jul 4, 2016 9:01:56 GMT -5
So has the swap began?
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Post by Casethecorvetteman on Jul 4, 2016 10:35:31 GMT -5
Not yet mate, i will look at getting it organized when i finish nights on Wednesday.
The build quality on this E55 is really quite incredible though i must say. Previous owner has spent more on the car in the past 5 years than i paid all up to buy it, and its in really great mechanical order.
I will probably look at the timing chain and guides when i have the 5.4ltr out of the car, although it runs that smoothly i doubt there will be much needed.
275,800klms on it, and youd think it was more like 25,000!!
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Post by Casethecorvetteman on Jul 17, 2016 2:31:22 GMT -5
Swap is underway, engines are out.
Having torque converter rebuilt while its all out.
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Post by Casethecorvetteman on Aug 9, 2016 6:38:19 GMT -5
Ive created somewhat of a monster... That C Class really flies now
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Post by mastertech on Aug 9, 2016 10:42:11 GMT -5
Ha, makes all that time and effort worth it. |
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Post by Casethecorvetteman on Aug 10, 2016 2:35:29 GMT -5
Ha, makes all that time and effort worth it. Yeah no doubt about that. I loved the W210, but it doesnt handle near as good as the W202, and the seats are not as snug around the bolsters, which are adjustable on the C-Class AMGs. There were 30 W202 C55s made in Europe apparently, it was supposedly a 30,000 euro option, the difference between mine and the factory one is the speedometer in mine goes to 280 and the factory C55 goes to 300, and mine has a 3.07:1 diff ratio instead of 2.82:1. |
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