Mercedes W204 C220 CDI Performance upgrades?

[MercS204]

Hi guys i've got a mercedes c220 estate which is a 2.1L twin turbo diesel guzzler.

I wanted to know what kind of stuff i could do to it and what you guys have done to yours in terms of performance. I know there is remaps out there(which ill do via rolling road after the upgrades) and i know that someone will point out that i should have gotten a C63 but unfortunately that wasn't possible.

standard its 170BHP and 400NM torque.

So far i've done:
-Cat-Back twin pipes
-KN intake
-Rotors and pads

I would like about 250bhp+ and anything over 550NM torque so what i was thinking of doing was:
Uprated Fuel Pump or Larger Injectors
DPF removal
EGR removal
maybe a turbo upgrade/ tuning(boost valves?)

cheers guys let me know what you think.

 

[alien07]

Subscribed as I am also thinking of the same process!

 

[MercS204]

yeh man, Surely someone has gone and done the same as what i want. thinking of putting in the larger 350cdi intercooler as well.

 

[PobodY]

Why fit a bigger intercooler; are you getting problems with heat soak?

Obviously if you're running a lot more boost than intended, you need more charge cooling, but over-sized intercoolers introduce lag. - Think of the volume between the turbo and the inlet manifold; if you increase that volume, you need to put more air in to get the pressure to the engine (PV=nRT).

My suggestion would be to crank the boost up. - As long as you don't push it off the current map the ECU will adjust the fuelling for the increased volume of air.

 

[MercS204]

Hi, I was looking at getting the turbos tuned to higher boost and i think that some people do fit the slightly larger intercooler as they are pretty interchangeable.

 

[ash59fifty-uk]

Looking at a 30-40bhp increase via a map at the likes of MSL or PCS

Money you're planning on spending on this could've just bought a 350

 

[MercS204]

i don't really want to just do a map, i like working on cars and i spend most my pennies on it, and i just want to see what is possible. I wouldn't have gotten insured on a c350 unfortunately.

 

[ash59fifty-uk]

i don't really want to just do a map, i like working on cars and i spend most my pennies on it, and i just want to see what is possible. I wouldn't have gotten insured on a c350 unfortunately.

Surely with these proposed mods declared, your insurance would go up regardless?

 

[grober]

Brabus - Tuning for Mercedes-Benz

 

[MercS204]

yeh but still not as much for some reason.

 

[PobodY]

yeh but still not as much for some reason.

It's odd isn't it? - I think if you have improved the cars safety, that goes in your favour. However significant power hikes work against you.

It also depends on your insurer; some won't touch a car that isn't absolutely standard, and some don't seem bothered as long as you declare everything.