c43 to c55 AMG conversion

[Danieljw]

Hows the engine been for you?
I had mine done about 2 months now and it is one of the best cars i have ever owned i love it. just had the wider e55 hammer wheels put on it for traction purposes with michelin pilot sport tyres all round it now goes in a straight line kind off. lol

 

[Danieljw]

How are them manifolds going mate, any problems ??

If not i am going to order some

I had a set of those manifolds also and they have been great it has had a very hard last month to see what it was like but they are still looking good just glow cherry red i was a little worried at the start but they are still fine a worth while buy

 

[rawc43]

How are them manifolds going mate, any problems ??

If not i am going to order some

they are fine but they do need to be futher tightend after run in

 

[rawc43]

Hows the engine been for you?
I had mine done about 2 months now and it is one of the best cars i have ever owned i love it. just had the wider e55 hammer wheels put on it for traction purposes with michelin pilot sport tyres all round it now goes in a straight line kind off. lol

sounds bad ass post some pics

 

[Justin1600]

they are fine but they do need to be futher tightend after run in

Cheers for the update mate also when you split and painted the inlet manifold, what did you reseal it with ?? Black RTV ?

 

[Justin1600]

I had a set of those manifolds also and they have been great it has had a very hard last month to see what it was like but they are still looking good just glow cherry red i was a little worried at the start but they are still fine a worth while buy

That's good news Cheers

 

[DRBC43AMG]

According to certain people on the US forums, getting the intake manifold to seal perfectly and back on the engine without any leak is a real PITA. If needed, I can point you to the corresponding thread.

 

[Justin1600]

According to certain people on the US forums, getting the intake manifold to seal perfectly and back on the engine without any leak is a real PITA. If needed, I can point you to the corresponding thread.

Yes please mate, i am glad i did split it as the flap linkage did not move as free as i would of liked

 

[DRBC43AMG]

Yes please mate, i am glad i did split it as the flap linkage did not move as free as i would of liked

Here goes (long thread...): C43 '55' swap thread - MBWorld.org Forums
I'll see if I can dig up some others...
Another: http://mbworld.org/forums/c36-amg-c...e-removal-m113.html?highlight=intake+assembly

 

[Justin1600]

Here goes (long thread...): C43 '55' swap thread - MBWorld.org Forums
I'll see if I can dig up some others...
Another: upper intake removal m113? - MBWorld.org Forums

Ok Cheers, i will have a read

 

[rawc43]

Cheers for the update mate also when you split and painted the inlet manifold, what did you reseal it with ?? Black RTV ?



i used merc black sealer. ended up using my old manifold as the one i split had an air leake. they seem very dificlut to seal it does say on wis not to split them

 

[rawc43]

i have a quaife limited slip differential on order for my car. ill be fitting to my car on saturday/sunday ill post pics. hopefully it will stop a lot of wheel spin.

 

[Justin1600]

Cheers for the update mate also when you split and painted the inlet manifold, what did you reseal it with ?? Black RTV ?



i used merc black sealer. ended up using my old manifold as the one i split had an air leake. they seem very dificlut to seal it does say on wis not to split them

Ok Cheers mate, i have some MB black sealer so will give that a go. Sure if i take my time i will seal it ok I think the trick is not to touch the vacuum pipe at the bottom of it, from reading other threads.

 

[Justin1600]

i have a quaife limited slip differential on order for my car. ill be fitting to my car on saturday/sunday ill post pics. hopefully it will stop a lot of wheel spin.

That is on my "To Do" list, let us know how you get on and how much the diff is

Did they use the casing etc from your Diff ?

 

[rawc43]

Ok Cheers mate, i have some MB black sealer so will give that a go. Sure if i take my time i will seal it ok I think the trick is not to touch the vacuum pipe at the bottom of it, from reading other threads.

yeah you should be fine

 

[rawc43]

That is on my "To Do" list, let us know how you get on and how much the diff is

Did they use the casing etc from your Diff ?

the diff cost me £1000. yes i will be using the casing when i fit the lsd ill post and explain when i do the mod

 

[BlackC55]

It's not easy to do fitting that Atb diff inside the casing.

I get my Diff man do build mine.

 

[rawc43]

Did you have the quaife diff fitted olly

 

[horgantrevor]

Did you have the quaife diff fitted olly

Yes he fitted one a while back

 

[BlackC55]

Did you have the quaife diff fitted olly

Yes I do. It's amazingly good. In the dry with my new Dunlops I cannot generate oversteer no matter how hard I try. I really try too!!

So I need more power now.