C63 AMG W204 - Must have mods?

[Ashventini]

I can highly recommend this -


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About £6k - £8k im guessing. I looked at them for my RS7. Expensive for the gains, but very very nice products if you can afford it. Weigh isnt important on 1800kg cars tbh though.
This doesnt address the front end restriction. Id rather go for 200 cell primary cats, with straight pipes, keeping resonator and standard rear boxes (which arent bad anyway). Gains are on the front end vs cat back.

 

[Ashventini]

I've heard there's a bit of power but its also the sound improvement that's probably a more useful benefit. MSL and others fit them with the cats and the MOT shouldn't be an issue.

Did you find any sound improvement on your maserati, they sound great btw. Fantastic exhaust note

Hi. I had a 2018 granturismo MC stradale. I went larini sports cats and x-pipe straight away. It was mental at full chat.... however the resonator (standard x pipe) removal killed the tone which its famous for. It was way too raspy. I pulled off the larini non res x-pipe after 500 miles and re-fitted oem resonated x pipe. Tone came back but had 30% more volume due to 200 cell cats. That was a lovely result. Throttle response was better with them also. Maybe 5 - 10%.. had to measure by the bum and back.

 

[TrueSpirit]

Hi. I had a 2018 granturismo MC stradale. I went larini sports cats and x-pipe straight away. It was mental at full chat.... however the resonator (standard x pipe) removal killed the tone which its famous for. It was way too raspy. I pulled off the larini non res x-pipe after 500 miles and re-fitted oem resonated x pipe. Tone came back but had 30% more volume due to 200 cell cats. That was a lovely result. Throttle response was better with them also. Maybe 5 - 10%.. had to measure by the bum and back.

Very interesting, yeah that tone is more important than loudness IMO my work colleague has a newish granturismo, I'll ask him which year it is. He seems to be very happy with it.

I'm trying to source headers for the e63 that will fit the midpipe directly but I can only seem to find c63 headers . My indy wants to try fitting headers for me , he's a top class guy otherwise id have got MSL or someone to do them already. I think for the C, you can get them fitted with engine remap at around 3k at a guess. Expensive yes but the engine probably benefits a bit from better breathing

 

[Bobby Dazzler]

In my experience long tube headers and sports cats make the car very very very loud, and so worth considering if it’s a car which will be used a lot, for long distance drives, or early/late.

 

[Ashventini]

Very interesting, yeah that tone is more important than loudness IMO my work colleague has a newish granturismo, I'll ask him which year it is. He seems to be very happy with it.

I'm trying to source headers for the e63 that will fit the midpipe directly but I can only seem to find c63 headers . My indy wants to try fitting headers for me , he's a top class guy otherwise id have got MSL or someone to do them already. I think for the C, you can get them fitted with engine remap at around 3k at a guess. Expensive yes but the engine probably benefits a bit from better breathing

Yeah msl is about £3k for headers, butvthat doesnt include primary cats so you have the emmisdions problem. Ive seen sports cats manifilds inc 200 cell cats but they was about £6k. Not worth it imo. Not enough gain for that £. If someone had sports cats manigolds for £3k id consider, but the headers alone for £3k is questinable in my mind. Personal choice of course. Need to find a metal work fabricator. The cats themselves can be bought and the tubework welded up.... i remember from researching the Larini sports cats at the time.. just needs someone capable. Could be done for £1500 i reckon.

 

[Ashventini]

Yeah msl is about £3k for headers, butvthat doesnt include primary cats so you have the emmisdions problem. Ive seen sports cats manifilds inc 200 cell cats but they was about £6k. Not worth it imo. Not enough gain for that £. If someone had sports cats manigolds for £3k id consider, but the headers alone for £3k is questinable in my mind. Personal choice of course. Need to find a metal work fabricator. The cats themselves can be bought and the tubework welded up.... i remember from researching the Larini sports cats at the time.. just needs someone capable. Could be done for £1500 i reckon.