W203 c180k i want abit more power!

[N1ckw]

Hi everyone I'm new to the forum I've just got myself a c class coupe c180 sport edition

I'm after a little more power really I know these cars are not the quickest of things but I didn't buy it for that I just want that little extra umphh if I can get it. First question is do you get much gains from a remap ( I know you will get gains but are they worth the cost) and who do you all recommend as I don't want fred in the shed to kill my car. I've also been looking at air filters but have read up that the K&N filter tends to oil the air mass up so dose anyone recommend a filter?
If anyone know of anything else that can be done please let me know


Many thanks Nick

 

[lordlee]

I personally wouldnt fit a K&N to any car after the problems it gave my Porsches MAF. I always use OE filters.

 

[mr vandango]

One more against the K&N here.. they only add a couple of bhp at best, but the induction noise if you go open cone makes you feel like you're going faster.

I've no experience remapping these engines, but I have seen decent gains on other units so I can't see one hurting. Should improve torque, power delivery, driveability and possibly economy when driven sensibly!

Try a look through here:

https://www.google.co.uk/#q=c180+remapping+w203

Should be a fair bit of reading to help you along

 

[hem666]

Try a look through here:

https://www.google.co.uk/#q=c180+remapping+w203

Should be a fair bit of reading to help you along

You need this web site in your life my friend Let me google that for you

Peace and sorry for the hijack

 

[SpoonJar]

You could always buy a car with a more powerful engine. When I was in twenties, I used to spend fortunes upping the power of small engines. I came to the conclusion that for the same price as that 1.6 I can buy the 2.0 without spending over £1000 on exhausts, filters, cams etc to get the 1.6 to the equivalent power of a 2.0.
Then you have the hassle of insurance. Insuring the 2.0 was cheaper than the modified 1.6.
Obviously I don't know your age but the car I have at the moment cost me £304 to insure, so maybe getting a more powerful car won't be too costly to insure.

 

[markjay]

There is not much that can be economically done to the M271.

Remapping don't really work, and filters and exhausts won't do much either.

Larger pulley / higher supercharger pressure etc will work, but it is difficult to justify this kind of investment on a W203 C180K.

The 200K and 230K are more powerful variants of the same 1.8L M271 engine, using higher supercharger pressure and lower compression ratio.

 

[N1ckw]

Reference buying a car with more power I have a 430bhp mk1 Audi S3 the Mercs just a daily I just wondered if there where any quick simple power gains to be had that's all anyone ever put the 230 super charger on a 180?