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alhacker
10-28-2005, 12:44 AM
hello, my friend swaped his differential on a C220 96 or 95 don't remember and its really a good mod considering the car pulls really good BUT it tops out at 180 instead of 210 km/h... im doing mine but i want a bit of info on differentials... i have 3.27 diff and the mechanic is gonna put a 4.2X forgot the last number... he says its gonna be much better... mine is a 97 c230 with the asr but no asr switch....
NISMOPOWERED
10-28-2005, 05:25 AM
Im thinking of doing this on my C36. I figure it goes 155 so what if it only hits 140 after. I never get past 100 where I live.
vbrock1137
10-28-2005, 08:31 AM
Higher rpms at cruising speed on the highway though would decrease your fuel economy, right?
NISMOPOWERED
10-28-2005, 09:07 AM
Very true. But if I was worried about that I honstly would not be driving an AMG.
Abuimad
10-28-2005, 09:36 AM
what benefits does it provide if u swap it, and how much does it cost ? alhacker u know good mechanics who can do such work on our cars here in leb ?
btw alhacker did u remove ur cat converter or no ?? cause i heard i should do that cause every1 does it here
NISMOPOWERED
10-28-2005, 11:35 AM
A higher number gear set will give you better take off while decreaseing your top speed. Lets say at 70mph your at 3k
with higher gears it might go to 3.5k rpms.
your speedo will be off at least some
thmsshaun
10-28-2005, 12:43 PM
Originally posted by NISMOPOWERED

your speedo will be off at least some

Though the speed is calculated from the ABS sensors on the wheels so the diff should not alter that.
NISMOPOWERED
10-28-2005, 03:04 PM
Thats nice! At least when I do my swap on thing will go right!:D
alhacker
10-28-2005, 09:22 PM
Originally posted by Abuimad
what benefits does it provide if u swap it, and how much does it cost ? alhacker u know good mechanics who can do such work on our cars here in leb ?
btw alhacker did u remove ur cat converter or no ?? cause i heard i should do that cause every1 does it here i know all sorts of mechanics for the mercedes benz and german cars... i even know mechanics for high end tuning and hybrid cars (toyota with a ford 5.0 engine)
Ashkan's C280
10-29-2005, 12:38 PM
where is this new diff coming from?
alhacker
10-30-2005, 09:15 PM
Originally posted by Ashkan's C280
where is this new diff coming from?

mercedes but donno what model.... neither one from the w124 nor the w210 worked out
NISMOPOWERED
10-31-2005, 08:42 AM
If you have a 4 spd auto then you can use the 5sp auto rear dif
its a higher ratio.