Im going to TURBO my W202!!

[SLAMMED_C]

So after a lot of debate on what to do to my car (An engine swap with a V8 or do a Turbo set up), I decided on the Turbo.. as it will be much easier to do. The V8 swap would involve new harness's, a new EIS, new keys, New control units, New Trans.. the list goes on and on.. just waaaay more then I want to tackle in my C230 Kompressor. If my car was already a V8 I'd just drop in a 55 motor and call it a day.
There is no way to really boost my supercharger more with the set up I'm running, so I'd have to go with a custom supercharger.. and I have thought about this as well.. but to be honest.. the Turbo just seems so much easier to tune later on.. easier to crank up the boost.

So the Thread has started!
Chime in 23K.. I know you have some questions and comments for me!

Im about to order my Turbo, hopefully this week,
I'm going with a Garrett GT3582R.. yes it's large!.. but it will give me the power I'm after later on when I get more custom bits done. My goal is 450-550HP when all is said and done. so it will hopefully be a monster!

**All my stock parts will be up for sale (Supercharger and all affiliated parts, also my full stock exhaust will be for sale, and finally my Kleemann K23 kit, which is good for 1999 and 2000 C230Kompressors, and it should be compatible with 1999 SLK230Komprssors as well, as I have the 2 different alternator pulleys for either car.**
Hit me up if you are interested in any parts.

[gakz]

updates??? i hope

[SLAMMED_C]

Yo Guys!
Haven't been in here for so long.. forgot club202 was running again!

Can remember what I last posted about, and I'm too lazy to go and read through it all!
Lots of progress.. not finished yet however. still have a lot to complete before I have her on her wheels and moving around again. I'm aiming for sometime in june.. hopefully at the latest mid june. but we shall see.
At the moment I am waiting on some parts that I ordered. waiting on a bunch of AN fittings and hoses, injector connectors, intercooler hoses and pipe. I just got a bunch of stuff yesterday and earlier in the week. so I think I have my exhaust parts sorted out. got some 3" ss straight pipe, and 45degree and 60degree bends, I have all the v-bands already as well as the o2 sensor bungs. I also got yesterday my 4" intake pipe and my 2.75" boost pipe. so I will be able to start fabricating the boost pipe and full exhaust system. earlier in the week I got my magnaflow muffler and tips. its a 3" inlet and dual 2.5" outlet, the tips are 3.5"

Well lets try and think about what I've gotten completed over the past 6-8 months..

bought a 6 speed manual trans from a 2001 SLK230K.. this trans will meet my car next year hopefully..

I got a new steering wheel..

I got new headlights and tail lights..



I ordered my Quaife LSD.. but they sent me the wrong one.. and I am still in talks with them about the proper one for my car. they do have the correct center section now, they have been trying to fabricate a way to keep the axle flanges clipped into the diff, they did say august they should have a produciton LSD ready for me. this is the incorrect one they sent me..

stock diff center compared to Quaiffe (incorrect for my car as I found out)..

I got a set of racing seats..

I worked on my custom interior wood trim, skulls!..

I bought a set of 17" multi-piece AMG wheels that I will use on the track.. 17x8.5 and 17x10..


to be continued next post..

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Bought some more parts for my future 6 speed manual transmission swap.. flywheel, pedal assembly..


I installed a new oil pan with a return fitting on it..

I got my valve cover powder coated red..

I got some SLK55 AMG front and rear brake calipers.. I sent them out and had them stripped down and powder coated red!


I also installed the brakes on my car..


I had custom shims made out of delrin for my KW variant2 coil over kit..


continued next post..

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I then installed my full KW suspension after receiving the shocks back from KW (had them rebuilt)..


test fit the liquid intercooler..

I installed the turbo manifold, the valve cover, the turbo, all the feed and return lines, the intake manifold flange





Installed a custom washer tank/oil seperator..

also installed a custom coolant tank..


continued next post..

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I cut open the bottom side of the front bumper support so I could weld in a steel plate to mount the heat exchanger to..

I ordered a bunch of aluminum intake and ss exhaust parts..

ordered my magnaflow muffler and tips..


started to fabricate my HKS boost controller bracket..


Now I am able to do some more work after the welding I had done this morning.. I had the steel plate welded in. will take some pics this afternoon and post them up. now I can install the rad again and figure out my coolant hoses. start to figure out my boost pipe and work towards figuring out my exhaust.
I still have some parts on order as I mentioned at the start of my long update!, so I hope those make it to me this week. I will be able to get a lot of things done over the next few weeks as long as I get everything I ordered.

I hope I haven't forgotten anything!! more updates to come.

[JRE320]

Wow!!! That's a lot of stuff. How much does the caliper cost you and where did you get it from?
I'm interested in those caliper for my E55 if they got them.

[SLAMMED_C]

Wow!!! That's a lot of stuff. How much does the caliper cost you and where did you get it from?
I'm interested in those caliper for my E55 if they got them.

yes.. lots and lots of stuff! still more parts coming as well!
the calipers weren't too cheap.. cost me about $2000 for all 4 calipers (cheaper than the dealer however), and then you still need brake discs and pads on top of that.
I bought them from parts.com. had the best price I could find.

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A couple updates...
Had the steel plate welded in yesterday morning. turned out very nice, also test fit my muffler and tips to see how it will sit and see if there are any clearance issues. not sure if I should run the tips straight or do them staggered. took a flick of each.. chime in with feedback on that. and then finally test fit my 4" intake pipe and AEM 4" air filter.

[JRE320]

yes.. lots and lots of stuff! still more parts coming as well!
the calipers weren't too cheap.. cost me about $2000 for all 4 calipers (cheaper than the dealer however), and then you still need brake discs and pads on top of that.
I bought them from parts.com. had the best price I could find.

It's pain in the ass for the calipers. It will cost me $1792 just for the front only.

[SLAMMED_C]

It's pain in the ass for the calipers. It will cost me $1792 just for the front only.

Where you looking for calipers? is that $1792 for OEM fronts?
The SLK55 calipers (fronts) I got were the regular AMG brakes.. so they clear 17" wheels.. which is good for me and my 17' track wheels!.. but there are also the performance package SLK55 front calipers.. still a 6 piston caliper but a bit larger.. and they also require the slightly larger discs (I think the PP calipers and discs are off of the CLK63 BS).
Im not sure the cost of Rotors for the stock SLK55 brakes.. I'm guessing around 6-800 a piece.. pads around about $300 a set (fronts).. rears I'm not sure the price of discs and pads.. cant remember! but you still have the cost of discs and pads on top of the $2000 for the Calipers. but if you only want to upgrade the fronts.. you could probably do the fronts for about the same price you got quoted. just a matter of finding the discs and pads cheaper.. I bet parts.com sells them.
oh.. only issue I had on the parts.com site was they don't list an SLK55 brake parts.. for some reason it comes up as an SL55.. they are wrong. so contact them and they can get you what you need.. or give part numbers and they can get you info on price and stock.

[JRE320]

yes, it's the front only. Thank you.

[gakz]

where did ya get that exhaust/turbo manifold?

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where did ya get that exhaust/turbo manifold?

It was custom made. I bought it off of a fellow member when he was parting out his car.

[Pagz]

Yo!

I vote keep tips straight

Why did you cut the chassis? ....is that an Air to Air i can see^^

The OZ amg's are just plain sick!...

Black silicone looks nice,i use that either side of the IC,was planning to do the whole lot but...well you know the story...

[gakz]

i agree with pagz, keep those tips straight!

[strictlyspeakin]

3rd vote for straight

[SLAMMED_C]

Yo!

I vote keep tips straight

Why did you cut the chassis? ....is that an Air to Air i can see^^

The OZ amg's are just plain sick!...

Black silicone looks nice,i use that either side of the IC,was planning to do the whole lot but...well you know the story...

Yeh I think straight is the way to go with the tips. good call!
cut the chassis to make a good spot to mount my heat exchanger for the liquid to air intercooler. it should work well! nope, no air to air.. going Liquid!
damn right those OZ's are sick.. hella sick and rare! cant wait to get some race tires on them. probably gonna order tires for them soon.
I like the black silicone.. I had thought about going with red.. but decided it would be too much colour.. so stuck with black.

i agree with pagz, keep those tips straight!

noted!!

3rd vote for straight

and noted! straight it is.

[horgantrevor]

staggered is nicer the euro look and OME look

[Pagz]

Yeh if the bumper is more rounded...the C36 bumper is near square so staggerd would just look odd.

Ross - if you can get the angle of the muffler body the same as the bottom of the spare wheel well so it angles up slightly and dead straight ,makes for a very clean look...flat or pointing down is hidious but each to there own =)

[SLAMMED_C]

Yeh if the bumper is more rounded...the C36 bumper is near square so staggerd would just look odd.

Ross - if you can get the angle of the muffler body the same as the bottom of the spare wheel well so it angles up slightly and dead straight ,makes for a very clean look...flat or pointing down is hidious but each to there own =)

I'll have to keep that in mind when I tackle my exhaust! thanks for the tip.

I did some work on my car again.. dont have any pics of the work I did (except for one) got a bit dark and I forgot to bring my camera.. my phone cam has no flash so nothing would have shown! snapped one pic of my LED tails installed with my phone though as outside I could see a bit.
been mainly concentrating on getting the coolant lines all figured out. I have almost completed all the alloy coolant pipes. just 2 more to finish up and I can move onto other things. I'll get it all completed sunday for sure.
will have pics sunday of the work I have completed.

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Worked on the sleeping beast again.. got a bit done. I'm getting excited as I can now see things coming together!!
I worked on the final coolant pipes I was making out of aluminum, also started on the boost pipe.
most of the things were in place for a test fit of all the parts.. check clearances and such. everything is looking good so far, need to order some more hoses! story of my life. so hopefully I can get those ordered up from SAMCO asap. then it will be off to the welders to get all the aluminum pipes welded together.
I think this coming weekend I will be tackling the exhaust. looks like it will be a pain in the ass to do.. but Im up for the challenge! going to borrow a buddies chop saw and a buddies mig welder so I can tack all the pipe in place. once its all tacked and how I want it.. I'll drop it off at the welders as well to have it SS tig welded.
I also started pulling open my stock engine wiring harness.. need to do some modifications to it (shorten some wires, lengthen others) I think that will be a good task for next weekend as well.
I have figure out a spot for the intercooler reservoir as well.. so I need to fabricate a bracket for that, and I have also decided to put the MAS on the boost pipe leading into the throttle body, so I need to fab up a flange for the MAS to bolt to on the side of the boost pipe. work on those this week at work.

Well on to the pics.. got a few of the items I have been working on.. as well as an engine shot with all the parts in place.. you get an idea of what it will look like once complete!!
The Pics!...

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and finally a decent pic of the LED tails...

[Pagz]

The led tails look great!!!

Bit of a pain with the auto's radiator,would have been good to run the manual's one,but i guess you still need trans cooling until you go manual.

Good to see all the turbo bits are starting to fit in,are you planning to run flexible couplings(x2) between the TB and heat exhanger?...theres a heap of engine movement once you up the HP on those engines so it might put alot of pressure on the plenub and IC,you might also want to go with the heavier V8 mounts.

[horgantrevor]

hi i was wondering what is the bar in your boot going from left to right near rear shocks is it a strut brace and if so what have you bolted it too

a better would would be good thx

i have never seen it before