C230K Rev limit

[Mike51809]

Im just gonna do it kinda slow over time, i know what you mean though

[John Jones Jr.]

You see Mike, I'm not actually being mean with money. I bought the C230k because I reckoned it was good value but didn't need it as I have two cars already and one of those is crying out for $$$$ to spent on it, also I have to admit I like having several cars around the place. But, it needs a few bits - shocks & springs, tyres, a general service, and few rust spots & an electrical fault need to be attended to. So, by the time I get those sorted I'll have spent well over double the purchase.

Just hopefully within the next 6-12 months I'll have it all sorted, exactly the way I want it without breaking the bank.



BTW, what would you think of those EVO alloys on the C230K, I have a set just a matter of getting 225/50/16 tyres.

[Mike51809]

I see what your goin for now more, i thought you were more for the performance earlier thats why i was saying all that.. Those arent bad wheels, just not my style on looks. Do what you like When i tell people what i wanna do with my car they tell me im dumb all the time but i dont care, the easy way is when performance or any parts are everywhere and thats no fun to me

[John Jones Jr.]

Yeah, I know those wheels aren't to everybodies taste but hell I had them on my 2.5-16 (they looked great!) and I'm going to stick them on the C230K and see what they are like - they're very low key, not blingy so we'll see.

No, you are right as there's so many people buying cars especially the likes of BMW's and then buying all the performance bits off the shelf - that's not as much fun when there's little modified parts available for the likes of the W202's.

[zmatt]

And cams and everything that goes with that are?

[John Jones Jr.]

Don't get you Zmatt?

[zmatt]

Cams aren't cheap and hot ones require new springs and retainers often. Also don't forget the time in tearing down the head, which if you don't know how to do that then will cost $$ for someone to do it.

[John Jones Jr.]

Got you now Zmatt. Yes, I do understand the implications of replacing the cams. I think if I was going to do it, it would be the last thing on the list.

[Mike51809]

I wanna get all new rings, bearings, hoses, seals, and rebuild the transmission then make my dream 202 I can get everything but the piston rings but if i can find those build it in our pole barn and maybe shed some light on some custom camshafts. I found the specs on all data as well as all the torque specs for a rebuild plus diagrams

[Mike51809]

Hey john have you compression tested your motor? I just did and got 10.8bar accross all cylinders at 165,000 miles, its like i never ran it...

[John Jones Jr.]

No, not yet Mike. I have a compression tester and I'll be changing the plugs soon so I'll do it then. Any idea what the figure should be from new?

[Mike51809]

New spec is 7.5 to 10.5 bar and no more than a 1.5 bar difference between cylinders, i got a huge stack of papers from school on specs lol I got 10.8 (160psi) bar on every cylinder with those miles so you should be good

[John Jones Jr.]

That's a great result with that mileage. I'll let you know what figures I get, hopefully the same as yours.

[Mike51809]

I hope so too! If you need specs on something just ask btw

[John Jones Jr.]

Thanks Mike.

[KrumB]

Hi,

When I remapped mine the tuner set the rev limiter to 6500 rpm. I've got both pulleys reworked and run 14.5 psi of pressure.
The engine takes it more than perfectly.

[dokotela]

So you're using the stock ecu, just remapped?

[KrumB]

Yes the stock ECU. They just changed the main chip. The cost was someware around 250 EUR for the whole thing.