SL55 w/ M113k in Calgary for quick help?

[rage2]

It's not illegal anymore. EFF got their exemption last year for DMCA specifically for automotive software. You can partially thank VW for that, as that was a clear cut example of why people should be able to dissect/understand and tinker with automotive software to find cheats like VW had.

[RLK]

You cannot diagnose modern vehicles with out scoping sensors, that is definitely not illegal.
I don't think you are going to be able to do this project with out programming and coding. Unless you want a bare bones body that just goes really fast, if that is the case there are way cheaper and easier cars to make fast.

[peter07r1]

DTK Motorsports / Demetre Tatakishvili on facebook is doing/has done a w201 m113k

[carson blocks]

I have nothing to contribute but have to say I'm enjoying reading about this swap and the challenges and would read the hell out of a build thread for this car if it exists somewhere.

[bjstare]

Originally posted by rage2
This is one of the success stories with a 55K swap:

http://mbworld.org/forums/w219/37243...installed.html

Using OEM ECUs. The guy that did the coding is here:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/rudy-compart-b20b3a7

I would talk to this guy and stick with OEM ECUs and TCUs to save you a ton of time and money. There are direct flights between YYC and ORD when it's time to do the actual coding.

From his linked in profile, I'd say he's probably the only guy on this continent that can get it sorted out based on the scope of your project with the least amount of pain. The only other company that I've seen pull off OEM swaps is GAD motors out of Germany, the guys that swapped in a CLS63S 4Matic drivetrain into a C63 Black Series.

edit - one more thing I want to add, I believe if you go with a standalone route, your dash won't work anymore. It all runs off canbus, and you'll pretty much need to build a new dashboard for it. Same with the stereo. Have to go full race car.

Keep us posted on the project and which direction you're going. Love to see big projects like this!

For some benz (brabus and GAD) porn, look at @le_chiffre1 on instagram.

He has a Brabus 7.3 V12 W140

Also building a 1000hp GAD AMG GTS.

[whatthe]

Good point Rage on the VW scandal. Pretty sure that is one of the few ways that makes sense to thank them!

Originally posted by RLK
You cannot diagnose modern vehicles with out scoping sensors, that is definitely not illegal.
I don't think you are going to be able to do this project with out programming and coding. Unless you want a bare bones body that just goes really fast, if that is the case there are way cheaper and easier cars to make fast.

I could have thrown a BW S366 on the 2J in my IS like every single turbo 2JZ lately and made a little more power, but instead I have something unique and much more torque than any 2J down low than I've ever found a dyno for.

I like this C class swap for the same reason that it's more unique. If I had my choice for this car from the start, a couple things would have been started differently.... but overall the parts combo is pretty decent. There may be a few things that come up that I can't possibly get around, but the checklist has already been coming back better than I expected.

Originally posted by carson blocks
I have nothing to contribute but have to say I'm enjoying reading about this swap and the challenges and would read the hell out of a build thread for this car if it exists somewhere.

Will definitely post more up on it, no threads exist on it yet. If nothing else, provides me a baseline of what I may have been thinking at the time

Originally posted by cjblair


For some benz (brabus and GAD) porn, look at @le_chiffre1 on instagram.

He has a Brabus 7.3 V12 W140

Also building a 1000hp GAD AMG GTS.

Sent him a request

Some of the stuff GAD has with the newer v8 turbo motor, and AWD swaps are super drool worthy and would be sweet to see around here.

7.3 Brabus motor swap is pretty cool and more on the unicorn scale of rarity probably. Doesn't seem like a ton of those motors around. On the upside, this V8 fits nicely and I don't think it takes much for the M113K to be on par power with the boost to make up for the displacement of the M120 http://www.boostaddict.com/content.p...eel-horsepower

[peter07r1]

this car is going to be a rocket ship with that motor.