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      12-12-2013, 05:06 PM   #166
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Drives: '98 M Roadster stg 2+ S/C
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Originally Posted by Ash83 View Post
This car is pretty much on the limit, 425hp from a 2997 I6 is getting close to dangerous territories. if you want to tune to get more power, you better be ready to afford fixing it every 5K.

Just keep it as is and enjoy it for 50K miles then get rid of it.
A bit of an exaggeration don't you think?

You know that 2.0L AMG engine making 355hp(177hp per liter) already has tunes and bolt ons for it. So the S55 is 140hp per liter.

It's going to be hell if all these tuned cars just blow up every 5K miles.
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