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My buddy just bought a 2005 E55 AMG. It is white but this is not the actual car. WOW does this car have some power!! 476HP~516TQ! :crackup:

 

This car murders my bro's Camaro SS! Man this benz is one hell of a sleeper! Nice suede headliner too!

 

I WANT ONE!

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Nytemare Senior Enthusiast

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My buddy just bought a 2005 E55 AMG. It is white but this is not the actual car. WOW does this car have some power!! 476HP~516TQ! :crackup:

 

This car murders my bro's Camaro SS! Man this benz is one hell of a sleeper! Nice suede headliner too!

 

I WANT ONE!

Yup...nice cars....

 

Zee Germans know how to make them....well the expensive ones anyway.

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get the same year BMW M5, you will be more impressed...

 

having tried both, i have to say the BMW is more bang for the buck, but nothing beats the sound of Mercedes' AMG V8s, ****ing ML63 AMG sounds like a beast..

 

M5's SMG-II gearbox is way more fun than the MB auto...

svensk Senior Enthusiast

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My buddy just bought a 2005 E55 AMG. It is white but this is not the actual car. WOW does this car have some power!! 476HP~516TQ! :crackup:

 

This car murders my bro's Camaro SS! Man this benz is one hell of a sleeper! Nice suede headliner too!

 

I WANT ONE!

Considering the price difference between the two it better beat out the camaro. That E55 is good for mid 12's stock.

cerbomark Senior Enthusiast

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awsome cars, i had to chose betweeen my 2010 e 550 (381HP) 4 matic and a 2008 E55 with 30K miles. Same price. Warrenty was less time on the E55. The new ones are around $97,000 :crackup: . I ve had two E classes and they are super driving cars.I just read yesterday that 50% OF AMG s made go to California. ( I was suprised).

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awsome cars, i had to chose betweeen my 2010 e 550 (381HP) 4 matic and a 2008 E55 with 30K miles. Same price. Warrenty was less time on the E55. The new ones are around $97,000 :crackup: . I ve had two E classes and they are super driving cars.I just read yesterday that 50% OF AMG s made go to California. ( I was suprised).

 

Buddy of mine has one. All black. He put AMG wheels on it so it looks a bit racier now. We both had 03/04 Cobra's (The eaton supercharged ones). I got rid of mine a ways back and he traded his in on the Benzo.. It's not quite as fast as his Cobra but too me it's the best of both worlds. Luxury and POWER!.

svensk Senior Enthusiast

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He is adding a pulley and computer reflash for $2,000 that adds 80hp at the wheels! Here we go 11's

A lot of money for 80HP.

ColoradoSkiCountry Senior Enthusiast

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While I certainly have respect for MB and BMW, (I'll take a BMW anyday and will always take it over the most expensive MB!) it's just way too much $$$ for me. The money people throw away on making their MB and BMW faster, can be used to make a car half the cost, but just as comfortable faster then the MB and BMW and Rice crap out there when they blow off the extra $$$ to make it faster.

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He is adding a pulley and computer reflash for $2,000 that adds 80hp at the wheels! Here we go 11's

A lot of money for 80HP.

 

 

 

I would say this is fairly cheap. $2000 for 80hp to the wheels, this is about 100hp to the engine...

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He is adding a pulley and computer reflash for $2,000 that adds 80hp at the wheels! Here we go 11's

A lot of money for 80HP.

 

 

 

I would say this is fairly cheap. $2000 for 80hp to the wheels, this is about 100hp to the engine...

 

 

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svensk Senior Enthusiast

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He is adding a pulley and computer reflash for $2,000 that adds 80hp at the wheels! Here we go 11's

A lot of money for 80HP.

 

 

 

I would say this is fairly cheap. $2000 for 80hp to the wheels, this is about 100hp to the engine...

 

 

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I have to disagree- you already have the blower ON the vehicle, your just swapping in a smaller pulley and getting an ECM tune with it.

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