CL 600 or CL 55K AMG?

[bmthnick1981]

BobTurner said:

Well. Original wheels included and hopefully the glass situation can be improved:

http://m.ebay.co.uk/itm/251756443153?nav=SEARCH

A lot of the right things said in the advert...

Glad the original wheels are included, the Khans are 'orrible!

[BobTurner]

Brochure: http://www.ragtop.org/mbbrochures/2004/int-cl65-am...

[Palmers]

I was in the market recently for an s or cl 55/600.

I really wanted the 600 for sts and giggles but ended up with the S55k amg, and im glad i did.

AMG is bespoke, special seats, 8 pot brakes, etc

whereas the 600 just looked averaged. Also the standard exhaust on the AMG is fairly loud. NOM

[vinnie83]

Palmers said:

I was in the market recently for an s or cl 55/600.

I really wanted the 600 for sts and giggles but ended up with the S55k amg, and im glad i did.

AMG is bespoke, special seats, 8 pot brakes, etc

whereas the 600 just looked averaged. Also the standard exhaust on the AMG is fairly loud. NOM

The 600 will respond significantly better to modifications than the 55. I have an SL55 with remap, largest crank pulley, extra cooling, and getting headers fitted this month = ~600bhp

You can get that on a 600 with just a remap.

[markbe]

vinnie83 said:

The 600 will respond significantly better to modifications than the 55. I have an SL55 with remap, largest crank pulley, extra cooling, and getting headers fitted this month = ~600bhp

You can get that on a 600 with just a remap.

A Kleemann remap took mine to 680bhp!

Mark

[ATM]

markbe said:

vinnie83 said:

The 600 will respond significantly better to modifications than the 55. I have an SL55 with remap, largest crank pulley, extra cooling, and getting headers fitted this month = ~600bhp

You can get that on a 600 with just a remap.

A Kleemann remap took mine to 680bhp!

Mark

Surely the 600 can't come with crap stoppers?

[Palmers]

ATM said:

Surely the 600 can't come with crap stoppers?

They are described as "adequate" think they are 4 pots if i remember, AMG is 8 pots.

vinnie83 said:

The 600 will respond significantly better to modifications than the 55. I have an SL55 with remap, largest crank pulley, extra cooling, and getting headers fitted this month = ~600bhp

You can get that on a 600 with just a remap.

Thats the main reason i wanted one lol

Edited by Palmers on Friday 23 January 08:54

[BigBen]

Palmers said:

ATM said:

Surely the 600 can't come with crap stoppers?

They are described as "adequate" think they are 4 pots if i remember, AMG is 8 pots.

vinnie83 said:

I think the later 55s don't have the 8 pots, but not 100% sure. It was very odd fitting 4 pads to each side when I did the brakes on mine!

[bmthnick1981]

markbe said:

vinnie83 said:

The 600 will respond significantly better to modifications than the 55. I have an SL55 with remap, largest crank pulley, extra cooling, and getting headers fitted this month = ~600bhp

You can get that on a 600 with just a remap.

A Kleemann remap took mine to 680bhp!

Mark

Wow, 680 bhp? What sort of performance stats does that deliver?

[W8aMinute]

BigBen said:

It was very odd fitting 4 pads to each side when I did the brakes on mine!

I think it's four pads per wheel - each pad has two pistons acting on it.

[BigBen]

W8aMinute said:

BigBen said:

It was very odd fitting 4 pads to each side when I did the brakes on mine!

I think it's four pads per wheel - each pad has two pistons acting on it.

Yes, 4 pads each side x two pistons = 8 pot.

[markbe]

bmthnick1981 said:

markbe said:

vinnie83 said:

The 600 will respond significantly better to modifications than the 55. I have an SL55 with remap, largest crank pulley, extra cooling, and getting headers fitted this month = ~600bhp

You can get that on a 600 with just a remap.

A Kleemann remap took mine to 680bhp!

Mark

Wow, 680 bhp? What sort of performance stats does that deliver?

Well, now 730 bhp with 200 cats and 3" exhaust, plus one or two other mods.

Performance..198mph at Brutingthorpe V max.

On braking, mine are the standard set up, and over the years has done over 100 stops from

190mph plus, in the wet as well, with no problem and also very controllable.

Mark.

[ATM]

Palmers said:

ATM said:

Surely the 600 can't come with crap stoppers?

They are described as "adequate" think they are 4 pots if i remember, AMG is 8 pots.

These looks susbstantial to me. Can they be just a 4 pot?

http://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/m...

[W8aMinute]

From the tiny bit of caliper peeking out from behind those wheels, they look like the 8-piston Brembos that are fitted to the CL55 too.

If anyone's interested, I've done a spreadsheet of all the invoices that came with my CL and all the costs I've experienced since buying it in October.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1aLxy3zQ3yk...

[BigBen]

W8aMinute said:

From the tiny bit of caliper peeking out from behind those wheels, they look like the 8-piston Brembos that are fitted to the CL55 too.

If anyone's interested, I've done a spreadsheet of all the invoices that came with my CL and all the costs I've experienced since buying it in October.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1aLxy3zQ3yk...

Similarly from that view they look like SL55 8 pots which are presumably the same as the CL55