tuning E320cdi 2001 to 300bhp ?

[E320cdi 2001]

im going to buy a E320 cdi saloon as i cant afford a tvr chimaera at the moment i want more performance from the engine hopefully 300 bhp can it be done, whats the best way to do it and what would the costs be. i have about 4 thousand to spend on the engine alone does anyone know of a mercedes engine tuner close to norfolk i will also be fitting AMG wheels lowered suspesion ect, can i also fit a dump valve ? thanks in advance for replys john

[anonymous-user]

At the risk of ruining a perfectly good car, have you driven the standard car to see if you are happy with the performance? Trying to achieve 300bhp just because it sounds like a nice round figure probably isn't the best way to tune your car, you need to think more about what you want, driveability, torque etc etc. And a dump valve, don't they make that ridiculous woooosh sound inbetween gear changes, that's going to sound a bit chav on an E Class isn't it?

Don't mean to sound so unhelpful, it just seems an odd choice of car to modify (E320 instead of a TVR, you couldn't get a more chalk and cheese combination), drive it first, the E320cdi probably isn't the best choice of car for rock hard suspension, noisy valves and exhausts etc.

[christer]

E320cdi 2001 said:

im going to buy a E320 cdi saloon as i cant afford a tvr chimaera at the moment i want more performance from the engine hopefully 300 bhp can it be done, whats the best way to do it and what would the costs be. i have about 4 thousand to spend on the engine alone does anyone know of a mercedes engine tuner close to norfolk i will also be fitting AMG wheels lowered suspesion ect, can i also fit a dump valve ? thanks in advance for replys john

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[E320cdi 2001]

im not going to change the exhaust i wont lower the car much and i dont want hard suspension i might leave the suspension standard if i get an avantgarde i just want abit more power from the engine i drove my dads avantgarde e300td and just want abit more accelaration and amg wheels can anyone help with engine tuning options ? just stick with a good chip my boss chipped his 320 and got a extra 60 horse or so he says

[sickbag]

Hiya mate,
Your boss was exagerating or the person that mapped it was...197bhp std on a E320CDI +30-40bhp/60-70nm torque when remapped..



steve

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Edited by Big Al. on Tuesday 25th August 21:19

[merctech]

not heard of anyone putting boost valve on e class before,u might be better off with an rs turbo?

[paoloh]

Buy a Brabus power upgrade and keep any warranty that the car comes with.