E55 AMG Build! Here's how much it costs..**Parts Discounts/Giveaway info**
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- čas přidán 28. 06. 2024
- Today we look at exactly whats done to my 2003 Mercedes-Benz E55 AMG and how much the previous owner spent. I just received a huge box of performance parts so we will see those and their cost. At the end I tell everyone about a sponsorship Im really excited about and how I will be able to get all of you discounts on E55 and AMG parts. I will also be doing a parts giveaway in the future so make sure to subscribe.
Article coming soon at @ altdriver.com
Thanks Victory Road Performance for all the parts!
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I've had several Mercedes and I can say, I LOVE when that yellow light comes on. It means you are really hauling. Lol.
Yup these Mercedes V8s are torque monsters 😤
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This guy is freakin' legit. Makes alot of the other car vlog channels (IMO(street speed, salomondrin, vehicle virgins) look like clowns.
That's because they are clowns... when's the last time you've seen any other guys get their hands dirty?
For reals Tho
bucket list to meet this dude
Alex, thanks for all the great videos. Your videos have cemented my decision to purchase an E55 as my next vehicle. Keep up the great work and as a subscriber, I look forward to watching as you continue to mod your E55.
You want a 11 second time slip. That’s easy, well depending where you live. Slap on a set of drag radials and skinny’s up front and I guarantee you will run in the 11.7-11.8 range with a good run. No power mods needed.
Alex, another great video, educational, informative and with guidance and direction. I appreciate how you 'get right to it' instead of adding 5 minutes of drivel and fluff to the beginning to add watch minutes. I also love how your sub count is exploding. I remember last year when it was around 1,200 and it's now taking off, I'm happy for you. You've got me exciting about my own AMG purchase I'm planning for this fall. II'll certainly be keeping up with your videos in order to learn more about this cars. -Chris
Thanks Chris, so glad you liked it. Can't wait to see what you end up with.
Alex
Right? Alex doing badass videos on stuff I'm into too!
Cannot wait to see what you do with the E55. As someone with next to no knowledge when it comes to cars, I still find this very interesting. I would love to eventually be able to do the same thing you're doing myself.
You're my favourite presenter on CZcams. Excellent work. Your channel will grow exponentially in the near future.
Thanks Koach K, that means a lot to me.
Alex
nice, that E-class body style is one of my favorites ever...i was thinking about buying a E63 like a 2008 E63 AMG, you can get them for such a steal right now!
really enjoy your videos and I will be following closely your progress on your E55!
I have been following your Trans Am videos. Now this E55 series is very interesting. Videos are high quality. I know making videos like these is hard work.. thank you
-Tim
tim d Thanks so much Tim, appreciate you watching.
Alex
THANKS AGAIN FOR THE VRP DISCOUNT!! YOU FINALLY PUSHED ME OVER THE EDGE TO MOD MINE UP!!!!
Wow, your Chanel is amazing. You and AMGmeister have single handedly convinced me to pull the trigger on a e55 amg. Can you make a step by step buyer inspection/ buyers guide. Showing us exactly what to check before buying it. I know most will say to have an MB tech do it but as seen in one of your other videos, they can miss a lot of things. Thanks!
I’ve been thinking about adding one of these to my squad. More convinced now. Thanks.
Hi Alex, thanks for another great video. I would love to see DIY installs in the coming episodes :)
I just picked up my second E55 to add to my Chanel along with my Porsche build it would be good to
end results. Nice channel btw. You gained a sub
Hi Alex! I also own 2003 w211 amg that is stock and ready for some sweet performance gains in the near future. Shout out to you and AMGmeister on the great vids! 👍
Thanks for the great content Alex. I’ve just gotten into euro cars. Like you, I’m rooted in American muscle but am really liking the comfort, feel and refinement of the German automobiles. I’m a heavy equipment operator and a shade tree mechanic. I’ve been operating German equipment like Liebherr and Demag mobile cranes for over 2 decades. The Germans really have their engineering together. Again, thanks for the content and the detailed info on mods and upgrades.
Hey man love the channel! congrats on the Sponsorship! keep it up!
Thanks Felipe!
Alex
These cars are the BEST for someone who wants a beast on a budget!! I have a 2004 with many of these mods done already and I simply love the brutal nature of these cars. Thanks for turning me on to VRP Alex I will use them exclusively. Gettin ready to do the Aux tank for the supercharger and the 82 MM TB. Look forward to seeing more.......
Limp home much?
Subscribed. For a while now ive been looking into getting a V8, first it started off with a 2003 Audi RS6, but theyre holding their value really well. Then i thought about dropping a V8 into one of my cars but it was a nightmare and the cost far outweighed practicality of just outright owning a car that already has a V8 in it. The E55 is my best chance at owning a V8 as a daily driver, nice vid.
Absolutely loving the channel. Really interesting videos!
Best thing I did was subscribe to this channel!!!! Pretty good vids and im especially looking forward to more E55 videos!!!
Thanks so much Juan, mean a lot.
Alex
Alex thanks for all your help and the step by step walk throughs for the E class. I really need some help on what to do for my e320
I'm really liking these videos, you do some good work.
Just a couple of questions though.
Where did you learn all you know on Mercedes? And what do you do now?
Great videos,great channel. Keep it up dude!
I can't wait to see your HP & torque numbers after these upgrades. Very cool!
Ill be sure to dyno it after everything.
Alex
Loving the info man thank you
The trans cooler issue was only for 2003. I have one of the first 2004's ever made and It has the newer radiator.
I swear I'd seen people complain about their valeo on the 04s. I guess Im wrong, thanks for pointing that out. Thats why you are the meister!
Alex
hi i own 2005y merc but, im geting jagy car movement already while uphills, or trying to quiqly accelerate from lower rpms and speed, mechanic is saying it is this problme - cooling ; is that possible ? is it possible that i got mb that maybe previous owner was bad and changed something, how could i check this by myself ? thx in advance
B. Saulius I’d recommend going on a AMG forum and and getting some advice, most CZcamsrs won’t be checking replies to help
AMGmeister
Great videos! Keep them coming.
Will do, thanks for watching.
Alex
Great channel. Love the e55 and have had a c32 for 8 years. Would like to see a good video on one and hear your thoughts!
Great video! Im excited about your collaboration with VRP.
A little critique: I found the outro music to be too loud. I was listening to your voice fine, and BAM! outro music blasts my ears.
Thanks for that, I really appreciate any tips to make the video better. I will look into it and thanks for watching.
Alex
Can't wait to see the finished product
Me too!
Alex
Twenty thousand subscribers in 2017. Today is February 12, 2023 and Alex has Nine Hundred and Four Thousand subscribers. Incredible growth and he may or will in my mind break the one million.
To be honest, you cant go wrong with Eurocharged. In toronto they tuned my 07 e550 and the results were astounding. Dropped my 0-60 over 1 second fom stock and the quarter mile in 12.8. N/A 5.5 Litre
You definitely have some good parts there. Very interested to see how she runs after install.
Love your videos, just subscribed!
Thanks Nathan, more to come stay tuned.
Alex
We have a fantastic Cars & Coffee community here in Richmond (even publish our own magazine now). You should bring the car and your supplier.
Is that exhaust sound in the intro from your E55. It's awesome sounds good in the beginning of the video. Keep on rocking the vid's
Yep thats the car. Thanks!
Alex
i too agree aobut this sound, sounds much better then those stright or other w loud, this one sounds some like with good taste
I can believe you don't have more subs
Thanks!
this is awesome man! I cant wait to hear about the parts discounts and giveaway. I'm ready to hit up vrp asap and get some ordered. My e55 is stock at the moment but i do monitor my iat temps with a cheap $20 elm327 obd2 bluetooth scanner and a cheap android phone that i leave in the ashtray in front of the shifter. you should so something similar to show us some real time temps and recovery times before and after pulls. lets just say since i got mine and watched the intake temps not having the split cooling i never even get on mine very often and just drive my truck on the hot days. keep up the badass video content!
Hey Alex, its so funny you mention the elm327. I just got it from ebay along with a holder for my android phone. I know its not the best method of logging but its cheap and I think will work fine to show changes after the mods.
exactly, it is the only cost effective route i have found yet. it's really not too bad at all and you can configure the dashboard to your liking. I'm tuned in, keep it up!
Thanks dude!
i had a 10 c300. stealership said i needed to replace the transfer case for $8k. warranty wouldnt cover it even with 47k miles on it. i drive a shitty tahoe now. ill miss my Mercedes. very sad. Your E55 is awesome
I purchased my E55 just a day or two apart from yours. Mine is an 06 and just as fully optioned as yours. Completely stock except Eurocharged Heat exchanger and a CF intake. Definitely looking forward to this since I plan on doing similar mods, C63 mufflers arrive in 4 days BTW lol 😉
Very cool! Those sound so good. Thanks for watching.
Alex
Adnan Siddiqui nice Adnan! Get that throttle body from VRP!! 30-40hp for 1000 bucks? Not bad at all.
You're not going to make 20 horsepower more with a throttle body change. Bet? Thats BS
It's more like 35hp. I should know, I did that mod and had a before and after dyno at the time. Why is it that people wo know nothing about a certain car model and it's upgradability comment on what he "thinks" you will or won't make. Unbelievable.
samspace81 besides the guy who just commented above saying you will get 35hp...VRP obviously isn't just going to lie about it. Why is it so hard to believe that throttle body change which by nature moderates air flow, could have a drastic increase in hp?
Great video. I have an s55 an in time I'd like to do some small mods. One mod of course like you said. Be able to hear the blower.
Sweet ride cant wait to see it run 11s
Found your Chanel looking for an E55!! New favorite, does discount still work? Also love the mods you’re doing, very mature and logical for retaining the amazing reliability
Thanks brother. Last I checked it still works. Worst case email VRP and tell him Alex sent you.
Great video, Glad I stumbled upon your channel a couple months ago. Never thought of having a lift in my own garage when I get my own house lol. What part of Chicago are you from?
Thanks! Northwest side by Harlem and Devon
another great vid brother.
Thanks man,
Alex
Man, i really like your philosophy.
I am soo sooo excited to see the install of that meth kit! No other videos exist for the e55 and it will be nice to see your gains!
Im going to log for the next week the way the car is right now. Then when I have the bigger tank, pump and HE. Then once more with the meth. Should make for some good info. Stay tuned.
Alex
They please contact Autovlog and do a video together you can fix his C63 for sure !!!
Lol that guy has the absolute worst luck
just subscribed. have an '07 SL55 with a new supercharger pulley and tune to go along with it. Exhaust is standard (been told it sounds good) and not the performance pkg. I don't see much from vrpspeed for my vehicle. who would you recommend?
I just subbed because you are awesome
Haha, Thanks!!!
Alex
I went SC pulley intake EC tune heat exchanger ISO, next will be killer chiller, I very interested in ur water meth install cause where iat sensor hard to use, u going pre SC post IC but before iat sensor, not much room for second nozzle, plz make in depth of install of it, I know that the work u do is A+
Where did your garage cabinets/workbench come from? They look good and I'm refinishing my garage now.
Will be following this closely. I did all the same mods on my old C32.........and WOW that thing ripped for a V6. On my CLS55 I intend on cooling mods and LT (MBH) headers. That's it for bolt ons........just the headers alone are worth 40+ WHP. Have fun, you're doing it right.
The CLS55, on my bucket list for sure. Good luck with your build, its going to be awesome no doubt.
Alex
I had to come to IL to find it.....searched for 6 months to find the right one. Was worth the wait. Wanted the last of the M113K's in a slick wrapper. My favorite Merc engine, so bulletproof.
How important do you think serious cooling mods are right off the bat? Like if I want to do a mild street build (intake, pulley, tune, exhaust) how necessary is doing the bigger HE pump and new HE, belt wrap, etc
Very helpful. Thanks. Ur making me want one. I'm currently in an S3 but had gt500 and cts-v
Got get one Kris, they are so cheap now.
Alex
LegitStreetCars how about sl55? Sl63 reliability is comparable
LegitStreetCars I'm looking to a get a 03 cobra or saleen convertible like is used to have. Reliable-cheap to fix. What's ur thoughts Alex. I'm definitely considering cuz of ur video. I also have time to get one no rush. Let me know Thanks.
I love the SL but you really to know the abc hydraulic suspension is very expensive to fix.
I love them but don't have too much personal experience other than my friends taking me for rides and scaring the crap out of me.Haha
This is awesome.
Nice videos.... you must have had great tech training.
Well I did have this one guy, tallish, I think he was from Florida. He was okay I guess, haha. Whats up man!!! Long time to talk. Please let me know if you come visit Chicago. I'd love to catch up.
Alex
Id love to do what he does. Id start a channel where my favorite cars from 60s-2000s were incrementally modified. Starting with basics like chip, intake, exhaust etc.. All the way up to 7-800hp. I would suck a dick to be able to modify a 94 supra from scratch with period correct parts. Or a mk4 r32 that ends with a compound boosted 3.6L
Keep it up dude your channel will take off!
Thanks man! Dude go out and start a channel, if you need any help send me a message.
Alex
It also would be nice to see the installation.
Damn that thing sounds GREAT! Looking forward to seeing what the mods do so hurry up....Lol
Great vídeo awesome!!!!
Thanks Miguel, appreciate that.
Alex
Best 7 things you can do with this car are 1: fit a larger inter cooler for the supercharger, 2: Split the cooling system, 3: Upgrade the intercooler pump, 4: Fit a 77mm clutched pulley, 5: Fit 550cc injectors, 6: Get a tune (Eurocharged, VRP, German Muscle etc etc), 7: 1 step colder plugs. That will give you the best price to performance ratio - assuming you do the work yourself you'd be into it for about $2,000 to $2,500. I went a little further with short headers and a 92mm throttle body but really the cost of those and having them fitted was not worth the gain. Oh and get the supercharger serviced as well. Great fucking car.
Why does that site have no parts for CL55's??? I want to build it! the run higher dyno numbers stock too
Do they make a wide body kit if
So they do that would look dope
I love my SL55 !!
big likeeeeee my bud
this car is so cool
Add some cone filters and you will hear soo much blower noise!
I´m crying now-seeing those prices. I ´ve bought 2007 audi b7 2.0tdi for 9000 dollars. It broke right afterwards and it cost me 5000 dollars to fix over few months. Seeing what I could have gone with makes me sad.
You're making me want to turn my 2005 S55 into a project.
Hey man I live pretty close to you I’m trying to purchase an e55 by this month. There are some good examples for sale right now but I need advice on what to look for.
Hi I subscribed too your channel really like it, is there a year thats better then others for the E55 amg? Thinking about getting one. Tks
I have September 03 e55 amg and would like to have hands free/Bluetooth. Can you please let me know if it’s possible. Love the e55 videos
Damn, wish I had gotten one of these. I bought a Infiniti G37s, it isn't as much of a beast. I did consider a S4, which would have been cool.
Cool im gonna try and mirror your build, found one here in sanra barbra, low miles 86k, and there asking 13, grea channel.
Yeah my c32 blew the transcooler>>> and if you want to hear the supercharger just wear out the bearing. That's what I did!
Haha thats awesome. Thanks for watching.
Alex
Are the swaybars bushings replaceable with dropping the subframe like the cls
Awww, yes.
new sub, I am currently looking for an e55 so any info on aftermarket parts and maintenance will be absorbed
Oh stay tune for a ton more.
Alex
I got an 03 e55 as well.. great work and keep it up. My vids aren't as awesome as urs ...but I'll get to where ur at soon. I do a lot of roll racing and track events out here in southern California. Also what camera are using for ur vlogs?
Hey man! I use a canon 70d and an old hero 3 go pro. Ill make sure to check out your channel and subscribe.
Alex
LegitStreetCars bro my channel is no where near as well as urs. All mainly cell phone and go pro footage and edited using kinemaster..haha.
Ran a 12.1 at the track at 94° Fahrenheit
Current mods:
-evosport shortys full catless
-77mm clutched sc pulley
-ftp heat exchanger
-split cooling
-bosch 010
-k&n filters
-ngk colder plugs
-ec box tune
Just subscribed to ur channel by the way 😁
Thanks! What was your 60 foot time, street tires?
LegitStreetCars the tires i was using were hoosier quick time pros on clk320 wheels with 20mm spacer... tire size are 26x9.5x16 as for 60ft. 1.81
Kick ass man
Good video. 5000 your dreaming haha. If you keep cooking the tires/tyres. Does the ecu come with automatic updates? Like say your natsav comes with updates. Does the ecu do the same that improves the tune you have already?
I know, haha. There are no automatic updates. The tune is aftermarket so anytime I change something I tell the tuning company and they send me an updated file.
Alex
What part of Va is this shop in and can I just take my 55 to them and they install everything?
Question--did you run 12.2 AFTER all these expensive mods?
I like.
You should do a quarter mile time before you do all the mods.
I found a 2004 e55. It has 129,000 miles is that good. The options it has all for the most part the same as your e55 except the dual sun roof
Awesome, have it checked out by a good shop first. Its really hard to tell if its good or not by just knowing the miles.
Alex
Hey I have a question for you. I've been trying to decide between a 03 e55 amg or a 03 cl55 amg. Which is better and why?
so what are you going to do to increase shifting speed in the E55?
It’s currently 2023 and these r all ran thru I own one and am doing a engine rebuild now at 170000 miles be prepared for abt ten grand in maintaining I’ve done suspension and whole coolant system and now motor
You can buy Dynocomp Stage-3 kit for $6895 and get 610HP/657TQ which includes:
Dyno-Comp ECU Upgrade
Dyno-Comp 180mm Crank Pulley Upgrade Kit
Dyno-Comp 4-1 Long Tube Headers
Dyno-Comp Mid Pipes
Dyno-Comp X-Pipe
Where is the pulley kitt.,? With pulley and those mods you can reach 640 horses. Also you need bench adjusting for ecu.
Soon my friend, soon.
Alex
Yessss
Do a ArmyTrix Valvetronic exhaust
I recently purchased an '03 S55 amg 1 owner, 93k miles. Definitely planning on doing some subtle mods such as the ones you mentioned in your video. How different is the E55 from the s55? Do they have similar cooling issues? Can I make similar gains by doing the same mods you mentioned? Im new to these AMG cars so forgive my ignorance!
As far as engine and transmission they are basically identical. You can do almost all the same mods. They don't have cooling issues with the engine. The water to air intercooler system isn't the best but you can help that with a larger heat exchanger and free flowing exhaust.
Alex
Man I miss my E55.
Makes you wonder how far you can go without snapping the transmission.
I have a C63 AMG . Always wanted to take off like you did at 5:17. How do you that ?