I Bought a BROKEN $100k Mercedes AMG for DIRT Cheap and Fixed It For 200 bucks!
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- čas přidán 27. 05. 2024
- These Blown V8 Benzes are Killer!! Imagine taking a handbuilt 5.5 liter V8 engine, slapping on a big roots supercharger, and cramming it between the frame-rails of a mid-2000's luxury sedan? That dream was actually a reality in 2004 in the Merceded Benz E55 AMG, which packed almost 500hp of German hot rod horsepower! In this episode, Tony Angelo and the Stay Tuned crew scoop up the cheapest example of this car, throw a few bucks and a few hours of time at it, and transform it into an absolute monster!
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CHAPTERS:
0:00 - Intro
1:09 - Checking out the Benz
7:00 - In the Shop!
9:27 - Test Drive After Quick Repairs
11:58 - New Wheels and Tires
21:05 - Seat Repair
26:55 - Trunk Repair
28:20 - Intro to Memberships!!
29:58 - Stereo Repair
33:45 - Driving to Englishtown Raceway Park
38:05 - 0-60 Runs
43:05 - Blower Pulley "Repair"
48:00 - SEND IT SIDEWAYS!
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Your engine was heat soaked so the protection disengages the clutch. You need to upgrade the intercooler system. You need to replace the pump and separate the intercooler system from the engine cooling system. Lots of info online on how to do this. You may damage your engine by welding the clutch.
This guy knows!
I second that motors heat soaked
It's an old merc. 99% are not worth maintaining.
@@Tomekkplkobviously know nothing about them outside of heresy, M113/M113Ks are tanks.
Yup engine protection engaged and he bypassed that 🤣
“I’m gonna stick it in and it’s probably not gonna do anything” same Tony, same
HA, ruthless!
😂😂😂😂😂
“Weez the juice” Not many people can fit an Encino Man reference into a car show!
I definitely caught it too!! 😂😂😂
How about a Son In Law reference? Munch on some grindey!
That's not exactly an Encino Man reference. It's a Pauly Shore reference.
@@MegaKencamgotta get specific man, some of us are old af 🤣🤣
That isn't the first Pauly Shore reference he's done on the show.
CHEAP AMG CREW!!!!
HAHA, I remember wanting to buy your S-series! They are so fun.
Tav watches stay tuned hell yeah!
Correct Freddy gotta love it brother!💪👍🤝
😂😂 Faaaaarc, $3500...you stole it..and thank god you lost that nervous, know everything, need to impress, from your first Roadkill appearances..glad the pizza an stuff around with car shit guy finally won out!!🍻🍻🍻from Aust
20 years later, 4 eyes design still looks good to me.
Agreed! I think the W210 is an incredible design that will age really well.
Timeless good looks. And good looks carry on. 💯
on a Porsche it's runny eggs but on a Mercedes...
@@StayTunedTA my very first experience in this model was a taxi in Germany , you guys should turn this car to a track weapon, like DTM car big wing and wide body ,throw even more money in it instead of making few bucks😂😂
what a beast!
“Got away from me a little bit”
We’ve all been there. Pucker much!?
HAHA Oh yeah. In 1/2 a second my brain went "well, this looks like we could definitely smack that, maybe we can save it, it's close, did we bring spare wheels, oh look the rear end is gonna rotate back, all good"
@@StayTunedTA love it. Been there a few times!
Dam that was close. Thank god lol
36:30 for those lookin 😂
I can’t believe we’re seeing Tony and the boys wrenching on ANY car that requires a whole ass computer module just to run the seat. Lmao. And for the record, I am HERE FOR IT! 🔥😂
Right?!? Why the fuck is there a computer the size of a small pizza for a seat...
@@aarongrattafiori617 thats new cars for you.. the seat has a bunch of adjustments, heating cooling, some even had dynamic mode and massage..
An automotive youtuber's career isn't complete until till they buy and fix an AMG
HA! Have we arrived?!
A channel should then take said AMG engine and brakes then swap it in a cheap w202 chassis with a 6 speed manual from a w203 c240.😊
Rites of passage 😂
Amazing engines! Done a few, One 4.3 AMG (NA version) In a Volvo PV 544 Ice racing car with Borg Warner SXE 366. It made 670whp & 730ft*lbf on 14.7psi of boost. They responds very well to boost :) Seems to be built very sturdy! Although they tend to run a little warm, so you need to have good cooling. Great video! Thx
Hans sits down after a hard days work and throws on some CZcams with a light beer in his hand only to see you booger weld his hand built fine German engineering and starts screaming "NEIN, NEIN, NEIN!!" at his computer. Well done.
HAHAA, I hope this is what happened.
@@StayTunedTA And after the rant, Hans mumbles under his breath "My can bus and fiber optics secrets will break that Tony guy...HaHahaha". Good job guys, keep driftin...
German here, I‘m just chilling and watching Tony‘s wrenching, all good from my side . Also, I‘ve never met a guy called Hans in my life, get over those 100 year old names! 😄
@@jaydilla85 .....sez someone named after a bird.....
@@newriverratsam 😱
Clutch is the fail safe function of the system probably supercharger intercooler temp was too high you guys should separate the cooling of the supercharger and upgraded intercooler pump to gain some hps keep it up
The teenage style giggling with Tony taking the boys on the first test drive is fantastic.
I miss those days 😂
That bad boy sounds beautiful!
Tittering
Definitely know that feeling, the first time I ever rode in an AMG I was 18, it was a brand new '03 S55 with the same supercharged 5.5L V8 engine. I just turned 40 but driving my '06 E55 makes me feel and act like a teenager again 😂
I daily a 2006 E55, Have 240K miles on it now and it still rips. IMO, they are a perfect daily driver. Fast, comfortable, decent handling, and if you drive like a normal person, 20mpg. As for the seats, they are super comfortable. The active side bolsters that inflate when you corner to hold you in the seat are really cool.
Something else, I might be wrong but I dont think the supercharger ever engages in park or neutral. I have not reached the end of the video yet, you just now welded the pulley. That should annoy the ecu, having boost when no boost is requested. I would suspect your problem is with the inlet air temps. When these motors heat soak from the supercharger they pull out a ton of timing making it feel like your down about 200hp. Replace the intercooler water pump and that will usually fix most of that. Beyond that you can upgrade the intercooler system.
I've watched every episode since this channel started and for some reason this is one of my favorites. Not sure why, maybe just reminiscent of my youth (I'm tony's age). Buying anything used with issues for cheap and being able to fairly easily make it a million times better is one of life's best feelings!
Dude, this might be my favorite episodes. Seeing Tony drive is a treat... I always forget his roots were in drifting.
Also, we so need “A pizza team, with a racing problem.” shirts!
I would LOVE to see you talk with Alex from LegitStreetCars about this car and doing some cool upgrades to it! He is a certified Mercedes Master Tech and know his way around these cars VERY well!
I was thinking the same thing. Alex and legit streetcars all the way!!! 💯🫡
*We need an Alex (Legit Street Cars) and Tony collab!*
That would be AMAZING 👏👏👏
Get that cooling system dialed and it'll keep the supercharger clutch engaged!!
Yes! What a great deal! Welcome to the dark side. (Not really that dark but you know what I mean)
I was like, cheap broken AMG? Sponsored by Sunday? Did Tony turn into alternate universe Alex?😁😋
Those wheels look so sick. Perfect match to the car.
Thanks!
I love them on my MK7 Golf
Legit street cars CZcams hes the man that fixes Mercedes
Hearing your whole crew giggle while you spin the tires was amazing!
The sound of an AMG is awesome.
Nice. My 03 E55 runs high 10s in the 1/4 with a drag pack. There are many M113k E55s running 10s and some in the 9’s with the factory engine and blower.
Bone stock on street tires most run high 12s. That was pretty quick back in 2003 when these came out though. Fastest Production Sedan back in the day. The M113k engine and 722 trans are practically bulletproof.
There should be a little red button on one of the hood shocks. If you push that button you can get the hoods to stand straight up and give extra room to work.
I hate seeing Englishtown without the strip anymore, such great memories as a kid seeing the funny and top fuel run there. I couldn't believe how you could feel sound, the power amazed me.
I miss walking home down texas rd and seeing the pictures and mirrors off the wall and fallen on the floor after every summernationals
Me to bro, me too. It’s so sad… but it’s still better than it being condominiums.
@@TheReaper42069 life in the big city, or at least monmouth county, at least i have OSW here, but man i miss jersey
@@ImWillsZXdown in Florida now? I lived in Palm Beach County for awhile… FL summers weren’t for me… I also love the food here too much to leave again
@@TheReaper42069 the food here is terrible, im just south of Orlando, so osw is only an hour or so drive, barring no 3 hours of traffic, the summers are hot and no ac in cars is brutal, the car market is terrible and i miss the northeast. After 4 years here im basically stuck without financial leverage to get back to the northeast as the wage gaps are so far apart
Made friends at AMG dealer.They gave me demo’s to have fun on weekends. I was smiling ear to ear watching you guys. Used to race them down route 3 to Lincoln tunnel and back. What a blast. Great job boys!!!
My buddy, an automotive machinist and a heck of a mechanic, has one of those he paid about the same, but he's done a lot of work on it, and yes, he enjoys driving it.
The beautiful notes of a 8 cylinder symphony is all the music I need to hear. Great buy . Cheers
$3500 for an AMG? That's an absolute steal!
ehhhh
Used to take a friends Grand National to Englishtown on Wednesdays for open drags back the late 80's. Saw my first Summer National there. Walked up to the track as the funny cars were about to go. They left the line and the entire body flew off the car in the far lane from us about half track. My first live drag race experience! great memories there!
Tony! Grab a set of wheel bolt hangers. Theyre aluminum rods with a threaded end so you can put on german wheels without dropping them onto your fingers over and over. Save's me some fingertips and frustration at work for sure. Mine are from CTA, and I bought them off FCP Euro
That car came with one in the tool kit originally, probably still in the trunk.
Tony + V8 + RWD. It's just gonna be good. It's Angelo's law of sillativity.
Slow motion fertilizer spreading! Epic! I wish I looked as cool doing yard work, but my floppy hat kills the vibe.
If Mercedes is anything like BMWs you have to program modules to the car once hooked up to activate/use them. Their way of keeping the average guy from working on them and having to go to a dealer. Thankfully through forums programming software can be had.
On these era Mercedes some modules are like that, but usually just the ones required to run the car. You'd need a Mercedes Star Diagnostic System (the factory scan tool) running Xentry (the factory diagnostic software) to program modules like that. Also pretty much mandatory for doing any real diag work on these cars. You can get Chinese knockoff SDS/Xentry setups online that work just fine for most needs for around $500-800.
Certain things, like programming a new ECU that needs to VIN coded to the car, may require paid access to Mercedes' servers that generally isn't possible or cost effective for a DIY'er to obtain, which is when you would need to visit a dealer or independent Mercedes specialist shop to help you out.
Most importantly have to monitor the intake air temperature to ensure your temps are not excessive.
Here In Maryland, if that's 20 years old or older you can register that thing with no inspections whatsoever for the rest of eternity.
That sounds incredibly dangerous
@@froz3nmindz124think that's bad? Mississippi has zero inspections, period. So much garbage running the roads down south.
Believe it or not, I still have my 2006 E55 AMG with 115K miles. It still rocks, turns heads even for Grand maumaus. Just dropped if off to have the engine mounts, alternator replaced and service performed. Owned it since 2008. Got hooked onto AMGs back in 07 before most people could appreciate the awesome power these cars have to offer. Still stock.
Nice. My 03 E55 has 91k miles on it. Love the W211s, I also just recently got a E500 as an extra car.
My W210 E55 had 260,000 miles on and was still mechanically strong when it finally rusted through enough that the rear end was hanging off it
@@popuptoaster I love the W210s, even with all the rust issues they had lol. I had a E430 with 248k miles and still ran like new when I sold her.
I feel a HRG-Corvette-sales-montage coming for this car, one of my favorite of the things you filmed with them! Crazy how that rear wheel was so damaged, driving around on 1 lugnut for a while perhaps! (previous owner, televised police chase, spike strips, perhaps?) Pizza crew is a good idea!
Tony, these cars have a huge following. It’s been my realistic dream car since they came out in 03. I had a pretty fast turbo Honda civic back then, and one night this black four door Mercedes left me like I wasn’t trying. Since then I’ve wanted one. More to the story but not enough time here. lol. So happy you got one and get to experience it. Can’t wait to see more videos.
Seen my first NHRA Mopar Parts Nationals at Englishtown. Hungover and did not know what to expect. One of the greatest days of my life. Love what you do brother. Keep it shiny side up.
Amazing! Thanks for watching!
Drove a 2008 e63 amg doing some Autocross instruction for a novice group and it was surprisingly better than I expected right up to the point where the back 2 rear subframe bolts broke. You and that guy are making me want one.
It's positively hilarious how Americans are excited about European cars and love it. I live in Europe and daily drive a 1977 El Camino with a stock 350, exhaust and few life comfort mods like Edelbrock carb and intake, electric fan. I never bought a European car in my life since I have the same amount of excitement seen here for classic US cars. Nothing can compete with the irregular signature sound of an American V8 due to varying exhaust lengths. European V8s mostly come with even exhaust length structure that make V8s sound like inlines.
I had one of these and they are beasts for its time, nice powercurve and very reliable for what it is in my experience.
The APR wheels look great on it....huge score!
those 211's are great, I have a 05' E55 with 136K miles from new, super reliable and trouble free thus far..
Thoroughly impressed with this car! I had no idea!
that little battery is there to make sure the SBC brake by wire system always have power
With you on the Seafoam, Tony. I put half a bottle in the oil for the last 500 miles before a change, as well as the remainder plus a bottle in the fuel, as WELL as a bottle of Lucas Deep Clean, in the first tank every oil change. I also LOVE the CRC GDI valve cleaner spray stuff for direct-injected stuff. Does it all work? Hell, I don't know, but I've always been kinda mean to my stuff and have yet to have a premature failure of an engine through reasonable human use. Modern engines are pretty amazing for the most part, keep them clean and happy and they'll run a LONG time. I'm a GM LS/Ecotec guy, I suspect about everything else is similar.
It’s also a known issue that the ECU fries on these things. The vents on top of the hood sit right by the fusebox/ecu, if the seal on the fusebox is bad, it’s inevitable that water will enter. Might be worth checking the pins of the connectors for corrosion.
My boss had one of those back in 06 it was so pimp back in the day always loved that car
It's SILLY fast.
Yup 😊
It was so pimp lmao
04 rich baby!!!!
Lincoln locker for the win once again
Appreciate the variety of content Tony. Best thing about Fridays!
Also hit up legit street cars for extra help with the little issues you have with the it
I don't think Alex and Tony's styles would mix. Tony and VGG are way better matched.
@@adamgroza7913Nah they would figure it out.
@@adamgroza7913 Nah, they would figure it out, Alex is a cool guy and he watches this channel from time to time.
@@j.d.8593you sound like a stalker
@@Hellcat71782 WTF are you even talking about, he has commented on a few videos on this channel...
There's a reason these were so successful Cannonball cars. Absolute land missiles
just joined! Happy to support a fellow PA gearhead! Keep up the great work!
Awesome! Thank you a ton!
I love how genuine these guys are
Likely that your intercooler coolant pump is weak/broke.
High inlet temps and it will disengage the supercharger clutch to protect the engine. That's why these M113K engines have legendary reliability.
Very common issue.
You can upgrade the intercooler coolant system to give you more stable inlet temps.
Once you've done that, fit a smaller pulley and remap it for 550+bhp
I had an 04 CLK 55. The CLK 55 and E 55 have the M113 engine, one of the most bulletproof AMG engines ever built. You can’t break it Tony 😊
I second this. Incredibly stout 👌
I had an 06 e55 and a 100 mile round trip commute every day. Did all the maintenance by the book, was constantly working on it and the thing still blew up before 200,000 miles. 3/4 ton suburban has proven to be a much better vehicle at 350,000 without major repairs
@@Iamthestig42069 what "blew up" exactly?
@@Iamthestig42069 were you the original owner?
Tony - Challenge accepted (Most likely)
Why do fools insist on doing a "cat delete"? They don't hurt performance and you limit yourself on where the car can be sold or, if you own it, where you can move and still get it tagged. And it's going to throw codes every time you drive it.
and it makes your honda’s sound like shit please stop doing this to your cars it’s not cool buy some actual performance parts to make your car faster instead of ‘sounding’ faster 🤦♂️
I have those exact Rims in that exact color on my MK7 Golf. I love them!
You need to make a shirt that says we are a pizza team with a racing problem. That was one of the funniest lines I’ve ever heard. You should really make a shirt like that.
I cant stop laughing.......wait lol hold on hahahahaha ooooo my stomach is hurting stop Tony!....... bro your German sucks! I love you like a brother TAngelo! Keep bringing that healing laughter.....you are a special one
Finally I’ve been waiting for you guys to do this
It's a riot.
when you started to weld the pulley together i knew i had to get that membership
never done this before BUT Sunday and most especially there back up service is top shelf ,im so proud now off my yard its just so satisfying watching the transformation ,great product
Finally. Been waiting on the new upload. I see stay tuned and I tune in lol
Appreciate ya!
That Mercedes is a absolute BEAST! I'm not even a Mercedes fan and I would love to have one of these what a sleeper animal of a car! 😎🤘🇺🇸
It's REALLY wicked. And you do not realize you are going 80, feels liek you could get out and walk.
My first full watch of a regular of your videos, came in and subscribed from Vice grip garage colab, and this was awesome! Keep it up!
Wheel bolt solution:
I h8 wheel bolts. So, find a bolt with the correct threads. Get something 5" long (or whatever it is in meters) and maybe 1" of thread. The rest of the bolt should be smooth.
Now, chop the head off of your new bolt and smooth the end that you just chopped off. Make it pleasantly round and nice.
When you go to put a wheel back on, put your new wheel alignment tool in one for the holes in the hub. It needs to be finger tight only. Lift the wheel up and let the wheel hang off of your fresh new hawtness wheel alignment tool device thing. As it hangs there, put in the other 4 bolts, back the tool out (finger tight), and put in that 5th bolt.
Feel smug while everyone else bitches about wheel botls.
I see a bad boy zero turn mower in your future lol ! I have already mowed my grass twice and needs mowed again ! Last thing i want is fertilizer, weed and feed !
The previous owner sold me all the lawn stuff in the garage EXCEPT for a real serious zero turn mower, I will need to find one!
@StayTunedTA Ariens and Gravely are excellent mowers. However, I bought a used Husqvarna MZ-48 last year for my property and it is a gem. Great cut and scoots around really well. I went from about 4hrs to cut with a riding mower down to 1½ with theHusqvarna
For me . The coooolest thing about you guys is. Y’all work on everything. Love the content. Love the know how. Pizzas on me .
Thanks! Appreciate it! Yeah, If it's fast and fun, i'm into it! (also it doesn't even have to be that fast)
If worse comes to worse you can always slap an LS in it.LET'S GO 🏁STAY⚡️TUNED
Let's Go bud!!
Hey Tony, you know the hood goes up alot higher.....press the release on the hood hinges and it opens to 90 degrees, makes it way easier to work on!
Tony if you want to do a hard reset on these newer cars just unhooking the battery doesn't always work. Next time unhook both positive and negative cables and touch them together or use a jumper to touch them. That discharges any capacitors or whatnots to do a "hard reset"
great episode love the budget build and all the troubleshooting
Open the hood up all the way, it goes straight up
48:28 - Blue Angels No. 1: "Smoke on, ready now..."
E55 AMG is one of my bucket list cars. Always loved the styling
Can't wait to watch! Happy Friday ST!
You are my absolute hero; you and the crew make CZcams a pleasure to watch
Absolutley one of my favorite looking mercedes
I was so psyched to see this video today as I’ve been dying for a Mercedes recently and I actually test drive an SLK32 amg from that dealer on that corner a few months ago. That’s so cool that you guys were there and I recognized it! Rip this thing❤ love from south jersey
I felt soo bad for you buying an aging german vehicle that needed seemingly major work judging by the price... pleasantly surprised it turned out so well! But yeah definitely sell that thing before more major mystery stuff breaks!
man, glad something catastrophic didnt happen when you were out hot rodding it. Good reminder to check wheels and tires before hitting the road for some serious driving.
There should be a little aluminum rod with threads on one end in the spare tire kit. You thread it into the Hub before you install your wheel and tire. Start two of the lug bolts and then remove the rod and install the remaining three.
You guys are the perfect channel to do the “sloppy mechanics” turbo ls swap to something
Love it! Nice work fellas.
Getting sideways 5 deep! Epic!
OMG I couldn't stop laughing smoking the tires like a madman definitely an awesome buy Tony you guys killed it
Hold the traction control button down for 30 seconds and it will turn everything off (stability etc).
Get yourself a proper intercooler system to stop the heatsoak. And i wouldn't keep that supercharger clutch welded solid either. Thats asking for trouble
A blower with an on/off switch, just like Mad Max's Interceptor!!
Right on always excited for a new stay tuned video! Especially early content before anyone else Rock on brother keep it up Tony! You have a great channel and The best content!!
Thanks a ton! Appreciate the support!
Maniacs! I love every second of it, thanks, guys👍👍
You keep making great content Tony!, Thank you and yr boys..
You bet!
It might have been about $100k new...a friend bought a used one against all of our advice. 63k miles, lca (both) worn out, diff leaks, and a few smaller issues. Fixed all that, then the water-cooled alternator crapped out. Few months later, the woodruff key on the crank broke off & the crank damper/pulley piece made like a rabid Titan missile under the hood- thousands in damage.
They are impressive when they run, but they are always having $$$ issues
If the intercooler water pump is dead (common issue) the IATs get high and it disengages the supercharger clutch. There is an upgraded pump that is a Bosch 010 part number. I would change it and look at doing a split cooling setup to keep your IATs safe. Super cheap insurance.
With a couple of grand in mods you can approach the 650-700hp mark. I would love to see a budget power build on it.
That exhaust note is awesome!