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My E55 AMG 5.4 V8 supercharged project complete


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This is how the Merc looked when I bought it off a dude back in December.

 

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She arrives home & I still can't tolerate those wheels

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So I soon head off to the Garage to replace them.

 

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Plate transferred :)

 

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Supra lurking in the background

 

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Rear Air suspension has gone, will need replacing [sHOCK]

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Rear lip added to give it that sporty look

 

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Quite bored of these wheels as it still imo doesn't look like a real AMG.

 

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So I get rid of the grandpa (CLS) wheels & purchase a set of 19" Forgestar F14s (can only get them imported from US)

 

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She's all clean & sparkling away, much happier now.

 

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The Supra gets a plastidip in white.

 

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The stock AMG exhausts are silencers & so they soon have to be replaced with Eisenmanns. Will sound much better!

 

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Eisenmanns are on & sound mint but also look better.

 

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Carbon rear diffuser added now that the exhausts are upgraded.

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Car looks good with the bonnet up, but when down...not very good, starts to reflect it's age! So the next upgrade is a front end conversion to give it the aggressive look it deserves.

 

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A real game changer - E63 Front conversion with a carbon lip

 

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She's now home sweet home.

 

 

 

But a totally different looking animal to the one I first picked up.

 

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Sadly now SOLD

 

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I know it may sound like a a daft question, but which car would you choose> in terms of 1) Looks - The 740i or the E55?

 

The AMG replaced my BMW 740i (Which I owned for 7 years) I was hoping to add a dinan supercharger to the 7 series, so it would keep up with beasts of todays cars, but after a while I ditched the plans & sold it & went and bought this monster below. But in their own ways they have their pros & cons. For e.g. the smooth drive on the 7 & overall feel is something modern cars today lack. Meanwhile, the pick up on the supercharged V8 is something else! Amazing power and the roar is something that gets you smiling every day.

 

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Nice changes and congrats on the purchase. Always loved the e38 had one as my first car in terms of looks it's one of my favourites. I preferred you e38 to the e55 however with that said the performance of the e55 is awesome.

 

Wish I had known of your e38 as I'm on the lookout for one preferably in black with m parallels.

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Love the updated front and rear, certainly gives it a much more aggressive look, which was needed for such a beast of a car.

 

I am with Dunk, not a fan of the black wheels and generally I feel black wheels look lost. I actually preferred the 5 spoke AMG alloys you had on before.

 

As great as the E38 is, the E55 looks much nicer inside. The E38 feels dated in comparison, the E55 is certainly the winner here!

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Nice changes and congrats on the purchase. Always loved the e38 had one as my first car in terms of looks it's one of my favourites. I preferred you e38 to the e55 however with that said the performance of the e55 is awesome.

 

Wish I had known of your e38 as I'm on the lookout for one preferably in black with m parallels.

 

Thanks mate. Btw I've just sold my Black 740i with M-parallels two days ago! :innocent: It was on eBay for a month & I even had a thread on here. Hard to find a genuine sports model in Black, let alone black on black combo which I've just sold.

 

Love AMG'S but the black wheels aren't doing it for me im afraid, i'd colour match them to the car

or a nice bright silver powder coat

 

Love the 740 too :) especially on Alpina rims

 

 

Love the updated front and rear, certainly gives it a much more aggressive look, which was needed for such a beast of a car.

 

I am with Dunk, not a fan of the black wheels and generally I feel black wheels look lost. I actually preferred the 5 spoke AMG alloys you had on before.

 

As great as the E38 is, the E55 looks much nicer inside. The E38 feels dated in comparison, the E55 is certainly the winner here!

 

That mag is awesome!

 

Thanks guys, the reason why I went for black is because I wanted this to look like a "Black edition".

 

And yeah it's almost as if these Alpina wheels were made for e38's..., but they were actually made for the e65 7 series. But imo they're look much better on e38s, they sit sweet.

 

I personally don't like any of the wheels you've had so far, maybe a colour change from black on the current ones will do it...

I bet the power delivery is lovely though :D

 

LOL no one likes the Forgestars on this aha, but yeah I can see where your coming from but I think it sets it apart from most Merc E class, something different is always nice.

 

Power delivery is great, back end steps out but it's fun. Cheers.

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