OWNER anderzen (E420)

[anderzen]

Hello All!

First off, I gotta say... feels good to be a part of this board officially again after only sporadically perusing by in the last few years since selling my old manual swapped E420...

Out of all the cars I sold, that E420 is the one I just couldn't stop thinking about after letting it go to a good buddy... I recently sold my manual swapped C63 and as fate would have it, a bottom of the barrel priced 034 popped up a few days later. The listing was over promising (as typical on FB marketplace) but it looked good enough and was priced low enough to justify going to see it.

Immediately when I got there, I could tell the bones were good, but it needed lots of love and no way I was willing to pay the $3500 it was listed for... The clearcoat was badly peeling/cracking, the motor had a good tick from driver side and what sounded like bearing noise from the water pump (tbc..) and the brakes were cooked.. HOWEVER, it drove surprisingly well, felt nice and tight, shifted well, stayed at temp and even had a working oil pressure sensor! The upper harness had been replaced, new battery and alternator, new tires on good condition stock wheels, no rust on the body, interior in great shape and overall the car was straight. Thx to Dave @gsxr I was able to look over the data card and a bit of the history on the car prior to heading out to see it, which revealed it had spent 1994-2005 in Florida and the rest of the time here in Washington. There had been a front end collision in 2005 which resulted in a salvage title, but from what I can tell, it was repaired properly and doesn't look like it was much of an impact at all.

I was able to land on a price of $1800 which I felt happy with and ironically is exactly what I paid for my previous E420. This one is honestly in much better shape though and without the hackery my old one had, which sweetened the deal even more.

Once home I began sorting through the car, cleaned up the interior (lots of cigarette ash), did a 1500 grit wet sand and rattle can sprits of Chrysler PS2 bright silver on a test spot of the roof (great match that I'll be using for all panels later)... And then pulled the serpentine belt and fired her up to see if the bearing noise I was hearing dissipated, and thankfully it did. All the pulleys spun freely and without much if any noise however, so I think it is likely the water pump but yet to be confirmed and I know that would be rare for an M119...
Other small needs atm include Odometer Gears, driver side window track is off and the shifter bushings are definitely hanging on for dear life.. all relatively easy fixes

At this point I have ordered all the filters, fluids, brake etc to revamp what is needed and later on will dive deeper into my actual longterm plans for the car which is yet to be determined. Manual swap again is tempting, 5.0 swap is tempting, but I also have a complete M113K in my garage looking for a home... we'll see what happens! I do plan to do an AMG Gen 2 kit and will plan on a set of 17's that fit the style I'd like to go for...

As mentioned above special thx to @gsxr for the help with my pick and to @Glen for help during the process of getting this one as well! Look forward to sharing and learning more on this forum with everyone once again!

Stoked to be back in a 124/034!
-ANDERZEN

 

[Draginev]

Congrats on your W124.034 @anderzen. Cannot wait for more content on this project!

 

[yao500e]

Hello All!

First off, I gotta say... feels good to be a part of this board officially again after only sporadically perusing by in the last few years since selling my old manual swapped E420...

Out of all the cars I sold, that E420 is the one I just couldn't stop thinking about after letting it go to a good buddy... I recently sold my manual swapped C63 and as fate would have it, a bottom of the barrel priced 034 popped up a few days later. The listing was over promising (as typical on FB marketplace) but it looked good enough and was priced low enough to justify going to see it.

Immediately when I got there, I could tell the bones were good, but it needed lots of love and no way I was willing to pay the $3500 it was listed for... The clearcoat was badly peeling/cracking, the motor had a good tick from driver side and what sounded like bearing noise from the water pump (tbc..) and the brakes were cooked.. HOWEVER, it drove surprisingly well, felt nice and tight, shifted well, stayed at temp and even had a working oil pressure sensor! The upper harness had been replaced, new battery and alternator, new tires on good condition stock wheels, no rust on the body, interior in great shape and overall the car was straight. Thx to Dave @gsxr I was able to look over the data card and a bit of the history on the car prior to heading out to see it, which revealed it had spent 1994-2005 in Florida and the rest of the time here in Washington. There had been a front end collision in 2005 which resulted in a salvage title, but from what I can tell, it was repaired properly and doesn't look like it was much of an impact at all.

I was able to land on a price of $1800 which I felt happy with and ironically is exactly what I paid for my previous E420. This one is honestly in much better shape though and without the hackery my old one had, which sweetened the deal even more.

Once home I began sorting through the car, cleaned up the interior (lots of cigarette ash), did a 1500 grit wet sand and rattle can sprits of Chrysler PS2 bright silver on a test spot of the roof (great match that I'll be using for all panels later)... And then pulled the serpentine belt and fired her up to see if the bearing noise I was hearing dissipated, and thankfully it did. All the pulleys spun freely and without much if any noise however, so I think it is likely the water pump but yet to be confirmed and I know that would be rare for an M119...
Other small needs atm include Odometer Gears, driver side window track is off and the shifter bushings are definitely hanging on for dear life.. all relatively easy fixes

At this point I have ordered all the filters, fluids, brake etc to revamp what is needed and later on will dive deeper into my actual longterm plans for the car which is yet to be determined. Manual swap again is tempting, 5.0 swap is tempting, but I also have a complete M113K in my garage looking for a home... we'll see what happens! I do plan to do an AMG Gen 2 kit and will plan on a set of 17's that fit the style I'd like to go for...

As mentioned above special thx to @gsxr for the help with my pick and to @Glen for help during the process of getting this one as well! Look forward to sharing and learning more on this forum with everyone once again!

Stoked to be back in a 124/034!
-ANDERZEN

wow! was just thinking about you Anderzen. @C36.E50.AMG here from Instagram.
Glad you are back with 90s benz cars! That w124 e420 is a lot of car for the money paid! awesome.
Now the fun begins!
AMG Bodykit Gen 2 is very cool idea as well as 17 inch AMG monoblocks.
I say get headlight wipers too.
I would do a 722.6 swap before a 6 speed swap. Come on man! gotta keep these cars true to AMG Benz spirit of automatic transmission cars! haha
3.07 rear with LSD too!

Need an update on your black C36 too. I got some updates on my C36 such as HFM ECU tuning project I am working on!

@anderzen

 

[gsxr]

Congrats, and welcome back! Can't wait to see what you do with this one!

 

[yao500e]

Congrats, and welcome back! Can't wait to see what you do with this one!

@gsxr Cant beat $1,800 for 034! come on! amazing!

 

[TerryA]

@anderzen,
Congrats on your new E420 project. From
the 4 pics you posted it looks to be in great shape and should clean up real well. Your last E420 project was captivating and very interesting to follow. I can hardly wait to see what this car will morph into.

Looking forward to more posts!

Good Luck w/ it!

Take Care

 

[anderzen]

Thanks for the warm welcome back ya'll! Did some more digging today and think based on the rubber ducky noise spinning the water pump by hand, the seals internally are dried up.. it did sound like the noise was intensified when prodding the passthough bracket the clutch fan attaches to with stethoscope, but I am hoping it's not that as they apparently are worth a pretty penny.

I got a water pump from GMB (used them with good success multiple times) for about $80 so I am going to give it a run... aside from that, the ticking seems to be quieting down some and the car fires right up every time and has good throttle response. Glass half full right

 

[yao500e]

I read that you got an M113k sitting your garage. That would be some swap. I know one guy who put m113k into his w124. It can be done but obviously huge project. Meticulous cutting and sizing a w211 E55 speedomteter into the w124 is key to make the thing look factory and lovely! lots of fun stuff you could do to this car!

@anderzen

 

[anderzen]

I read that you got an M113k sitting your garage. That would be some swap. I know one guy who put m113k into his w124. It can be done but obviously huge project. Meticulous cutting and sizing a w211 E55 speedomteter into the w124 is key to make the thing look factory and lovely! lots of fun stuff you could do to this car!

@anderzen

It is tempting just for the fact of easy double power level over stock basically, MSS can convert the stock ECU into standalone so you can keep the cluster and key original etc, would need a gps speedo or some trickery like I did on my manual swap E420 though... but, I also love M119's and with a higher rear diff ratio alone I'd probably be plenty happy with the stock 4.2 for a while and even more so with a 5.0.. time will tell

 

[yao500e]

It is tempting just for the fact of easy double power level over stock basically, MSS can convert the stock ECU into standalone so you can keep the cluster and key original etc, would need a gps speedo or some trickery like I did on my manual swap E420 though... but, I also love M119's and with a higher rear diff ratio alone I'd probably be plenty happy with the stock 4.2 for a while and even more so with a 5.0.. time will tell

@anderzen

Super cool Josh at MSS can convert stock ECU to accept the M113k thereby keeping your original cluster! that is awesome! I had no idea Josh can do that. Josh is great. i worked with him helping my buddy in Taiwan install M113k into a w210 E55! haha

Definitely a good choice staying with M119 for now and enjoy it as it is for a while and take your time to think about what to do for mods.

What rear gear would you put for the e420 M119? 2.87 2.82 gears?

 

[anderzen]

Clarifying just so people don't get confused, MSS can convert to stock M113K ECU (Bosch ME2.81) to Standalone and can be tied in with these chassis. But yes, pretty amazing what he has been able to do with all of that, definitely makes it that much more feasible.

Yes first and foremost get this thing back to it's former glory and enjoy it as is at least over winter/spring

I would in a perfect world go 3.07 3.06 or even 3.27. I rarely hit the highway and would love the pep around town that would provide, I'm a stoplight to stoplight fun and backroad kinda guy haha.

 

[yao500e]

Clarifying just so people don't get confused, MSS can convert to stock M113K ECU (Bosch ME2.81) to Standalone and can be tied in with these chassis. But yes, pretty amazing what he has been able to do with all of that, definitely makes it that much more feasible.

Yes first and foremost get this thing back to it's former glory and enjoy it as is at least over winter/spring

I would in a perfect world go 3.07 or even 3.27. I rarely hit the highway and would love the pep around town that would provide, I'm a stoplight to stoplight fun and backroad kinda guy haha.

that is insane that Josh MSS can do that with a me2.8 as a standalone.
I believe M119 stock ECU is HFM bosch ECU? Not even a me2.0 or me2.1. Am i correct?

@anderzen

 

[gsxr]

yao500e, there were 3 different engine management systems with M119. Years are USA model years only:

119.96x = CIS-E (1990-1992, R129 only)
119.97x = LH-SFI (1992-1995, all except 1992 R129)
119.98x = ME 1.0 (1996-1999, all chassis)

What anderzen is saying, I believe, is that MSS can modify the M113K ECU (ME 2.8) so that it doesn't need DAS or EIS (electronic key/ignition). This would retain factory ME 2.8 ECU for the m113K engine, while allowing it to work in any chassis. Super cool stuff, I didn't know this was possible. Factory ECU is always preferred over aftermarket - no need to reinvent the wheel and hope your program / mapping is correct.

 

[gsxr]

I got a water pump from GMB (used them with good success multiple times) for about $80 so I am going to give it a run... aside from that, the ticking seems to be quieting down some and the car fires right up every time and has good throttle response. Glass half full right

What is "GMB"? Edit - nevermind, found GMB is parts reboxer, click here for water pump specs.

Video is "private"... can you change it to "unlisted"?

 

[yao500e]

yao500e, there were 3 different engine management systems with M119. Years are USA model years only:

119.96x = CIS-E (1990-1992, R129 only)
119.97x = LH-SFI (1992-1995, all except 1992 R129)
119.98x = ME 1.0 (1996-1999, all chassis)

What anderzen is saying, I believe, is that MSS can modify the M113K ECU (ME 2.8) so that it doesn't need DAS or EIS (electronic key/ignition). This would retain factory ME 2.8 ECU for the m113K engine, while allowing it to work in any chassis. Super cool stuff, I didn't know this was possible. Factory ECU is always preferred over aftermarket - no need to reinvent the wheel and hope your program / mapping is correct.

so, the MSS ECU will be a piggyback or parallel ECU to stock ECU?

If so, sounds great.

@gsxr

 

[gsxr]

so, the MSS ECU will be a piggyback or parallel ECU to stock ECU?

If so, sounds great.

@gsxr

I believe he means that the MSS ECU replaces the W124 ECU / engine management completely. The LH ECU is no longer used (and, EZL not used... and E-GAS not used either. ME engine management integrates fuel, ignition, and throttle control all into a single module).

Not sure how the factory W124 ABS/ASR computer integrates with MSS ME2.8 - @anderzen? Same question with cruise control, although I assume the W124 cruise switch will connect to the ME2.8 ECU. Traction control is the big question, I personally would not want an M113K in a 124 with zero traction control. That's just begging to end up on a "leaving C&C" video, lol.

 

[anderzen]

I believe he means that the MSS ECU replaces the W124 ECU / engine management completely. The LH ECU is no longer used (and, EZL not used... and E-GAS not used either. ME engine management integrates fuel, ignition, and throttle control all into a single module).

Not sure how the factory W124 ABS/ASR computer integrates with MSS ME2.8 - @anderzen? Same question with cruise control, although I assume the W124 cruise switch will connect to the ME2.8 ECU. Traction control is the big question, I personally would not want an M113K in a 124 with zero traction control. That's just begging to end up on a "leaving C&C" video, lol.

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Yes I believe those are bypassed and I also believe ABS/ASR still retained. I’ve messaged Josh to ask him for clarification on the details and will let you know what I hear, or better yet maybe he’ll join the conversation.

@gsxr my bad! Didn’t realize I left the video on private, now unlisted so everyone can listen to what I captured… would love the group’s opinion to confirm/deny my water pump suspicions…

 

[yao500e]

w124 e420 for the win over w204 C63

@anderzen

 

[anderzen]

w124 e420 for the win over w205 C63

@anderzen

*W204* C63 AMG.. But yes, while most enthusiasts on the outside looking in would call me crazy for letting go of my near perfect manual swapped C63 in exchange for a 30 year old E420 that needs love... those that get these cars will understand, and at the end of the day it's just personal preference. I can tell you the smile and joy I felt driving this thing back home after buying it was as good as it can get, even knowing all the love it needs. There is just something about the soul of these 124's that is so special. They're top 5 cars ever built in my opinion and I'm lucky to be back in one!

 

[doolar]

Welcome back! I’ve gone through your YouTube videos especially on the manual swap. Will be fun to see what you do with this 034!

 

[anderzen]

Update from MSS for those interested in the standalone conversions systems for the Bosch ME2.8's... In the W124 you do in fact remove all of the old ECU's and unfortunately do NOT retain ABS/ASR.. He said most people either delete those or use aftermarket systems.

I've deleted it on my 190E, but that is essentially a track build with no nannies aside from power steering intentionally.. on a W124 cruiser with the M113K swap I'd definitely want ABS/ASR

 

[anderzen]

Welcome back! I’ve gone through your YouTube videos especially on the manual swap. Will be fun to see what you do with this 034!

Thank you! If I do decide to manual swap this one I will make a much easier process to follow as far as videos go this time around... there was SO much to learn last time that I had hours and hours of footage that ended up being too many videos to follow imo.. live and learn.

 

[duuder]

*W204* C63 AMG.. But yes, while most enthusiasts on the outside looking in would call me crazy for letting go of my near perfect manual swapped C63 in exchange for a 30 year old E420 that needs love... those that get these cars will understand, and at the end of the day it's just personal preference. I can tell you the smile and joy I felt driving this thing back home after buying it was as good as it can get, even knowing all the love it needs. There is just something about the soul of these 124's that is so special. They're top 5 cars ever built in my opinion and I'm lucky to be back in one!

We 100% get it! You can always get another C63 if you fancy, it's the ebb and flow of life and you replaced it with a solid one

 

[doolar]

Thank you! If I do decide to manual swap this one I will make a much easier process to follow as far as videos go this time around... there was SO much to learn last time that I had hours and hours of footage that ended up being too many videos to follow imo.. live and learn.

I’m interested in having your opinion on the manual vs automatic now that you’ve manual swapped a number of cars.

Do you still prefer it to the auto in your new 034? Realise it’s early days, but I’ve been considering a manual swap for my 036.

 

[anderzen]

I’m interested in having your opinion on the manual vs automatic now that you’ve manual swapped a number of cars.

Do you still prefer it to the auto in your new 034? Realise it’s early days, but I’ve been considering a manual swap for my 036.

you know I never got a fair shake at the 722.3/4 last time in my previous 034 because I bought it with a dead 2nd gear, so it's hard to say fully. But overall I almost always prefer to drive manual and that car was fantastic with the manual. I have my C36 with a healthy 722.4 and I really enjoy it, I love the kicks of the shifts with the vacuum controlled auto's versus the flare feeling in the 722.6's.
I wish that it was as simple of a manual swap as the M113's, if it was I'd probably commit to doing it right off the bat, but I need to keep it as is for a while to decide on whether or not the M113K will go in.
I really think it's all personal preference, and if you love driving manual you won't regret rowing gears in your 036!

 

[anderzen]

Here's the official reveal and walk around through all the details thus far plus a few!

 

[ArauzMotoring]

Congrats on the new W124!!

That v8 sounds really good when you revved it up.

I was thinking one of us should hit up megasquirt to get them to help set up a piggy back ecu system that can control ignition timing and fuel over the factory backdrop for ABs and asr (with a button to disable ) lol

 

[anderzen]

Congrats on the new W124!!

That v8 sounds really good when you revved it up.

I was thinking one of us should hit up megasquirt to get them to help set up a piggy back ecu system that can control ignition timing and fuel over the factory backdrop for ABs and asr (with a button to disable ) lol

Thank you!

She’s does good even with the little ticking going on!

Yea something like that could definitely work!

 

[yao500e]

you know I never got a fair shake at the 722.3/4 last time in my previous 034 because I bought it with a dead 2nd gear, so it's hard to say fully. But overall I almost always prefer to drive manual and that car was fantastic with the manual. I have my C36 with a healthy 722.4 and I really enjoy it, I love the kicks of the shifts with the vacuum controlled auto's versus the flare feeling in the 722.6's.
I wish that it was as simple of a manual swap as the M113's, if it was I'd probably commit to doing it right off the bat, but I need to keep it as is for a while to decide on whether or not the M113K will go in.
I really think it's all personal preference, and if you love driving manual you won't regret rowing gears in your 036!

@anderzen Give a healthy well working 722.3 a chance like in your C36.
From all my research on a fresh nice working 722.3 4 speed, Quarter mile acceleration, you will beat MOST 6 speed manuals. It will shift faster!
For example,
1)w124 e500e blew away 6 speed e34 M5 by 7 car lenghts in a 1/4 mile race. the e34 M5 driver couldnt shift his 6 speed as fast as the 722.3 4 speed!
2) porsche 928 S4 722.3 4 speed transmission did as well or better as its 5 speed manual counterpart as reported by some Porsche 928 enthusiasts

Now on a track situation, if the vacuum modulator and bowdan cable is adjust perfectly, and kickdown solenoid is working perfectly, it will do OK on a track situation upshifting and downshifting. A professional driver will do better with a 6 speed but a 722.3 will do better than novice 6 speed drivers!
Really pretty darn cool for a old mechanical hydraulic auto transmission if you sit back and think about it.

But the key is 722.3 in top notch shape and healthy, which after 30 years...cleaning and servicing the transmission will be needed.

 

[yao500e]

*W204* C63 AMG.. But yes, while most enthusiasts on the outside looking in would call me crazy for letting go of my near perfect manual swapped C63 in exchange for a 30 year old E420 that needs love... those that get these cars will understand, and at the end of the day it's just personal preference. I can tell you the smile and joy I felt driving this thing back home after buying it was as good as it can get, even knowing all the love it needs. There is just something about the soul of these 124's that is so special. They're top 5 cars ever built in my opinion and I'm lucky to be back in one!

I can tell you why, w124 is PEAK benz era! thats why! Our mid 90s C36's are also in that era!

how lovely a fresh wash of my 1995 C36

@anderzen

 

[anderzen]

@anderzen Give a healthy well working 722.3 a chance like in your C36.
From all my research on a fresh nice working 722.3 4 speed, Quarter mile acceleration, you will beat MOST 6 speed manuals. It will shift faster!
For example,
1)w124 e500e blew away 6 speed e34 M5 by 7 car lenghts in a 1/4 mile race. the e34 M5 driver couldnt shift his 6 speed as fast as the 722.3 4 speed!
2) porsche 928 S4 722.3 4 speed transmission did as well or better as its 5 speed manual counterpart as reported by some Porsche 928 enthusiasts

Now on a track situation, if the vacuum modulator and bowdan cable is adjust perfectly, and kickdown solenoid is working perfectly, it will do OK on a track situation upshifting and downshifting. A professional driver will do better with a 6 speed but a 722.3 will do better than novice 6 speed drivers!
Really pretty darn cool for a old mechanical hydraulic auto transmission if you sit back and think about it.

But the key is 722.3 in top notch shape and healthy, which after 30 years...cleaning and servicing the transmission will be needed.

An auto can shift faster than me all day long, but that's not what it's about for me.

I've had my C36 for 3+ years, it's plenty fun with the auto which is in perfect shape, but I know it will be more fun manual

 

[yao500e]

An auto can shift faster than me all day long, but that's not what it's about for me.

I've had my C36 for 3+ years, it's plenty fun with the auto which is in perfect shape, but I know it will be more fun manual

for you since you got many cars, 6 speed manual C36 would be a fun side car. that's for sure

 

[anderzen]

Progress Update:

Well, I have begun the process of sorting through some of the issues on the old silver tank.. figured it warranted an update!

Odometer Gears:
Revisiting a job I completed on my last E420, thankfully memory was still there and I admittedly used my own video on the process as a guide to be safe haha! Pictures attached... All working now and while in there I also discovered someone had pulled some trickery and jumped the ABS/SRS light connectors together to avoid what I now know to be a permanent SRS light.. why it's on, still unsure..

Serpentine Noise:
First order of business was to attempt a flush of the coolant system to see if it had any affect on an elusive serpentine assembly bearing noise. When I stethoscope the Water pump and pass through Fan bearing, the pass through sounds louder, but it is very hard to tell for sure. I swapped out the expansion tank and through in supertech Mercedes (Blue) coolant. At first, the noise was worse, but since then and a few drives later it has definitely dissipated some but is still present. At time you really have to listen for it, other times you can hear it from 5-10ft away.. frustrating but I may have to tackle a water pump job at some point, which to my surprise with how easy the M119 is to work on overall, requires removing the crank pulley

Engine Tick:
The Driver side has a noticeable tick which I was hoping was a lifter being a bit sticky, but after a bottle of Rislone and a few romps and holding RPM it has not changed much if any. I am expecting to find a popped cam oiler tube once I pull the valve cover, I'll keep driving it around the neighborhood spiritedly the next few days just in case but not hopeful it will fix itself in this case...

Radio:
When I got the car it did not have the security code, thanks to a Tech buddy I was able to punch it in and to my delight all functionality is there and speakers work. It does have the classic volume knob issue however where sometimes control is all over the place spinning the dial, no big deal for now.

Distributor Caps:
When taking it for a test drive after coolant flush (first drive in a few weeks), it was stumbling bad when I would try to punch the throttle, it was not doing this previously and I was worried it was the transmission the way it felt at first. But once experiencing it a few times I remembered the same feeling in past, condensation/corrosion on caps. Sure enough when I pulled them, the points were full of crud and corrosion and water/oil vapor. Cleaned them up with wire brush and isopropyl alcohol and she was running happy once again.

Kickdown Switch:
When I took the car for a test drive before buying I noticed there was no click where there should be punching the pedal down.. Well, when I got the car back home and was cleaning it out, I found the top part of the switch had popped off and someone threw it into the doorcard pocket lol! Easy fix, popped it back on and now is functional, about as easy of a fix you could ever have haha!

Next up, I still have a window off track on my driver door and I have new brake rotors and pads ready to go on. I decided to stick with stock brake assembly for now. I also have a lug stud conversion kit and will be test fitting a set of SL55 5 Spoke AMG rims that I have had laying around, if they fit great, if not no big deal, still on the hunt for a set of 17's I like regardless.

Overall, with a little elbow grease, the car is definitely coming back to life and surprises me each time I drive it just how solid and smooth it rides. Someone definitely cared for it at one point! Will have a video out soon on all the little progress made

Cheers
-anderzen

 

[anderzen]

Little video showing some kickdown testing, thx to @gsxr for helping me sort through ideas, more testing to follow to see if we can get full rpm..

And a very clear video of our ugly serpentine noise along with our friend Mr. Tick...

 

[yao500e]

Little video showing some kickdown testing, thx to @gsxr for helping me sort through ideas, more testing to follow to see if we can get full rpm..

And a very clear video of our ugly serpentine noise along with our friend Mr. Tick...

excellent. how to maximize kickdown solenoid to quickly downshift and Bowden cable to shift at 6500 rpm range?

@anderzen

 

[gsxr]

Only way to shift beyond 6000 is with manual shifting.

Only way to get beyond 6350 is with a modified EPROM chip.

There's no performance (acceleration) improvement with upshifts above 6000rpm though. BT, DT with dragstrip testing.

 

[yao500e]

Only way to shift beyond 6000 is with manual shifting.

Only way to get beyond 6350 is with a modified EPROM chip.

There's no performance (acceleration) improvement with upshifts above 6000rpm though. BT, DT with dragstrip testing.

so 6000 rpm is the best range for maximum acceleration shifts?

Thank you. @gsxr

 

[gsxr]

so 6000 rpm is the best range for maximum acceleration shifts?

Yep. You can shift manually above 6000 if you want, but there's no benefit.

 

[anderzen]

Another bit of progress documented

 

[yao500e]

Another bit of progress documented

lets gooooo Anderzen! w124 back in your life, which means LIFE IS GOOD!

w202 C36 and w124 e420 together in your garage is EPIC!

@anderzen

 

[anderzen]

Didn’t realize how shiny the factory calipers were hiding under all the grime! Front brakes and wheel stud conversion done on the front…

 

[yao500e]

Didn’t realize how shiny the factory calipers were hiding under all the grime! Front brakes and wheel stud conversion done on the front…

truly looks mint! I recently sent out my '95 C36 AMG caliper for full restoration and cleaning. looks awesome! @anderzen

 

[anderzen]

Gonna be a bit of a squeeze (17x8 et20) and I'll be doing the fender spacer mod BUT.. couldn't pass these up for $320 shipped as they looked near new condition.
First set of wheels I've ever bought off ebay.. see how it goes! lol was a good enough deal if they don't work I can easy sell them for double locally as good 5x112 wheels are hard to come by in the PNW. Quick down and dirty mockup included (Not my car! But where I am hoping to get it).

 

[yao500e]

Hello @anderzen
Any updates and progress on our E420?

 

[anderzen]

Hey there! Been a slow progression these last few months, trip to Japan, back to work, then Holidays etc... Received a bunch of parts I am ready to throw on but need to finish a small paint repair on the C36 in the garage before I can pull the E420 in. Don't feel like wrenching on the engine in 35f lol..

I did drive it to the gym and back the other day but was stumbly on the way home, barely any gas in it but what is there smells varnishy so likely way old. Fuel filter and fresh petrol will be up first, then I plan to pull the valve cover and see what's all the racket about haha. Got a set of og metal oiler tubes from a friend ready to go in for presumably a popped plastic oiler tube..

 

[gerryvz]

@Stevester 500E FYI — “OG” cam oiler tubes of the original prototype variety that you have !!

 

[anderzen]

@Stevester 500E FYI — “OG” cam oiler tubes of the original prototype variety that you have !!

Spoken like a true OG there sir... lol

 

[yao500e]

Hey there! Been a slow progression these last few months, trip to Japan, back to work, then Holidays etc... Received a bunch of parts I am ready to throw on but need to finish a small paint repair on the C36 in the garage before I can pull the E420 in. Don't feel like wrenching on the engine in 35f lol..

I did drive it to the gym and back the other day but was stumbly on the way home, barely any gas in it but what is there smells varnishy so likely way old. Fuel filter and fresh petrol will be up first, then I plan to pull the valve cover and see what's all the racket about haha. Got a set of og metal oiler tubes from a friend ready to go in for presumably a popped plastic oiler tube..

@anderzen any work or updates or mods you do on your C36, please keep us informed! that would be interesting content too!

 

[anderzen]

@anderzen any work or updates or mods you do on your C36, please keep us informed! that would be interesting content too!

C36 wise, just did a rust repair on the roof and now doing rust repair on the trunk lip seal, so much fun... hahah pleasure to take care of this old vessel though after 31 years of cruising in it's lifetime. Once it's done back to the 034!

 

[yao500e]

C36 wise, just did a rust repair on the roof and now doing rust repair on the trunk lip seal, so much fun... hahah pleasure to take care of this old vessel though after 31 years of cruising in it's lifetime. Once it's done back to the 034!

perfect. keep that C36 running forever..I just bought all new suspension parts