Picked up my SL55 on Saturday.. (sold in PH classifieds)

[arran]

Would you just look at those wheels..... i'm in love...
Not a bad drive either... ;o) So much better than my Porsche was, if not as fun.... but oh the sound..... Anyone know of a way to maximise on that? Airbox upgrade?

[markbe]

arran said:

Would you just look at those wheels..... i'm in love...
Not a bad drive either... ;o) So much better than my Porsche was, if not as fun.... but oh the sound..... Anyone know of a way to maximise on that? Airbox upgrade?

Try a Kleemann Exhaust, helps the power to.
If you have 20" alloys watch out for odd tyre wear.

Mark.

[jb12]

Sounds great I am currently looking to purchase a 2003 model, anything I should look out . Any advice would appreciated.

[markbe]

jb12 said:

Sounds great I am currently looking to purchase a 2003 model, anything I should look out . Any advice would appreciated.

As far as spec' goes, pan roof,keyless go,pdc,bose.
Always check the front discs for cracking from the drill holes,that it is dry in the boot and main dealer history.Best colours are black or silver.And of course, Topas.

Mark.

[jb12]

Thanks for that I am going to blackburn to view the SL55 its silver with berr red, Plan roof etc, but its got 44k on the clock with 5 months dealer warranty.

[sjn2004]

markbe said:

jb12 said:

Sounds great I am currently looking to purchase a 2003 model, anything I should look out . Any advice would appreciated.

As far as spec' goes, pan roof,keyless go,pdc,bose.
Always check the front discs for cracking from the drill holes,that it is dry in the boot and main dealer history.Best colours are black or silver.And of course, Topas.

Mark.

Funny you say that, my friend opened the boot of his the other day and it was full of water. Any idea what seal is at fault?

[pentoman]

arran said:

Would you just look at those wheels..... i'm in love...
Not a bad drive either... ;o) So much better than my Porsche was, if not as fun.... but oh the sound..... Anyone know of a way to maximise on that? Airbox upgrade?

Well I for one would love to hear one with the airbox removed. How about posting a short video?
I tried it on my car, sounded like a bloomin' touring car! Cheapest (temporary of course) way to lots and lots noise.
Removing just the air filter though didn't make much of a difference - had to remove whole air box.
Make sure nothing big and solid is going to get sucked into the intake if you do try this!

[freewheeler]

arran said:

Would you just look at those wheels..... i'm in love...
Not a bad drive either... ;o) So much better than my Porsche was, if not as fun.... but oh the sound..... Anyone know of a way to maximise on that? Airbox upgrade?

Try either cold air induction (a la Gruppe M) or performance filters together with exhaust. DMS also do an ECU re-map and coupled with a Brabus pulley, should take the car up to 580 ish!! Also, reprogram the ABC suspension so the car sits lower and remove the limiter!! BTW, serious car, congrats!!