Originally Posted by vmspionage

back from the dead

Year/Make/Model: 2008 CLK63 AMG Black Series

Vehicle History/Summary: It's my daily. 100% stock.

Modifications
It's stock dummy

Engine/Exhaust/Drivetrain: stock 6.3L AMG V8 (507hp 465tq), redesigned intake/exhaust, multi plate locking limited slip differential (30% load, 10% overrun), 7 speed transmission with revised gear ratios, internals, and programming (20% faster shifts in manual mode)

Suspension/Brakes: stock 3-way adjustable coil-over suspension, 3 added cross braces (engine, midpoint, trunk), 14.2"/13.0" 2 piece brakes, 6 piston calipers

Wheels/Tires: stock forged aluminum wheels, pilot sport PS2 tires, widened track (75mm front 66mm rear)

Exterior: stock

Interior/Audio: stock

more pics here: http://www.neotek-industries.com/Jeff/CLK/

Originally Posted by Flite

Year/Make/Model:
2004 / Honda / S2000

Vehicle History/Summary:
Bought stock 2 1/2years ago.
If you're looking for an S2000 that follows the current recipe for "dopeness", you're going to have to look elsewhere. Despite being a "sunny day" car, I like to drive it hard when I drive it. I tried big aggressive wheels when I first bought the car, but the penalty paid in the handling department wasn't worth the look in my opinion. I ditched the 19" HREs and went with the current wheels/tires. Coupled with the custom valved KW V3 coilovers (Maserati MC12 and Viper ACR run KWs by the way), it handles absolutely great. I kept the ride height high enough that my roll center isn't under the car and so it could be driven care-free on the roads around here. Adding the Recaro SPGs only added to the feel of the car. They're not the flashiest way to spend a couple thousand bucks, but if you've ever driven a car with quality race buckets you understand how much better they make the driving experience. With the chassis and handling characteristics improved so much, the engine now felt underwelming. Forced induction was the obvious choice to fix this. The only real question was "turbo or supercharger?". I really considered turbo for a while, but decided I'd prefer to keep the stock powercurve and throttle response rather than make bigger numbers at the cost of turbo lag and potential reliability problems. Science of Speed (known for building extremly fast supercharged NSXs) released their supercharger kit for the S2000 which could be upgraded to a Novi 1220 SL blower which is self lubricated and capable of making well over 400whp. The ease of installation and Science of Speed's reputation made this the easy choice for me. I say "ease of installation" because I do all my own work on the car. To date, nothing has been done in a professional shop other than put it on the dyno. Now it drives the way it should. The wheels are aggressive enough to look good, but fit well enough that it can be driven hard. It's about 100hp up on the stock numbers, but still quiet and easy to drive.


Modifications
Engine/Exhaust/Drivetrain:
~Science of Speed stage 2 aftercooled supercharger kit
~ARC Ti cooling plate
~Mugen bolts
~Science of Speed hood dampers

Suspension/Brakes:
~Custom valved KW V3 coilovers on 10k springs front and rear.

Wheels/Tires:
~Advan RZ wheels, 17x8.5 front and 17x9 rear. +45 offset all the way around.
~Dunlop Direzza Start Spec tires, 255 rear, 225 front.

Exterior:
~APR front lip
~shaved front badge
~really shiney paint

Interior/Audio:
~Recaro SPG seats
~JPM alcantara shift boot
~JPM alcantera/leather elbow pad with contrast blue stiching
~Voodoo Ti shift knob
~Alpine head unit
~Infinity speakers
~Custom iPod mounting
~SuperBright LED map lights

Originally Posted by Cobra4B

Fliteypoo... can't vote for you... the ballerness of the AMG black series is just too much... it's like a black hole.

Originally Posted by Cobra4B

Does that mean it's better than a stock McLaren F1 because the owner customized it?