Ultimately, we take pride in optimizing the engines for improved performance and fuel efficiency. Although we rarely see people go back to stock. You can even keep your old stock tune with a ECU+ package. No matter what model Mercedes you drive, we will customize your tune to you. Of course, that’s a nice boost for this car. Our Mercedes Tune, a Stage 1 tune would increase horsepower to 227 and torque to 231 LBS-FT. The exterior styling of the C-Class was inspired by its big brother, the S-Class. Starting with the stock specs The C230 has a 1.8L I-4 engine with 189 horsepower at 5,800 rpm and 192 LBS-FT torque at 3,500 rpm. That’s why Mercedes Tuners love this car. Why Mercedes Tuners Love the Supercharged 2004 C230 Performance Upgrade Additionally, we also use the power of tuning to make this C230’s engine perform to its greatest potential. To begin with, those very early supercharged models can be best described like this: “To drive them, to hear the shriek of the mechanical charger, to feel the power of its engine, to enjoy the luxury of the refined ambiance or to compete in racing… that was clearly the crowning glory of motoring.” Today, supercharged Mercedes look a lot different than their predecessors, but that sentiment and passion remains. At the Targa Florio race in 1922, a supercharged Mercedes would kick off a long series of wins for Mercedes and Mercedes-Benz racing cars. With the experience gained from supercharging aircraft after WWI, the first supercharged Mercedes were unveiled at the Berlin Auto Show in 1921. Indeed, the first supercharged cars came from Daimler-Benz in 1920s. A supercharger is used to boost car’s power and speed by mechanically increasing the intake of air. It is really just a fancy term for supercharger. Mercedes Kompressor, which could perhaps be mistaken as an autobot in the latest Transformers movie. Today’s Mercedes Tuners tuning story is about the 2004 Mercedes Benz C230 Kompressor Sport. Post them up here and let us take a look.Īlso take the time to find the page for your particular model and post there as you'll get more responses from people with more experience with your particular vehicle.Supercharged 2004 C230 Gets a Performance Upgrade by Mercedes Tuners If you can't get the car to a shop I would recommend buying yourself an icarsoft MB-II scanner ($150 on Amazon -or less than the cost of a two-way tow) and pulling the codes yourself. Other thing it could be is the starter motor clutch but since it happened while you are driving I don't think so.įirst thing I would do is get someone to run a code check. That would be a common failure (on all makes not just Mercedes) that would cause a car to tie whilst driving but without bits of engine coming out the tailpipe (or through the hood). Personally I am thinking crankshaft position sensor but then I am no expert by any means. and huge nasty noises when it went.ĭid you get any hints that the timing chain was on its way out? Nasty rattles (especially when starting) can / are the most common warnings of timing chain and or timing chain tensioner failure. Such a failure usually results in exhaust valve heads coming through the tailpipe, bent intake and exhaust valves, etc. You don't say what mileage your car has but if it is below 200k miles I would be very surprised if the timing chain had gone.
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