I have the BEST wife in the entire world!

chuck z · 08-04-2009, 10:21 PM

Not only is she a beautiful person on the inside and on the outside, she is a gearhead! One of the first things we discovered we had in common was our love for cars. Over the last 17 years we've experienced a LOT of cars - 60+ to be exact! She has given me many car related gifts including the lift in my garage but on the occasion of my 50th birthday on the 28th of last month she out did herself! I am a lucky guy!

A big box showed up at the door a couple days prior to my birthday and when she came home from work she couldn't wait for me to open it up. Much to my surprise it was a set of shorty headers and sound pipes from Renntech!

She knows me so well she knew I wouldn't want anything where I would have to cut up the stock system but that I wanted to get more sound out of the car! She settled on the Renntech pieces b/c the system required the least impact/cutting of the exhaust system. To install the sound pipes I did have to make a cut to remove the secondary cats and install the secondary cat bypass.

I have not installed the headers yet as it appears this job might be a little beyond my capabilities! It's pretty tight up in there and I cannot reach the top bolts on the top side of the stock manifolds........ Probably going to have to find someone locally to do this job. The sound pipes sound awesome and I cannot wait to get the headers installed.

I guess that kinda makes the decision about selling or not!

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SMP · 08-04-2009, 10:57 PM

Happy birthday and congratulations, Chuck! Removing the secondary cats sure makes some beautiful music, doesn't it. Well, I'm just glad you'll keep the BS after all. Now it's time to take her to the track

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M-bENZ · 08-04-2009, 11:03 PM

DO NOT sell it ...it's from your WIFE.

Andy

jenk12m · 08-04-2009, 11:21 PM

guess your not selling the car. happy birthday

DFW01E55 · 08-04-2009, 11:52 PM

Happy birthday and congrats Chuck, you're a lucky guy.

JamE55 · 08-05-2009, 09:48 AM

Belated Happy Birthday Chuck!

Just curious but do you have some pics or vids of the install or sound clip?

thanks

WTDoom · 08-06-2009, 12:46 PM

happy birthday !

Sincity · 08-06-2009, 05:19 PM

Congrats and happy belated. I was looking in the engine compartment of my C63 and wondered how I would access all of the nuts on the exhaust manifold.

GeoGeo · 08-06-2009, 08:34 PM

Congrats! Any seat of pants power gains?

Best of luck getting those headers installed. If you don't mind weighing them as well that would be awesome!

Vic55 · 08-07-2009, 10:52 AM

You can always keep the pipes and sell the car

Sorry j/k Im glad you are keeping the car.

Doctodd33 · 08-08-2009, 09:32 PM

that's great to hear chuck....glad u are keeping it.

MisterAMG · 08-08-2009, 09:49 PM

cool wife to get you those mods

Sincity · 09-24-2009, 12:59 AM

Well, are the headers and sound pipe installed yet???

chuck z · 09-24-2009, 11:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sincity

Well, are the headers and sound pipe installed yet???

.....I do have the sound pipe installed but not the headers yet. I'm getting them installed in a couple weeks.

The sound pipe alone didn't make a huge difference in sound except at start up. I have some vids I'm going to post once I get the headers installed.

Sincity · 09-24-2009, 05:07 PM

Did you notice anything powerwise?

chuck z · 09-24-2009, 05:35 PM

The car has so much power out of the box I'm not sure I'd notice the slight bump (relatively speaking...) in power from the sound pipes. I haven't really driven it enough to give a good answer though...

2MANYCARS · 09-24-2009, 08:31 PM

Lucky guy.

Got any pictures of the parts?

GeoGeo · 09-25-2009, 12:27 AM

Any weight savings?

08-04-2009, 11:03 PM	#3
M-bENZ MBWorld Fanatic! Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 3,847 Drives: 04 CLK 320 (Gone) , 01 GS 300 "Plat. Series", 05 CLK500	DO NOT sell it ...it's from your WIFE. Andy __________________

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jenk12m Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: georgia Posts: 316 Drives: S63	guess your not selling the car. happy birthday __________________ 2007 GT3 2008 DENALI XL 2008 CLK BS 2008 S63

08-05-2009, 09:48 AM	#6
JamE55 Out Of Control! Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: CA, NV, CO Posts: 19,968	Belated Happy Birthday Chuck! Just curious but do you have some pics or vids of the install or sound clip? thanks __________________ CLK-DTM AMG...The only one you'll need for the street! Reliable Tuning Companies Below: www.Evosport.com Buy now or die! www.EuroteckMotorsports.com Buy now or die!! www.ttmotorsports.com If you want to hear the voice of God! :D What Kleemann does to mere mortals --->

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WTDoom Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: surrey Posts: 116 Drives: CLK AMG BLACK SERIES (among other things)	happy birthday ! __________________ at Manthey they called it the Black Serious .

08-06-2009, 05:19 PM	#8
Sincity MBWorld Fanatic! Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Vegas, baby! Posts: 2,661 Drives: '86 190e restoration project, '08 Acura RDX, '09 C63 AMG	Congrats and happy belated. I was looking in the engine compartment of my C63 and wondered how I would access all of the nuts on the exhaust manifold. __________________ "Unofficial Member" of the Vancouver Benz crew. '09 C63 KLEEMANN MS-11S & K1. "ROW" AMG airbox tops with charcoal delete and K&Ns. SMERC upper strut bar.

08-04-2009, 10:57 PM	#2
SMP Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Manhattan Beach, CA Posts: 250 Drives: 08 MB CLK 63 black series, 09 BMW M6, 06 BMW X5 4.8iS, 06 MB SL 500	Happy birthday and congratulations, Chuck! Removing the secondary cats sure makes some beautiful music, doesn't it. Well, I'm just glad you'll keep the BS after all. Now it's time to take her to the track .

08-04-2009, 11:52 PM	#5
DFW01E55 MBWorld Fanatic! Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 2,223 Drives: CLK Black Series	Happy birthday and congrats Chuck, you're a lucky guy.

08-06-2009, 08:34 PM	#9
GeoGeo Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 62	Congrats! Any seat of pants power gains? Best of luck getting those headers installed. If you don't mind weighing them as well that would be awesome!

08-07-2009, 10:52 AM	#10
Vic55 Super Moderator Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: THE Orange County, California Posts: 4,847 Drives: 2007 Porsche 997TT - 2009 BMW M3 - 2009 Nissan GT-R - 2009 Lexus IS-F	You can always keep the pipes and sell the car Sorry j/k Im glad you are keeping the car. __________________ Also: 2009 Lexus IS-F White on Black A Shake N' Bake sig *V12TT Mafia Capo di Capi Re*

08-08-2009, 09:32 PM	#11
Doctodd33 MBWorld Fanatic! Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: South Florida Posts: 1,160 Drives: ML350	that's great to hear chuck....glad u are keeping it. __________________ 2010 ML350 p2 2008 CLK63 BS Mars Red 1965 Backdraft Cobra w/ Roush427/550HP on 2500lbs 2007 S550 obsidian black/AMG-lease over 2004 BMW X5 4.4-traded 2006 CLS55-sold 2003 SL55-traded 2001 BMW X5 3.0-lease over 1999 Mustang Cobra-sold 1998 Dodge Avenger-traded 1988 Honda Accord-sold 1986 Mustang GT-sold 1984 BMW 318i-gave to dad 1976 Monte Carlo(first car)-sold

08-08-2009, 09:49 PM	#12
MisterAMG Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 23 Drives: C55 AMG	cool wife to get you those mods __________________

09-24-2009, 12:59 AM	#13
Sincity MBWorld Fanatic! Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Vegas, baby! Posts: 2,661 Drives: '86 190e restoration project, '08 Acura RDX, '09 C63 AMG	Well, are the headers and sound pipe installed yet??? __________________ "Unofficial Member" of the Vancouver Benz crew. '09 C63 KLEEMANN MS-11S & K1. "ROW" AMG airbox tops with charcoal delete and K&Ns. SMERC upper strut bar.

09-24-2009, 05:07 PM	#15
Sincity MBWorld Fanatic! Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Vegas, baby! Posts: 2,661 Drives: '86 190e restoration project, '08 Acura RDX, '09 C63 AMG	Did you notice anything powerwise? __________________ "Unofficial Member" of the Vancouver Benz crew. '09 C63 KLEEMANN MS-11S & K1. "ROW" AMG airbox tops with charcoal delete and K&Ns. SMERC upper strut bar.

09-24-2009, 05:35 PM	#16
chuck z Super Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 827 Drives: ...	The car has so much power out of the box I'm not sure I'd notice the slight bump (relatively speaking...) in power from the sound pipes. I haven't really driven it enough to give a good answer though...

09-24-2009, 08:31 PM	#17
2MANYCARS MBWorld Fanatic! Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Long Island & Hong Kong Posts: 1,255 Drives: C, E, S, ML, CLK, SLK, M's, STi, EVO, & GT-R.	Lucky guy. Got any pictures of the parts?

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09-25-2009, 12:27 AM	#18
GeoGeo Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 62	Any weight savings?