I Made My E55 AMG Shift Super-Fast With An Easy Mod That Works On Any 5-Speed Mercedes Transmission
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- Опубліковано 24 лип 2019
- I installed another modified transmission valve body in my 2003 E55 AMG and it's a seriously nice modification. I had installed one a few weeks ago and although it shifted quickly, it was too harsh on the downshift while coasting. This valve body will work with any 722.6, 5-speed transmissions and the larger transmission pan you see in the video is not needed.
Before you order understand this is still a performance valve body. You will still feel the coasting downshifts but they aren't as hard as the first modified valve body. I recommend this for performance-oriented cars that are raced, or if you want faster shifts. If you have a daily driver E320 for example, I wouldn't do this mod. Just enjoy the cushy luxury shifts.
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How many miles do you drive your AMG or Mercedes every year?
LegitStreetCars 40,000 km amg ml 2018
I’ve had my 2012 C63 for 6 months and have already put 10k miles on it. Want a C55 as a daily to keep miles off the 63
30000 miles w my c32 amg
5-6k
40k km with clk 55
E55 content is the best content
m5!!!!
M5 content. Waiting everyday for that 😭😭
E320 cdi
Am i a joke to you?
Purchased my 2006 E55 in 9/18 with 100984 miles shortly after watching your channel. Today it is just shy of 105000. I have been admiring the E55 since they were new. I would have never thought it possible to purchased and maintain a E55 if it wasn’t for this informative channel. This car puts a smile on my face every time I drive it. Thank to you Alex for taking time to post this great content.
The 2 car seats in the backseat makes us "Dads" proud, especially on Fathers Day 2020!
There’s no denying how absolutely gorgeous the E55 is, but honestly I’m really digging the CDI on those 5 spoke amg alloys, looks so clean!!
This is quicly becoming my favorite channel. Just detailed enough yet super super entertaining. Thanks for your hard work bro!
Appreciate that David
Oh and I feel like you told your son to stay a safe 3feet away from you, so he followed you around the garage with a tape measurer lol cool kid
Alex, you’ve gotten a lot better about showing what you’re doing to the car on video smoothly - meaning that I could see hat was going on but it was a good pace and still informative. This was great.
Your future son thanks your current self for letting him be involved at a young age. Time wrenching with my Dad was/is priceless. And thanks so much for the update, been wondering how it was doing.
You don’t want the brutal downshifting. Glad you found a better solution. You want quick, smooth up shifts and good to drive without worrying that it going to damage. Good video. I see you’re stocking up for your other project cars. Looking forward to seeing the videos in the future.
Hey Alex, have been a suscriber for awhile now. Love your personal E55 and knowledge of the car. I have a '06 E55 and have been wanting to follow your lead on your modifications and get more horsepower. I have done a few small items to make it a little different than stock.
However, i will have to wait in doing the upgrades for a little while i get healthier.
Keep up the great videos, commentary and upgrades.
Thanks!
Back to Mercedes content. I’m happy again.
Good to see a Chicago UA-camr. Making the most of even the winter. And ripping through the forest preserve on the north west side haha!!!
Alex, that think sounds phenomenal!! It sounds like it really winds before the 2-3 upshift.
You're going to get a lot of views on the long tube install. Myself included! Excited to see this.
It's good to see that you have your new shop helper/apprentice helping you. 👍👍👍
Darren Jorgensen
That’s the MasterTech Foreman...
Alex better have a Union shop there!
I think he might be a biker
Nice work Alex! It's awesome mini Alex got involved in the install!
Thanks for the update. Keep doing what you do providing us E55 guys with great info.
So I just did this upgrade, love it. But I actually got a little class from the guy who makes these valve body mods. So long story short it does not make the car shift faster. It shifts sooner…
you gain higher line pressures, and since this occurs, it also cuts down on the heat that can be created from sloppy stock shifts that can wear down clutches and bands inside the automatic transmission. the longer it takes to shift under power, the more heat is created.
Now he did say multiple people have said it helped with their track times, but it’s hard to say if this mod alone did because of so many other factors and it will be very extensive to really test the science behind the theory.
Either way it’s a good supporting mod to have especially with heavily modded cars, will help extend trans life and who knows maybe it does factor in on the track, I’d like to think so but when I got the lesson I understood the purpose he built these for are not to make the car faster which is why he does not advertise it that way.
Just love your e55 im in the process of finding my own. With a 3rd kid on the way the C36 back seat isn’t going to cut it. Convinced the wife a E55 would make a great family car. Thanks for the great content and all the info you share.
Picking up a Honda odyssey on Sunday for the wifey. This is going to be “Dads” car 👍🏼 just needed a big enough back seat for my kiddos for times we take the car.
Watching your videos gave me the confidence to go buy my dream car, got a g55 and the m113k is an amazing engine. Hope to see some g wagons on the here sometime lol
This is the video I've been waiting for. I've always wanted an W210 E55 AMG and my biggest concern was the slow trans. Now I know theirs a fix since its the same trans. Thanks Alex!!
No problem Aaron. Just understand that the shifts are quick but you will feel the trans downshift when you are coasting to a stop.
Oh so this will fit our w210 E55 trans? Perfect!
OK that is the tightest sounding V8 ever! would love to record a high def 5.1 recording of that
Great video. And I loved the cameo on Samcrac ‘s channel.
One of the best channels!
Keep going!
Btw i have a E320 CDI station, totally stock with 540.000km maybe someday I start to tinker with it
You better check in what state your little flaps in the intake manifold are.. They tend to break and send the engine to the engine heaven. Repaired bunch of W211 with that problem.
Nice work as always! Would be fun to see what they did to the valvebody, now that you have extra, compare it to stock.
I just love to watch you and the E55 content
It's my all Time favourite car and owning one is my dream
More M156 content please! Specifically change of camshafts and valves, lifters :) thank you for all the great work.
Same! Can we do this on the m156!?
Hello Alex, great video. Thanks for all of the info. The car sounds amazing.
Keep up the good work mate love your E55 makes me want to drive mine more
Great sounding V8 Alex........and nice to see you've taken on an "Apprentice"!!
Any repair is relatively easy if you have a hydraulic lift.....try being 6'3" 260lbs with 2 blown out shoulders and a bad knee, underneath a w210 with a foot of clearance. It used to be fun to work on cars...father time took that away. LOVE your videos bro!
Shawn Schroeder
Oh damn, I’m 6’2” 240 and both shoulders gone as well, even the encapsulated release procedure wasn’t a 100% success, articulation sucks especially trying to put your arm around your back, so dude I know your pain.! You’ve got about 30 seconds of hands/arms above the head before the aches kick in.!!
Do this stuff isn’t easy anymore,..
@@Incountry no sir its not...getting my knee replaced in Dec...waiting on a better shoulder prosthesis to be invented someday...current ones are 50/50 success rate.
Shawn Schroeder
And the knees.!!! Trouble is you don’t have to be old anymore it starts even younger nowadays.!!! My brother had both his pelvis joints replaced with plastic coated titanium ones so it should last him until the end, he was only 47 when he had them done and put up with pain for 15 years and one day said that’s it.!!!
Be cool dude, I hope December brings in good things and pain relief for you...
@@Incountry thanks man...hip replaced when I was 42..no stranger to it.
Shawn Schroeder
We are definitely in need of a parts store.!
What a huge difference. On a car to be driven around town I'd get tired of that lurching really quick. You mentioned you can still feel it a tiny bit, and that's OK, but the lurching was too much. PS ~ whatever the mini-me was doing he was sure having fun with daddy! :-)
Another fantastic video Alex👍
Ahhhh Yesssss. thanks! Now I will proceeded with my project knowing they have your stamp of approval
Great job Alex. Renntech will be upgrading my CLS 63 AMG 722.9 transmission.
Patrick R 😻I love the CLS 63 do you have any videos on it?
@@davidadie9191 Thanks David, here is my UA-cam Channel. Please subscribe. Enjoy. ua-cam.com/channels/YKu2gs_CNFvzAP8XEphFEg.html
@@davidadie9191 I wanna upgrade my transmission for my cls550 before putting the renntech tune...do you think that will be a good idea
Hi Alex, Phil from Sydney Australia, luuuuuuuuvvvvvv your channel(yes i subscribed) I have a cls55 2006 and your channel is extremely informative. Topping the fact is you were a mercedes benz master tech(sooooo much better than watching fred say"er yes heres how i change this" without proper training) thanks for your awesome content. im about to order some parts from victory rd performance for the cooling system(intercooler kit), black engine & trans mounts along with the long tube headers kit, trans valve body-vrp and 76mm supercharger pulley and idler kit(im scared dont have a hoist-might have to buy one) Awesome mods for amazing value performance enhancement. Im a Jaguar man and V8 muscle too but this car is simply amazing. Loved the CLS since it came out. My cls55amg was $250K AUD & picked it up for a disgustingly cheap price 16 years later. I was going to build a 500hp V12 for my Jaguar and since finding the cls55 I can have more power for 1/4 the price... Thanks for your content, honest and practical advice. You are a light in the world of e55 car mods. I felt for you when you sold your baby(e55) but i can appreciate too many cars. My collection is a little more humble. I have an original V12 Jaguar coupe, my wifes daily driver a Jaguar Xj6(x350), a chev dually (454 4spd auto big block), a lexus sc400 v8, 2 aussie muscle cars (Ford xr8 utes 5.4l 300hp work cars), a landrover discovery2 td5 4wd and a boat(toomuch i know) i feel your pain. so to finance my upgrades im going to sell the lexus and land rover. Please keep the amg content coming and i love your tesla p85d. most intense car ive ever driven(i ordered the new cybertruck) Love from Australia thanks heaps. without your channel i wouldnt be game to do the mods to my cls55, but now woohoo(its a big fat track car :D)
That’s awesome! I used to live like 5 min from where you just drove past (near the end of the video)
So cool to find a big UA-camr around me! Support from Des Plaines, :D
Hey neighbor!
Definitely came here for the E55
Love the AMG content
Every time I watch a video of yours it just makes me want to save up and get a lift for the garage. I'm too old to be on the ground now.
Devon Ave AKA Union Grove Drag Strip!! Great Info!
Really loving this car now. so well sorted out.
Thought that was a cop at 12:17. lol. Looks like an expensive lesson though, thanks for taking one for the group, and its good to see the kid out in the garage helping.
Hows the shrooms
Alex b/c of your E55 videos you have made me fall in love with the MB 722.6 transmission. My long term build project is a Pro Touring Caprice 9C1-Police Package which will have a twin turbo 5.3 liter LS conversion. Like I said your videos got me jonesing for a NAG1/722.6 over the usual 4L80e which is the choice for high HP LS swaps. The 722.6 is so much more advanced than the 4L80e : it can handle nearly 1000 crank hp, it has engine braking in all forward gears(which is great for auto-X and road racing), its ratios are close together and it weighs far less than a 4L80e. It seems a lot of Jeep guys retain their NAG1's when they do LS swaps so there's hope and place to start.
Had a 2003 E55 just like that, silver color, it was an endless money pit. Almost $4k in 2 of those abc struts/air bag system. And the weirdest things would go wrong as well. Great ride... when it was running...
Excellent!! Love those diesels. Enjoy the ride
You need to do a get together with your fans in Chicago one day. Your # 1 fan 👏🏽
I absolutely love that you included your son in the video! He is priceless! Of course, he stole the show and I can't remember a thing of what you were doing or saying while he was in the frame... :-P
I learned a valuable lesson with these valve bodies and the conductor plates last weekend. After doing a full transmission service and replacing the conductor plate and connector, my E55 would not start. When reassembling the valve body I noticed that the shift position ‘fork’ lineup pin was sticking out a bit but otherwise everything went back together fine and I could not understand why it wouldn’t turn over even with a fully charged battery. After a few hours research (and ordering a starter from FCP Euro) I decided to pull everything back apart the next morning and see if I had, in fact, done something wrong or missed something. This is what I discovered upon inspection.
The location of the long pin that aligns the shift position fork corresponds to a small tab on the conductor plate and the pin basically bottoms out on that tab. I visually inspected the old conductor plate and noticed that it did appear that the tab was missing and only a keen eye would notice that it was shorter than the one on the new CP. This very small tab had broken off in this lineup hole and when the pin was reinserted and the detent fork bolted back up, it pushed the conductor plate up off of the valve body just enough to break contact with the neutral safety switch, resulting in nothing from the starter when you hit the key. Once this broken tab was extracted form the valve body everything went back together in a textbook fashion and the appropriate amount of fluid added it is running and shifting perfectly and coupled with new motor and trans mounts it drives like brand new again! I got everything at FCP Euro so I have a lifetime warranty on everything I am doing to maintain my own vehicle and with the help of Alex and and this channel, my soon-to-be classic will be running for many years to come. Thanks Alex!
I was busy doing my things and missed your intro and when I came back, I thought I was watching your old video, lol
Missed this one. Hey Alex. Loving the Benz, nice to see little Alex getting dirty !
Thanks Jason. He's starting to get into it
You could record the sound of that V8 and sell it to movie studios or production companies, it sounds fantastic!
Your garage and lift is awesome.
Great work as usual. Thanks and have fun!!
Hell yeah!!! Love your vids and all the good info. Even my wife says she doesn't mind hearing your videos play while I eat breakfast 🤣🤣🤣
Hey Alex, do you think that any harshness would be possibly due to the torque converter clutch solenoid not working 100% perfectly? Even with the stock valve body? These cars lock up every gear with the clutch. Great video.
In this case I don't think so. It wasn't harsh at all with the stock VB
Mine has the same downshift effect @121 k miles i have the stock VB, i guess my clutch might be bad, thanks for making this video Alex will be checking your new Vb for sure! Love your high quality videos too AMGmeister
It’s awesome to see 2 kings of E55s M113K W211 chat @AMGmeister & @legitstreetcars. Best you tubers and superbly humanly professional.
Alex thinks changing the valve body is super easy, yet 99,9% of E55 owners never do this in the shop let alone DIY lol.
@@dingdong2103 I did it and it was incredibly easy
Great Info. !! Great mod i would love to do. I would love to see a side by side with the stock trans.
Nice vid man. Thinking of doing this to my E320 CDI. Pretty sure it needs some valve body work anyway as it shifts really harsh when cold. Fluid is fresh so next thing to try is valve body rebuild or replace.
If its minor harsh then its normal, cause mines does it like the first 5 mins of driving first gear acts sluggish, and I already did a valve body,filter, clean soilenoids & and change pan oil(not a full flush but most of the fluid) shifts quick for a 5 speed made in 2004. Not as quick as modern 600hp cars but I can't complain.
I will love the video of the long tubes for the C63 AMG
The zerocat tcu is incredible and uses the stock valve body. You can pm him on mb forums to get one. It also includes a new mode called "A" mode for the track. The other thing is that it solves everyone's throttle body hiccup problems.
I’ll definitely be buying this, this is my #1 gripe with the car. I’m interested how much your track times will pick up from this
I have the SHR valvebody in my 2013 charger 392, and using HP tuners I had my tuner soften the 2-1 and the 3-2, quicken the 2-3 and 3-4 and remove 3rd gear converter lockup. After the some driving the car shifts great, and is decently smooth. It still downshifts firm but is much closer to stock and shifts very fast at WOT. Too bad they cant be easily tuned on the older cars.
I’m loving those car more and more I think I’m going to star looking for one
Sick beat on labour visuals geeeez
love it you are a real car guy
nice to meet you. I've had a 2005 E55 AMG . And 07/26 is my birthday...cc...
Thanks for sharing im trying to install the transgo kit for the 722.6 transmission on a 2005 cdi I appreciate you knowledge,
From Canada 🇨🇦 thanks
You are building my dream car episode by episode :P
i'm thinkig mercedes, I'm thinkimg LSC best merc channel on YT ever, but waiting on M5 a lot
You should get a 90s w201 as a project car. They look so nice
I have a 2003. Original everything, no dings, 110k miles. CA always garaged. New condition throughout.
I think I've heard that when you reset your transmission it reads the first 40 shifts and that's what determines the driving style.
More C63 content needed asap
I really want one of these E55s so bad!!!!
Get an Obsidian black one so they can be twins!
get an E63
@@alexandervouzenthal8163 Nah E55 is better, tho I do love the 6.2L V8 but the M113k is superb
@@recklesshoongarage566 They say the e55 is faster than the e63, how is that possible if the e55 has less power and the same transmission?
@@mbz4652 way more torque
For those of us who know absolutely nothing about how an automatic transmission works, when you have the valve body removed but all the parts installed would be a great opportunity for a bit of education. Watching you unbolt and bolt things is entertaining and all, but the point where I wanted some elucidation was time-lapse free UA-cam music.
Dan is at the point - I would love to see here more education like this
awsome review that is worth getting it seems
Your son reminds me of mine always in my way when I'm working and always wants to help shout out to the Kids with Dads that are car guys and trying to learn early ,💪🥇😄
I'm SOOOO getting this for my CLS 55!!!
Excellent content
Hey LSC, been loving your E55 video series! Quite new to the channel but looking forward to supporting it :)
I wanted to know what you think about VRP/Race IQs camshaft. As a muscle car person yourself I’m sure you love that lope and power. But how do you think it would effect the car and reliability? Thanks
My Chrysler 300 has the same transmission. I had a terrible time with rough shifting until I replaced the conductor plate. I also installed a device called a Tranzformer to the TCM. I turned down my torque management way down and my shift firmness to around 15%. I turned off the adaptation and left it at stock values so it stays responsive. The shifting happens very quickly and there is zero hesitation.
Elaborate more please
@@tylercouture216 You will need to get one and install to see the difference. I have been tinkering more with my 300 more. I bought a HP Tuner so I can modify my engine and transmission tune. What got this 722. 6 really scary was turning down the torque slip. From the factory these have a lot of slip programmed into each gear which causes too much unused engine power to be lost. Now you don't wanna turn down the percentages to 0 or the performance will suck. Not much more I can elaborate about my findings because of my unique setup.
High five for having your little guy helping out.
That awkward moment when 5 speed doesn't mean manual transmission. I'm still living in the past.
This car is almost 20, you really need to catch up.
Future is now old man
lol, your helper is going to have a lot of fun cars to drive when he gets his license!
Southern Hot Rod also makes a kick ass valve body for MB, can do factory or modified. I have an 06 Magnum SRT8 with a NAG1 and opted for the MOD6 with a set of MB blue top solenoids, 3000 stall converter and a MTCM, best $$ I’ve spent on the car to date, a total monster. Shifts are crisp and clean, downshifts a little harsh, but hopefully smoothes out the more I drive it.
My 2005 E320 CDI does 35K miles per year. I really like the deep trans pan and will get one. I am never selling my car😁
I love my cls55 amg engine. Its smooth and silent until you press the pedal little harder than usual or a sudden press in accelerator can take out the car’s real wild nature. Give a sudden press in accelerator then you will hear the roar of a wild animal and it will fly like a rocket . (Sorry for my bad English )
Hey Alex, love you vids! Inspires confidence to do my own work!! I’ve just had the conductor plate remanufactured on my r320 CDI! However after replacing I’ve got a 2734 fault clutch solenoid valve fail. Any advice? Do it myself or go for professional?
08:15 That would be my question:
Can you program the ECU to rev match at the downshifts.
The CLK 63 AMG already used a 7-Speed but didnt rev match at downshift. The newer E63 Coupes did that and it is a huge improvement in driveability.
Finding someone who is able to programm rev matching into the older style 5- and 7-Speed transmission would be great
That was awesome👍👍👍
The Best channel right ? 😉🇩🇪
Which Tyres (Tires) are you running on the E55 Alex? I recently fitted some Continental Sportcontact 6s and the increased grip is very noticeable. And it handles better (flatter) as well. The are some seriously good hoops being made now by Conti, Michelin and now Goodyear (Eagle F1s) for these sorts of cars.
Speaking of transmission, please confirm this reset technique I’ve read in multiple forums/videos. Does holding the gas pedal completely down with the key turned to position 2 for 15 seconds reset the shift points? I’ve noticed much smoother shifting after doing it but a bunch of service lights appeared after trying it..
the e55 looks amazing!
I love this car !
Alex great video was waiting for this update. You are running the eurocharge transmission tune with it corrrect? Going to order those parts now for my sl55.
Do you prefer RTV or gasket for a trans pan? I changed the fluid on my truck, and cleaning the old RTV (and waiting for the new RTV to set some before filling) was a pain. I'd much rather have a gasket, for when I need to get back in there (no drain plug, and two filters under the pan)
Could you have moved to a flat gasket with this pan if you had wanted to?
Any news of the C63 Alex ? I'm really looking forward to seeing the work from the bodyshop. Great vid as always !
Coming out Saturday
@@LegitStreetCars Looking forward to it Alex ! cheers bro.
Great help from your kid😊👍
Alex, your content is the best. A quick question. How does the stock dipstick tool work with the new, higher capacity, pan? Shouldn't there be a special one for the new pan?
It's only the upper level the dipstick measures, so there's no need for any other dipstick. The dipstick doesn't care that there's added oil capacity below the upper level, if that makes sense.
hello! if you look at the transmission tool dipstick ,the black plastic strip that measures the oil at 35C and 80C ,stops in a notch at the top of the transmission conductor plate .Its hard to explain whitout seeing the plastic conductor plate ,it has a small plastic tube built in ,that the dipstick goes through and stops it from going all the way down to reach the bottom of the transmission oil pan ,so it measures like the other guy said only the top filling on the fluid level .If you dont see any fluid on the dipstick ,you might still have 2 liters of fluid below the end of the dipstick ,if the transmission is cold ,transmission fluid expands with temperature .