5 Things I Hate About The E55 AMG (4K)

In this video I go over the 5 things that I hate/dislike about my W211 E55 AMG Mercedes-Benz. There is lots to like about the E55 as I went over in my last video, so here are the critical points.

[NickOtonglo]

One of the best intros to any video in the history of video production!

[JustinsSupercars]

I do understand your point on the SBC. However, when working properly the SBC is still one of the best and most powerful brakes out there. It can produce pressures that no foot or booster could ever produce. I think the only reason they decided to switch back to conventional brakes was the bad long term reliability of the system.

[SirDenisEtonHogg]

Best 7 things you can do with this car are 1: fit a larger inter cooler for the supercharger, 2: Split the cooling system, 3: Upgrade the intercooler pump, 4: Fit a 77mm clutched pulley, 5: Fit 550cc injectors, 6: Get a tune (Eurocharged, VRP, German Muscle etc etc), 7: 1 step colder plugs. That will give you the best price to performance ratio - assuming you do the work yourself you'd be into it for about $2, 000 to $2, 500. I went a little further with short headers and a 92mm throttle body but really the cost of those and having them fitted was not worth the gain. Oh and get the supercharger serviced as well. Great fucking car.

[eyglo]

i often feel that the the E55's handling is mis judged, it was never intended to compete to the m5 motorsport inspired and playfull set up, the E55 is a high speed long distance brute, and it sure does handle well, not only on the straight line, but also on roads, it secure and can travel effortlessly on high speed

[amgheaven]

I daily a c63 amg and it makes me love my commute. I'm simply in love! The AMG brand is all about a huge engine, great exhaust and comfort and luxury with newest tech hand in hand. They are not track monsters but hammers. Thats what amg is all about. If you would prefer less body roll I would suggest kw coilovers V3 or Clubsport. You can adjust them in so many ways there are honestly limitless options. Tune it to your preference. The air suspension consistently has issues and most of the guys here in our Dallas amg group change them out for aftermarket air suspension or coilovers from kw to avoid any hassle. Both have pros and cons but there is a fix. Cooling issue I would go ahead and check out weistec and eurocharged. They really have a great fix for pretty much everything having to so with amgs . I am running a lot of weistec supporting mods including SLS BS Valve Buckets and things like head studs, etc etc. EC tune, ported/polished heads from Dallas Performance, MBH headers, custom exhaust(I desined it and I'm very proud! Even added butterfly baffles on either muffler with remote basically Valvetronic like IPE or AP) and some other small goodies. Havent had any issues in 50k miles has over 70k total on it. Love it love everything about it! If you ever have any questions about these AMGS you let me know. Ive been there and done it. My buddy has a fully built e55 in your same color Renntech, weistec, EC all together in one build. So he can also help if you ever need anything his e55 has 100k miles on it lol. Has over 800rwhp usues as a daily

[UCZ]

your 55 is beautiful. want one someday

[Smarterthanyou-mthrfkr]

A Mercedes isn't for hammering around like a Pakistani teenage m3 driver

[MrHitman]

Back in da day when amg's were the machine and we kinda had respect for it. Its a shame what it's bcome. Your eclass is the most beautiful gen, wont ever gets old

[hullinger]

Hey, I enjoy your video's as well as your film work. The 4K is great too. I've got a few older cars myself and create content around them. I'm preparing to sell two in order to purchase an E55 later this year. Would you have any recommendations on which model year is best? I'm assuming the 2006 but what's your thoughts. Also, I live near Philadelphia in the USA and prices for a good car are in the $10K range. How does that compare to E55's in your area? -Chris

[c_b_m]

Literally just bought a 2004 e55 done 175kms In nz for 16k nzd. What a car. Want to keep it forever, and put coilovers in soon. Any advice on keeping it reliable other than regular oil filters?

[jameskerherve]

What is the best way to control or eliminate belt slip/ chirp. I have seen belt wrap kits but don’t see many people use them. Maybe a different belt other than stock?

[nickh]

Get an s55 if you want better handling, Ik it sounds crazy but that hydraulic system does insane things to prevent bodyroll

[sergeyrozhdestvenskiy]

@AMGmeister Great video! Can you install or upgrade sway bars to make it more stable on the corners during normal driving? Also something tells me that Mercedes decided to use automatic transmission to avoid drivers to damage manual ones. Because I think it's hard to control all that torque manually. Plus I guess average buyer is not a racer. Yes, this car was definitely made to a different audience. BTW I'm curious do you plan to replace SBC unit as a preventive measure or just wait? I tried to search if there is a way to say that SBC is going to die soon, but still can't find any good threads about it.

[M.wilde]

The only thing I dislike about mine is the steering wheel, luckily there is a beautiful replacement for them! Unfortunately quite pricey but it’ll with it.

[johnmorris]

I have an E55 and what cheeses me off is that MB didn't mirror the console around the gear lever for RHD vehicles making controls hard to see and access.

[elevatedperformance]

You forgot about the lean out on cylinder 8 requiring some ppl to do a return feed fuel system since Benz has a flawed dead head system and it reads the stock psi and modded guys would be pushing more then instead of giving gas to the fuel rail it would just return it to the fuel pumps thinking that it didn't need any more gas since it can't read that much psi in boost. Car also has a small fuel rail in width. Bad fuel system, really need to data log and have a afr wideband gauge and def get 550cc injectors with anything lower then a 83mm pulley

[RossEnzo]

I'm so sick of seeing modded E55 AMGs, this is one of the most significant AMGs ever built yet people buy them and destroy them. Keep them stock and take care of them!

[BIMMERZEITT]

Love the vids man, thinking of joining the dark side (MB ownership) and specifically looking at these E55 AMG's. Love the vids and info, nice work.

[weneedtostopbuyingcars]

Very well done bro.
Do you get Pano roof creak?

[tischlerbmw]

The E55 with a manual would have been bad ass!