This will be a thread about building my 2013 c300, mods I do, upgrades, even maybe maintenance I do on it, stay tuned, will also be going into a bunch of detail when I do the engine swap.
2013 c300 build thread
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One of the first actual “mods” I did besides just changing the marker lights and grille was change to a set of new wheels, wider, much lighter than OEM, aodhan aff7 18x8.5 +35 all around, also paired them with a set of 255/35/18 tires, they are cheap tires for right now since winter is coming very soon but work great, next summer will be using some high quality summer tires like some Michelin PS4S’s
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After the wheels I got myself a set of DEPO/USR headlights, I love these because they are full LED and have a super bright turn signal switchback that works as a DRL during the day, massive improvement over the factory lights in looks/light output
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Then I got the BC coilovers, would’ve gotten higher end but sadly for the awd mercs like mine these are basically the best you can get without spending 3500/4k$ on a set, they work extremely well though, one of the few BC kits that actually have good spring rates for the vehicles
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After the strut brace I made myself a fenderwell intake, mainly did it for sound but since it’s a shorter run than the factory box and bigger diameter it actually helped a bit, plus the IATS where 20-30° cooler even after an hour or so of driving and even cold while sitting. Although this will be gone when it gets swapped, might give it to a buddy who also has a c300. You can see in the pics I opened up the fake grille for airflow to it, sealed up the fenderwell, and have a protective bag on it, it gets PLENTY of air.
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There is some more stuff I’ve done like the rear shock brace, converted the entire car to LED lights, grille, secondary cat delete, but don’t really have pics of it anymore, there will be much more posted in the future though, some of it very soon when I order more stuff and it arrives like:
Front polyurethane suspension bushings
Front big brake kit
Rear polyurethane suspension bushings
rear subframe completely solid bushings
M276 DELA30 swap (twin turbo 3.0)
Completely new exhaust from the turbos back
Some interior QOL mods
List goes on…. But there will be plenty more things I will keep doing to this car.
Goal is 400 whp with the twin turbo v6 and an all around fun car that can go to the track and put down impressive times, thank you for reading and stay tuned for the future stuff!
Front polyurethane suspension bushings
Front big brake kit
Rear polyurethane suspension bushings
rear subframe completely solid bushings
M276 DELA30 swap (twin turbo 3.0)
Completely new exhaust from the turbos back
Some interior QOL mods
List goes on…. But there will be plenty more things I will keep doing to this car.
Goal is 400 whp with the twin turbo v6 and an all around fun car that can go to the track and put down impressive times, thank you for reading and stay tuned for the future stuff!
