Originally Posted by
Jason1115
I read from page 1-6 about the Begi turbo section and everyone seemed excited about everything when it came to turboing the XF. I bought mine at a dealership. There was mine and an srt6 right beside it. I wanted the srt6 but i enjoy driving a manual too much so i decided i would sacrifice some of the power so i could have a manual lol. I still didnt exactly read or quite understand why the turbo kits dont work exactly. I know im being a very big headache and i do apologize about that everyone. I understand the ECU problem. I saw a few places saying you would need the srt6 ecu or (e32 maybe) i forgot the other one haha, but I just dont understand that If have all the money I need and i take my time with everything and get everything done right why the kit wouldnt "work" like I said I know Im being a headache and Im sorry everyone
No worries were a community for helping other owners. And I understand completely on wanting the manual over some power I could add later.
If you threw a turbo together on your car right now, it will not run right or even close to it, plain and simple. If you threw one on and had a 3.2 AMG ECU coded to your specific electronics then you would be close and the ECU would have the ability to adjust based on boost (MAP readings). It may not adjust enough and there are still other things to work out like the SC clutch pulley, wiring for MAP and IAT... but you would be close. It would be much easier to tune from that point then on the NA ECU which will not read boost or know what to do with it.
Now the ECU work has all to do with the relationship between Mercedes modules on your specific vehicle. This has not been done and it is not from lack of attempt. Big names like Brabus couldn't even get an M113 E50 automatic to work properly in our chassis. Research HDDP and see how much he tried and he couldn't get an SRT 6-speed to work....
Also don't look at this as "adding a turbo", look at it as putting in a different engine. Research that on Mercedes and you'll see exactly what I'm talking about. It can be done but it's not a walk in the park.