- Okay - couldnt help myself - I'll run my mouth....


I think the big gains are in getting the IC down real low in T.


Our IC's dont work when asked to (@ WOT) no matter how big your cooler is.
Others with the KC have disconnected the OEM or Super coolers.


You need to utilise the IC's thermal mass and get it's temp way down before you hit it.
So then when you go WOT - it can give you at least 10-15 seconds of fun before it really starts to heat up.
I like to think of it as head room.


Key is to replace front HX with
a) a KC and
b) as much insulated coolant tank as you can fit there in its place - shielded from the direct ambient air that used to hit the HX. Others have reported almost a Gallon's worth.
Glycol (coolant) reduces the heat capacity (thermal mass) of the water by about 15% - so if you dont want to go the islation kit and reservior - you can counter that by 15% more volume of course...


c) If you ever have your SC/IC out - the potato bake wrap would be highly recommended as well.




Some may laugh at this one.....but a Copper element IC would be a good idea - but the last price I saw was way too expensive. Also, I'm not sure if the coolant system from Mercedes likes copper ions floating around in its coolant. Isolation kit and seperate reservior/fill a certainty in that case.