"Battery Tender Unnecessary" (carac)
12/04/2015 at 13:51 • Filed to: None
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"Battery Tender Unnecessary" (carac)
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Aluminum, Cleaner than expected
Cherry_man1
> Battery Tender Unnecessary
12/04/2015 at 13:54 |
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Hot damn, looks super clean, gonna post some pics when its all done
Zip-McBump
> Battery Tender Unnecessary
12/04/2015 at 13:57 |
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I love it when you get a glimpse of what those extraneous bolt holes are actually for.
Sam
> Battery Tender Unnecessary
12/04/2015 at 14:06 |
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Oh, the SLS is a transaxle? So that means my Porsche 924 is practically an SLS!
Also, I bet that thing would sound glorious if they started it up without the muffler.
d15b
> Battery Tender Unnecessary
12/04/2015 at 14:09 |
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SLS naughty bits.
BringBackTheCommodore
> Battery Tender Unnecessary
12/04/2015 at 14:15 |
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Purdy! That is definitely some drool-worthy photography, and a unique look into an awesome Benz.
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BringBackTheCommodore
> Sam
12/04/2015 at 14:17 |
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Probably something akin to the Titans of Greek mythology breaking their chains and unleashing hell all over the earth, only less hellfire, and more glorious V-12 banshee howl!
Tatanko
> BringBackTheCommodore
12/04/2015 at 15:02 |
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...but the SLS has a V8?
DasWauto
> Battery Tender Unnecessary
12/04/2015 at 15:18 |
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Interesting that Getrag(?) don’t change the input end of the transmission to suit the car’s layout. The gearbox still leaves room for a clutch and flywheel and the troque tube has to open back up to the size of a bellhousing to mate up properly. Such bits of inefficiency to allow an existing components to fit always amuse me.
Takuro Spirit
> Battery Tender Unnecessary
12/04/2015 at 16:13 |
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SO much seam sealer.
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BringBackTheCommodore
> Tatanko
12/04/2015 at 17:45 |
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Well, shame on me. I had it pegged as a V-12, I just suck on MB auto knowledge. Pretty impressive V-8 compared to their own BiTurbo V-12, the choice in 8 vice 12 cylinders must have been influenced by FR weight distribution.
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Tatanko
> BringBackTheCommodore
12/04/2015 at 18:42 |
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You’ve got it exactly right, it’s all about weight distribution. That smaller V8 can be tucked way behind the front axle. That 6.2L also sounds amazing, to boot.
As far as I know, the only NA V12’s that are made by Mercedes come straight from AMG and go directly into Pagani’s cars, not their own :)
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BringBackTheCommodore
> Tatanko
12/04/2015 at 18:59 |
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It’s a shame Mercedes doesn’t make this anymore...
But then again, the price was stratospheric, and production was extremely limited.
The Benz V8s sounds simply magnificent, and I had to look up the SLS as my own reference comes from the sedans.
DocWalt
> DasWauto
12/05/2015 at 00:39 |
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There’s also going to be less stress on the fasteners and the casting by spreading out like that. Save money on redesigning a gearbox and have the side effect of not needing fancy ($$$) high strength components.
His Stigness
> Battery Tender Unnecessary
01/04/2016 at 01:42 |
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What happened to the trans that required it to be replaced?
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Battery Tender Unnecessary
> His Stigness
01/04/2016 at 11:07 |
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All they told me was that the Odd (1, 3, 5, 7) gear clutch pack had a non-dealer serviceable fault/damage/failure. Which seems to be more widespread that I would expect. I’ve heard of at least 20 cases of transmission replacements at mileages from 2-3k miles to 30k in mine. In the 6 years since the SLS was launched, it’s the only common issue, the rest of the car seems bulletproof up until now. Which is a lot more than I can say for the AMG GT, where the current “common major issue list” is up to 6 or 7 things...and it uses the same transmission as the SLS, which means it might have another common issue down the road. I’m told the newer transmissions have gone through a few hardware revisions...we’ll see.
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His Stigness
> Battery Tender Unnecessary
01/04/2016 at 13:25 |
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Well that's good to know the SLS seems pretty reliable, because damn it I want to own one one day, I love that car more than anything.