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CLK V CLK Kompressor

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  • 01-08-2009 5:43pm
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    seanie500
    Closed Accounts Posts: 263 ✭✭


    what is the difference here? only thing i can see is kompressor CLK engine is normally round the 2l mark.


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    Mena
    Registered Users Posts: 3,180 ✭✭✭Mena


    seanie500 wrote: »
    what is the difference here? only thing i can see is kompressor CLK engine is normally round the 2l mark.

    The Komp is turbo charged if I am not mistaken. At any rate, I have the CLK 200 convertible, and have driven the 200 Komp, and they're miles apart for performance. If it was mine (it's my wifes), I'd take the Komp every time.


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    zilog_jones
    Registered Users Posts: 6,641 ✭✭✭zilog_jones


    It's a supercharger, not a turbo :)


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    Donnelly117
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    the kompressor is supercharged


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    rabbitinlights
    Registered Users Posts: 4,002 ✭✭✭rabbitinlights


    The German word for supercharger is......... Kompressor.


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    Snowie
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    And a super charger whistles and is belt driven.


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    craichoe
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    rabbitinlights wrote: »
    The German word for supercharger is......... Kompressor.

    Yup,

    Litterally though it means Compressor.

    Although in this context it means supercharger :)


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    seanie500
    Closed Accounts Posts: 263 ✭✭seanie500


    zilog_jones wrote: »
    It's a supercharger, not a turbo :)

    ok so its supercharged what does that mean though? :confused: sounds like it means more power than a regular clk

    majority of kompressors are under 2000cc though from what i can see so dont see why they would be better performing than the normal CLK in terms of BHP at least??


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    galwaytt
    Registered Users Posts: 12,761 ✭✭✭✭galwaytt


    165bhp for the 2.0 Komp iirc.

    Lovely engine - frugal, too - no problem getting into the mid- '30's with it.

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    rabbitinlights
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    craichoe wrote: »
    Yup,

    Litterally though it means Compressor.

    Although in this context it means supercharger :)

    :) Thats why I said "The German word for supercharger is Kompressor" and not Kompressor means Supercharger!


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    tossy
    Registered Users Posts: 9,590 ✭✭✭tossy


    As a supercharger is nothing more than an air compressor! :D


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    robbie99
    Registered Users Posts: 1,261 ✭✭✭robbie99


    A supercharger is like a turbocharger in that it compresses the air before feeding it to the engine.

    The difference is that a turbocharger is driven by the pressure of the exhaust gas whereas a supercharger is driven by the crankshaft. An advantage a supercharger has over a turbo is that it is driven directly, therefore suffers no turbo lag as the turbo waits for exhaust pressure to build up. Turbos work more efficiently at higher revs, superchargers have the advantage at lower revs.


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    stratos
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,038 ✭✭✭stratos


    The 200 K comes in two forms Elegance and Avantgarde. If you just want to tootle around the Elegance is fine but the Avantgarde has a lower harder suspension and is much more driveable ( is that a word ?).

    The 200K is a very flexible car docile at low speeds very economic, push up the revs and off she flies, The supercharger has a some advantages over the turbo as the power is pretty much always there when you need it.

    If you like tail sliding the traction control is very intrusive and thats when it's switched off :o. If anyone ever figures out how to turn it fully off let me know. It is possible to get the tail out but then the fly by wire throttle is taken from you as the esp takes over and shakes it's finger at you.

    Just to add I couldn't find an Avantgarde that suited my budget so I got an Elegance and lowered it with Eibachs easy diy job took about 10 hours. Much better to drive.

    The Elegance could be bought specified with the Lower suspension of the Avantgarde but they are few and far between.


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