Driving a Manual AMG! Driveshaft, Clutch Pedal Install - E55 Manual Swap Part 3

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[@legodude19999]

Doing what Tavarish couldn’t! Keep up the awesome work! Love the channel

[@Softwaretom]

This is exactly what I'm thinking. Putting this to his channel with title "This is how things are done".

[@hondaveetc82]

Tavarish is an idiot. How can you compare to this guy

[@belzebubbybear]

@@hondaveetc82 Amen brother - For some reason it seems that the more brain dead the youtuber, the succes the youtuber will experience

[@tonyhallakabajan2jzmk3]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@TVang]

Facts.

[@Alexander_M1]

I think it is time for a little prank. Why don't you take it to a Mercedes dealer and pretend that your gearbox is not working properly? By the way great job!

[@myopinion69420]

Was thinking this exact thin. put in one of those dashcams with a cabin cam to catch the reaction.

[@garagenextdoor807]

That would be hilarious lol

[@matttaylor8832]

"My paddle shifters aren't working"

[@porschet5898]

Maybe ask for an oil change.

[@rsxboss302]

There’s a recall open for this car for the sunroof , he’ll have to bring it In for that

[@ViktarPisarchyk]

The slave cylinder is really close to that cat might want to make a little heat shield or wrap the cat so you don't boil the fluid or ruin the gasket in the slave cylinder.

[@sylwer7]

Like in those Type R's with gearbox problems...

[@grzegorzkolbrecki8344]

I've thought the same when i seen that.

[@rsxboss302]

I was going to say exactly this

[@1one3_Racing]

I'm really surprised the ECU was like "yeah, whatever"

[@kuldipxxxpanesar]

Yeah, normally if you even sneeze whilst driving it throws you into limp mode.

[@D3nn1s]

Ikr, how doesnt it throw codes everywhere

[@dezdesilets5047]

I can tell you that it very much so wasn't, haha. There's a guy that mods these ecus so that this is possible

[@slownrusty]

I've owned my '06 E55 for over 11 years and still enjoy the drive. I am very impressed with R&D, the XF team and what you have accomplished. This is brilliant engineering and execution. It really goes to show great talent and dedication. I also really like the humbleness of the XF team. Keep up the great work. As an aside, its great to see the renewed interest in these older Benzes, I recently learnt that a shop in California is putting the E39 M5 6-Speed behind the M117 engines in the 126 chassis.

[@TheMercedesSwapShop]

I can manually code your stock ECU (doesn’t work in das) so that you don’t need the TCU, shifter, and the sc clutch will engage.

[@xfmotorsports]

Sure. Send me an email. That will save a lot of work if you can. It's [e-mail]

[@jaass4255]

Hi, I have c32 after the swap on the manual and the compressor does not work, please help because I almost gave up: / [e-mail]

[@alfredwilsbury8397]

Nice of you to offer man

[@minesweeper6312]

How can that be done? What hardware/programmer and software do u use? Thanks

[@nhojyelbom]

@@minesweeper6312 vediamo

[@keyboarddancers7751]

Making your own metal components is totally rad. Manual E55 is glorious!

[@liljumpman02]

I was really happy when all of you drove it. Hard work pays off. Love what you are all doing over at XF even more happy your local. Cheers and keep up the hard work.

[@carft1234]

Saw the notification and instantly clicked, you are litteraly doing God's work. Manual benz yes plz 🤤

[@camillosteuss]

@Perry Elyod i find it a bit blasphemous, but considering the undertaking here which is giving a proper engine a proper gearbox, i dont see it as that much of an issue... God does not mind the nonsense of the flesh, words least of all...

[@ChrisCrossingWires1212]

All the pros in the comment section, no one else has done this on video till now! You the man!

[@idriwzrd]

I love your borderline disbelief that it actually works. Great job, as usual.

[@jayse63amg31]

Awesome XF Motorsports!!! This car is going to be so much fun now 👍

[@TheEfleet]

lmao that intro felt like a group assignment presentation in uni

[@_n_l_]

Please make a complete kit with all joints, bolts, brackets, plates etc. I would like a bolt on solution where i just need to buy the transmission and your kit - also for the electronics and supercharger etc., when you figured that out. Maybe also do a step-by-step manual for me as an "average joe"?

[@PANZERSGARAGE]

Wow, very well done! Looking forward to more R&D time for this.

[@Taronenko1]

This build deserves so much respect! ✊🏻

[@vitor900000]

Here is some feedback. You may want to get a CNC plasma or waterjet cutter for flat shapes like those 7:05. They are faster and cheaper to operate. Plasma cutters can have problems cutting Aluminium so do some research or go with waterjet. 10:45 You are mounting the cylinder facing toward the driver. The preferred way would be away so it doesn't take away floor space. You could have done it by opening a hole on the floor and then incasing it with sheet metal.

[@EMDSD14R]

I had a huge smile on my face when I saw you guys driving this! Btw do you guys have future plans for similar conversions for other Mercedes? Even older models?

[@410kane]

Well done. I'm excited just watching. I can only imagine driving it.

[@26b]

Awesome to see the XF team growing! Much love from Mississauga!

[@jerryreid813]

Nice seeing the genuine excitement! Congratulations.

[@kristojamison3204]

Wow! Awesome content. There is not enough AMG stuff out there. Keep up the great work, you just got a new Sub!

[@gittyupalice96]

Aw man, I really miss driving the E500 around that 5.0L supercharged v8 was TOO much fun... ( literally, couldn't keep myself from passing every car on the road ) Manual swapping one is just the icing on the cake.

[@ANDERZENAMG]

Awesome work! Of course using oem clutch pedal assembly like others said was an option, but who cares! What you made instead is pretty cool! Gives me motivation to try a custom pedal setup in the C55. If only the gas pedal was better positioned... Excited to see the next steps, especially the supercharger being added back in the mix 🔥

[@UBUNTU805]

I say i one time and i say again : You are my hero , I love E55s but hate that slow gearbox and always wanted manual , now I now it is possible thanks

[@tarekz9992]

Great work! Though the carpet cutout as done would bother me, can't you take the pedal off, make small hole in carpet, slip carpet over the pedal shaft? Also mill down anything you can to sink the pedal box down to the floor more

[@diggleboy]

Loved the outtakes! More please! 😂

[@hayksamvelyan]

After hearing Sebastian, seeing him with that stereotypical Bluetooth ear piece was the icing on the cake haha

[@jimmyzhu2851]

IM SO HAPPY THAT YOU MADE IT!! YAY!!

[@HotMike]

I'm totally feeling your enthusiasm!🤩💯

[@drifterx007]

Can't wait to test this out!

[@oraiosokypreos]

Awesome video! Good to see you guys are from Ontario too!

[@kevinplantamura9793]

That is the sickest thing I’ve ever seen.. I have a c55 Amg with headers ect... would love to see a manual in that car

[@TheShoomakan]

That would be my car. :P

[@Riko_KP]

​@SilverSpy0 Did you watch the video? There's not a single part from a Benz, which would've made things a lot easier and faster.

[@craigmack012]

@@Riko_KP The only thing they could've used from a Mercedes was a the clutch pedal set. Mercedes manual transmissions cannot handle the torque output of this motor. Recoding the Mercedes ECU would make for a big savings though.

[@Riko_KP]

@@craigmack012 Oh, I know, Mercedes transmissions and differentials are notorious for giving very little overhead to performance upgrades. What I meant was exactly what you said, the whole clutch pedal assembly. Someone in the comments actually offered to code the ECU too to bring in the supercharger.

[@mohammed.mustabi5817]

dude love video ever since your first build

[@EvanAxer]

You made a proper sport saloon! I would looove to have a manual E55

[@3dsmackdown]

I was curious on balance of this drive shaft, especially on a high performance machine?

[@Guero_c7]

Wow great job! Awesome engineering!!!

[@corythomas9369]

Looks really good! Next mod has to be a hand brake if it's even possible! 4 pedals down there is like a challenger, just too many! But great work, freddy tavarish and you need to collab so we can see his ride become a manual too!

[@harrytoor114]

Have been waiting for the video. Well done 👏

[@azargelin]

Finally been waiting for this

[@jeebus2121]

27:40 - some of you might not know this, but you could always change gears with a Mercedes manual while using cruise control (at least on W203 and W204). They never coded in the clutch limit switch to cancel cruise. Oddly enough, you can do it on F80 M3/M4 as well.

[@rm6330]

That's a surprising oversight that it made production like that especially from a German manufacturer

[@Oockeshoek]

Same on Volvo, it’s really nice in my opinion. It switches off if you leave it in neutral and release the clutch. I kinda miss it on my Renault

[@Oockeshoek]

@@rm6330 100% sure it’s not an oversight

[@rm6330]

@@Oockeshoek interesting, in Australia anything to do with cruise control like clutch or brake have to be switched to kill the cruise control if depressed while cruise control is active.

[@aaronalexander8826]

Doing Gods work

[@JohannesKonow]

A handy machinist tip: Make the insert half a mm too big and put it in the freezer. Then heat the two drive shaft halves and you can slide it all on and the metal will bond and it will form a structural part of the drive shaft and the weld is almost superfluous. There is no way the drive shaft is coming apart at the weld.

[@ashleysmith6404]

holy shit! just found you guys, amazing work! you might have swayed me towards a Mercedes for my next car!

[@WurzelTomas]

Hi, die hard fan here with you since the beginning of the ASL project. What an amazing work you have done! One thing I don't understand though.. wouldn't it be possible to use pedal assembly and shifter + trim from a manual w211? Would be really nice to have everything like from factory. Keep up the great work, wish you the best!

[@torquesteer2657]

Brilliant job! Do you get any vibration from the custom prop shaft or did you balance it?

[@bryanderksen4448]

I was wondering the same thing. Even if you throw it in a lathe and machine off the welds it would need balancing (assuming it's going to hit meaningful speeds at some point)

[@bigbird2100]

A Great video 👍 Nice result going forward will get all the elements sorted electronics etc.

[@alanfish3317]

As someone who might be interested in doing this swap, I would personally need to see a little more elegant interior integration in order to pull the trigger on it. Hoping that the info people added here in the comments could possibly be used to integrate factory Benz pedals in the future. My 722.6 is starting to fail on me, slipping in second gear in particular, and I am considering my options for repair/replacement. The high cost of rebuilding a 722.6 is a bit mind blowing. One thing that I personally always thought would be a perfect fit with the E55 would be to swap a ZF 8HP90 into it. It would avoid the issues with pedal integration, etc, and offer an effective modernization of the transmission. From what I can see, you would need to make an adapter plate, adapt the drive shaft, change the gear shift lever to one that works with the ZF (it's electronically controlled rather than a lever) and a transmission controller. Probably some other coding that would need to be done as well to fully integrate it with the car. Sure, a manual would be more fun, but I personally have an issue with my left foot from a motorcycle accident that makes it painful to drive a manual car with a stiff clutch, and it seems likely nearly any clutch option that can handle the power involved would be a bit stiff. That bottom hinged pedal would also be a problem for me. The ZF seems like the next best thing. Anyone who has driven a car with one knows they are nearly indistinguishable from a DSG or similar.

[@thelongranger55]

I paid $2,700 for rebuild transmission on my 04 e55

[@alanfish3317]

@@thelongranger55 Yeah, I have been quoted 3000 Euro for that here in Germany. considering I can buy a rebuild kit that includes all of the parts they are going to replace for under $200, they are basically charging 28 or so hours labor to do the job if you figure around 100 Euro per hour labor fees which is about average here. I highly doubt it would take a pro 28 hours to do this job. 8-10 sounds about right.

[@thelongranger55]

@@alanfish3317 you realize it’s not all profit ? They have to buy the parts , the new transmission it’s self , the trans mount , the new oil and filters & they even replaced my rear main seal for free , that rear main seal job alone is a big job and your lucky if you can find an honest guy to tell you it’s bad when he’s in there , most will put it back with old rear main seal that still leaks oil so you can come back to them for that job independently so they make more cash 💰 , for my w211 e55 that’s a really good price for a new transmission

[@alanfish3317]

@@thelongranger55 Yes, obviously it's not all profit. But that quote is for rebuilding my existing transmission, not providing a new one. The parts involved might total around $300-400 tops, including a rear main seal which I would insist they replaced as mine has a slight leak and it's a 5 minute job with the transmission removed. The rest is purely labor charges. For reference, 3,000 Euro is over $3600 at the moment. so they are charging over $3000 for the labor alone. They are basically quoting it as roughly a 30 hour job, when I know it should take a pro more like 8 to actually complete.

[@dimos15]

Damn this is epic.

[@bored-old-man]

Great work, well done.

[@Stamina1337]

Holy damn.. thats an amazing swap!

[@derekgray1633]

i have a modified G35 its cool to see what these CD trans are being swapped into. it gives us alot more engine swap options every time somone plugs a Cd onto a new motor !!

[@tuomasholo]

Amazing work!

[@jasonb8307]

Nice job! You got a good team. Keep it 💯 👌

[@diggleboy]

What a sweet ride and easy to drive as a manual!

[@karpo888]

Out takes are awesome 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

[@MinkMood]

INSPIRNG!!! Love the video

[@djsonicc]

This is AWESOME. I hope you an TheMercedesSwapShop can make this happen for everyone.

[@yhshah21]

Bro I simply love your content

[@thomastang9710]

Well done team! While I do appreciate the sexy clutch pedal, personally I'd rather stick with a Mercedes clutch and brake pedals to (1) keep the installation looking factory (2) avoid cutting the carpet and (3) reduce the cost of the project. Failing that, a Tilton floor-mounted pedal assembly would look wicked but it'd be difficult (if not impossible) to work with SBC and drive-by-wire.

[@diggleboy]

What an awesome team!!!

[@_Bram]

Had some stitches in my thumb thanks to a similar piece of aluminium under a BMW. Sharp f******s!

[@romainlandron1343]

There is a lot of parts that are available from the manuals w211 from Europe what will have save you some time such as the clutch pedal, brake fluid reservoir and the manual shifter and panel around it

[@SRJCUSSEN]

So good Lads, keep it up. 😷✊

[@famimies]

Might be stupid question but why not use the 270cdi manual gerbox and oem cluthc pedal and assembly should be more or less bolt on?

[@3rdpartyU5er]

I would've recommended to buy a mercedes clutch pedal and assembly. Then again, it's beautiful what you've done here! You can now call that manual E55 a unicorn.

[@StephenCofMD]

Perhaps my dream of a manual S-class might come true. Assuming these adapter plates and clutch pedals are available for sale.

[@williamscott6847]

So jealous of this build!

[@fatjonfati]

Keep on the great job .

[@derrickkorraa5996]

Badass🔥🔥🔥 This may be a dumb question, but would anything catastrophic happened if you were to stall it? Would you be able to install the clutch upside down so it’s mounted on the top next to the brake?

[@jdantigua1999]

Tavarish has been dreaming about a manual mercedes and you have done it. I have a E320 CDI and would love to change mine to a manual.

[@BornToDrive1500E]

Why didn't you use oem clutch pedal from a manual w211?

[@Mortalomena]

He probably wanted the adjustability.

[@qvnz]

Yes I agree W211 - E200 came with 6 speed manual - suchen.mobile.de/fahrzeuge/details.html?id=311291332&damageUnrepaired=NO_DAMAGE_UNREPAIRED&isSearchRequest=true&makeModelVariant1.makeId=17200&makeModelVariant1.modelGroupId=11&maxFirstRegistrationDate=2009-12-31&maxPowerAsArray=146&maxPowerAsArray=KW&minFirstRegistrationDate=2003-01-01&pageNumber=1&scopeId=C&sfmr=false&transmissions=MANUAL_GEAR&fnai=prev&searchId=b7a03ef0-d9b6-dd57-c263-978ff5ee0528

[@VladoT]

I think it doesn't fit to the larger engine and I guess it is not strong enough.

[@gackhuhn4868]

@@VladoT its about the pedal not the gearbox.

[@VladoT]

@@gackhuhn4868 Sorry, my bad. I was thinking something else.

[@QueensGTO_Viper]

great content 👍

[@georgiosxirouchakis439]

Use brake pedal from w211 with manual transmission, you find the right position for braking and of course hill and toe function, good job, keep working, tschüss von Berlin!!

[@frongicide]

Nice vid ! I was wondering, did you consider using a clutch pedal from an EU market E class ?

[@adriancortez1024]

I manual swapped my 2001 740iL. Best mod I’ve done to it besides my Airlift 3P System.

[@LQhristian]

Great job!! Did you consider using the park switch as the clutch pedal switch? Then, the clutch system would be complete :-)

[@suddendilemma5137]

This is just amazing content. Thank you for doing this.

[@1TomasJoniskis1]

Why you didn’t put pedals and gearbox from stock w211 model like E270 diesel?

[@LoudGuitar14]

Could you set the car to think it is always in drive and connect the neutral switch to the clutch? Then you would have the clutch into start and it would disengage cruse control when you shift or use the clutch

[@user-od9iz9cv1w]

Very cool car with the stick. It would also be great to figure out how to disable traction control so you can step the rear end out when you want to play. Can't imagine this with the supercharger. It will be interesting. Might even be better NA. Tavarish had talked about being the first. You beat him to it AND you have created the kit for others to follow your lead.

[@gabekiakojori2392]

That’s sick

[@endeavour2127]

Great video! We need an intro for the team and some background on them!

[@SteveBassen]

Wire up a clutch switch on the pedal and hook it up to the park/neutral detect circuit?

[@E34Benzin]

Very nice job!! But why not using the pedals from a manual W211?? There were some of them in Europe and other markets. It would look OEM.

[@giuseppetanese6467]

Can I ask you why you didn't opted for using a stock pedal from a manual e class? Same about that shift lever and the wooden trim. You can easily find those parts and do an even more stock looking work.

[@stevebez9556]

Did you not have to balance the drive shaft after chopping and welding it back up?

[@EvelOttos]

Will you eventually be offering a driveshaft adapter solution that is a little easier for the home gamer to do? I, for one, am not confident enough with my welding to get that driveshaft perfectly straight and balanced.

[@theofficialstig]

do a 1/4 mile at the drag strip and see if you can beat the stock time!

[@CoronaVirus-um8nz]

This model came out with manual option specially diesel for the slave and the pedal is it possible to use the OEM hardware

[@whome6496]

Dope dude

[@ForgedShaft]

Wonder if the u-joints were affected by the welding, because the yoke was grounded and weld current would have to travel thru the u-joint roller bearing.

[@pedropancho3128]

Amazing... Now I'm really thinking of a c55 as an actual option.

[@Hamza-or7jm]

How much power has the trans freed up i know parasitic drivetrain loss for these cars are between 15-20% but how much does this car actually make after the manual swap? Also electronics, wiring?

[@kiwihame]

Well done guys.

[@koolumar101]

you guys thought he was excited in the video after seeing it work I was giggling with a joker smile! Fuck man! proud of you!!

[@chrissorial2957]

As an owner of an S55 amg and an e39 M5 (needed a manual sports sedan) I’d buy a kit if you made one and I’d buy an e55 to install it in. S55 for daily duties and e55 for weekend fun

[@TheINDIAN]

I have asked this before but is there a way to have a hand operated clutch lever possible, that is mounted on the gear lever. Your shift speed will be faster and clutch control more smooth. Could you please make a kit for this I think it will be really useful for everyone especially for ppl with knee injuries.

[@marcdwanyne233]

Congratulations 🥳

[@hamedalharthi9366]

Am planing to do that swap on my e55 .. but why the supercharger is not working ?? Is it because of the transmission swap ??