From Silence To Violence: The RBM x FMU Mercedes CLK63 Black Series Feature Video

The following video is a showcase of Fluid MotorUnion's work on the Raging Bull Marketing Mercedes CLK63 AMG Black Series. The car is currently at the SEMA conference in Las Vegas, and will be hitting the track for the Global Time Attack race series in 2012.

The vehicle entered our shop with the wheels (ADV.1) and paint (BASF/JMI Motoring) already applied. We started with a full custom exhaust setup for the car, starting with brand-new custom long-tube headers and a resonated midsection. The rear section has electric cutouts, which go between muffled and unmuffled modes. The exhaust pipes dump into a custom diffuser assembly, taking a stylistic (and functional) key from Formula 1 cars and their exhaust-blown diffusers. The rest of the work includes a Varis carbon-fiber GT wing, Weistec Stage 1+ M156 supercharger kit, Aquamist/Howerton Engineering HFS3 water-methanol system, custom-mounted switches for the WOT Box and electric exhaust cutouts, and a new viewing window in the trunk to help showcase the exhaust system at SEMA.

The video doesn't capture the dyno sounds as well as we'd like it to, but that's only because the deep bass notes in the exhaust were too much for the Bode microphone on our HD camera. The interior and exterior/fireball shots are the most accurate representations of the Black Series' exhaust note. No matter where it's being driven, you can hear the overrun, which we feel is one of the best characteristics of an exhaust system such as this.

Enjoy!

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• fluid motorunion
• raging bull marketing
• weistec engineering
• aquamist
• supercharger
• adv.1 wheels
• mercedes
• mercedes benz
• amg
• clk63 amg
• clk63 amg black series
• black series
• exhaust
• dyno
• fireballs
• from silence to violence
• fuck your exhaust

[Musemania3]

Your hood is open... Haha. Nice warning Mercedes has, but I bet its a tad annoying on the dyno.

[FluidMotorUnion]

@Musemania3 Yeah, it's a bit annoying, but it's also fun because you get extra bright red lights flashing in your face during a dyno run. You half expect the readout to start saying, "Danger to Manifold" as your diamond-plate floor falls out.

[holic2003]

you did a great job making this thing a beast but why are you videotaping the speedometer decelerate for 5 minutes? Get someone who is not afraid to floor the car and videotape the acceleration, I want to see the power!

[FluidMotorUnion]

@holic2003 Only if you agree to pay the speeding tickets and associated court fees :) Not to mention the fact that this was a time-crunch build, so we didn't have the chance to get it to a track or to find a time when the streets of Plainfield/Naperville weren't jam-packed with cars (they always are). Plus, I've recently found that the speedometer is a better marker of seeing how fast a car is; video cameras (even HD) don't really give you a good sense of speed when you're looking at the road.

[FluidMotorUnion]

@holic2003 BUT, thanks for the kind words :) The only reason we were afraid to floor the car during filming is because of all the pesky commuters in front of and around us.

[holic2003]

@FluidMotorUnion I'm willing to pay for the tickets until I can afford a blower and all those mods. Looks and sounds badass, thumbs up to you, raging bull marketing and weistec for making such a mean Black Series (my favorite car), how much hp did it put down on the dyno?

[MrBluesfixer]

This video makes me giggle like a schoolgirl...

[Jawsmoker]

Did this car ever make it to the northwest? I could swear I saw it at Redmond Town Center Exotics last year.

[jaydnisevil]

1 person prefers BMW's

[SyHopeful]

How nice of you to let a homeless man do a burnout in your AMG!

[golotitore]

Sounds incredible!! From 3:30 to 3:37 my subwoofer goes nuts!!!

[procard2007]

That is the mostly beastly sounding Mercedes ever!!!!! Great Job Guys!!!!

[saavaa]

I was watching the speedo and expecting some big ass top speed :( Sound is amazing!