Photo: mcchip dkr/edited by autoevolution
No, the image above doesn't depict two engineers trying to fit a secondary internal combustion engine to a Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG, despite what your eye sight might suggest you at first.
The huge lump of metal is actually a heavy duty limited-slip differential (LSD) made by Drexler, and the car that is about to make good use of it is an SLS AMG that has been modified extensively by the peeps from mcchip-dkr.
When we say extensively we are not just trowing words around, because this black and dusty beauty develops no less than 760 hp, mostly thanks to a twin-screw supercharger kit that includes a 3.25-liter compressor unit.
The 760(ish) hp and 830 Nm (612 lb ft) of torque should be more than enough to dissolve the rear tires up to at least third gear, while every corner met at full throttle should only make the car go sideways in a spectacular manner with the original LSD.
To somewhat rectify that, the Germans from mcchip-dkr bought a purpose-built motorsport differential from Drexler and proceeded to fit it on the car.
Sure, its size is obviously exaggerated by the angle of the photos, but that is a seriously large piece of engineering either way, wouldn't you you agree?
With the much added traction, powersliding this monster should become quiet a bit closer to the “piece of cake” tag line, but we are waiting for some official footage with it in order to fully concur with this statement.
Plus, as you can see, there is quite a lot of engineering involved in creating the space required for such a piece of kit, especially since the Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG is built on an aluminium spaceframe.
When we say extensively we are not just trowing words around, because this black and dusty beauty develops no less than 760 hp, mostly thanks to a twin-screw supercharger kit that includes a 3.25-liter compressor unit.
The 760(ish) hp and 830 Nm (612 lb ft) of torque should be more than enough to dissolve the rear tires up to at least third gear, while every corner met at full throttle should only make the car go sideways in a spectacular manner with the original LSD.
To somewhat rectify that, the Germans from mcchip-dkr bought a purpose-built motorsport differential from Drexler and proceeded to fit it on the car.
Sure, its size is obviously exaggerated by the angle of the photos, but that is a seriously large piece of engineering either way, wouldn't you you agree?
With the much added traction, powersliding this monster should become quiet a bit closer to the “piece of cake” tag line, but we are waiting for some official footage with it in order to fully concur with this statement.
Plus, as you can see, there is quite a lot of engineering involved in creating the space required for such a piece of kit, especially since the Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG is built on an aluminium spaceframe.
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