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Pressertech Versatility Most of our customers and readers might identify Pressertech as a shop primarily for Mercedes vehicles. Although we do love working on Mercedes, we also work on dozens of other types of vehicles. Over the years we have been able to tune and...

The Ultimate Driving Machine: Tuning A BMW DME BMW loves to remind us of their famous slogan “The Ultimate Driving Machine”. Over the years BMW has shown the consumer they are relentless in creating vehicles that live up to that slogan. Plainly, BMW puts together a...

PRESSERtech Client Review: Stage 2 Takes AMG GTS from “Restrained” to “Maniacal Demon” We love hearing stories from you about your performance tuning journey. Today we’re thrilled to share a Stage 2 tune review from our client Larry Flaxman. Larry recently fell in...

Mercedes GL450 Overview The Mercedes GL450 is another SUV in Mercedes vehicle lineup that offers a great value for the stock specs and price it is offered at. This SUV is a great combination of luxury and comfort while being big enough to be a family vehicle as well....

GL550 Overview The Mercedes GL550 is a full-size luxury SUV that offers excellent comfort as well as exceptional performance. Most of these models come from the USA, specifically the Mercedes manufacturing plant in Alabama. Since it’s very first year of inception,...

Background on the Mercedes S55 AMG V8 Kompressor When looking at the Mercedes S55 AMG with a 5.4 Liter V8 supercharged engine, this car is older, but still packs a punch. We have worked on similar vehicles like this one, a 2003 SL55 model. But when looking at stock...

How to Fix a Faulty BMW DME ECU ECM PME If you’re familiar with our blog, you know we spend a lot of time working with Mercedes. It is important to know we work with BMW’s as well. We have a vast understanding of how BMW’s such as the 550i, 335i, 4 series and beyond...

Kia Stinger Performance Tune GT Dyno Results! The Kia Stinger GT is a compact car that has a body style of a 5-door fastback and we wanted to see what we could do with the Kia Stinger Performance Tune. The Kia Stinger has different trim styles. The GT, GT1 and the...

2016 Mercedes C-Class Tune Mercedes C300 W205 Tuning - Unlocking Hidden Potential The Mercedes C-Class Tune (Mercedes C300) is based on a line of compact executive cars, playfully described as having “as many flavors as a fro-yo shop.” The Mercedes C-Class features...

How to Fix a Faulty Mercedes ECU Mercedes ECM If you’ve been following our blog, you know we spend a lot of time working with Mercedes ECU's, Mercedes ECM's, or engine control units or module. The Mercedes ECU or Mercedes ECM is a major component of your vehicle. It's...

Mercedes C43 AMG Performance Tune - Huge Gains All Around  At Pressertech, we recently wrote about tuning the Mercedes C63 AMG -- the “iron fist in an iron glove” -- and how we were able to provide a 19% increase in horsepower and a 27% increase in torque with a Stage...

Faulty Mercedes EIS ESL Key Replacement Electronic Ignition Switch Replacement Do you have a Faulty Mercedes EIS ESL? The Mercedes EIS ESL Electronic Ignition Switch and Electronic Steering Lock system exists to make sure your car isn’t stolen. Your key has a...

2018 Mercedes C63s AMG Staggering Stage 1 Tune and Stage 2 Tune Results Mercedes C63s AMG: As we look towards the Christmas holiday, we’re thankful for time with our family and friends. We're also thankful for the opportunity to get to do the work that we’re...

Mercedes M278 Engine Mercedes Performance Tune As you can imagine, we like to nerd on the M278 engine at the PRESSERtech garage. Today we’d like to wax poetic on one our favorite engines. The Mercedes M278 Engine. Some of our favorite Mercedes Performance Tune have...

Bringing it Back to our Roots - Mercedes Tuning the Mercedes CL55 AMG V8 Kompressor Engine When we opened this shop we had one thing on our mind -- all of the possibilities for Mercedes Tuning. The Mercedes CL55 AMG and specifically V8 Kompressor engines. Out of that...