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Originally Posted by pawoSD
Anything the average person thinks they can do to improve a MB engine will not improve it. Simple as that. The amount of research/development/testing that goes into their engines is astronomical. The result is a product as perfect as it can be. Boosting power with extra fuel/propane etc...will likely work, but lowers the engine lifespan. The engineers took all that into consideration.
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I'd disagree with that. We can add things that they couldn't due to cost constraints (intercoolers). Turbochargers have also gotten more efficient over the years so they don't increase intake temperatures as much (equals lower combustion temps which means more power is able to be made before damaging engine). Adding these things would only get you about a 20-25% increase in power, but it wouldn't really decrease engine life in any noticeable manner. Adding 50-100% power gains... yeah, that'll reduce engine life. It will be fun until it blows though!
