My 116 SD really moves also. My neighbor has one as well and he actually got the tires to chirp when the transmission shifted from 1 to 2. I couldn't believe it. I gather that it is all the emissions stuff that bogs these engines. I wish there was a way to get my TD to accelerate like my SD. How do you "disconnect" the EGR valve?

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1999 MB SL500 (110,000 mi)
2004 Volvo V70 2.5T (220,000 mi)
2014 Tesla Model S 85 (136,000 mi)
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