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Originally posted by lucforce
any idea as to the strength of the 300 diff's?
i.e. how much horsepower and torque they can withstand?
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The only way to kill one of these pumpkins is to run it without any lubricant.
3.07 gears were used in the 617.952 engined 123s until 1984. 1985 models had 2.88 gears.
From this
thread, here are the final drive (pumpkin) ratios for several models.
R107
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380SL,SLC RATIO 1:2.47
380SL,SLC,560SL RATIO 1:2.47 ABS
450SL,SLC RATIO 1:2.65
450SL,SLC RATIO 1:3.06
W116
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280S,SE RATIO 1:3.69
300SD RATIO 1:3.07
450SE.SEL RATIO 1:3.06
450SE.SEL RATIO 1:2.65
W123
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230,240D RATIO 1:3.69
280E RATIO 1:3.58
300D RATIO 1:3.46
300DT 85 RATIO 1:2.88
300DT TO 84 RATIO 1:3.07
W126
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300SD 85 RATIO 1:2.88 ABS
300SD TO 85 RATIO 1:3.07
300SDL RATIO 1:2.88 ABS
300SE,SEL RATIO 1:3.46
380,500 RATIO 1:2.47
380,500,560SEL RATIO 1:2.47 ABS
420SEL RATIO 1:2.47
W124
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260E RATIO 1:3.27
300D 1987 RATIO 1:2.65
300E RATIO 1:3.07