ALDA R&R disassembly, cleaning. - PeachParts Mercedes-Benz Forum

Brian Carlton · #14 09-24-2006, 09:55 PM

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Originally Posted by pawoSD

What exactly happens with the ALDA completely removed from the car....and then driving it...

I thought about it and figure that it simply provides the absolute maximum amount of fuel that the ALDA was capable of supplying, except it does it at any speed/rpm. Right?

How well does this work? Anyone tried it? Or does it just turn the cars behind you black and make mpg's fall to that of a 560SEL..... ?

Right.

You control the amount of fuel supplied by the rack. With the ALDA in place, the ALDA limits the fuel, even if you mash your right foot, you don't get maximum fuel.

It works fantastic with the 603. I never get smoke. However, I don't mash my foot from a dead stop. Even when doing the 0-60 runs, the smoke was certainly tolerable.

Now, some folks have removed the ALDA from the 617 with similar results and some have had massive smoke. Seems to depend on the IP. I have not removed it from the 617. That engine is running too fantastic to mess with it right now.