Found this today:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=38634&item=7946837081&rd=1
(item number 7946837081)

Anybody using this kit or have something similar? Does it offer any real benefits for our cars or is it hype?

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'81 300TD turbo <<sold 12/05 to another diesel nut

That kit was discussed in detail here on this forum a while ago. I made my own for a fraction of the cost. I don't think there is any real gain in HP but throttle response will be quicker.

Check out the end of my thread.

emissions swap...part one

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'85 300SD (formerly california emissions)
'08 Chevy Tahoe
'93 Ducati 900 SS
'79 Kawasaki KZ 650
'86 Kawasaki KX 250
'88 Kawasaki KDX200
'71 Hodaka Ace 100
'72 Triumph T100R

do a search...there was a couple of threads devoted to these things....youll get many different opinions on them....i used something like this on my car for a while... i thought it was cool for a few weeks, but then got tired of the sound...its pretty loud, and you can really hear the turbo, but i doubt it does much in the way of increasing performance...i did quite a few mods to my car at the same time, i installed a boost controller, adjusted the ALDA, and installed an air intake....with all that, i gained quite a bit of power(it wont snap your neck or anything), but id say the power increase was decent...altogether ive got about $120 in my engine, as far as performance enhancements....if you do a little homework, you can find much better ways of spending $120+ to make your car a little more peppy...hell, i only paid $40 for my whole intake setup....this guys just trying to get a few more bucks by stamping "Mercedes" to them

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1985 300SD 192,000miles...Astral silver/ Grey MbTex

1983 300D 194,000miles...White/Tan MbTex...my newest addiction

At half the cost you can install a MB Tempo Traveller paper air filter, including the housing which has quite a large surface area for extended protection and divert the intake of that filter to outside the engine bay for fresh air, then bypass your muffler, I gained really good performance with my OM 616 turbo and my mpg went up as well and the operating temp dropped by few degrees as well. The muffler bypass makes the engine sound real nice and the noise gain is quite little but the throttle response and high end performance is well worth the effort.

What is a "MB Tempo Traveller air filter" and where does one obtain such a thing?

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'81 300TD turbo <<sold 12/05 to another diesel nut

http://www.tempoindia.com/htmlsite/proddtl.asp?catid=3&back=products.asp?maincatid=9

http://www.tempo-dienst.de/index.htm

Also check this out, the MB commercial vehicles based on the OM 616/617 use huge cylindrical paper filters made by MAN, they are quite effective as they have a large surface area unlike other filters and yet are not restricted.

Need I comment?

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Adam Lumsden
(83) 300D
Vice-President of the MBCA International Stars Section