I took a 2004 Audi A3 2.0TDI sportsback up to 232kmh(140+mph) on the autobahn going slightly downhill. The new diesels are amazing.

I had a 1999 E300td up to 155 indicated on the speedo after installing a Brabus IFI engine computer. However, the 2000 E55 with a Kleemann Kompressor and headers that I built still holds my 210 chassis record of 181mph on GPS. Before I got scared and jumped off the loud pedal,
It should have hit around 190ish. I guess I lost my nerve
Needless to say, the E300td got 3 times better mileage at terminal velocity.
The New CDI's blow past 100mph effortlessly. Sadly, there is a governor at 130.
My old 200d used to hit 68mph after about 5 minutes of ramp-up time!
Good thing it had fins on it to hold her down on the ground!

Congrats. You failed the IQ test!

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Jimmy L.
'05 Acura TL 6MT
2001 ML430 My Spare

Gone:
'95 E300 188K "Batmobile" Texas Unfriendly Black
'85 300TD 235K "The Wagon" Texas Friendly White
'80 240D 154K "China" Scar engine installed
'81 300TD 240K "Smash"
'80 240D 230K "The Squash"
'81 240D 293K"Scar" Rear ended harder than Elton John

1984 300D 348,000 miles 105 mph
1993 300D 2.5 L 206, 000 115 mph

Wanting to go faster yet staring at the tach with a diesel is like a brake in my mind saying "What are you doing twisting a diesel over 4500 rpm's, are you crazy slow down"

I on a few occasions get the ol car upto 90-95 on the way into or home from work. But I have been reluctant to push it beyond till I have the axels replaced of which I am into currently.

The car has almost 240 thousand miles on it and still runs decent.

I just had the TD up to 103? last night. I even got video of it.

I'll post it this saturday.

Here is a quick vid I made last night.. 0-90 and 74-107.. had Marshall Tucker as my co-pilot

http://207.44.234.41/e300/e300wot.wmv (3.2mb)

Driving in So Cal means you can't drive too much under 80 and at 90 you're not going much faster than the flow of traffic(unless of course it's "rush" hour). Occasionally when I've got a wide open stretch late at night I'll take the 96 E300 up to the 110 mark. This is from a guy who after rebuilding and balancing a 350 4 bolt main in a '70 Chevy 4x4 Carryall had it up to a 105 down a country road. Oh the things we did when it was mostly testosterone.
Matt Hemsley
SoCA

That's a classic. I will add it to my "collection".

Looking forward to yours, '82.

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1987 300SDL (324000)

1986 Porsche 951 (944 Turbo) (166000)

1978 Porsche 924 (99000)

1996 Nissan Pathfinder R50 (201000)

I am going to make a video sometime soon too now I want to join in on this...

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'15 GLK250 Bluetec 118k - mine - (OC-123,800)
'17 Metris(VITO!) - 37k - wifes (OC-41k)
'09 Sprinter 3500 Winnebago View - 62k (OC - 67k)
'13 ML350 Bluetec - 95k - dad's (OC-98k)
'01 SL500 - 103k(km) - dad's (OC-110,000km)
'16 E400 4matic Sedan - 148k - Brothers (OC-155k)

Don't try this at home! I'm young and dumb, or at least that's my reasoning.

VIDEO of my 300TD, top speed I could reach on the road I had. I don't have a working speedo so I'm only guessing at speed (Even if it did work I could only see 85mph, thanks USGOV.)

That video is just downright scary!

The video I made was with a leaky interooler hose.. now that I have full boost, it's even faster.. going to have to make another!

Alright. Don't you have 15" wheels? If you do, I am assuming 205/65/15 rubber(I saw a picture of your car on the dyno).

I am assuming 2% slip since that is what the later 722.3 transmissions get anyway(and I don't know much about earlier versions).

Top speed would be approximately 112 mph @ 4600 rpm.

If you had 14" wheels with 195/65/14 tires, then top speed would be 106 mph. This is assuming the tachometer is 100% accurate. They usually are, however.

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1987 300SDL (324000)

1986 Porsche 951 (944 Turbo) (166000)

1978 Porsche 924 (99000)

1996 Nissan Pathfinder R50 (201000)

115mph on my '83 300D Turbo along I-15

Speedo was off (optimistic) by 10mph so it was registering 125mph

Everything stock, 150k miles then

DslBnz,

Now that is what one should expect to see in a Mercedes Benz Diesel. Having to watch how many times one accelerate within a given time frame, or worry about what anti-freeze you put in, or have to wait for the car to cool off before you can turn the ignition off, or hold your breath and hope your head didn't crack because the outside temps changed because you went through a rain shower and things like that is not a Mercedes Benz product, except in NAME ONLY. And definitely NOT made in Germany, at least. My 300SDL must have been fabricated in China. Congrats on having one of the few cars that one can drive like a quality car.

BenzDiesel