was driving to work this morning at about 0515 and, coming north out of Napa on SR 29, passed my buddy who owns a 2003 Ford Crewcab 6.0 Powerstroke (which I talked him in to buying a few years back).

If you have ever had a Ford 4X4, especially the newer ones following you, you know how annoying those headlights are in your mirrors.


My buddy ( who's name is Kennedy) with the 03 Crewcab got in behind me and we were both going about 60 mph (the speed limit) and I would gently ease into the throttle from time to time ( just enough for a light cloud from the exhaust). We kept bumping up the speed to about 68 mph and then I decided to have some fun, I dropped the hammer, speed never really increased, but the smoke cloud that came out the back completely blackened out those headlights for a second or two



I met him at the daily sign-in for work and he kept asking me what happenned, as he had never seen anything like that before, he was concerned for my Benz.........


I told him that he had just witnessed

RAW MB HORSEPOWER

and that, as long as we were both employed there, HE would have to deal with it





big jake

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85 300D, 210K (and adding 1K per week)
86 Ford F250 4X4, 6.9 International Diesel,Banks Turbo, 5 inch exhaust, rebuilt engine (70K miles) rebuilt C6 trans (about 12K miles), on board air system and locomotive horns

1957 English Ford Anglia Panel ( my retirement project)

Those trucks are pretty quick. I tried to pass my dads friend on the highway, we were playing a bit. He has an 04 F150 with the bigger V8. My SDL actually did pretty good if my dad didn't make me back off I would have passed him. I figured Ford probably made the cut off kick on around 95 or so so I would have passed him.

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2016 Corvette Stingray 2LT
1969 280SE
2023 Ram 1500
2007 Tiara 3200

My buddy has an '04 6.0 Powerjoke, it's dang quick. Mostly owing to the VNT turbo. I don't really see how a W123 can outrun one... unless you are hiding a superturbo from us....

Well, Hattie has the W126, but with 150 hp, he's not outrunning any Powerstroke any time soon.

I tried to keep up with an '01 from a standing start up to 60 mph. Not a chance.

I notice that the Cummins 24 and the Powerstroke 6.0 get lethargic on the highway. Of course when the power is achieved at such a low engine speed in these long stroke diesels, it doesn't make for a flexible power curve with many short gears.

Blow them up, however, and be amazed. But that's what Myna Diesel is for.

My friend had a Cummins 24 3/4 ton xtd cab long bed that his father bought him(oh, how nice ). He drove like an a** and claims he hit 110 mph with it.

It is my belief, however that all newer trucks are limited to 100 mph. I believe in blissfull ignorance, for anything over 100 in a truck body is knocking at Death's door.

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1987 300SDL (324000)

1986 Porsche 951 (944 Turbo) (166000)

1978 Porsche 924 (99000)

1996 Nissan Pathfinder R50 (201000)

someone posted a link on the forum today to a F350 vs a RX-7. its HILARIOUS! it literally smokes the mazda!

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1980 500SE/AMG Euro
1981 500SEL Euro
1982 380SEL
1983 300TD
1983 500SEC/AMG Euro
1984 500SEC
1984 300TD Euro
1986 190E 2.3-16
1986 190E 2.3
1987 300D
1997 C36 AMG
2003 C320T 4matic

past: 1969 280SE 4.5 | 1978 240D | 1978 300D | 1981 300SD | 1981 300SD | 1982 300CD | 1983 300CD | 1983 300SD | 1983 380SEC | 1984 300D | 1984 300D | 1984 300TD | 1984 500SEL | 1984 300SD | 1985 300D | 1986 300E | 1986 560SEL | 1986 560SEL/Carat | 1987 560SEC | 1991 300D 2.5 | 2006 R350

Seriously, you may want to take a look at your injectors, IP timing, ALDA, etc. If I step on mine at 70 mph, it just accelerates (with very little visible smoke).