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Old 01-24-2006, 02:45 AM
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future of diesel performance

i know some of you might not care about diesel hot rods, being mercedes is all about class, but maybe some of you would like it as a good read.

http://www.bankspower.com/im_HotRod_Sept05.cfm

i was just wondering if a mercedes diesel would make one unique hotrod all stripped down with a ford cab or something and stumbled across the article.

There's a video where Jay Leno talks to some guy if I remember correctly about performance diesels too, but I dont know where I saw it.

EDIT: HAS ANYONE EVER SEEN THIS MERCEDES!? www.thinkbob.com/benzel/ It's like an el camino.

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Old 01-24-2006, 11:36 AM
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diesel sportscar prototype

http://www.americanlemans.com/home/index.aspx


read about it. watch it race in march on speed tv. the diesel future has arrived...............um, thanks to audi.
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Old 01-24-2006, 04:02 PM
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i know some of you might not care about diesel hot rods, being mercedes is all about class, but maybe some of you would like it as a good read.

http://www.bankspower.com/im_HotRod_Sept05.cfm

i was just wondering if a mercedes diesel would make one unique hotrod all stripped down with a ford cab or something and stumbled across the article.

There's a video where Jay Leno talks to some guy if I remember correctly about performance diesels too, but I dont know where I saw it.

EDIT: HAS ANYONE EVER SEEN THIS MERCEDES!? www.thinkbob.com/benzel/ It's like an el camino.
the one with jay leno is at popular mechanics i belive
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Old 01-24-2006, 04:24 PM
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Hmmm... a diesel powered Mustang. I like it!
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Old 01-24-2006, 11:08 PM
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that 450 sel pickup

is running an el camino bed and back window!

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Old 01-25-2006, 12:09 AM
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and a 6.9 and the 6.9 hydropneumatic gobbledeegook

You'd think he would have been done with it and put a SBC in there
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Old 01-25-2006, 06:52 PM
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I am the national tech guy for the DHRA and have been since it was founded by Eric Mcbride. I can tell you that there has been at least one diesel Mercedes raced in that series. I think this year we will see a 5500lb diesel truck run into the 9's on all motor. I also predict Bowling Green Ky in April will be when it happens. How about a Torreague V-10 in a Karman-ghia, maybe that could run 9's???
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Old 01-26-2006, 03:24 AM
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I just find it funny that Banks is spending $$$$$$$$ on the 5000rpm twin turbo duramax to get *only* 650hp/1000tq. I've seen 5.9L Cummins engines that get 700+hp that are everyday street drivable. It was not at all cheap, but nowhere near as much as banks is dumping into the duramax.
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Old 01-26-2006, 10:48 AM
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I just find it funny that Banks is spending $$$$$$$$ on the 5000rpm twin turbo duramax to get *only* 650hp/1000tq. I've seen 5.9L Cummins engines that get 700+hp that are everyday street drivable. It was not at all cheap, but nowhere near as much as banks is dumping into the duramax.

Could be a couple of reasons, weight (and CG), packaging, transmission options, and since they are racing it, they may have a reason for running higher RPMs. Higher than an inline Cummins would enjoy. Also consider in a racing application, it would need to sustain that power output level for a considerable length of time. Not just a dragstrip run.

None the less, Banks blows IMHO. WAY too expensive and overrated stuff for the Big 3 diesel truck offerings.

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