I saw a guy hold a 617 to the floor and it would rev to 4600rpm and stayed there. Crazy. I thought his tach was stuck. It sounded like 6K!

Allegedly, according to data, the free-unloaded speed is set at 5100 RPM, for the 617, N/A engine....

The Turbo motor may be set slightly less as the pistons are of greater mass.....

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-Most recent M.B. purchase, Cost-a-plenty, Gulps BioDiesel extravagantly, and I love it like an old dog.

W114, 1975 280E Custard Yellow,
-Great above decks needs chassis welding--Really will do it this year....

I have seen video of Brandon's tan 300SD hitting 5500. He has tweeked his injection pump though.

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In the 240D, redline is 5,100 RPM for a top speed of 102 MPH! (if you can actually get there)

I'v had mine darn near 5k, sounded like the pistons were going to come through the hood!

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So what's the redline on the turbo 602? I seem to remember seeing somewhere that it was 5200. Governer kicked in at about 5000 on a test when locked in "2".

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2000 E430 - 103k
2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee Ecodiesel 4x4 - 11k
2014 VW Passat TDI SE - 7k Bro's Diesel
2006 E320 CDI - 128k Pop's Benz

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My no-load redline. Loaded is around 4900rpm.

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Somehow I just don't feel comfortable doing that on a 20+ year old engine with a lot of time on it. Don't really want to have to deal with it if something lets go...

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