Whats the most powerful Diesel you have driven in?? - Page 3 - PeachParts Mercedes-Benz Forum

Stevo · #31 12-18-2006, 11:49 AM

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Originally Posted by dkveuro

Don't know about 'most powerful' but it was the fastest I've ever been in a diesel.

Where ? = Autoroute, north bound, Chamonix, France, exiting the Mont Blanc tunnel.

When ? = 1987.

What ? = 1987 IVECO 3638 V8 17.5 liter, Twin Turbo.

Combo ?= 55,000 lbs of marble in a tri-axle semi trailer.

Terminal velocity? = Estimated, 135 plus, mph.

Why ? Brakes failed.

Eh ? Ice in trailer brake chambers.

What could I do ?..At 80mph and up I just hung on and prayed the Michelin tyres would take it.

Reason....Over an hour climbing out of Aosta Valley at 10 to 20mph up into cold temperatures during the winter ...next time I ran this route I would stop and check for ice in chambers after exiting the tunnel.

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Holy crap, thats worse than "iceing up" in the Bering Sea, bet you had to change your nickers after that one

dkveuro · #32 12-18-2006, 12:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Stevo

Holy crap, thats worse than "iceing up" in the Bering Sea, bet you had to change your nickers after that one

You have NO idea !

What made it trumatic was knowing a French semi had gone runnaway a week earlier and blown a tire and gone over the barrier and down into a house in Les Houches under the flyover because he couldn't make the slight curve and there was still a Turkish truck buried in the third 'ski ramp' escape route .

But my worst experience was the worst storm on the North Sea running Europort to Felixstowe in 1970 something on a Ro/Ro.....didn't realise a ship could barrel roll like that ? 11 hours of terror!

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iNeon · #33 12-18-2006, 01:20 PM

A 240D is the fastest diesel I've ever driven.

tarbe · #34 12-18-2006, 02:39 PM

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Originally Posted by iNeon

A 240D is the fastest diesel I've ever driven.

SirNik84 · #35 12-18-2006, 03:07 PM

I think tarbe wins with driving the USS INDEPENDENCE, CV-62!!!!

bet that Job was fun. I have a friend who hooked the planes to the catepult on the USS Ronald Reagan. He always talks about how awasome is was to be abored ship. but the USS Ronald Reagan isn't a diesel!!!

as for me, my dads F350 is probably the most powerful and my 300SD is the fastest.

Stevo · #36 12-18-2006, 03:26 PM

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Originally Posted by dkveuro

You have NO idea !

What made it trumatic was knowing a French semi had gone runnaway a week earlier and blown a tire and gone over the barrier and down into a house in Les Houches under the flyover because he couldn't make the slight curve and there was still a Turkish truck buried in the third 'ski ramp' escape route .

But my worst experience was the worst storm on the North Sea running Europort to Felixstowe in 1970 something on a Ro/Ro.....didn't realise a ship could barrel roll like that ? 11 hours of terror!

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LOL....When people ask me about retirement I try and remember some of those "ugly" realities, high winds and savage seas, radar craps out while going through Bumfuk pass on a dark night, being at sea for Xmas again, running a 616 is just my speed now

riethoven · #37 12-18-2006, 04:19 PM

Most powerful . . . I don't know. Fastest . . . a 1998 Audi A4 1.8TDI with a five speed. 122MPH on the Autobahn between Dormund and Minden on the A2. It was smooth as silk but did not have another MPH in it.

I think the fastest out there is the Audi TDI that won LeMans and Sebring. Most powerful has already been mentioned.

Colorado220 · #38 12-18-2006, 04:31 PM

Fastest = 06 E320 CDI

Biggest = I have driven front loaders.plows/etc at work!!! the big rig was fun also!

R Leo · #39 12-18-2006, 04:42 PM

Most powerful ever driven?

I stood a watch at the wheel of USCGC Tackle (400hp 72 tons) traveling up the Penobscot to Bangor, ME one cold January day in 2001.

Stevo · #40 12-18-2006, 05:36 PM

Seems pretty natural that a sailor would tend to be attracted to these "oil burners". I can count on one hand the times I've been broken down other than a fuel filter or plugged sea water strainer. Couple of fires that wouldn't have been minor "incidents" with gas engines. Least dkveuro probably wouldn't have caught fire if he hadn't made the curve

DieselLover4EVR · #41 12-18-2006, 06:03 PM

My truck is very nice, it has 450 HP stock, the biggest available for these Mercedes engines. And it has a whopper 1,550 Torque. I bought it with only like 3,000 miles on it last January, and now it's december and I already have ablout 120,000 miles on it. It works very good. The engine is a 12.8L I6. (450HP@1,900RPM, and 1,550TQ@1,100RPM)

lutzTD · #42 12-18-2006, 06:12 PM

03 ford stepside 4x4 with 7.3L powerstroke, banks turbo, flip chip and propane injection. this thing was scary........

tarbe · #43 12-18-2006, 07:27 PM

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Originally Posted by SirNik84

I think tarbe wins with driving the USS INDEPENDENCE, CV-62!!!!

bet that Job was fun. I have a friend who hooked the planes to the catepult on the USS Ronald Reagan. He always talks about how awasome is was to be abored ship. but the USS Ronald Reagan isn't a diesel!!!

as for me, my dads F350 is probably the most powerful and my 300SD is the fastest.

I "drove in it", didn't drive it. I was one of the Marines running the brig and guarding the funny little bombs we don't talk about.

Tim

BodhiBenz1987 · #44 12-18-2006, 09:34 PM

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Originally Posted by DieselLover4EVR

My truck is very nice, it has 450 HP stock, the biggest available for these Mercedes engines. And it has a whopper 1,550 Torque. I bought it with only like 3,000 miles on it last January, and now it's december and I already have ablout 120,000 miles on it. It works very good. The engine is a 12.8L I6. (450HP@1,900RPM, and 1,550TQ@1,100RPM)

Not sure if it's the exact same engine, but my dad has one like that he bought in 2004. It's an I6 Mercedes, 12.8 L I know, but I can't recall the model #.Big beast. I've helped him do an oil change on it and it makes me feel like I've gone up the beanstalk and wandering into giant territory. He said he'd show me how to drive it sometime, but I haven't gotten around to it. That will be the most diesel power I've been behind, for sure.

For now, I guess the most power would be my mom's 87 GMC 'Burban ... not sure the specs. I drove it a couple times when I was learning to drive. If you can keep that thing on the road as a 16-year-old girl, you're doing OK.

JEREMYC · #45 12-18-2006, 09:56 PM

Pap's has an 05 Dodge 1-Ton Dually 4x4 with a Cummins in front of an automatic. He has the Bully Dog computer along with exhaust and intake upgrades. This is actually the fastest vehicle I have ever driven. It would smoke my 02 TransAm WS6 Ram Air with a 6-speed transmission. The engine does not really sound like the amount of power it is putting out but by watching the speedometer, it is unbelievable. Sure makes my 300CD seem slow.