These are my thoughts as well.

I think an MBShop super turbo forum would be good since it would be easier to find that information in one location vs it being scattered throughout DD. Another thought is that there are basically two main opinions of modifying these cars... "mercedes knows best" or "lets see what we can do"...

My $.02

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John Robbins
'05 E320 CDI - 240k
'87 300TD - 318k

as a new member (less than 1 year), i can say that it would be a great benefit to cull and consolidate performance/tuning mods, tips and tricks into a new subforum. we do this too in a forum i co-own/moderate as key information and threads get buried over time. I too have found it very difficult to locate information. thank god for bookmarks, firefox, and foxmark's bookmark sync tool!

i think there is alot of performance information out there, alot of people on the site know some, so lets get it open and start the library

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1985 300D - 599,xxxk - blue interior #265 Monark Nozzle, AL129X, 15" Ronals, Gen II Big Brakes hunting
1985 300D - 491,xxxk - in prog-{A-A IC, 3" exhaust, psi\pyro, 28*BTDC, Hella Euros, IP Limiter removal
1985 300TD - 783,xxxk - parts car,used new engine with ALDA cap inplace
1987 Kenworth T-600 8LL 425 CAT Mech. - 6,000,000+k - DEI exhaust wrap, punched through resonators, 1 recent rebuild,

Brian,

Sounds like a great idea, and possibly overdue given the evidence. I wish I had been thinking about it and proposed it earlier. As the newer MB Diesel owners make up more and more of the membership, the interest in improving performance and tuning will grow. Great idea. Jim

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Own:
1986 Euro 190E 2.3-16 (291,000 miles),
1998 E300D TurboDiesel, 231,000 miles -purchased with 45,000,
1988 300E 5-speed 252,000 miles,
1983 240D 4-speed, purchased w/136,000, now with 222,000 miles.
2009 ML320CDI Bluetec, 89,000 miles

Owned:
1971 220D (250,000 miles plus, sold to father-in-law),
1975 240D (245,000 miles - died of body rot),
1991 350SD (176,560 miles, weakest Benz I have owned),
1999 C230 Sport (45,400 miles),
1982 240D (321,000 miles, put to sleep)

I will be posting at superturbodiesel.com, but it would be fine with me to merge the two forums or have a separate MBshop diesel performance section.

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1979 240D- 316K miles - VGT Turbo, Intercooler, Stick Shift, Many Other Mods - Daily Driver

1982 300SD - 232K miles - Wife's Daily Driver

1986 560SL - Wife's red speed machine

I am a Benzworld member, a Shop forum member, a schuman member, was a ourSL member, visit the finnish MB site, and a VW forum member- I don't have a VW. I am online most of the fall, winter and spring, but not summer due to work. I have had 5 MB's in the last 7 years. Each forum has a different flavor, and I go to each expecting different things. SF has never had a performance bent in it's DD- and so performance "wanting" owners went to other sites- schuman primarily. Some great info has accumulated over there on the superturbo forum- nearly all of that would have happened here if the wings of a butterfly had not flapped, so to speak. I think it a DPTF would be a great addition to SF and DD. I strongly support it's creation and will contribute to it with regularity.

I don't really care one way or the other about a superturbo forum, but, as long as we're entertaining the idea of sub-forums, how about an alternative fuel forum?

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Palangi

2004 C240 Wagon 203.261 Baby Benz
2008 ML320 CDI Highway Cruiser
2006 Toyota Prius, Saving the Planet @ 48 mpg
2000 F-150, Destroying the Planet @ 20 mpg



TRUMP .......... WHITEHOUSE
HILLARY .........JAILHOUSE
BERNIE .......... NUTHOUSE
0BAMA .......... OUTHOUSE

An oil/filter forum

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~Michael S.~
Past cars:

1986 300SDL
1987 300SDL
1982 240D
1982 300SD


Current:

1987 300SDL

If my car just runs I'm happy.

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'81 300CD - 180K, cannot be killed by any conventional means
'99 Ford Escort - good MPG

I don't know much about gaining performance as of yet, but I can't stop tinkering with my cars. It would be nice to have an area where I can get info.

superturbodiesel is pretty cool too...nice and clean. Good job guys!

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My Primary Driver - '85 300CD - 4-speed conversion, 2.47 rear, lowered, euro headlights, rebuilding (not restoring so much)

Wife's - '08 Saab Sportcombi Aero

Riding a '03 Yamaha Warrior

I like the idea of a sub fourms for performance tuning and for the alternate fuel folks.Sub forums work well at, http://www.saabcentral.com/forums/index.php Just my 2cents.

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Thank you, Jay
83MB 300D 241K "The silver coffin"
10 Prius lll 1K
95 MB E300D 120K Mable
02 Saab 9-5 Areo 131K
Cannondale SR500
www.thecornerstonefamily.org/

I like to make improvements any time I need to make repairs or upgrade when something wears out... Better Shocks, springs, brakes, cpu, intercooler, fuel lines, etc... Best to learn from another's experience...

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Joe

1998 E300D turbo 240K + Miles
2000 Dodge Dakota 122K + Miles
1992 Mazda Miata Autocross Machine 143K + Miles
http://www.renegademiata.net

Any man who is under 30, and is not a liberal, has no heart; and any man who is over 30, and is not a conservative, has no brains. - Winston Churchill

The more the better!!!

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99 E300 Turbodiesel 100k

I've participated in Diesel performance discussion in the performance area of the forum but It would be nice to have a Diesel specific performance forum.

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-Evan


Benz Fleet:
1968 UNIMOG 404.114
1998 E300
2008 E63


Non-Benz Fleet:
1992 Aerostar
1993 MR2
2000 F250

Great idea Brian. A place where technical modifications and theory can be discussed, disseminated and quantified. Let me know, I'll probably be here more often if you do.

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'82 300SD - 361K mi - "Blue"

"Good judgement comes from experience. Experience comes from bad judgement."

listen, look, .........and duck.