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Old 11-01-2001, 03:21 PM
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No Larry...

No Larry, you must have thought 20 seconds because that's the amount of time you need to give a Mercedes manual tranny to synchronize. Or better yet, throw the damn thing from first to second! (I'm kidding Larry, it just a joke...)

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Old 12-13-2001, 12:29 PM
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HEY THERE.

Anybody out there have a 1987 300TDT. Mine does 0-60 in 12.5 seconds on average. I wonder if there is any way to improve that without all the black smoke.
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Old 12-13-2001, 12:59 PM
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I have one and mine does 0 - 60 in 12 seconds.
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Old 12-13-2001, 09:50 PM
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Zero to 60?

Since we leave the drag racing to 350 Chevies, etc why worry about 0-60? I would think you should be more concerned with, say 40 to 70 for passing, etc. I have a 300TD engine installed into a 240D body and I'll tell you that that thing is no slouch. Anywhere around, or above, 40 you can visibly see the front raise and definitely feel the acceleration. This is a long story and I will gladly email you personally if you want the details, but all the elements just came together for this marriage which some might say was made in heaven. This car cruises beautifully up hill and down hill at 70 to 80 with no effort. Maybe that's running it a little hard, but that's where it wants to run. Previously been driving Peugeot Diesels, but since they quit shipping them to NA I had to find something else.

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Old 12-13-2001, 09:59 PM
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just wondering what do u guys think a 86 6cylinder 300sdl turbo would do?
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Old 12-13-2001, 10:06 PM
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Your 86 300SDL has the same engine as my 87 300TD (wagon) and they have about the same weight (yours might be a little heavier) so I would say 11 - 13 seconds.

Boy, is the W124 wagon heavy. I was reading the chassis manual last night. The 124 wagon has the biggest sway bar, bigger than that in the 400E and even the 500E! I could not believe at the first glance so I checked carefully and it was true.
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Old 12-13-2001, 10:48 PM
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Re: Zero to 60?

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Since we leave the drag racing to 350 Chevies, etc why worry about 0-60? I would think you should be more concerned with, say 40 to 70 for passing, etc. I have a 300TD engine installed into a 240D body and I'll tell you that that thing is no slouch. Anywhere around, or above, 40 you can visibly see the front raise and definitely feel the acceleration. This is a long story and I will gladly email you personally if you want the details, but all the elements just came together for this marriage which some might say was made in heaven. This car cruises beautifully up hill and down hill at 70 to 80 with no effort. Maybe that's running it a little hard, but that's where it wants to run. Previously been driving Peugeot Diesels, but since they quit shipping them to NA I had to find something else.

CJ

Do you have the manual transmission in there or the Auto?
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Old 12-14-2001, 05:35 AM
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Kept the original 240 4-speed.
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If you want really slow acceleration, I'll trade you for my 220D! 0-60, floored (I do this every time I pull on to the highway!) is about 25 sec on a good day, longer if the engine is cold.

My 300D is probably in the 10-11 sec range.

pgasch:

If you have visible black smoke from an 87 300TDT, you have something wrong -- most likely overfueling. 0-60 time is about right, but you shouldn't get much smoke even at full throttle, these have a trap catalyst or trap oxidizer (usually long gone!). You could also have worn-out injectors. Compression isn't a problem, you have plenty of boost to make up for it, and the IP is boost regulated. Try turning down your ALDA a bit if you've adjusted it! You are getting too much fuel for it to burn properly, and this will reduce horsepower, too!

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Old 12-14-2001, 09:07 PM
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CJ:

I'd love to hear how you managed to get the 5cyl hooked up to the 4spd. My understanding is that hte engine wouldn't be properly balanced with the 240's flywheel (needed cause your using a clutch and all that)

you can email me or pm me.

my email is aphillips@ix.netcom.com
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Capt'n:

Easy, just bolt it on. W123 chassis crank, flywheel, and harmonic balancer are all balanced separately. W115 chassis are balanced together, so you have to rebalance or match the imbalance of the separate parts.

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Old 12-14-2001, 11:37 PM
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Thumbs down 220D Trade?

I appreciate the offer and if I could buy the 300CD I saw in the parking lot today I might consider it. I thought they quit making them around 84-85, but this one looked newer. Waited around for a few to see if the owner ever showed up, but he didn't. I was gonna knock him in the head and take it. Beautiful car.
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Old 12-15-2001, 12:36 AM
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Capt'n:

Easy, just bolt it on. W123 chassis crank, flywheel, and harmonic balancer are all balanced separately. W115 chassis are balanced together, so you have to rebalance or match the imbalance of the separate parts.

Peter

Hmmmm, I think when my Transmission goes out I'll be on the lookout for a 4 speed and flywheel.

Thx for the info guys, it's a major relief to hear about the flywheel not being as big a problem as I thought it would be.

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