via autoblog. http://www.autoblog.com/2010/08/26/video-well-you-dont-see-a-classic-diesel-mercedes-e-class-wag/

Would love to turn my 240D into a wolf in sheeps clothing like this beast. I'm guessing this is NOT an OM617.

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But if it is, it's seriously stout. What can the bottom end of a 617 handle, output-wise?

http://www.youtube.com/user/BlackSmokeTube

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'81 240D "China Baby" - Farm grocery getter

These guys are Finnish so I'm guessing it's one heavily massaged om603. The header says scania turbo. Could that mean they shoehorned some big diesel truck engine?

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1978 300D
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It also says its a E63 , thats a 6.3 ltr V8, probably with a decent turbo on it, maybe a supercharger. A 6.9 or V12 would probably fit under the hood of one of them.

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I didn't get that from the article. Also that thing sounds and smokes like a turbodiesel.

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1978 300D
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Yeh, it certainly appears to be a diesel.

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Where do they find 12 year olds with enough disposable income to build those things?

Yes I think it looks cool, but couldn't they get around the track faster without sliding?

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Much faster, apparently that's not the point of this "sport."

Yeah, it's a diesel.

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I wonder how many tires they go through. Seems like once around the track is about all they'd make it. It's defintely a diesel with all the black smoke.

Edit: Just watched it again, and at the top of the video in the beginning it says Diesel Mercedes w123 with SCANIA turbine. Not sure what that is.

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Just found this about Scania

http://www.scania.com/products-services/trucks/main-components/engines/engine-technology/turbocompound/

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the article states how cool it is they did this in a diesel mb wagon, and wishes to see "Now, if we could only see this video remade starring the 2011 Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG wagon..."
it does not say the wagon IS the above vehicle...

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