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05-22-2002, 02:04 AM
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euro bumper differences
I checked under a euro car and compared that mounting to a US spec bumper. It has a simple metal bracket about 3 inches to the outside of where the bumper shock would be. Unfortunatly these bumpers were missing the rubber center strip and had a few dents. Anyone know if you can get the rubber strips for these euro bumpers?
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05-22-2002, 03:10 AM
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To answer an earlier question regarding horsepower, the initial 116 300SD was rated 110bhp (in the US market atleast), while the 126 was 120bhp. I don't know what is different between the two engines or why there was a change in rated power.
Nonetheless, so many people say that the 116 is quicker, it must be true. Perhaps the slight increase in weight combined with a possible change in final drive ratio is responsible for the 126's apparent sluggishness. It is also possible that the older 116s were just tuned better from the factory, and that a 126 could be improved if some time were taken to carefully go over everything... who knows. -Joe
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05-22-2002, 05:11 PM
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It must have been the very earliest turbodiesels that were 110... else it's just a faux pas...
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05-22-2002, 05:44 PM
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Additional smog equipment is probably to blame...EGR, etc....
Mike
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