Wow, that's sad, I'll try it once I'm bored.

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1998 Ford Escort ZX2 5 speed - 279,000 miles My Daily

1992 Mercedes 300D 2.5 202,000 - Pure junk
2000 Mercedes E320 Black - 136,000 miles - Needs repair

Don't forget to grease the screw and threads on the spring compressor.

I have my w124 2.5 straight piped and it sounds horrendous. The only that sounds good is an om606 with a straight pipe and your going to make the car sound like a whooped beater. Its a benz not a honda.

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Only diesels in this driveway.
2005 E320 CDI 243k Black/Black
2008 Chevy 3500HD Duramax 340k
2004 Chevy 2500HD Duramax 220k

3" straight pipe behind my 617 and HX30W with no noticeable drone at all...

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1978 300D, 373,000km 617.912, 711.113 5 speed, 7.5mm superpump, HX30W turbo...many, many years in the making....
1977 280> 300D - 500,000km+ (to be sold...)
1984 240TD>300TD 121,000 miles, *gone*
1977 250 parts car
1988 Toyota Corona 2.0D *gone*
1975 FJ45>HJ45
1981 200>240D (to be sold...)
1999 Hyundai Lantra 1.6 *gone*
1980s Lansing Bagnall FOER 5.2 Forklift (the Mk2 engine hoist)
2001 Holden Rodeo 4JB1T 2WD

10" of 3.5" pipe off the turbo flange facing straight down to the ground. that with a HE221W and a high flow air filter makes for quite a nice sound if a bit loud.

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1985 300D om617: 8mm M pump 175cc 5200rpm, holset he221w @ 30psi, large A2W ic, compounds on the way.
KD9AFT
A&P

I removed the rear muffler on my wagon and it noticeably picked up power and the noise is not hugely louder. A choked exhaust is a power drain on diesels; there is no argument about this. No drone at highway speed at all.

I went straight years ago on my wagon and haven't looked back. I don't know where you would get drone from unless you exited under the car.

People will do a double-take because they think a truck is coming down the street, but that's about it.

If you wanted to do it "right" you would weld flanges at each cut point so you could easily swap in or out the straight sections and muffler/resonator.

-Rog

I did that to see how it would sound about a year or two ago. I still haven't put it back on, though sometimes I think about it.

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Whoever said there's nothing more expensive than a cheap Mercedes never had a cheap Jaguar.

83 300D Turbo with manual conversion, early W126 vented front rotors and H4 headlights 400,xxx miles
08 Suzuki GSX-R600 M4 Slip-on 22,xxx miles
88 Jaguar XJS V12 94,xxx miles. Work in progress.

There is always this way:

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All Diesel Fleet
1985 R107 300SLD TURBODIESEL
2005 E320 CDI (daily)

LOTS of parts for sale!


EGR block kit
http://www.peachparts.com/shopforum/diesel-discussion/355250-sale-egr-delete-block-off-plate-kit.html

1985 CA emissions 617 owners- You Need This!
Sanden style A/C Compressor Mounting Kit for your 616/ 617 For Sale + Install Inst.

Sanden Instalation Guide (post 11):
http://www.peachparts.com/shopforum/diesel-discussion/367883-sanden-retrofit-installation-guide.html