Has anyone tried a W123 EV conversion? How about launching a WVO 240D behind Elon Musk’s roadster?

Sixto
98 E320s sedan and wagon

a buddy of mine is working on an ev project, I think he is considering vehicles for the project. but the car isn't likely to be the choice. he is leaning towards a van.
battery space is better...


the 240 would be a LOT slower getting into orbit, but it would be dead on straight, and smooth for billions more miles... and they'd have to use DIESEL instead of KEROSENE for the launch fuel...

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"as I ride with my a/c on... I have fond memories of sweaty oily saturdays and spewing R12 into the air. THANKS for all you do!

My drivers:
1987 190D 2.5Turbo
1987 190D 2.5Turbo
1987 190D 2.5-5SPEED!!!

1987 300TD
1987 300TD
1994GMC 2500 6.5Turbo truck... I had to put the ladder somewhere!

Ya I totally agree. I'm not in favor of censoring and deleting this thread in any way.

Just moving it to the alt Fuels section

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To an extent that's true, then you have to realize any engine will ultimately fail even running just on D2.. sure, it might happen sooner with WVO-based fuels but even if you get 100k miles on essentially free fuel that means you've saved ~$7500+... which in my case could buy me a 606t to put in my 190d,toss the 601 and have alot of money left over.. There are two sides to every coin, there are many people that have 300k+ miles on some of these engines on WVO blends/2-tank systems and they still run fine.. then there's the Elsbett cars in Germany..

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"Ich mag die Dieselgeräusche"
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Just think of that section of the forum as an archive. We may need it again the future someday...

I think it would be horrible to delete it.

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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.

Agree!

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'95 E300, 216k miles, Silver Surfer
'05 E320 CDI, 138k miles
'07 S550 4matic, 69k miles

Gone but not forgotten:

'76 300D, 350k miles?, SOLD in 1995
'75 240D, 300k miles, SOLD in 1991