Put this in it's place. The car does accelerate faster, is not much louder from the drivers seat, and it's sound it more pleasing to me. I saved the muffler if I want to put it back on.

Wow, it must be awfully loud.

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Current cars:
2000 ML55 AMG, 174k miles
2003 C240 T-Modell, 202k miles
1995 S320, 207k Miles

About a fifth as loud as most of the cummins and powerjokes out here.

turbos make awesome mufflers

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Have you ever noticed that anybody driving slower than you is an idiot, and anyone going faster than you is a maniac?

As long as they would add one additional commandment for you to keep thy religion to thyself.
George Carlin (Wonder where he is now..)

1981 240d (engine donor 1983 240d) recently rebuilt engine hurray! - No more.. fought a tree and the tree won.

pearl black 1983 240d 4speed (Converted!@$$%) atleast the tranny was rebuilt.

Is that you I see in the reflection?

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Yep- lyin down on the job...

and of course the resonator is still intact. I thought it would be louder, I was quite surprised.

I know wagons are notorious for scraping the rear bumper/reverse lights. I hope your new exhaust tip won't suffer the same fate.

Maybe you intentionally made it that way to prevent the reverse lights from scraping first?

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About a fifth of the power, too!

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Current cars:
2000 ML55 AMG, 174k miles
2003 C240 T-Modell, 202k miles
1995 S320, 207k Miles

I've been straight for a while, no resonator, they really aren't that loud. With the VNT cranked up all the way it just whistles....

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$60 OM617 Blank Exhaust Flanges
$110 OM606 Blank Exhaust Flanges
No merc at the moment

Does the turbo spool faster and/or at lower RPMs without the backpressure of the muffler?

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1984 300 Coupe TurboDiesel
Silver blue paint over navy blue interior
2nd owner & 2nd engine in an otherwise
99% original unmolested car
~210k miles on the clock

1986 Ford F250 4x4 Supercab
Charcoal & blue two tone paint over burgundy interior
Banks turbo, DRW, ZF-5 & SMF conversion
152k on the clock - actual mileage unknown

Of course it does!

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Current cars:
2000 ML55 AMG, 174k miles
2003 C240 T-Modell, 202k miles
1995 S320, 207k Miles

That's a great mod, quick and easy! Does it drone at all on the highway?

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-Evan


Benz Fleet:
1968 UNIMOG 404.114
1998 E300
2008 E63


Non-Benz Fleet:
1992 Aerostar
1993 MR2
2000 F250

It does run from 2500-3000 much more quickly after a few test runs yesterday. I think tomorrow's commute will give me a better idea of both power/spooling and noise/drone/whistle. While it was a quick mod- using a hacksaw under the car did take little time.

Even Better power is to remove the resonator and leave the muffler intact...

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Current Garage
2008 Mercedes GL320 CDI 188k mi Repair/Work in progress
1994 S350 160k mi Garage Queen & prepping for repairs
2005 E320 CDI 203k mi Healthy & Daily Driver
1994 S350 357k mi Retried as parts car
1984 300TD 214k mi Blown OM617 Poss OM603 Swap??

Sold
1987 300SDL 200K+
1994 S320 181K mi
2008 E320 Bluetec 127k mi
1999 S420 130K mi
1980 240D 360k mi
15+ Others that has come, stay and gone

GONE, BUT NOT FORGOTTEN
1995 E320 SE 220k mi
1984 300SD 350k mi

I was really looking more an answer with actual numbers...

Like it starts to spool 500 RPMs lower and makes 2 PSI more boost at 2000 RPMs - something like that...

I'm VERY seriously thinking of removing both resonator AND muffler and putting a straight pipe with a straight-through glasspack muffler on mine. That would give the spooling benefits of a completely straight pipe, but still have a little sound deadening.

My truck has a straight pipe, and with the turbo it isn't terribly loud nor does it drone obnoxiously. I "raps" pretty good when you really get on it, and when compression braking, but otherwise sounds pretty good.

However, even though its exhaust pipe is nearly twice the length of the one on the MB's it is still louder than I'd want my MB to be...

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1984 300 Coupe TurboDiesel
Silver blue paint over navy blue interior
2nd owner & 2nd engine in an otherwise
99% original unmolested car
~210k miles on the clock

1986 Ford F250 4x4 Supercab
Charcoal & blue two tone paint over burgundy interior
Banks turbo, DRW, ZF-5 & SMF conversion
152k on the clock - actual mileage unknown