hey all, i'm new to mercedes and new to working on my own car as well. so far it's been great, with a couple little problems. one of which was destroying my ALDA yesterday, as i had read that you should just go ahead and play around with it and see what you get out of the regular CCW turning of the screw, which has lead me to write this to try to get some better, more concise information...

i've been reading through the Diesel Performance Tuning forum (as well as the regular diesel forum) for the last couple of months or so, getting as much info as i can to find out what i can do to get more power and performance out of my 300D turbo diesel. the problem is that, besides removing the egr, every possible upgrade suggestion quickly devolves into an argument about it's benefits or it's disadvantages, that rarely get resolved. or worse, it turns into an argument (usually against ForcedInduction), about how the answer was given, with people actually getting hurt feelings over the tone of someone's typing. (I'm really trying to avoid that one here, by the way, as the information i'm interested in is more important than how it is delivered, so please try to not be offended by someone's typing).

so.... i'm hoping for a list of things to do to increase power and performance (loss of mpg is not that big of a deal to me) with a note on whether it should be done or could be done by a beginner mechanic. this list will probably incur more questions, about how-to's and what not. and yes, i have already read everything there is to read, as stated, so please do not respond with "do a search." try it yourself some time, you won't get that far and what you do get is jumbled, unorganized, doesn't include directions or pictures, and, as stated, devolves into useless arguments. honestly, i was hoping for some stickys in the Performance forum that would have probably taken care of this question. one for egr deletion, one for straight piping, one for intercoolers, etc.

what do you think? those with the knowledge and skill, inform the rest of us! you'll be helping more than just me and maybe we can get some sticky's that will end the constant questions that are similar to this one .

so, i'll start, 1. remove the egr: here's a somewhat useful link: EGR blocking plate kit

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1985 300D - 1984 Euro 280E AMG Clone (SOLD) - 1978 280CE (SOLD) - 1983 300D (SOLD) - 1981 300D (SOLD)