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Ken C
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Mercedes-Benz Cars For Sale
09-23-2008, 05:05 PM
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FS: 1984 280GE/LWB, $11,000 but may negotiate
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Ken C
The GWagen has been sold
It's been sold
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Mercedes-Benz Cars For Sale
09-03-2008, 12:16 PM
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FS: 1984 280GE/LWB, $11,000 but may negotiate
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Ken C
FS: 1984 280GE/LWB, $11,000 but may negotiate
Way too much info, and 23 pictures, to give you in this space. Such as: 50-state legal (incl. photos of DOT/EPA letters, CA & NJ Titles, etc.), never off-roaded, a recent quality long-block rebuild...
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ML, GL, G-Wagen, R-Class, Unimog, Sprinter
02-01-2005, 05:11 PM
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Need source for H-D (4-row) GWagen (W460) radiator
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Need source for H-D (4-row) GWagen (W460) radiator
Hi, all. I'm looking for a vendor who would have a higher-than-standard capacity radiator for my 1984 GWagen (gray-market, so MB dealers won't help). This would be a 4-row radiator, rather than the...
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Mercedes-Benz Cars For Sale
07-16-2003, 09:53 PM
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'90 300E (in NJ) -- like new!
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Ken C
I need your e-mail
Hi. It seems that I need your e-mail address to send you the pictures. Please send it to me at KenAC@aol.com. To reply to you on this bulletin board requires filling in pre-determined fields -- I...
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Mercedes-Benz Cars For Sale
07-16-2003, 04:14 PM
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'90 300E (in NJ) -- like new!
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Ken C
'90 300E (in NJ) -- like new!
Obviously, I can't attach pictures here: I've got 15 pictures (.jpg) of the car, exterior and interior shots, and can e-mail them to you directly at your request. Just send me an e-mail to ...
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ML, GL, G-Wagen, R-Class, Unimog, Sprinter
04-22-2001, 12:25 AM
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G230 motor upgrade possibilities?
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Ken C
re: "...as installed on the C230 is a match for...
re: "...as installed on the C230 is a match for the mounts on the G?"
I think that the mounts would be the very least of your difficulties, not to mention mounting the engine to the...
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ML, GL, G-Wagen, R-Class, Unimog, Sprinter
04-17-2001, 11:47 PM
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MY2000+ G500 Climate Control+Cargo Area?
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Ken C
to CaptnPete - re: different countries, different tow limits
re: "...Incidentally I was checking the german language MB website and they specify the braked towing capacity as 3100 kg. Why I don't know. Perhaps local regulation?...."
Yes, it is strange. I...
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ML, GL, G-Wagen, R-Class, Unimog, Sprinter
04-17-2001, 11:54 AM
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Towing with a G (or an M-class) - factors determining capacities?
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Ken C
The second factor -- the Country!
However, something else that I discovered relates to what I noted in the first messsage. Here in the USA, all the M-class brochures, for both the 320 and the 430, list 5,000 lbs as their towing...
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ML, GL, G-Wagen, R-Class, Unimog, Sprinter
04-17-2001, 11:37 AM
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Towing with a G (or an M-class) - factors determining capacities?
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Ken C
I was clicking around that site again...
I was clicking around that site again (www.mercedes-benz.com/e/default.htm), and by comparing the three engine options (500 and 320 gas, and 400 diesel) in two body sizes (Station/Long and...
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ML, GL, G-Wagen, R-Class, Unimog, Sprinter
04-17-2001, 11:33 AM
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MY2000+ G500 Climate Control+Cargo Area?
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Ken C
7,700 vs 6,283 lbs -- the determining factor
I was clicking around that site again, and by comparing the three engine options (500 and 320 gas, and 400 diesel) in two body sizes (Station/Long and Station/Short), it seems that the body size is...
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ML, GL, G-Wagen, R-Class, Unimog, Sprinter
04-17-2001, 12:44 AM
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MY2000+ G500 Climate Control+Cargo Area?
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Ken C
7,700 lbs towing -- hey, CaptnPete, you're right! Great news!
Hey, Cappy -- you're right! I went back and rechecked, and discovered that I had been looking at the default 1st model listed, which was the 400 diesel. I didn't realize about the model...
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ML, GL, G-Wagen, R-Class, Unimog, Sprinter
04-16-2001, 04:59 PM
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MY2000+ G500 Climate Control+Cargo Area?
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Ken C
CaptnPete - be careful what you tow
Hi, Captn Pete.
re your comment: "...since the G will tow up to around 7000 pounds...."
Actually, MB's official GWagen website ( www.mercedes-benz.com/e/cars/g-class/default.htm ) for the newer...
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ML, GL, G-Wagen, R-Class, Unimog, Sprinter
04-15-2001, 10:19 PM
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MY2000+ G500 Climate Control+Cargo Area?
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Ken C
ACC downgraded to M-class level
Hi. I had heard (can't promise) that the G-glass that MB is importing (as opposed to what GWagen, Inc. -- nee Europa -- had been importing) has some downgraded components, including the Automatic...
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Mercedes-Benz Performance Paddock
04-12-2001, 03:58 PM
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Estimaing INCREASED horsepower levels??
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Ken C
Thanks -- looking forward to getting the spreadsheet
re: "...I will e-mail you an Excel File with the equation built in...."
Dwight -- I'm looking forward to getting theat spreadsheet. Thanks very much.
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Mercedes-Benz Performance Paddock
04-07-2001, 08:19 PM
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Estimaing INCREASED horsepower levels??
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Ken C
Hi, Kuan. re: "...I would say using straight...
Hi, Kuan.
re: "...I would say using straight ratio your horsepower would be 199hp...."
Ha, ha, I can live with that -- still's better than the original 154 :-).
Best regards
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ML, GL, G-Wagen, R-Class, Unimog, Sprinter
04-06-2001, 04:12 PM
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Update on my (estim.) 218 hp 280GE :-)
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Ken C
Hi, all. I've been driving around with this...
Hi, all. I've been driving around with this really big GRIN on my face, and am confident that it's time to provide an update. For background, see posts:
1) "Now About 25% more Power in my GWagen"...
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Mercedes-Benz Performance Paddock
04-06-2001, 03:31 PM
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Estimaing INCREASED horsepower levels??
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Ken C
Still trying
Hi, Kuan. Thanks for hanging in there with me.
As I noted earlier, both of those functions use a "cubed" exponent, which intrigues me -- this consistency sort of says to me, it doesn't...
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Mercedes-Benz Performance Paddock
04-05-2001, 04:31 PM
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Estimaing INCREASED horsepower levels??
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Ken C
Another attempt at calculations
You know, what about this simple function?
1/((17.4/13)^3)
This gives me a factor of 0.417. Could this be the proportion of horsepower increase? About 64 hp more? This would mean that I've...
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Mercedes-Benz Performance Paddock
04-05-2001, 04:25 PM
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Estimaing INCREASED horsepower levels??
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Ken C
What's Exhaust Beat Frequency
Hi, Lou.
Very interesting. But what exactly is exhaust "beat frequency"? Is that the audible pulsations in the exhaust note? Wouldn't that simply be a function of rpm (frequency that exhaust...
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Mercedes-Benz Performance Paddock
04-05-2001, 04:19 PM
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Estimaing INCREASED horsepower levels??
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Ken C
Attempts at calculations
Kuan,
Both of the formulae at the site that you recommended ( http://vette.ohioracing.com/hp.html ) treat the estimation of horsepower as a CUBED (i.e., raised to the power of 3) function.
It...
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Mercedes-Benz Performance Paddock
04-04-2001, 11:29 PM
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Ken C
It IS a great site
Thanks Kuan. I'm going to fool around with these functions and see what I can come up with.
Thanks again.
Ken
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Mercedes-Benz Performance Paddock
04-04-2001, 11:59 AM
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Estimaing INCREASED horsepower levels??
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Ken C
re: "...It's good 'talking' to you too...it's...
re: "...It's good 'talking' to you too...it's been a long time. Still have both W124s?..."
Yep, and the 201 that my daughter drives when she's home from school.
But I'm glad to hear that the...
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Mercedes-Benz Performance Paddock
04-03-2001, 11:59 PM
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Estimaing INCREASED horsepower levels??
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Ken C
F = M x A
Hi. Thanks for coming back, Glen. I'm glad that we can "talk", so to speak. Let's pursue this further....
The only trouble I have with that estimated "rear wheel horsepower" that you mentioned...
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Mercedes-Benz Performance Paddock
04-03-2001, 12:23 PM
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Estimaing INCREASED horsepower levels??
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Ken C
G-Tech Pro ?
re: "...a G-Tech Pro. It's a portable accelerometer that will extrapolate HP from acceleration runs to 60 and the quarter mile. It should be able to give ball-park numbers...."
I've seen ads for...
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Mercedes-Benz Performance Paddock
04-01-2001, 08:35 PM
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Estimating INCREASED horsepower output?
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Ken C
Is there any formula or way to estimate increases...
Is there any formula or way to estimate increases in horsepower or torque after engine modifications based on improved acceleration times? Suppose a vehicle had an engine transplant, exchanging an...
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Mercedes-Benz Performance Paddock
04-01-2001, 08:29 PM
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Estimaing INCREASED horsepower levels??
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Ken C
Is there any formula or way to estimate increases...
Is there any formula or way to estimate increases in horsepower or torque after engine modifications based on improved acceleration times? Suppose a vehicle had an engine transplant, exchanging an...
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ML, GL, G-Wagen, R-Class, Unimog, Sprinter
03-29-2001, 04:34 PM
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Update on my ~190+ hp 280GE
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Ken C
Tow capacity and engines
Hi, Brent.
re: "...As far as I know both of my 463s and the G500 are rated for 7000 lbs towing capacity...."
That 7,000 lb towing capacity for the W463 sounds nice -- almost big enough (for my...
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ML, GL, G-Wagen, R-Class, Unimog, Sprinter
03-26-2001, 10:50 PM
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G-Wagen (460): trouble shifting betrween GA & SA
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Ken C
Is this Torsten?
Yes, it's a very old post -- about a year old. And I've learned the technique -- I do exactly as you described, and it works great.
But Hi -- you signed your message T. Rhode -- is this Torsten? ...
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ML, GL, G-Wagen, R-Class, Unimog, Sprinter
03-25-2001, 07:50 PM
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Update on my ~190+ hp 280GE
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Ken C
Thoughts on trading up (continued)
Anyway, what I forgot to say is that, at least for the immediate future (at least a couple of years), I don't foresee any increased towing capacity for the current M-class (nor know of any model year...
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ML, GL, G-Wagen, R-Class, Unimog, Sprinter
03-25-2001, 07:43 PM
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Update on my ~190+ hp 280GE
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Ken C
Thoughts on trading up to a W463
Well, I guess they're right about the comforts. When we get into our E-class, my wife just loves the ride and comfort (so do I, I readily admit it) -- the W460 is stark, in comparison. But I find...
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