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Future of the Performance Paddock
Just wondering what is going on with this forum. Very few people building or doing any kind of mods. 13 Years ago when I was building my M120 560SL, my thread would scroll off the page it I didn't post to it for a few days. Today there are threads from 2020 still on the first page. I get that Covid was a big thing but I took that time to install AC in my car.
There have also been several breakthroughs technologies and services available in recent years that make building and modifying significantly easier for more people. These include the availability of low cost or even free CAD programs, services like SendCutSend laser cutting and Xometry fabrication, as well as 3D printing. Is this just a problem with automotive or is it the same in other areas like woodworking etc? Is there absolutely no interest in working with ones mind and hands? More importantly is there anything we as a community can do about it?
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Folks are still mod’d and doing “stuff” to their cars. I think most folks just stopped posting. I know I rarely post like I used to
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But yet you posted today to a non-mod thread, why the reluctance to post some of your more recent stuff.
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I have a few active threads here but progress is slow and I don't want to bore people with every little bit of progress so I save it until I have more to update. Any mods I make on my car are going to be bolt on and original drivetrain will be preserved. I do miss hearing what people are doing with their cars and I check everytime to see if there are new posts.
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Don't get me wrong, I am very much a tinkerer and appreciate getting more power. However at this point, something like a 2.3-16 or older AMG is going to be restored rather than performance modded, and most other mercs are not great performance starting points. This forum has always been more geared towards older benzes for some reason, newer AMG/performance enthusiasts will probably hit mbworld first.
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But I know where the engine guts are.
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Completely disagree. Plenty of heart to build, just not a performance modded classic merc. My little 15 year old roadster can hit 320hp with just a tune, up to almost 400 with basic bolt ons alone. My point is few in my age look at a heavy soft w123/107/126/124 and thinks performance. The cars are amazing in their ways, but there are so many better options for performance builds unless you are dead set on the style of a MB, or want to build a cruiser.
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I'm still here. I write about nearly all my cars but don't wrench much unless it is something my Indie won't do or cannot figure out. I am 72 now and just don't have the raw energy I once did.
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Not sure what you are referencing here. Both of those communities are extremely active.
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I'm not familiar with those communities. But it sounds like your saying they are just as active as they were 10 years ago. That's good to know that the younger generation is still actively working, but I guess they shifted platforms. Probably because more performance per $ is available from the Japanese cars. But its always been that way. Why haven't the 203's, 210's, 211's, 140's etc filled the place of the 126's 124's 123's 107's.
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Compare that to many many other brands...in the last 15-20 years...turbo engines that are really tunable, lots of aftermarket (varies by mfg).
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