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Originally Posted by tobybul
I am currently driving (on loan from a friend who wants to sell the car to me) a 1985 300D Turbo.
Besides badly needing new shocks, I am wondering if the accelleration from stand still of this car is normal. I find the starting accell veryyyy slow. I havent timed it but it may be 20 sec from 0-60. Is this normal? Once it gets going it picks up fairly well. I clean the Banjo bolt already (which wasn't really that dirty). Is there any thing else I should check to see if I can get more pep out of this car?
Thanks
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BTW, not for ranting but the car you are trying is a 300D not a 300TD (wagon)
if you give the year of the car we don't need to know if it is turbo or not, because from 82 there are all turbo!
Now on your 0-60 times: 20 seconds is a bit slow but that maybe normal for a car that has been sitting. drive it on the highway for 30 minutes full blast (italian tune-up), adjust valves (german tune-up, instruction in many places in this forum), diesel purge. and you should gain... hell at least 2 seconds on you drag timing.
