Idiots think alike too so I wouldn't be too quick to fit myself into a category

Maybe it's just semantics but I think folks who've been here a while shudder at the thought of improving the performance of Diesels. The youngest 617s we deal with have 150K miles by now. I'll bet the average is closer to 200K miles. As such I'll bet most folks on this forum would be happy to RESTORE the performance of their cars. It would be an improvement over the current state, but that shouldn't imply that there is any intent to build a hot rod.

There's a guy who lives near me who's participated in the Silver State Classic (www.silverstateclassic.com) in his 84 SD a few times. His tech continuously tweaks the ALDA for top speed. His midpoint speed was something like 115mph the last time the SD was out. He came in .25mph under in the 105mph class. Without complex timing gear it's a PITA to hit the target speed on the money. He did as well as he did with a stopwatch. Check the May 2001 results.

Sixto
91 300SE
87 300SDL
83 300SD