Returning to diesel topic of this board.....

Another thing to consider, something that most engineers cannot comprehend or even begin to explain, is the fact that diesel engines vary considerably based on how they have been driven and broken in.

As former truck driver who has slip-seated in and out of commercial fleets of 7-10 identical diesels identically maintained over periods of about 100 thousand miles each year, I can assure there are some damned slow diesels out there (and some incredibly fast ones) of the same identical year, make and model.

Gotta believe that the soul of the narrow power band diesel engine (self-combusting) becomes accustomed to specific RPM ranges..... thus "grandma's" automatic 240D which never sees anything north of say, 2800 RPM's, becomes a completely different engine from another 240D which has been redline shifted for its entire life; never bottomed out and sustained in higher engine speeds for its entire several hundred thousand mile career.

What the hell is that thing anyway?? It looks like a Texas cowboy installed the largest belt driven supercharger that he could find onto some kinda small block V-6.... then chucked the mess into a Mercedes, as if the original MB engine was the worst part of the car. LOL, maybe some people are more interested in the emblem/marque then they are in the car as a whole.

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Originally Posted by psfred Not actual gasoline in most of those, either, but hey!

Peter is that a typo where you meant to say 'ether' or were you thinking nitro..... What the hell kinda fuel do they burn on the funny car race circuit - does anybody here know?