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This is even further off topic but did you ever see on TV when the dropped the world's largest rubber band ball out of an airplane? It bounced and exploded, that was extremly cool.
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Seriously, can a 300SD really go 0 to 60 mph in 10.8 sec
like the guy above said? A 1987, which has 165 hp, can barely do 12 sec. The 85 300SD has about 75% the horsepower, maybe 125, tops. Am i wrong in double thinking this? Isnt the 85 300D turbo 5 cylinder engine a 125 hp unit? I never did a dyno test.
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There is no possibility of 10.8 seconds for a 617 powered SD unless the vehicle has been modified with a shorter gear ratio or a heavily modified fuel pump and significant boost increase. The engine would need to put out over 150 hp to make this time. His claim, however, was for 11.8 seconds. This also seems like a stretch for a 617. The time is more typical of a 603. However, I would not rule it completely out. Some people run the test downhill, or with a wristwatch, or with the speedometer on the vehicle. All of it contributes to erroneous data. |
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The best my SD has ever done is about 13.8 seconds on flat ground with the pedal MASHED to the floor on takeoff, and held there like no tomorrow till I hit 60 (it was still in 3rd gear till I let off the pedal at 60) I'm betting with it being super cold out the times would improve a little, due to denser air/more power in the boost charge....I should check
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Carrameow, maybe you should take the prosecutors out to the street and show 'em what a 300D can and can't do.
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I never really want to "test" my own car, because I have this awful fear that if I floor it, a wheel will fly off or something important will just break in half.
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what if, I mean what if you could pull your old MB aboard the Startrek Enterprise, get spock to hit one of those time space warps and see it in its glory, at its birth, brings tears to my eyes just thinking about it
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I recently stopwatched my SDL pre- and post-Alda adjustment and achieved 15.2s and 12.1s respectively.
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Here's a question: when one tests acceleration, should you put a little weight over the back wheels, or keep it as light as possible? I know keeping some weight back there can improve traction, thus might improve accel. ... ?
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Acceleration calculation--you are right
Thats pretty good for an English major!! It never ceases to amaze me how smart the people on this Forum are !
Thats why I kept on getting Ridculous answers like I would be doing 80 mph in a 1/4 mile's span from a dead stop..you cant use linear acceleration, because its 0 at dead stop and increases polynomially or exponentially, whatver, therefater with hiccups for gear shifts.As Brian said, to get that data, you have do a lot of analysis. But somewhere on line I can find a curve for a normal car and even use that...... |
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A vehicle accelerates upon it's torque curve and differential/transmission gearing. It's hp isn't all that important. The way the torque is distributed, and the maximal engine speed to retain a smaller gear is.
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To state that horsepower is not important is not correct. If I have more horsepower, and I can select any combination of gears that I want, I will beat you every time, no matter what your torque is. |
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