Cool read..

FWIW all my MB's will power brake, no problem. Smoke just rollin off the tires(tire). Great way to destroy a flex disk

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08 R320 CDI current

Past
95 E420
87 300D Turbo 5spd
90 300TE
83 300SD
85 300TD
92 400E
85 190D

If the flex disc is in good shape it should be no issue. I've power braked my SD and beat quite a few cars off the line. If you can build some rpm's and boost prior to actually moving off, they can fly!

My 300E is WAY faster though. I recently raced someone in an older Jetta GTI and it was neck and neck to about 70, I was about 1.5 car length's ahead the whole time. Felt pretty good.

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'17 Metris(VITO!) - 37k - wifes (OC-41k)
'09 Sprinter 3500 Winnebago View - 62k (OC - 67k)
'13 ML350 Bluetec - 95k - dad's (OC-98k)
'01 SL500 - 103k(km) - dad's (OC-110,000km)
'16 E400 4matic Sedan - 148k - Brothers (OC-155k)

This is a video of the guy that is building my M-pump and testing is his car for fine tuning...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tvmO58hswFk

I think that most of the posted information is really 0-100km/h, which is really 0-62.5mph or so.

So that could be one side of it.

The other side of it could be that the OPs car could be over-boosted, over-fueled, have something sufficiently loose that it frees up the car a bit.

At the same time, most likely the timing is suspect - what was the method used? Half second here and there makes a difference and may not be perceivable to the person doing it.

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Current Diesels:
1981 240D (73K)
1982 300CD (169k)
1985 190D (169k)
1991 350SD (116k)
1991 350SD (206k)
1991 300D (228k)
2008 ML320 CDI (199k)
1996 Dodge Ram CTD (442k)
1996 Dodge Ram CTD (267k)

Past Diesels:
1983 300D (228K), 1985 300D (233K), 1993 300D 2.5T (338k), 1993 300SD (291k)

If my SD didn't flare(sp?) so bad I would play with it more... It's simply a back up car that usually lives six hours away from me. I love it to death but it's really a lost cause. Although I did power brake it tonight for poops and giggles.... been awhile since I smelled fresh rubber!

Can't wait to get the 5spd 300d on the road.... been in the garage on jack stands for a month...

The one and only SDL I ever drove seemed like a funny car compared to all mine.. I would have bought it if it was not for the massive rust issues.

I don't remember what this thread is all about.... I am drunk

Eff it!!! Let's all buy a malibu!

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08 R320 CDI current

Past
95 E420
87 300D Turbo 5spd
90 300TE
83 300SD
85 300TD
92 400E
85 190D

If the fuel supply to the base of the injection pump is higher than normal. There are indications the engine output is higher remember. We had a poster or two that claimed they ran high injection pump base supply pressure with much improved performance results. No reported 0-60 times yet they quoted it was quite noticeable.

Pinch off or close the return line right after the injection pump and try it. It will not hurt the fuel system for a short test but the engine/transmission cannot be guaranteed. If the lift pump is really good and fuel filters are pretty clean you might get thirty plus pounds feed pressure.

I also still have a 240d that seems to overall perform better than the majority. Never have found time to really try to establish why though. It just sits in the garage and waits. Although it has a very low milage factory replacement engine in it. One possibility is the injection pump govenor may be miscalibrated. All I know is something is different with that engine or in the drivetrain.

"I Just did a 0-60 test on as level a ground as I could find. it's a little up hill actually. and it turned out 9.55 seconds?"

let's see a youtube video of your speedo calibration, and then your 0-60 run with this time...

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Hmmmm.....

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