Modified intake, etc... on a 300CD (ebay) - PeachParts Mercedes-Benz Forum

thebenzbar · #1 01-05-2010, 01:51 AM

Saw this on ebay... look at this entire setup. Anyone try this and benefited from it? As in improved/enhanced performance?

And the silver canister in front of the battery... emissions related perhaps (Cali car).
Here's the 123 currently listed:

'84 300CD

H-townbenzoboy · #2 01-05-2010, 02:01 AM

I imagine the cover missing from the relays adds a few HP too?

DeliveryValve · #3 01-05-2010, 02:12 AM

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Originally Posted by thebenzbar

...Anyone try this and benefited from it? As in improved/enhanced performance?

And the silver canister in front of the battery... emissions related perhaps (Cali car).....

Not sure if your being facetious... But there are many post of about this "hot" air intake which makes the turbo loud and filters like crap compared to the stock filter.

The silver canister is an oil separator.

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DeliveryValve · #4 01-05-2010, 02:20 AM

It is a nice car though....

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thebenzbar · #5 01-05-2010, 02:32 AM

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Originally Posted by DeliveryValve

Not sure if your being facetious... But there are many post of about this "hot" air intake which makes the turbo loud and filters like crap compared to the stock filter.
The silver canister is an oil separator.
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Not my cup of tea... especially on such a nice example, I wouldn't do that.
I was being sarcastic but at same time curious if any hp gains will really be felt.

Diesel911 · #6 01-05-2010, 02:54 AM

I have an old thread on the below.

I did a test over 1 year ago with a Digital Thermometer and the Probe attached to the Air Hone on the Air Intake (I removed the Plastic Flex Tube on my Federal Car).

What I found that as long as the Car was moving (84 300D); even in City Driving the under that Hood temp was only a few degrees higher than the outside temp.

The time the under the Hood temp would go up is if you sat in Traffiic at a long light. If I remember it went up to 121 F at one long light but was normally in the 90-97F range. But, that temp does not matter a idle.

So on my Car while it is moving there would be no "hot air Intake" if the if the set-up in the origional post was used.

However, some say that the type of Air Filter used filters poorly.

If you want something like that set up; in one of the Threads someone used a Plastic ABS Plumbing Elbow and added there own Cone type filter to it. They made their own Oil Vapor canister; again I think it was made of plastic pipe but PVC instead of ABS.

I would think that at low speeds the Turbo itself would cause some restriction as the Compressor Wheel would not be turning much. So I think a low speeds the Turbo offers more restriction than the Stock Intake.

Ounce the Turbo gets going I do not think the bend in the Stock Intake has muce effect at all.