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04-08-2009, 08:17 PM
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diesel powered SL??
Snooping about on youtube I found this amazing test drive video of a 107 chassis SL converted to a OM603 turbo-diesel.I'm not sure why someone would do this,but it does run/drive.
Check it out at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=16TwiCAMejA 
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04-08-2009, 09:17 PM
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I kinda like the idea... it's always interesting to see the unusual custom hybrids, and turbodiesel in SL - well, why not? As far as "why" he did the conversion, most likely he did not take a perfectly good car apart, it might have needed an engine, and there are numerous advantages of diesel over gasoline (of course there's always a flipside to every coin)... looks like the car is pretty fast, and can probably tow whatever the frame can handle... not something that I could personally use, but kudos to whoever completed that project!
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04-11-2009, 12:58 PM
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Daaaaammmnnnn... Listen to that turbo whine. I love it!
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04-12-2009, 08:52 AM
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I wonder what is possible, acceleration-wise with propane-injected diesels? There was a youtube video of a guy in a 300TD doing a burnout in one.
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04-16-2009, 08:55 PM
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When gas was over $4.00 gallon I thought about it. But that one sounds like a John Dear Tractor.
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04-18-2009, 12:28 AM
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I'm still holding out on a well-performing (but 22+MPG on regular gas, highway) 107 with a V6. I think with the drivetrain out of a late model compact truck, it can be done.
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