That'd be cool! CT won't let you put numbers and letters directly next to each other, they need to be separated by a dot and you can only have one dot on a plate Limited to 6 characters is another gripe all together.

I really wanted P8RIOT on my Jeep.

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1980 300TD-China Blue/Blue MBTex-2nd Owner, 107K (Alt Blau) OBK #15
'06 Chevy Tahoe Z71 (for the wife & 4 kids, current mule) '03 Honda Odyssey (son #1's ride, reluctantly) '99 GMC Suburban (255K+ miles, semi-retired mule) 21' SeaRay Seville (summer escape pod)

"2HOT4U" should work good.

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1991 560 SEC AMG, 199k <---- 300 hp 10:1 ECE euro HV ...

1995 E 420, 170k "The Red Plum" (sold)

2015 BMW 535i xdrive awd Stage 1 DINAN, 6k, <----364 hp

1967 Mercury Cougar, 49k

2013 Jaguar XF, 20k <----340 hp Supercharged, All Wheel Drive (sold)

I DO know that it'll do at least 100mph. I thought it only prudent to try and blow out a little carbon on I66 yesterday. Smart thinking, since it passed the emissions inspection this morning. Unfortunately, it didn't pass the safety inspection, holes in the muffler. . . Did you know that Midas will NOT weld straight pipes onto this car? Now I must find someone who will . . .

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" We have nothing to fear but the main stream media itself . . . ."- Adapted from Franklin D Roosevelt for the 21st century

OBK #55

1998 Lincoln Continental - Sold
Max 1984 300TD 285,000 miles - Sold
The Dee8gonator 1987 560SEC 196,000 miles - Sold
Orgasmatron - 2006 CLS500 90,000 miles
2002 C320 Wagon 122,000 miles
2016 AMG GTS 12,000 miles

You need a muffler unless you want it to sound like a canal boat.

For a mellower sound, you could ditch the resonators...but keep a muffler on it.

Borla, Eisenman, Eberspacher, and Timevalve make nice mufflers for these cars. Remus is best, but no longer in production unless you can find a NOS one like I did this year. Stainless steel ones last you about forever.

The catalytic converter is supposed to legally be on there, but if they don't inspect for those, in your benighted Stgate of VA, then you could take it off if you want, just be sure you deal with the O2 sensor correctly, or the orange CEL light will illuminate on your dash.

If you remove the Cat, keep it handy in your garage to reinstall when you sell.
A new one would cost you $700-$800 at least, out of the Mercedes Benz dealers.

Inspect your muffler hangars. At 190k they could be rotten, and you could suddenly drop and drag the whole exhaust system if they fail. BTDT.

Replace them with 560SL hangars; most people don't know that those ones are reinforced inside with METAL, and are bombproof. The 560SEC/SEL muffler hangars are only rubber.

Whatever you do, don't cheap out and buy cheap rubber O ring hangars from the Auto Parts store. That would be a mistake,a bad one.

Also, at 100k, have the timing chain, tensioners and guide rails been replaced, and documented???

If not, then do it NOW. It is not pretty when the chain slips and the pistons collide with the valves. You would be looking at a $7,000 motor rebuild.
Don't take the chance. Do the job every 100,000 miles on the 560SEC, use the search function if you don't believe me.

Then go stick some Euro lights on it.

My 2 cents, keep the change

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1991 560 SEC AMG, 199k <---- 300 hp 10:1 ECE euro HV ...

1995 E 420, 170k "The Red Plum" (sold)

2015 BMW 535i xdrive awd Stage 1 DINAN, 6k, <----364 hp

1967 Mercury Cougar, 49k

2013 Jaguar XF, 20k <----340 hp Supercharged, All Wheel Drive (sold)

I would get the exhaust repaired properly...straight pipes instead of mufflers will make the car sound terrible, and it will resonate on the freeway pretty badly...

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Current cars:
2000 ML55 AMG, 174k miles
2003 C240 T-Modell, 202k miles
1995 S320, 207k Miles

Yes, make sure the setup does not drone above 70 mph, that is important also.

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1991 560 SEC AMG, 199k <---- 300 hp 10:1 ECE euro HV ...

1995 E 420, 170k "The Red Plum" (sold)

2015 BMW 535i xdrive awd Stage 1 DINAN, 6k, <----364 hp

1967 Mercury Cougar, 49k

2013 Jaguar XF, 20k <----340 hp Supercharged, All Wheel Drive (sold)

Ha! try $2,000 and up!!

I did away with the kidney resonators on a few of mine and there was almost no difference. I was quite dissapointed! I think thats what he meant was leaking instead of the rear muffler as implied. Tom i'll ask my friend to see if he could weld the pipes in for you. He did the ones on my aunt's '91 560SEC and he's at a shop in Sterling.

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1980 500SE/AMG Euro
1981 500SEL Euro
1982 380SEL
1983 300TD
1983 500SEC/AMG Euro
1984 500SEC
1984 300TD Euro
1986 190E 2.3-16
1986 190E 2.3
1987 300D
1997 C36 AMG
2003 C320T 4matic

past: 1969 280SE 4.5 | 1978 240D | 1978 300D | 1981 300SD | 1981 300SD | 1982 300CD | 1983 300CD | 1983 300SD | 1983 380SEC | 1984 300D | 1984 300D | 1984 300TD | 1984 500SEL | 1984 300SD | 1985 300D | 1986 300E | 1986 560SEL | 1986 560SEL/Carat | 1987 560SEC | 1991 300D 2.5 | 2006 R350

That would be great, John. My goal right now is to get it to pass inspection. I was thinking of that SEL of yours I test drove last year. I remembered you aid you just put a cheap muffler on it to get it back on the road.

I've also got to weld the floorpan back together, it's in pretty sad shape.

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" We have nothing to fear but the main stream media itself . . . ."- Adapted from Franklin D Roosevelt for the 21st century

OBK #55

1998 Lincoln Continental - Sold
Max 1984 300TD 285,000 miles - Sold
The Dee8gonator 1987 560SEC 196,000 miles - Sold
Orgasmatron - 2006 CLS500 90,000 miles
2002 C320 Wagon 122,000 miles
2016 AMG GTS 12,000 miles

I ran my 500 sec with a straight pipe in place of the rear muff. Made a nice growl.

Tom W

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[SIGPIC] Diesel loving autocrossing grandpa Architect. 08 Dodge 3/4 ton with Cummins & six speed; I have had about 35 benzes. I have a 39 Studebaker Coupe Express pickup in which I have had installed a 617 turbo and a five speed manual.[SIGPIC]

..I also have a 427 Cobra replica with an aluminum chassis.

you neeed cherry bombs

Bring that baby to the next GTG.

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Regards

Warren

Currently 1965 220Sb, 2002 FORD Crown Vic Police Interceptor

Had 1965 220SEb, 1967 230S, 280SE 4.5, 300SE (W126), 420SEL

ENTER > = (HP RPN)

Not part of the in-crowd since 1952.

Definitely! Of course, there'll probably be something to fix on it, so bring your tool box and overalls . . . .

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" We have nothing to fear but the main stream media itself . . . ."- Adapted from Franklin D Roosevelt for the 21st century

OBK #55

1998 Lincoln Continental - Sold
Max 1984 300TD 285,000 miles - Sold
The Dee8gonator 1987 560SEC 196,000 miles - Sold
Orgasmatron - 2006 CLS500 90,000 miles
2002 C320 Wagon 122,000 miles
2016 AMG GTS 12,000 miles

That thought did cross my mind, Joe. I'm not sure I'd like the sound on a Benz, though.

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" We have nothing to fear but the main stream media itself . . . ."- Adapted from Franklin D Roosevelt for the 21st century

OBK #55

1998 Lincoln Continental - Sold
Max 1984 300TD 285,000 miles - Sold
The Dee8gonator 1987 560SEC 196,000 miles - Sold
Orgasmatron - 2006 CLS500 90,000 miles
2002 C320 Wagon 122,000 miles
2016 AMG GTS 12,000 miles

Replace the rear muff with a straight pipe for a little growl.

Tom W

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[SIGPIC] Diesel loving autocrossing grandpa Architect. 08 Dodge 3/4 ton with Cummins & six speed; I have had about 35 benzes. I have a 39 Studebaker Coupe Express pickup in which I have had installed a 617 turbo and a five speed manual.[SIGPIC]

..I also have a 427 Cobra replica with an aluminum chassis.

The resonators and muffler are toast. Maybe I'll just replace the muffler and leave out the resonators.

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" We have nothing to fear but the main stream media itself . . . ."- Adapted from Franklin D Roosevelt for the 21st century

OBK #55

1998 Lincoln Continental - Sold
Max 1984 300TD 285,000 miles - Sold
The Dee8gonator 1987 560SEC 196,000 miles - Sold
Orgasmatron - 2006 CLS500 90,000 miles
2002 C320 Wagon 122,000 miles
2016 AMG GTS 12,000 miles