It depeneds on whether or not you can afford "service after the mods." when you start making something go significantly faster than it was designed to be things will start to break. Go ahead and ask every racing team ever if you need confirmation of that fact.

Bottom line, if you love your E and don't plan on parting with it, and have the dough for mods as well as fixing things thatb break... Then hell yes. Modify the **** out of it and stick on an E 320CDI badge

My stock 245 Crank HP vette now makes 410 at the wheels. My Powerstroke truck has been modified. Even the wife's pooch (99 E300 Turbo) is considered a dog and barely acceptable with a chip. My HD has an 883 stock motor with free flowing air cleaner and exhaust and a 1250 kit with cams and headwork is planned for next year or the year after. What do you think I will say?

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01 Ford Excursion Powerstroke
99 E300 Turbodiesel
91 Vette with 383 motor
05 Polaris Sportsman 800 EFI
06 Polaris Sportsman 500 EFI
03 SeaDoo GTX SC Red
03 SeaDoo GTX SC Yellow
04 Tailgator 21 ft Toy Hauler
11 Harley Davidson 883 SuperLow

Still thinking about modding it.


I love trolling Corvettes, Vipers, Ferraris, Lamborghinis, Porsches, BMWs, etc. They all look shocked when a 4 door sedan is keeping up with them/pulling away.

As for stuff breaking - the engine is bulletproof as long as fueling mods are done to match the power mods. The stock fuel injection system goes static at the top of 3rd, and takes cylinder #8 out. An upgraded fuel rail/injectors are pretty cheap, and would be one of my first mods.

My transmission was built out by the PO - used SL65/SLR/Maybach components to built it to withstand stupid power.

Differential - same story. I have a P030 locking differential from an AMG Performance Pack car. Pretty beefy unit.

Only real worries are axles and driveshaft twisting. Its pretty rare, but it does happen from time to time.

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-Justin

91 560 SEC AMG - other dogs dd
01 Honda S2000 - dogs dd
07 MB ML320 CDI - dd
16 Lexus IS250 - wifes dd

it's automatic.

Hmmm, I have a pretty good idea.



I need to go back to the drawing board. Need to figure out if I should shoot for 10s or 11s with my car.

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-Justin

91 560 SEC AMG - other dogs dd
01 Honda S2000 - dogs dd
07 MB ML320 CDI - dd
16 Lexus IS250 - wifes dd

it's automatic.

$2,500 will get you a liter bike...that will be plenty fast

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$60 OM617 Blank Exhaust Flanges
$110 OM606 Blank Exhaust Flanges
No merc at the moment