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Originally posted by DanStokes View PostWhy would any fool hotrod a M-B Diesel?
The 606 is a newer version than I can afford. Like maybe 1990 and up - thereabouts. Lots you can do to make 'em go fast.
Dan
and beagle, this compared to Japanese tin, in maine, has same outcomes.. rockers, arch roots, floors and even windshields popping out. The bimmer is not exactly a superhero either. I love welding, would do the merc diesel.. I still random search for the little 4 speed four banger. Not many stayed as long term mile climbers, too slow. They are only missing a little boost to be normal.Previously boxer3main
the death rate and fairy tales cannot kill the nature left behind.
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there are a few that pop up around here. North Texas cars eat interiors from the sun, but the rust dogs stay at bay pretty much. 240D is more than I can go, but maybe in a 2100 pound gutted 320i it would be only dangerously slow instead of fatally slow.Flying south, with a flock of bird dogs.
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Originally posted by Beagle View Postthere are a few that pop up around here. North Texas cars eat interiors from the sun, but the rust dogs stay at bay pretty much. 240D is more than I can go, but maybe in a 2100 pound gutted 320i it would be only dangerously slow instead of fatally slow.Previously boxer3main
the death rate and fairy tales cannot kill the nature left behind.
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the 240d's four cylinder wasn't ever meant to have a big pump and turbos.. it's slowed by design and designed to stay that way. The Mercedes factory turbo'd stuff is much more capable of handling modifications, according to "Them" ... I'd be okay with taking "them's" word for it instead of picking up rod bits ...Last edited by Beagle; November 17, 2013, 12:23 PM.Flying south, with a flock of bird dogs.
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They did make some of the later 240Ds with a turbo, or so the guys on the M-B forum say. I've never personally met one and won't unless one checks in at PnP. The 240D has an OM616 engine designation, the 300D series (mine was a 300SD) uses an OM617. They're the same exact engine except the 617 has one more cylinder, making for 3.0L. They both have forged everything and are tough as nails. It's the surrounding car that's fragile and annoying. So either can handle a turbo just fine.
There are European guys who claim to make 600HP out of an OM617 and it probably isn't impossible, just pricey.
Dan
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