thanks - maybe Luther had a tail wind and I had a head wind...next time I'm in TX or KS, will try it again
Chris, with wind sock in trunk (not really) --- Marshall Booth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Christopher McCann wrote: > > I think we need Marshall to chime in here with > > official top speed numbers. I am almost certain I > saw > > 102 for the SD, which means I have a hard time > seeing > > yours going 115 - not saying you are lying, just > > wondering what's not right here - maybe my car and > my > > firgures...? Anyone got official figs and if SD is > 102 > > tops, why does Luther's go 115...wrong size tires? > > Officially the top speed for 617.95 powered cars was > 165-170 for the > 123s and 170-175km/h for the 126s (5 km/h slower > BEFORE 1985). That's > 109 mph for a 1985 126.120 300SD and 106 mph for a > 1985 123.133/153/193 > 300D/CD/TD. > > I know that doesn't make a lot of sense when you > play with the gear > ratios, engine speeds and tire sizes, but those ARE > the number Mercedes > publishes. I know of more than a couple of 126.120 > and 116.120 owners > that have exceeded 110 mph (numbers from 113-117 > come to mind) in > situations where they were clocked with GOOD > equipment. It seems that > while staying within the outside edge of the > allowable specifications > you could exceed the published top speed by about > 7%. Maybe that > requires a tailwind. > > Marshall > -- > Marshall Booth Ph.D. > Ass't Prof. (ret.) > Univ of Pittsburgh School of Medicine > Department of Pharmacology 1300 BST > Pittsburgh PA 15261 USA > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > _______________________________________ > For new parts see official list sponsor: > http://www.buymbparts.com/ > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net > Christopher McCann, Squier Park, Kansas City, Missouri -1987 300TD, 150K miles, "Rotkäppchen" (Little Red Riding Hood) -1985 300SD, 209K miles, "Wulf" (http://www.pictureblogger.com/My-1985-Mercedes-Benz-300SD) -1976 240D, ManyK miles, "AKP-Wagen" (Alternativen Kraftstoffs Prüfenlastwagen = Alternative Fuel Test Vehicle) running WVO/WMO/LO/CO/WATF/WGL/WBF/DA/MS/lard/gas/kero/D2 mix (do not attempt this unless you are willing to sacrifice your IP, injectors, pre-chambers, etc.) -1971 Case 222 Hydrive, 12HP Kohler, 38" deck, Snowcaster, "One Banger" __________________________________ Yahoo! Mail - PC Magazine Editors' Choice 2005 http://mail.yahoo.com
