Re: [MBZ] New Ride
I have been impressed by the m119. It was fairly sedate but adequate with a 2.24 rear. Now it nearly barks the tires on the 1-2 shift and gets into the power band early enough to dust a 3.0L VW TDI in a tiguan ( 400 ft lb). Sounds pretty gnarly also; kind of a head turner. First gear is so low it shifts almost immediately unless floored. I think a lot of it is gearing. Most cars are not geared well for around town. A 2.65 rear would be a bit better compromise for mixed driving. Looking forward to seeing what the 606 will do. Should have 14psi by 1700 rpm. Just waiting for some laminova parts from australia to weld up the intake manifold/cooler. On Jul 7, 2017 2:09 PM, "Mitch Haley via Mercedes" wrote: > > > On July 7, 2017 at 1:16 PM Russ Williams via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > > > > It is just ask the Mustang V8 I trashed the other day . > > That sounds a lot like the week I bought my first (and last) new car. > What is it with mental defectives like us and our new acquisitions? > > When I was 25, I bought a new fuel injected 2.2L Plymouth Horizon. > Not much to look at, but it weighed 2100lb and had more "torks" than any > other non-turbocharged hatchback. (the turbocharged Shelby GLH-S version of > my chassis was out of this world for its day, I had the same engine minus > the turbo, and the same 3.56:1 gearbox, I have no idea why they didn't put > the 2.78 in mine like the did the earlier carbureted cars) > > A couple days after buying the car, I'm rolling down Main Street in > Lansing, street all to myself. It's 4 lanes wide, I'm in the left lane > which will become a left turn lane at Grand Avenue. As I'm waiting at the > light a block before Grand, a RX-7 comes up behind me and moves over into > the next lane. First generation, 12A engine. (rough equivalent of 190e 2.3 > 8 valve, the 13B RX-7 GSL-SE would hold with a 2.3-16v until 60 or so, the > events of the next few seconds might have been different if he'd had one of > those) > > When the light turned, I gave it more gas than I normally would, expecting > the Mazda to try to change lanes in front of me and hit the brakes to turn > onto Grand. When I heard the squealing tires from the next lane I dropped > it to the floor. His tire smoking launch almost got his door up to my front > bumper before my engine hit the power band. After that I just modulated the > throttle to keep even with his front fender as he wound out that little > Wankel. > > When we hit Grand, I braked as late as possible and turned left. > He overshot the corner, backed up and turned left. Went by me about 60mph, > his passenger flipping me the bird with his arm extended fully out the > window. > > Mitch. > > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] New Ride
> On July 7, 2017 at 1:16 PM Russ Williams via Mercedes > wrote: > > > It is just ask the Mustang V8 I trashed the other day . That sounds a lot like the week I bought my first (and last) new car. What is it with mental defectives like us and our new acquisitions? When I was 25, I bought a new fuel injected 2.2L Plymouth Horizon. Not much to look at, but it weighed 2100lb and had more "torks" than any other non-turbocharged hatchback. (the turbocharged Shelby GLH-S version of my chassis was out of this world for its day, I had the same engine minus the turbo, and the same 3.56:1 gearbox, I have no idea why they didn't put the 2.78 in mine like the did the earlier carbureted cars) A couple days after buying the car, I'm rolling down Main Street in Lansing, street all to myself. It's 4 lanes wide, I'm in the left lane which will become a left turn lane at Grand Avenue. As I'm waiting at the light a block before Grand, a RX-7 comes up behind me and moves over into the next lane. First generation, 12A engine. (rough equivalent of 190e 2.3 8 valve, the 13B RX-7 GSL-SE would hold with a 2.3-16v until 60 or so, the events of the next few seconds might have been different if he'd had one of those) When the light turned, I gave it more gas than I normally would, expecting the Mazda to try to change lanes in front of me and hit the brakes to turn onto Grand. When I heard the squealing tires from the next lane I dropped it to the floor. His tire smoking launch almost got his door up to my front bumper before my engine hit the power band. After that I just modulated the throttle to keep even with his front fender as he wound out that little Wankel. When we hit Grand, I braked as late as possible and turned left. He overshot the corner, backed up and turned left. Went by me about 60mph, his passenger flipping me the bird with his arm extended fully out the window. Mitch. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] New Ride
I assume it was not one of the new Mustangs with the coyote or voodoo engines. Sent from my Galaxy Tab® A Original message From: Russ Williams via Mercedes Date: 2017-07-07 12:16 PM (GMT-06:00) To: Donald Snook , Mercedes Discussion List Cc: Russ Williams Subject: Re: [MBZ] New Ride It is just ask the Mustang V8 I trashed the other day . 4 lane as I pulled up next to him at the traffic signal he was in the right lane with his left blinker on wanting to move over to my lane when the light changed. While we sat there waiting for the light to cycle he kept looking over at me reving his engine. Light changed we both floored it. Lets say he was astonished with the acceleration the Old Fart in the MB showed. When I hit 60 I backed off and that's when he finally caught up with me. On Fri,7/7/17 10:15, Donald Snook wrote: > That is nice! Looks like the same color scheme as the one pictured on Motor > Trend's review of the car! > > http://www.motortrend.com/cars/mercedes-benz/e-class/2008/mercedes-benz-e320-bluetec-first-test/ > > Dang! 400 lb of torque! Compared to many diesels its got to be a rocket! > > Donald Snook > > -Original Message- > From: Russ Williams [mailto:rawil...@eatel.net] > Sent: Friday, July 07, 2017 1:41 AM > To: Mercedes Discussion List > Subject: [MBZ] New Ride > > Blame Wilton for this. > 2008 E320 Bluetech 143000 miles > Not Black Not White Not Silver > http://s38.photobucket.com/user/Raincloud27/library/ > > > > > > --- > This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. > http://www.avg.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] New Ride
The 2012 ML350 Bluetech has 440some torks and goes like hell if you jump on it. Will chirp tars until the nannies get it under control. --FT On 7/7/17 1:16 PM, Russ Williams via Mercedes wrote: It is just ask the Mustang V8 I trashed the other day . 4 lane as I pulled up next to him at the traffic signal he was in the right lane with his left blinker on wanting to move over to my lane when the light changed. While we sat there waiting for the light to cycle he kept looking over at me reving his engine. Light changed we both floored it. Lets say he was astonished with the acceleration the Old Fart in the MB showed. When I hit 60 I backed off and that's when he finally caught up with me. On Fri,7/7/17 10:15, Donald Snook wrote: That is nice! Looks like the same color scheme as the one pictured on Motor Trend's review of the car! http://www.motortrend.com/cars/mercedes-benz/e-class/2008/mercedes-benz-e320-bluetec-first-test/ Dang! 400 lb of torque! Compared to many diesels its got to be a rocket! Donald Snook -Original Message- From: Russ Williams [mailto:rawil...@eatel.net] Sent: Friday, July 07, 2017 1:41 AM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: [MBZ] New Ride Blame Wilton for this. 2008 E320 Bluetech 143000 miles Not Black Not White Not Silver http://s38.photobucket.com/user/Raincloud27/library/ --- This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. http://www.avg.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com -- --FT Winston Churchill: “Never give in--never, never, never, never, in nothing great or small, large or petty, never give in except to convictions of honor and good sense. Never yield to force; never yield to the apparently overwhelming might of the enemy.” ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] New Ride
It is just ask the Mustang V8 I trashed the other day . 4 lane as I pulled up next to him at the traffic signal he was in the right lane with his left blinker on wanting to move over to my lane when the light changed. While we sat there waiting for the light to cycle he kept looking over at me reving his engine. Light changed we both floored it. Lets say he was astonished with the acceleration the Old Fart in the MB showed. When I hit 60 I backed off and that's when he finally caught up with me. On Fri,7/7/17 10:15, Donald Snook wrote: That is nice! Looks like the same color scheme as the one pictured on Motor Trend's review of the car! http://www.motortrend.com/cars/mercedes-benz/e-class/2008/mercedes-benz-e320-bluetec-first-test/ Dang! 400 lb of torque! Compared to many diesels its got to be a rocket! Donald Snook -Original Message- From: Russ Williams [mailto:rawil...@eatel.net] Sent: Friday, July 07, 2017 1:41 AM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: [MBZ] New Ride Blame Wilton for this. 2008 E320 Bluetech 143000 miles Not Black Not White Not Silver http://s38.photobucket.com/user/Raincloud27/library/ --- This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. http://www.avg.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] New Ride
That is nice! Looks like the same color scheme as the one pictured on Motor Trend's review of the car! http://www.motortrend.com/cars/mercedes-benz/e-class/2008/mercedes-benz-e320-bluetec-first-test/ Dang! 400 lb of torque! Compared to many diesels its got to be a rocket! Donald Snook -Original Message- From: Russ Williams [mailto:rawil...@eatel.net] Sent: Friday, July 07, 2017 1:41 AM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: [MBZ] New Ride Blame Wilton for this. 2008 E320 Bluetech 143000 miles Not Black Not White Not Silver http://s38.photobucket.com/user/Raincloud27/library/ ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] New Ride
And I did. One advantage of being List Mom. It's an Okielist. My expectations are low. Dan On Sep 5, 2014, at 12:50 AM, Craig wrote: > On Thu, 04 Sep 2014 20:04:33 -0400 Dan Penoff via Mercedes > wrote: > >> Dang list strips out attachments. Let's try it with Dropbox links: > > It's not supposed to. It's supposed to hold them until you approve them. > > > Craig ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor.
Re: [MBZ] New Ride
On Thu, 04 Sep 2014 20:04:33 -0400 Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote: > Dang list strips out attachments. Let's try it with Dropbox links: It's not supposed to. It's supposed to hold them until you approve them. Craig ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor.
Re: [MBZ] New Ride
I am envious. Nice score Dan. On Sep 4, 2014 9:24 PM, "Greg Fiorentino via Mercedes" < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Nice! > > -Original Message- > From: Mercedes [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of Dan > Penoff via Mercedes > Sent: Thursday, September 04, 2014 5:05 PM > To: Mercedes List > Subject: Re: [MBZ] New Ride > > Dang list strips out attachments. Let's try it with Dropbox links: > > Car: https://www.dropbox.com/s/7nc3u6nrwzc5yky/IMG_0567.jpg?dl=0 > > Detailing engine compartment: > > Before: https://www.dropbox.com/s/a5756fe0b84q3b1/IMG_0559.jpg?dl=0 > > > After: https://www.dropbox.com/s/njhf6v89mg9s03l/IMG_0566.jpg?dl=0 > > > > On Sep 4, 2014, at 7:57 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes > > wrote: > > > Added to the stable this week. 1998 S420, champagne, palomino leather, > 264k. Just gave it the partial Martha treatment as time is limited right > now. Wash, clay bar, waxed yesterday afternoon. Detailed the engine > compartment this morning and applied MB weatherstripping lube to all of the > seals. > > > > Dang, I love W140s. And wouldn't you know, I go to move the SL500 out of > the garage this morning and I have a rather nasty tapping sound coming from > the right side of the engine. I would suspect cam oiler tubes, but I > replaced them a number of months back with the factory cast aluminum ones. > I think the car is miffed because there's someone new in town > > > > > > > > Before: > > > > > > After: > > > > ___ > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those > individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner > has > no control over the content of the messages of each contributor. > > > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those > individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner > has > no control over the content of the messages of each contributor. > > > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those > individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner > has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor. > ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor.
Re: [MBZ] New Ride
Nice! -Original Message- From: Mercedes [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of Dan Penoff via Mercedes Sent: Thursday, September 04, 2014 5:05 PM To: Mercedes List Subject: Re: [MBZ] New Ride Dang list strips out attachments. Let's try it with Dropbox links: Car: https://www.dropbox.com/s/7nc3u6nrwzc5yky/IMG_0567.jpg?dl=0 Detailing engine compartment: Before: https://www.dropbox.com/s/a5756fe0b84q3b1/IMG_0559.jpg?dl=0 After: https://www.dropbox.com/s/njhf6v89mg9s03l/IMG_0566.jpg?dl=0 On Sep 4, 2014, at 7:57 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote: > Added to the stable this week. 1998 S420, champagne, palomino leather, 264k. Just gave it the partial Martha treatment as time is limited right now. Wash, clay bar, waxed yesterday afternoon. Detailed the engine compartment this morning and applied MB weatherstripping lube to all of the seals. > > Dang, I love W140s. And wouldn't you know, I go to move the SL500 out of the garage this morning and I have a rather nasty tapping sound coming from the right side of the engine. I would suspect cam oiler tubes, but I replaced them a number of months back with the factory cast aluminum ones. I think the car is miffed because there's someone new in town > > > > Before: > > > After: > > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor.
Re: [MBZ] New Ride
You betcha. One note of warning to all: DO NOT USE CLEANERS WITH SILICONE IN OR AROUND THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT! Silicone will damage the sensing components in the MAF on these cars. Everything you see in that engine compartment that was plastic was cleaned with nothing more than soap and water, dried off, then wiped down with 303 Protectant. It's funny, but when driving home from my piano lesson today, it seemed like every other car on the road was a similar color Dan On Sep 4, 2014, at 8:47 PM, Meade Dillon via Mercedes wrote: > I love the color. When detailing the engine bay, did you remove the > plastic covers to clean them? > > Max Dillon, > Charleston SC > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those > individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has > no control over the content of the messages of each contributor. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor.
Re: [MBZ] New Ride
I love the color. When detailing the engine bay, did you remove the plastic covers to clean them? Max Dillon, Charleston SC ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor.
Re: [MBZ] New Ride
Dang list strips out attachments. Let's try it with Dropbox links: Car: https://www.dropbox.com/s/7nc3u6nrwzc5yky/IMG_0567.jpg?dl=0 Detailing engine compartment: Before: https://www.dropbox.com/s/a5756fe0b84q3b1/IMG_0559.jpg?dl=0 After: https://www.dropbox.com/s/njhf6v89mg9s03l/IMG_0566.jpg?dl=0 On Sep 4, 2014, at 7:57 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote: > Added to the stable this week. 1998 S420, champagne, palomino leather, 264k. > Just gave it the partial Martha treatment as time is limited right now. > Wash, clay bar, waxed yesterday afternoon. Detailed the engine compartment > this morning and applied MB weatherstripping lube to all of the seals. > > Dang, I love W140s. And wouldn't you know, I go to move the SL500 out of the > garage this morning and I have a rather nasty tapping sound coming from the > right side of the engine. I would suspect cam oiler tubes, but I replaced > them a number of months back with the factory cast aluminum ones. I think > the car is miffed because there's someone new in town > > > > Before: > > > After: > > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those > individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has > no control over the content of the messages of each contributor. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor.
