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Dec 28, 2014 11:26:49 GMT
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Seems to be a canadian thing with those spoilers and pedal covers... I've removed so many of them - there's a stack of 911 rear spoilers in the garage Erm - and - OMGITSPAINTED!!!!!!!!11111111eleven111!! Not long now, eh?? How'd you paint it? Is there some special canadian marple sirup sub-zero-paint?
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Dec 26, 2014 11:00:29 GMT
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Dec 25, 2014 15:43:26 GMT
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Dec 24, 2014 20:19:49 GMT
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New fuel for my recessed head lights fetish. Proceed! This is excellent!
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Dec 24, 2014 15:57:58 GMT
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Hi! Yes, I've been in contact with both of them allready That's the "-remove immobilizer" in the list above I think with FBS3 (shampoo bottle key) this is the only possble way to bypass the immobilizer to run the stock ECUs. Another thing I don't like is the EGR - which must be cheated to not get the ECU runing in limp mode... But that's rather simple to do: www.superturbodiesel.com/std/Thread-W210-OM606-962-EGR-DeleteCheers, Jan
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That's a neat outcome with MIG! I might pursue MIG alloy welding after all... Did you use a spool gun or a std. setup? Great work, btw.! I've been follwing this thread quietly for a while - consider my hat dozed! It's always nice to see people pursuing routes less taken and finding theyr own unique ways to get things sorted. I like your suspension work a LOT!! But dare I say that the P6 front suspension is one of the weirdest I've ever seen? Very unusual! Keep on going - I'm following this with big interest! Cheers, Jan
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Dec 21, 2014 22:01:35 GMT
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Dakar Rally
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Dec 21, 2014 12:33:37 GMT
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Dec 20, 2014 15:30:44 GMT
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LOL! So I was at the scrap yard today, to get a wiring loom for the extra loud fanfare horns... While I was stripping out the wiring loom, some guy approached me "taksi - you taksi". I was like "no no, no taxi!" - he insisted that I was Taxi "you train, I wait". *well whatever*. I exchanged some translations for parts he was after and on I went... When I was finished, I returned to the car, just parked outside the scrap yard. Guess who was waiting there with a big grin? And before I could say a word he put a tenner in my hand "train, you me train!" Needless to say I happily drove him the whole 3km to the train station That's the fuel bill payed for today There's much fun to be had with a Faxi - you should get one!
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Dec 19, 2014 22:10:22 GMT
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Probably the briefest car reccomendation I've read all year
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Dec 19, 2014 22:03:55 GMT
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Dec 19, 2014 19:34:24 GMT
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The machanical pumps have smaler pump elements (5.5 as opposed to 6mm on the E-pumps), which ultimately means less fuel = less power. However they can be swapped over - if you have a pump test-bench to adjust them (properly). Also take into account that the 4-valve turbodiesels are intercooled - for full power & longeviy & economie you'd best be scratching your head and find a spot for an intercooler. Mercedes totaly missed the diesel-pioneer-train in the 90's - I don't know what happened... Still using pre-chamber technology at the verge of the millenium - I guess the 290 DI engine was either an experiement to gain experience with DI engines or just something to show progress. I don't know... But: despite it's "bad" stats it's strong as an ox from the bottom of the rev range and sounds like a big truck engine. Very enjoyable, actually! madmog: mainly for simplicity (yes!). From what I have gathered right now, there's not THAT much complication once you removed the immobilizer from the engine ECU. And if engine & gearbox controllers can communicate, there'S also no need for an expensive aftermarket gearbox controller... There are two ways to run these engines: The common route. Make it fully mechanical: - mechanical pump with bigger elements (most go straigt to 7 or 7.5mm elements) -- ALDA conversion (boost sensitive max fuel advance to prevent severe smoking) - boost controlled turbo - manual gearbox, 5- or 6-speed / or old 4-spd. auto The route less taken: - keep it electronic -- engine & gearbox ECUs - remove immobilizer - keep electronic 5-spd Or course this also needs stuff like electronic speedo conversion etc. For a post-apocalyptic EMP-proof car you better buy a W123 or /8... Realistically a (my) W124 as an awefull lot of electronics on board allready. What does it matter to have some more... I'm no big fan of electronics - but they work. And they do theyr work well. And for me it's a new playground - so I'm taking the challenge of keeping it electronic. And me occupied with a project - I need that! Cheers, Jan
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Dec 18, 2014 21:29:48 GMT
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I saw that one coming sooner or later
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Dec 18, 2014 17:09:12 GMT
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Yes - but this one is direct-injected & intercooled - as opposed to it's older IDI brother. Also full electronic Lucas pump. However there's apparantly a Sprinter engine management for these that doesn't have an immobilizer and pretty much works as a "standalone" ECU. as far as i have read into that... I think it's the same pump used on the OM605 (C250TD) as well. So - maybe there's a possibility on the horizon... But don't take my word - it's all hear-say, I don't have any 1st-hand informations on that. But maybe it's enough to get you started! I'm all in for more info, since I'm most probaly going to try to fit a OM606 Turbodiesel to my Coupé And I'm not going the "lazy" way of adding a mechanical pump... Which of course would be another possibility to run a C250 engine DieselMeken sells ALDA conversion kits to make any n/a pump turbo-ready. IIRC it's not even that expensive... Blablabla - I'm watching this thread Dez: /8s without the braces had a reinforced firewall (thicker material)!! They certainly have a purpose...
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FOXI? XATI? IXAT? AXTI? Ok, ok. I'll see myself out. FIXI
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Dec 17, 2014 22:36:28 GMT
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Dec 17, 2014 22:20:08 GMT
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Both sides actually Reason being; I might be accused of runing an illegal Taxi with a "Taxi" roof sign - worst case I would have to proofe I'm not... You know, there's a law & punishment for everything in Joymoney So why not - run a FAXI
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Dec 17, 2014 15:46:22 GMT
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It didn't stop raining - but I had to load some wheels & tyres for mounting anyway... So quickly parked in the carport and took out the drill & rivet gun. Et voilá: The holder needs a bit tinkering with to make it sit level. Need to drill two rivets and extend it a bit, too lazy for that right now. Cheers, Jan
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Dec 17, 2014 12:49:40 GMT
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Sooo - with some carefull grinding - the roof sign attaches to the wrong bracket. More to come when it ever stopps raining... Cheers, Jan
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Dec 17, 2014 11:00:54 GMT
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Or maybe a Citroen AX 1.5 diesel - it's less common though. But fits the "interesting" bit Or yet another Polo or Arosa SDi - I've not owned one, but from reading and hearsay they'r capable of astronomical MPG And last time I looked they were cheap as fook!
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