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Old Aug 26, 2006 | 02:49 PM
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Hi guys,

I was at my mechanic today and this friend of mine from work (has a W126, 1990, with the same engine as mine). his engine sounded different.

He told me to pop the hood open and told me to cut off the canister that is on the exhaust line right after the exhaust manifold (It is on the right hand side just towards the bottom of the engine). He said you don't need it in this country and its just a filter. By removing it you will gain some extra power as the car will breathe freely. True?

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Old Aug 26, 2006 | 03:44 PM
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Sounds like the catalytic converter. I think the gain is about 13hp.
I could be wrong though...
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Old Aug 26, 2006 | 04:05 PM
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Sounds like he removed the resonator as well as the catalytic converter...
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Old Aug 26, 2006 | 04:36 PM
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Old Aug 27, 2006 | 12:51 AM
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Hi guys,

No its not the Catylitic converter. Thats under the car right? This one is accessible from the engine room.

By the way, 13 HP? Thats not bad either... I think I just lost my catalytic converter as well.
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Old Aug 27, 2006 | 12:57 AM
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So what country is this that it isn't needed in?
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Old Aug 27, 2006 | 01:01 AM
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United Arab Emirates. The pollution test is not as bad as it was in Cali! All the Mercedes Benz that are UAE spec do not come with this filter thinggie. Mine is a Germany spec.
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Old Aug 27, 2006 | 02:15 AM
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Old Aug 27, 2006 | 05:14 AM
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United Arab Emirates. The pollution test is not as bad as it was in Cali! All the Mercedes Benz that are UAE spec do not come with this filter thinggie. Mine is a Germany spec.
your car looks really good with the hammers on a black W124. Now I know how mine will look.
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Old Aug 27, 2006 | 05:46 AM
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your car looks really good with the hammers on a black W124. Now I know how mine will look.
Thanks Chris and Sajin!

Hey any ladies on this forum? just wanna know how I look with my car !
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Old Aug 28, 2006 | 09:02 AM
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Chris, you decided on the black w124 you found on cragislist?
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Thanks Chris and Sajin!

Hey any ladies on this forum? just wanna know how I look with my car !
Just "Brenda"
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Old Aug 28, 2006 | 12:52 PM
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Hey any ladies on this forum? just wanna know how I look with my car !
You'd look better inside it with the door shut
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Old Aug 28, 2006 | 03:02 PM
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Originally Posted by cap'n jasper
You'd look better inside it with the door shut
DAMN, just though of it. I could be standing next to someone else's car...

When I bought this baby 3 years ago, I took it to the mall and when I came back to the parking lot, there was this Russian guy with his son standing next to my car. They wanted to take pics with it and said it looked really nice. W124s are the sooo sweeet!!!!!!
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DAMN, just though of it. I could be standing next to someone else's car...

When I bought this baby 3 years ago, I took it to the mall and when I came back to the parking lot, there was this Russian guy with his son standing next to my car. They wanted to take pics with it and said it looked really nice. W124s are the sooo sweeet!!!!!!
Yeah, everytime I go to the Hooka bar with my old car ... sucks saying that now ... I always get persians trying to buy my car. One guy offered my 5K cash for it but I told him I'd think about it.
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Old Aug 28, 2006 | 03:13 PM
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Yeah theres this second hand car bazaar near to my house. Each time I drive by that neighborhood, I get guys tryin to pull me over and cut a deal. NO CHANCE!!
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Old Aug 28, 2006 | 03:28 PM
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shady kinda guys or not?
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Old Aug 29, 2006 | 01:44 AM
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They just make really crappy offers cuz they gotta re-sell the car. But once in a while you find a private buyer.

I remember a few months ago when I used to keep my car really dirty after a crash I had a couple of people at different occasions leave notes on the windshield asking me to contact them if I wanted to sell it!
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Hey can you take a picture of the canister that he cut off.
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Yeah theres this second hand car bazaar near to my house. Each time I drive by that neighborhood, I get guys tryin to pull me over and cut a deal. NO CHANCE!!
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This thread is 5 and a half years old and hardly any of those users are active any more.
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Thanks I was just hoping!
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Old Dec 31, 2011 | 09:31 PM
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Originally Posted by rivcal4life
This thread is 5 and a half years old and hardly any of those users are active any more.
So what's your point RIVCAL ? Bwahahahahahahahahahahahahaha

Hey hope you had a good New Years mate. Had a quiet one myself with my wife and kids. Too many ********s on the road and **** getting rotten drunk causing trouble around the traps. Better to stay home and know everyone is safe !
Boring yes - but safer !

I think I just bought a set of monoblocks for my ride out of Germany.
17 x 7.5's ET35 off a W202. Woooo Hoooo !
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