Best ET 14.76 @ 95.41 mph
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Best ET 14.76 @ 95.41 mph
Just like the title says, I took my 400E to the track tonight. Best time was the first run with an ET of 14.76 @ 95.41 mph. As the car heated up it gained one or two tenths. Only mod is the LSD 2.82 diff from a S350.
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88-300CE TWIN TURBO, 99-C43, 05-G55K, 71-280SL, 94-E320 CAB, 08 CLK63 BLACK SERIES
Proves that the 400E / E420 is not that much slower then a 500E / E500.
If you want a quick and affordable 124, these are the cars to go after
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My 93 400E has been far more reliable than my fathers 94 e320 coupe.
248k mostly trouble free miles and still going strong! <knock on wood>
From the oil leaking issues he has had in the 320, I'm pretty turned off to the I6 motor.
With the stock diff in mine I ran a 15.7ish quarter @ around 90 mph, I was rather disappointed (I only had 200k miles on it at this point). If a diff swap wouldn't cost me more than my car is worth at this point I'd love to go down that route. Congrats on the great time.
248k mostly trouble free miles and still going strong! <knock on wood>
From the oil leaking issues he has had in the 320, I'm pretty turned off to the I6 motor.
With the stock diff in mine I ran a 15.7ish quarter @ around 90 mph, I was rather disappointed (I only had 200k miles on it at this point). If a diff swap wouldn't cost me more than my car is worth at this point I'd love to go down that route. Congrats on the great time.
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The m103 seems to be kind of "hit and miss", for lack of a better term, as far as oil leaks go... You might get lucky and never have a single leak up to 200k no problem, or you might be not-so-lucky and fight with it constantly. They are known for developing oil leaks around the front engine seal right next to the exhaust manifolds
Thankfully I've been one of the lucky ones
Thankfully I've been one of the lucky ones
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Are you 400Eric from 500ecstasy?
I'm looking into a few options are far as either getting turbo components or switching to a 500e. Once thats taken care of Ill go with you to the next track meet and help you out wih those titans.
haha
I'm looking into a few options are far as either getting turbo components or switching to a 500e. Once thats taken care of Ill go with you to the next track meet and help you out wih those titans.
haha
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Sorry, I am not 400Eric. Titans weren't a problem last night. Those things are giant turds. I embarrassed quite a few folk with stock or near stock cars.
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The m103 seems to be kind of "hit and miss", for lack of a better term, as far as oil leaks go... You might get lucky and never have a single leak up to 200k no problem, or you might be not-so-lucky and fight with it constantly. They are known for developing oil leaks around the front engine seal right next to the exhaust manifolds
Thankfully I've been one of the lucky ones
Thankfully I've been one of the lucky ones
I personally like the idea of less gas consumption, and as stated above am looking into a forced induction setup, converting the K-jetronic to standalone fuel injection and EDIS management via megasquirt. I have the MSII ver3.0 Unit built and running, the next financial hurdle is going to be a quality wideband O2 sensor. The list goes on, Holset HX35, FMIC, piping, wiring etc. Once I have everything, then it's up to my bridgeport and TIG to do the rest.
Regardless, I want to experince a V8 W124 before I die.
