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Car Forum / Mercedes-Benz Cars / September 2006

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Adding turbo to '81 300D

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Ernesto - 15 Aug 2006 04:51 GMT
Hey Tiger, TG, anyone else with good info. What do I need to do in order to
add a turbo to a "straight" 300D?
Tiger - 15 Aug 2006 05:25 GMT
You can't... the compression ratio is different along with the pistons,
crank, arm, etc... they are all beefier. You are better off parting the
whole engine out of a donor car.
T.G. Lambach - 15 Aug 2006 08:30 GMT
Don't, the non-turbo engine doesn't have the internal design to handle
the 40% power and BTU increase.

Turbo engines have oil cooled pistons, a higher volume oil pump, turbo
boost regulation (for engine safety) a nitride hardened crank shaft,
sodium cooled exhaust valves plus - a turbo - beginning to get the picture?

Actually, its much cheaper to sell your car and buy a turbo car than to
undertake a conversion that will always have a "story" or loose end
about it. The converted engine will have a shortened useful life and the
modified car a value question about it when you want to sell it. And
we're looking at cars that are 25 years old with modest market value so
why invest a lot of labor in a 25 year old car? It doesn't compute.

If you want a project buy a cosmetically marginal turbo car and restore
its luster - then you'll have a turbo engine and a nice car that has a
reasonable market value.

Cars can be repaired by DIY owners for reasonable cost but changing a
car is difficult.
Ernesto - 18 Aug 2006 06:20 GMT
Good info. Thanks guys. I just want to keep this car for my son to drive to
college (he's 15 now) and thought a turbo might make him feel better while
his buddies are out driving much hotter cars. These seem like small tanks
and I'll feel much better having him drive it instead of a domestic mini
tincan. Guess he'll have to be satisfied as is.

> Don't, the non-turbo engine doesn't have the internal design to handle the
> 40% power and BTU increase.
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> Cars can be repaired by DIY owners for reasonable cost but changing a car
> is difficult.
zdilly/gary - 19 Aug 2006 23:20 GMT
all my kids drove 'tanks'...  volvos or mercedes for their first cars.
2 would not be alive had they had a honda civic or similar.  i'm a real
believer in a safe car....  -gary
> Good info. Thanks guys. I just want to keep this car for my son to drive to
> college (he's 15 now) and thought a turbo might make him feel better while
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> > Cars can be repaired by DIY owners for reasonable cost but changing a car
> > is difficult.
Mauricio Tavares - 16 Sep 2006 07:17 GMT
> all my kids drove 'tanks'...  volvos or mercedes for their first cars.
> 2 would not be alive had they had a honda civic or similar.  i'm a real
> believer in a safe car....  -gary

    Adding to the mess:

o I always believed the perfect first car for a teenager should be a
Mercedes 240D. Ideally manual. The idea here is that it will force the
new driver to learn how to think and plan ahead while still providing
some protection.

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