Author Topic: 12sec Diesels and other like 'Vette beaten by a "taxi" (Read 772 times)

Staga · « **on:** October 15, 2005, 01:39:30 PM »

http://takaisin.fi/ylivieska_15.5.2005.wmv 40mb

Video from training day at Ylivieska airstrip in Finland.

1:25 Mercedes W123 Diesel... preview
3:30 W123 Diesel 13sec/170kmh quartermile
6:45 W124 Diesel
7:20 W124 Diesel vs Corvette

Amazing diesels... I want one

lazs2 · « **Reply #1 on:** October 15, 2005, 02:02:31 PM »

You realize that there are 8 sec vettes right?

lazs

MrRiplEy[H] · « **Reply #2 on:** October 15, 2005, 04:31:23 PM »

How many of them run on diesel?

SOB · « **Reply #3 on:** October 15, 2005, 05:14:46 PM »

Hopefully none of them.

Staga · « **Reply #4 on:** October 15, 2005, 07:35:08 PM »

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Originally posted by lazs2
You realize that there are 8 sec vettes right?

lazs

You realize you missed the point by couple miles?

lazs2 · « **Reply #5 on:** October 15, 2005, 09:36:54 PM »

Ok... I'll bite... what was the point?

If you liked that you will love the vid of the nitrous skateboard beating the camaro...

you gonna get one of them too?

lazs

john9001 · « **Reply #6 on:** October 15, 2005, 10:17:32 PM »

lazs,lazs , don't you know only the GERMANS can build REAL cars, every thing else is crap. dutchland forever.

if only the war had lasted 3 more months they would have von, etc etc

SFRT - Frenchy · « **Reply #7 on:** October 15, 2005, 10:36:34 PM »

13 Secs ain't squat, I saw a 10 secs turbodiesel Ford truck. It poored big black smoke all the way to the finish line.

lazs2 · « **Reply #8 on:** October 15, 2005, 10:39:25 PM »

yep... we make streetable 5,500 lb, 11 sec crew cab pickups here that are diesel... john banks knows a little about diesels.

lazs

SFRT - Frenchy · « **Reply #9 on:** October 15, 2005, 10:46:51 PM »

Video

Me like turbo whining:cool:

SFRT - Frenchy · « **Reply #10 on:** October 15, 2005, 10:51:27 PM »

Now that is a vette competitor:D

Staga · « **Reply #11 on:** October 16, 2005, 02:58:23 AM »

W123 & W124 (and newer too) Mercedes in here were usually used as taxi and engine was not so fast 2 liter or 2,4 liter diesel and, like old Diesels all, they weren't exactly good performers. Watching those Mercs running is like seeing a Checker or a London Cab beating Porsches...

Of course with new Diesels everything is possible but remember these cars are old 70's tech without much electronics and ancient diesel technology... Guess you'd have to know a bit about tuning old diesels before you can give props to those guys beating ___t out of their Diesels

SFRT - Frenchy · « **Reply #12 on:** October 16, 2005, 03:39:01 AM »

Wasn't the French Peugeot 505, 504 whatever it was called, the fastest diesel of the 70s?

Holden McGroin · « **Reply #13 on:** October 16, 2005, 03:59:20 AM »

1/4 mile 7.98s at 167.43 MPH on Biodiesel

hyena426 · « **Reply #14 on:** October 16, 2005, 04:01:38 AM »

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13 Secs ain't squat, I saw a 10 secs turbodiesel Ford truck. It poored big black smoke all the way to the finish line

yup seen a 10 sec dodge diesel at spokane drag strip...he was runing nitro and when he hit it.sounded like explosions..it was the wierdest sound,,i thought the truck was blowing up..lol..allmost a grind sound.but it was kickin butt and taking names,,i bet it really ran about a 9 sec..it was bracket racing..they love to monkey with there times threw the night..most bracket racers cars can run a sec or more faster than they qualify. allways see them hitting there brakes tring not to break out..lol