From: owner-diesel-benz-digest-at-digest.net (diesel-benz-digest) To: diesel-benz-digest-at-krusty-motorsports.com Subject: diesel-benz-digest V1 #312 Reply-To: diesel-benz-at-digest.net Sender: owner-diesel-benz-digest-at-digest.net Errors-To: owner-diesel-benz-digest-at-digest.net Precedence: bulk diesel-benz-digest Tuesday, May 2 2000 Volume 01 : Number 312 Forum for Discussion of Diesel Mercedes Benz Automobiles John Meister Digest Coordinator Contents: administrivia: notes on using this list RE: transplant RE: transplant diesels in the news... Diesel Benz Digest Home Page: http://www.digest.net/diesel-benz/ Send submissions to diesel-benz-digest-at-digest.net Send administrative requests to diesel-benz-digest-request-at-digest.net To unsubscribe, include the word unsubscribe by itself in the body of the message, unless you are sending the request from a different address than the one that appears on the list. 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You may use either one of two addresses: for example, the bmw-digest may be reached using either bmw-at-digest.net or bmw-digest-at-digest.net If you are using the correct addresses and your posts don't show up, check out the stuff in 1. above. 4. Where are the archives? see ftp://ftp.digest.net/ for digest archives. the web archives have proven problematic, and are awaiting time for a systematic attack on the problems they've been having. 5. What other lists are on digest.net? see http://www.digest.net/ for more information. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 1 May 2000 08:49:34 -0500 From: Alec Cordova Subject: RE: transplant Cool idea! The motor we oilheads love in one of the most stylish bodies they ever made! Aside from the smog police issues, I strongly suspect that the motor and tranny will bolt in perfectly. I also suspect, however, that you will need to get creative with the length of the driveshaft. You should also consider rear axle gear ratios. Just make sure you do all the ALDA tweaking you can to try to shave something off that 0-60 time. Good luck, Alec Cordova Taylor, texas 89 300CE, 102K 85 300DT, <200K *for sale* 97 Z3 1.9, 96K -----Original Message----- Tony, California doesn't allow diesels to be free from emissions regulations, only the compliance inspections and testing. Last time I read the CA DMV book, I recall it stated if you install an engine from an exempt vehicle (meaning a pre-'70 something model) in a newer vehicle, the regulations for the newer vehicle still apply. And, the emission control devices required in the newer vehicle must be in place. They probably weren't thinking of anyone installing a diesel engine in a vehicle that was only sold containing a gasoline engine so maybe it would work provided all the diesel's emission control devices are in place... I would think the chassis and frames of all 126 4 door sedans are identical but don't know about the SEC chassis. Probably enough width and length room but height might be a problem. Al Lumas Milpitas, CA At 02:41 AM 05/01/2000 -0400, Tony wrote: >Matt, Thanks for the pointers. >California allows diesels to be free from smog regulations. The state however >will go after you if your vehicle emits unfavorable smoke. My query is more >on the technical aspect. My concern is more on "if it will fit" as I'm >assuming that the front end of S class 126 body will be similar to that of >SEC's. But even then, the frame where you mount the engine may differ from >gas to diesel. It is in this respect that I'm seeking advise because >everything will have to be transplanted on to the SEC if and when I find it >feasible. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 1 May 2000 11:47:11 -0400 (EDT) From: Dan Jacobs Subject: RE: transplant >California doesn't allow diesels to be free from emissions >regulations, only the compliance inspections and testing. The states that test for emissions from motor vehicles can only test for Exhaust Opacity, or the amount of a light beam that does not apss through the exhaust coming out of the tail pipe. The nice thing about diesel engines is that the actual gases that come out of the tail pipe are somewhat equal to the amount of smoke that blocks the light beam, so it is a very general test. The only bummer is that it is usually a test called the "snap idle" test. At a standstill, in nuetral, you idle the car, then on command, you floor the accelerator for a couple of seconds. I am concerned about the potential damage this could do to my car over time. It is also not a "real world" test. our vehicles emit different levels of exhaust as we drive, and (hardly) no one is sitting in the driveway just flooring the fuel for no good reason. Dan ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 02 May 2000 12:49:06 -0700 From: john Subject: diesels in the news... http://www.detroitdiesel.com/markets/mktauto.htm http://www.detroitdiesel.com/markets/automotive/adelta1.htm http://ca.biz.yahoo.com/prnews/000111/mi_detroit_1.html http://www.theautochannel.com/news/press/date/20000111/press005701.html - ---------------------------------------------------- john-at-wagoneers.com http://www.wagoneers.com http://www.freegift.net/ - ---------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ End of diesel-benz-digest V1 #312 *********************************