[W126 Coupe] More Power and More sound

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This is a post I made last year at http://www.mercedesshop.com/shopforum 
regarding my 380SL. A post I read there said this was a quick 20 HP boost 
although I may wonder about that. Since then I have performed the same 
procedure to my 560SEC. With the 560 I secured vinyl screens to the two air 
intakes in the front to keep debris out of the engine compartment.

" I found removing the air restricting snorkel to the air cleaner added a 
nice boost to my 380SL. Just take the air cleaner off and drill a few 
aluminum rivets out. You can always reinstall the snorkel with small screws 
and nuts if dissatisfied. The 560 engine wisely uses 2 intake snorkels. I 
had read about this modification on this forum last year. You can only 
process as much air as the smallest opening in your intake system will allow 
in. MB probably used that snorkel for quietness but it almost seems like a 
design flaw to me. My mechanic liked the idea and felt it necessary to make 
the fuel mixture a little richer due to the increased air intake. I used a 
piece of door edge protector plastic chrome to dress the air cleaner opening 
with but that was not really necessary, just for looks.
__________________
John
'02 Isuzu Axiom Canal Blue Mica "Wonder Car"
'97 Ford Taurus Wagon 225,000 miles Intense Black "Batmobile"
'91 560 SEC Ice Blue Metallic "Big Benz"
'84 380 SL Astral Silver "Pretty Girl"
Chance favors the prepared mind. "



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Hovsep Dovlatian" <hovsepdov at yahoo.com>
To: <mbcoupes at mbcoupes.com>
Sent: Friday, August 12, 2005 2:30 AM
Subject: [W126 Coupe] More Power and More sound


> Any one know how i can get more power out of my 84 500
> SEC without haveing to spend a nice wad of cash, and
> how can I get my car to sound more like it means
> business??
>
> Thanks For all the Help,
> Hovsep
>
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