FW: [W126 Coupe] 3.27 Diff WITH ABS !!!!!

[Sharan Bains]

Pulling wheelies....isn't that the long term objective for us all !!

Cannot believe you guys complain about fuel prices....:-)


talbir


>From: Jim Nowak <jjnowak_32503 at yahoo.com>
>Reply-To: Mercedes Coupes Mailing Lists <mbcoupes at mbcoupes.com>
>To: Mercedes Coupes Mailing Lists <mbcoupes at mbcoupes.com>
>Subject: RE: FW: [W126 Coupe] 3.27 Diff WITH ABS !!!!!
>Date: Thu, 17 Feb 2005 10:09:13 -0800 (PST)
>
>A liter of gas in the US is around $0.48 and we can't
>stand that it's that damn high!  They sell it by the
>gallon in the US.  The conversion is 3.79 liters per
>gallon.  $1.81 per gallon would be for premium in my
>area of the US.  That's all I run in my supercharged
>sec.
>
>I can't imagine that differential with my blower
>engine.  You'd just about be pulling wheelies from a
>dead stop with that gearing.
>
>
>Jim
>
>
>--- Sharan Bains <sharanbains at hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Barry,
> >
> > Yes, quite an upgrade...2.24 to 3.27 ! As you say,
> > downsides will be fuel
> > economy and loss of top end speed....but who cares !
> > :-)
> >
> > Killer cost per litre of fuel here in the UK (decent
> > fuel like Shell
> > Optimax)  - approx 85 pence per litre which approx
> > US $1.60 per litre.
> >
> > What does a litre cost in the States ?
> >
> >
> > talbir
> >
> >
> > >From: "Barry Corno" <bc at unitedsalad.com>
> > >Reply-To: Mercedes Coupes Mailing Lists
> > <mbcoupes at mbcoupes.com>
> > >To: <mbcoupes at mbcoupes.com>
> > >Subject: FW: [W126 Coupe] 3.27 Diff WITH ABS !!!!!
> > >Date: Thu, 17 Feb 2005 08:33:24 -0800
> > >
> > >talbir,
> > >     You will have a new car with that rear end
> > swap.
> > >Be prepared to stop for petrol more often.
> > >
> > >B.C.
> > >
> > >
> > >Message-----
> > >From: mbcoupes-bounces at mbcoupes.com
> > >[mailto:mbcoupes-bounces at mbcoupes.com] On Behalf Of
> > Sharan Bains
> > >Sent: Thursday, February 17, 2005 7:43 AM
> > >To: mbcoupes at mbcoupes.com
> > >Subject: RE: [W126 Coupe] 3.27 Diff WITH ABS !!!!!
> > >
> > >'Big' is usually the terminology used to describe
> > my nose.....
> > >
> > >I should have filled in a lottery ticket
> > today....what luck ! I think
> > >the
> > >probability of finding a w126 3.27 diff are less
> > than the probability of
> > >
> > >winning the lottery......!
> > >
> > >
> > >talbir
> > >
> > >
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