[W126 Coupe] SEC Horsepower

[Dan Landiss]

Mike R. wrote:

> Your guesstimate was accurate but very surprising to me. These numbers 
> assume that I still have around 238 HP on a 200,000 mile engine. With 
> these results and your calcs, it does look like my 19 year old car has 
> something pretty close to "new" HP, maybe 5hp less, which is a great 
> testimonial for MB overengineering capabilities!!
>

That does not surprise me a bit. What you may lose through imperfect 
valve sealing, etc; you have gained back through less friction as the 
components get a little looser.

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