[W126 Coupe] Help! : diff ratio's

[Jonathan Hodgman]

Alex,

Sounds good!

As for power we can set you up w/ a set of cams that are just a touch more
radical them the AMG grind (about as hot as you can go w/ hydraulic
lifters).  If you want Real power we or you can set the engine up with
mechanical lifters and we can do a grind more suited to racing.  I would
also recomend a set of proper headers.  We are reproducing the AMG spec
headers should you be interested.

Also, you should find yourself a set of 560 heads and install them on your
car..you'll get the bigger valves that way.  If you really want to spin this
engine much past 67-6800 RPM on a regular basis I would have some
lighter/custom valves and retainers made up as they are Quite heavy.

I think with your tyre's you'll find a Vast improvement.. My next time out I
plan on running Yokohama Advan A032's.  Soft compound that should stick
quite nicely!  I also have some castrol SRF for fluid.

What other susension mods did you make aside from the sway bar carriers?  I
seem to remember you mentoning having the valving fiddled with on your rear
shocks, no?

Jonathan

On 4/26/07, Divov <divov at tiscali.co.za> wrote:

>

> I put my black mask on and bring my spanners!

> ----- Original Message -----

> From: "Dawid Loubser" <dawidl at solms.co.za>

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> Sent: Thursday, April 26, 2007 6:31 PM

> Subject: Re: [W126 Coupe] Help! : diff ratio's

>

>

> > Alec, you can go look for my car here:

> > http://maps.google.com/maps?

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> > wloc=addr

> >

> >

> > On 26 Apr 2007, at 6:19 nm., Divov wrote:

> >

> >> Thanks for that!

> >> It looks like the 2.65 diff is the item I need to lay my hands on.

> >> Where did you say you parked your car at night? !!

> >> Regards

> >> Alec

> >>

> >> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dawid Loubser"

> >> <dawidl at solms.co.za>

> >> To: "Mercedes Coupes Mailing Lists" <mbcoupes at mbcoupes.com>

> >> Sent: Thursday, April 26, 2007 5:27 PM

> >> Subject: Re: [W126 Coupe] Help! : diff ratio's

> >>

> >>

> >>> Not at all, Alec... I am way more ignorant than you, trust me.

> >>> ASR = "Anti-Slip Regulation" a.k.a. Traction Control.

> >>> Electronic countermeasures to prevent wheel spin under

> >>> any circumstances. The 560SEC was the first car in the world

> >>> with that fitted. An easy way to identify a car with that

> >>> fitted is just to look at the instrument cluster. There's an "ASR"

> >>> warning light next to the ABS, etc, and there is a big yellow

> >>> warning light with an exclamation mark in the middle of the

> >>> speedometer that lights up whenever ASR is in action.

> >>> D.

> >>> On 26 Apr 2007, at 3:59 nm., Divov wrote:

> >>>> Dawid,

> >>>> Pardon my ignorance, what is ASR?

> >>>> Alec

> >>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dawid Loubser"

> >>>> <dawidl at solms.co.za>

> >>>> To: <satish at tummala.net>; "Mercedes Coupes Mailing Lists"

> >>>> <mbcoupes at mbcoupes.com>

> >>>> Sent: Thursday, April 26, 2007 3:31 PM

> >>>> Subject: Re: [W126 Coupe] Help! : diff ratio's

> >>>>

> >>>>

> >>>>> Hi Satish,

> >>>>>

> >>>>> Thanks for the useful info. My 560SEC has ASR - does this

> >>>>> automatically

> >>>>> mean it has a 2.65 ratio? Or was this a model-year-difference?

> >>>>>

> >>>>> thanks,

> >>>>> Dawid

> >>>>>

> >>>>> On 26 Apr 2007, at 1:28 nm., Satish Tummala wrote:

> >>>>>

> >>>>>> LSD diffs have a tag requiring special hypoid gear oil located

> >>>>>> on  the

> >>>>>> right lower corner of the rear case.

> >>>>>>

> >>>>>> Most 560SECs had 2.47 diffs with LSD standard.  Some 560s with

> >>>>>> ASR had

> >>>>>> 2.65 rear ratios.

> >>>>>>

> >>>>>> Most 500SECs had 2.24 diffs without LSD.

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