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Mark, you are absolutely spot on - I could not have described it more accurately. It's all about that instant torque. Years ago I...

I think it's all about the torque. Lots of cars have more power now, but they don't deliver the pulling power. The 6.9 just surges...

I think for those that are taken for a brief ride can be quite an experience. Many cars have far greater acceleration from 0-100, but...

It is still registered according to vicroads, so I guess he still has it but is not active on forums/social media etc.

So anyone know what happened to Dave and his amazing car?? Looks like he was living down Colac way (VIC).

A sad state of affairs given its history. It is still a great car & the AMG parts just make it better!

Its back again: https://collectingcars.com/for-sale/1977-mercedes-benz-w116-450-sel-6-9 This time they are not trying to pass it off...

So when are you fitting the supercharger? Seems rude not to given the newly installed latent capability😂

More detailed write up: https://www.classicjalopy.com/2025/03/m117-crank-pully/

This is the old flange. The guy who did it does this mod to American V8’s that get a supercharger. It puts too much load on the...

Fwiw in an engineering sense I think a dowel pin is better than a woodruff key. The key will always bear the load on two edges in the...

I know Nick very well & he loves his car! Using the wrong oil with no zinc is apparently the cause along with no oil changes for an...

Wrong vin? Surely it has to match what's on the firewall, no?

It'll be in the mb data plate on the radiator support (or wherever 123s have it), but as a coded manufacture datablock, right? Don't...

none of my older ones have, but the Australian delivered ones have the compliance date.