Well I've been giving my cars a bit of sorting out the last few days, have found some interesting obversations, firstly
0-100 in the '72 280CE, 8.5 seconds
0-100 in the '74 280S, 9.8 seconds
quite a difference!
The 280CE seems to want to rev more, hard to tell how much, (no tachometer) but you get that lovely BURRRRRR noise when you give it the beans. You feel it wanting to pull away effortlessly, while the 280S is more sluggish and blows white smoke under full throttle. Cannot seem to get the 280S to kick down into first on take off, but the 280CE loves it!
It just wants to push on and take off, I think it might be running a bit rich, although no black smoke you get the smell of petrol when you floor it. Really impressed with the power of that car actually!, took on and dragged off a fraud falcon this morning, can't complain against a 4.0 motor
I guess another power difference is the weight of the cars, CE around 1400KG's, w116 would be a few hundred KG's heaver and lacks fuel injection.
One limiting thing that is slightly annoying with the w114 is the huge steering wheel, it is quite a handful when trying to corner fast, really need something a bit smaller, that's where the w116 wheel is much better, and better grip on the wheel.
Cars seem to be running better now with more use and blowing the cobwebs out of the motors and exhausts.
0-100 in the '72 280CE, 8.5 seconds
0-100 in the '74 280S, 9.8 seconds
quite a difference!
The 280CE seems to want to rev more, hard to tell how much, (no tachometer) but you get that lovely BURRRRRR noise when you give it the beans. You feel it wanting to pull away effortlessly, while the 280S is more sluggish and blows white smoke under full throttle. Cannot seem to get the 280S to kick down into first on take off, but the 280CE loves it!
It just wants to push on and take off, I think it might be running a bit rich, although no black smoke you get the smell of petrol when you floor it. Really impressed with the power of that car actually!, took on and dragged off a fraud falcon this morning, can't complain against a 4.0 motor
I guess another power difference is the weight of the cars, CE around 1400KG's, w116 would be a few hundred KG's heaver and lacks fuel injection.
One limiting thing that is slightly annoying with the w114 is the huge steering wheel, it is quite a handful when trying to corner fast, really need something a bit smaller, that's where the w116 wheel is much better, and better grip on the wheel.
Cars seem to be running better now with more use and blowing the cobwebs out of the motors and exhausts.
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