That's because his reference is the 2004/2005 Mercedes brochure. I don't think he checked the copyright date.
To turn around a particularly annoying point, how do you Germans get so little power out of such a large engine?
No, not the later OM926. This would be the predecessor to the OM926 and it wasn't very good. I'm sure Mercedes would love to forget they ever made it.
My reference is the almost-contemporary engine, as I stated introduced in 1998 (1997 according to some sources). Here's an example of the slightly smaller 6.4l one producing 205kW in a 1998 truck: http://www.truckscout24.com/search/...ake=26&mid=10&page=1&AllowNext=1&language=eng
The bigger brother in the ..33 models was 7.2l and 240kW.
I'm sure your infinite wisdom can supply me with details then?
Nice truck, I like.
One question tho, wouldn't painting that behemoth flat black in the middle of Texas turn it into a portable oven fit for baking all kids of goods, including humans?
All of which is nice, but again is the apples-to-sheetmetal comparison. You have but to look at the disparity between the exact same diesel engine's power outputs in the States at that time versus what they made in Europe. For starters, low sulfur diesel wasn't mandated here until 93 and ULSD wasn't in general circulation until 2006. Had a definite effect on state of tune - lots of 'powerful' Euro and Asian diesel engines came over here only to be cut off at the knees by the operating environment and have specs far lower than they show in other markets.
No, because after spending several months back in the 90s driving a box truck with the Merc engine in it for work on a regular basis, I have actively tried to forget the entire experience. It was awful. It also blew up quite often.
We can sum up then that Euro engines are fine but US fuel sucks.
How are we supposed to compare it if all we have as reference is your suppressed childhood memories?
Ooh, I know this one.Such as 'pulling a replacement steering column at the junkyard.'
Ooh, I know this one.
The answer is "Try to do it yourself, cuss a whole hell of a lot because literally the entire vehicle is built around the steering column, and then pay a Mexican to do it for you."
That's going to take a fuck ton of bedliner. :lol:It's going to get bedlinered.
Also post up some pictures of the suspension flexing, if I recall correctly, the frame had more travel than the suspension.
This is the manliest flexing picture I've ever seen. I don't know why. I can't think of any reason why that's anything other than terrible. But it's just... Better. Somehow.
Hey, one way or another it'll flex.
and a functional trailer brake controller under the dash.
a what? does it have a pneumatic/hydraulic brakesystem for trailers??? never heard about a trailer brake controller in the car itself. here trailers tend to have a braking mechanism in the trailer tongue (black rubber is a master cylinder)
most notably on the absolutely awful older U-Haul car transport trailers,) it is far more common here for a trailer to have electrical brakes, powered (and modulated) by the tow vehicle itself. Here is an explanation of the system: http://www.ehow.com/how-does_4885424_do-electric-trailer-brakes-work_.html