TURID SUNDE

[Taxi Driver]

Hard core or Norwegian Wood, I guess if she had tryed this at home she would be locked away fo a veeery long time.
All respect to her, hope to see that Lady somewhere on a long sraight two lane tarmac. No not in Morepay, can't afford that. Hope Arnt can confirm this and what was rocketing them, miss VMAX or? Roger

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[gerryvz]

I have been Facebook friends with Turid for a number of years, but since I shut down my Facebook account on January 1st of this year I haven't obviously seen any updates from her. But she is active on FB and has posted a lot of MB related photos and party photos.

Quite a gal -- perhaps she could be the poster girl for one of Jelmer's future avatars....

 

[Taxi Driver]

Face book, whats that, did I miss something? Obviously I did, make her a Celebrity member and maybe she will show up.
You have some photos, Gerry? make up a new thread, I tell you Roger

 

[Jelmer]

I'll keep that in mind ;-)

Nice cruise, but with the same rpm-limitted top-speed the difference between E60 and E500 isn't that big

 

[gerryvz]

Perhaps you can contact Ms. V-Max herself to post here. We could turn this into a V-Max OWNER thread....

 

[KarlC]

I love the way the speedo just keep climbing and climbing with no slow downs at all.

Nice

 

[gsxr]

Nice cruise, but with the same rpm-limitted top-speed the difference between E60 and E500 isn't that big

That's easy to fix. A little code tweak inside the LH EPROM gets rid of the pesky limiter.

 

[Jelmer]

That's easy to fix. A little code tweak inside the LH EPROM gets rid of the pesky limiter.

And how long would that poor 6.0L engine last at >6500rpm?

I'd prefer fiddling with the diff.

 

[gsxr]

The 155mph limiter spoils the fun before 6000rpm. Remove the speed limiter and you'll get to roughly 160mph (±2mph, depending on tire size/brand) with stock gearing, before the rev limiter kicks in around 6000-6050rpm. No need to wind it past that point.

Taller gears (i.e., 2.65 diff) will allow approx 170mph, assuming you have enough power available, again at 6000-6050rpm.

Power is tapering off past 6000 so it's questionable how much more speed might be available if you were to spin past 6050rpm. I'm also not sure if the modified chips with increased short-term (10 seconds max) rev limit, also allow an increased long-term (over 10 seconds) rev limit. I've not tried to test this yet (possible to test rev limits in 1st gear at legal speeds, btw).

 

[Jelmer]

Getting pretty off-topic, but I've been wondering about why the output goes down past 6000rpm. Could it be that the internals (pistons, valves) are too heavy and slowing everything down? If so, wouldn't that be a place where a lot of HP could be gained? Less weight going up-and-down would yield more power and probably survive high (6600rpm+) better, right?

 

[gsxr]

Getting pretty off-topic, but I've been wondering about why the output goes down past 6000rpm.

This is primarily due to camshaft lobe design, and the length of the intake runners (intake manifold design). If you change both of these items you could drastically increase high-RPM power, but you would sacrifice the awesome low-RPM and midrange power. Fun on a track-only racecar engine, but no fun on the street.

Reducing weight of moving parts (cam, crank, rods, valves) definitely does help reduce parasitic losses, especially at high RPM, but they are not the main reason for the power peak being at 5600-5800rpm. You can only lighten so much before you start sacrificing longevity, i.e. risking failure. It's all a risk vs reward balance.

 

[Jelmer]

You can only lighten so much before you start sacrificing longevity, i.e. risking failure. It's all a risk vs reward balance.

I thought, after 20 years, they would've found fancy materials that are lighter AND stronger, no?

 

[gsxr]

I thought, after 20 years, they would've found fancy materials that are lighter AND stronger, no?

For sure. But fancy lightweight parts (titanium rods, valves, etc) may cost more than buying an entire 6L motor from AMG.

 

[Taxi Driver]

This has nothing to do with TURID, right? I say 2.65 and forced induction, cheapest way to near 300km/h IMO.
Preparing for higher revs, rewiev the M156 6.2, not so durable as the good ole M119 as it seems.........Roger

 

[8899]

Turid...she definitely has some balls....cruising 300km/hr with at least two adult passengers and probably some cargo in the back. I would also hope that she has a good mechanic and some good tires.