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http://www.tornadoair.com/
I searched for 300m, but found only Dodge Intrepid
Doc
I hope it works for you. For me it's too much trouble for such a little gain.
Hats - Thanks drpixel again for the great club logo. For the hats all I did was have them remove the circular lettering from the shirt logo to meet size restrictions. They turned out pretty nice after several tries. Also, I think we're limited in terms of what we can produce because of product licensing and our agreement with DC.
Scotian/Air box template - You make this yourself? You going to show us what it looks like when put together correctly? I bet it doesn't look like the mouse piano that I got. lol
Still did it during last weekend. Went back to the dealer(4th time!) I said they have to prove to me it's fixed before I'll take it back. That seemed to work, I dropped it off Monday, didn't hear a thing until saturday morning. They said they got the engineering people involved, & guess what they found.... A bad body seem! Just what I suggested to the monkeys the very first time. It was the left front fender, which they say was causing water to come down the firewall onto the drivers side floor under the carpet. The dealer gave me some line about it being an up & coming TSB. I asked for the number, they said it wasn't out yet so they had no number. I asked if it's not out yet, how do they know about it. Again gave some line about Chrysler knowing about it, but haven't put the TSB out yet???? Yeah right! After I showed up, I went with the service manager, & 2 monkeys, & watched them spray my M with a high presure water hose for 2 hours! No wet carpet, so I hope it's fixed for real this time. While I was waiting I filled out a customer complaint form, for this, & suggested they listen more to the owners of these cars, since alot of them are VERY knowlagable about cars, & more specifly thier 300M. I also asked about my $380 they took the first time. I asked what happend to that since they chraged me for a fix, that wasn't what the problem was. They basically said I can't get it back since it was for a water leak, & most of that money was for labor in taking out the whole dash to get to the firewall. Since I had the car back there 4 times for the same problem, they keep "fixing" it so I would have had to pay anyway when they found the body seem because that's not covered under the extended warranty either. Might have been cheaper the that $380 though. I would need to fight DC to get it back. I just don't have the time, or sanity for that! So hopefully all will be good.
I am half joking.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=596790968
ruski - Funny you should mention that. I took the swoosh off my tennis shoes, all of the Schwinn stickers off my mountain bike, and even the "Verizon" face plate off my cell phone. Just kidding of course.
scott - I haven't been able to see the pictures yet. Photopoint is as slow as a 3 legged cat. Uh..I mean....
http://albums.photopoint.com/j/AlbumIndex?u=1280646&a=13301458&f=0
phases <---- *sheds a tear*
That 142 pic documentary is awesome dude. Wow I did not think building an air box would be so complicated. I think a partition of some sort would be easier to build. This is what comes on some of the K&N FIPK kits for some cars.
I know someone will ask, so I'll do it, since I'm curious. Would you make one for a club member? If so, how much?
i meantioned it on here, noone seemed interested, so i lost faith... sniff sniff....
http://phases78.homestead.com/300m.html
phases78
I have not seen the car. I was told it is being driven by a Chrysler employee. If I hear anymore, I will let you know.
Ed
Scotian: Don't blame you for wanting to incur the wrath of the fairer sex, but have to thought about a partnership with someone who might have access to injection molding toys/autocad, etc?....ava.....????
I give you a lot of credit to even try something like that....I like the lexan idea, though. Maybe some blacklight neon tubing inside?.....
You guys never cease to amaze me!
The news here just had an item about a toddler who was brought into Channel 7 (local in NYC..) by parent--now has anthrax and is NOT doing well at all....what a sick world....
Doc
DrPixel: congrats on your new family member--I mean members. How many of those little kitties are you going to keep. I think you should keep the Mommy and the pick of the litter---so what are you naming your new addition to the family?
PS: maybe someone like Av or 300Michael would be willing to mass produce that airbox-hose setup to sell at a profit to our less mechanically inclined members. I know I would consider buying a fully assembled airbox-hose combo. Maybe Av could give his employess something to do on slow days ;-)
Well the work you did is fantastic. I am anxious to hear your comments on what this sounds like. (I don't care about the sound but my wife might). See if the baffles in the plumne box was really worth the deadening of the sound. I've always liked the sound of the rush as you put your foot down.
Glad they FINALLY solved the leak problem! Aren't they something else though? They're all the same. They don't even know about TSB's that have been out for months/years, now they know about ones that aren't even printed yet!! Don't they realize what asses they look like? I think they're the ones living in caves! Haven't they heard about the Internet? Do they REALLY think we're ALL that dumb? I just don't understand how they get away with it.
That is what was wrong with Christine when the back floor, under the mat, was all wet after returning from FL one year when I drove. The body seam gave way under the rear wheel well. In my case, the "5-STAR" DODGE dealer found it right away. I know the other two "5-STAR" Chrysler dealers would have had me going back again and again like you!
Glad it's finally resolved. Glad it wasn't me! ;-))
fastdriver
Folks with Madison Avenue prestige on their minds will pay big bucks extra for the BMW or Mercedes logo (not to say those may not be "better" cars, but they certainly aren't better values, IMHO) and no doubt they wouldn't dream of shaving off the lettering (because how many thousands of dollars did they pay for that prestige name?). I've been looking at some of those cars lately and thinking that they would look better without some of the badging and lettering they sport, but those letters cost their owners too much to shave off. I'm quite pleased that I paid my money for a great car, not for a bunch of letters or a prestige name, and I can feel free to show the car to its best advantage, not as a rolling advertisement or a prop for my ego.
My gorgeous shaved CHRYSLER 300M!
Oh...I have one word for you and your gorgeous M..."DUALS".
The husband says nothing but slowly increases to 60m/h. She says, "I want the house."
Again the husband speeds up to 70 m/h. She says, "I want the kids too."
The husband just keeps driving faster and faster, speeding to 80 m/h. She says, "I want our new car, the checking account, and all the credit cards too."
The husband slowly starts to veer towards a bridge, as she says, "Is there anything you want?"
The husband says, "No, I've got everything I need."
She asks, "Really? What's that?" The husband replies just before they hit the wall at 90 m/h, "I've got the airbag. (knowing that he had disabled the passenger side bag)
:-)
I chose plastic over metal because in a car, everything that can be plastic is, and I have never worked much at all with metal (I recall making a wall lamp in shop class in high school), but I have with plastic.
I chose Lexan polycarbonate over, say, Plexiglass because of the temperatures it can withstand. Lexan with Weld-On #3 is wonderful stuff; I had never used either before.
If someone wants to manufacture a bunch of these from my design, I certainly won't stop them. If they do so for profit, then I'll want a say in things. I imagine that the only company making a profit with stuff like this is K&N, and they just do the simple (but effective) partition-style systems.
When I was researching the web for cone filter installations, I realized that most would
(1) Reserve -- A larger air reserve volume is better, especially when accelerating, particularly from a stop.
(2) Flow -- The more air that can flow into the engine, the better.
(3) Temperature -- Cooler air is denser, and has more oxygen per unit volume, which is a good thing. This seems to be particularly important, as having an exposed cone filter sitting next to the engine will often result in no improvement, even though (1) and (2) are pretty much maximized (ignoring superchargers, etc.).
(4) Protection -- Some installations have the filter sitting beneath the front end inches from the ground, and may get soaked in wet weather. In these setups, the filter sometimes even falls off.
With my design, (1) is much improved over stock (larger volume); (2) is improved over stock (four routes for cool outside air to get in and a virtually unrestricted 3” path to the throttle body); and (3) is improved over stock (heat shielding, and the virtually unrestricted 3” path to the throttle body; slower, restricted air heats up). Given the clutter in the engine compartment, about the only improvement here would be a hole in the hood. (4) is unchanged from stock; if anything, with rain some moisture might slip under the hood, but it wouldn’t clog up the filter. Aside from (3), since I drive through standing water often enough, I like having a sealed airbox to keep water spray off the filter.
The parts sharing between Mercedes-Benz and Chrysler is becoming more defined. Future Chryslers will share the Benz vehicle-stability systems, said Richard Schaum, the Chrysler Group's executive vice president of vehicle development. Chrysler has already said its next large LX sedans will share Benz transmissions, axles, steering columns and seat frames.
Though Schaum didn't specify which vehicles would use the stability system, logical candidates would include top Jeep Grand Cherokees and Chrysler's import-oriented 300M sedan. Analysts say DaimlerChrysler is being forced to share more Mercedes parts since the situation at Chrysler is direr than the company ever predicted when it merged in 1998.
http://www.thecarconnection.com/index.asp?article=4209
It's typical big bussiness. Buy a company that does/makes the same thing as yours. Tell everyone it's still going to run the same, & have no impact on the company. Live this lie for a few years, then BAM! Fire the staff, move in your own people, & take full control of the company, & what it makes, & how it does bussiness. Got to love capitalizm!
Does this mean that the article writers don't know 100% what they are talking about? Or do they know something that we don't?
http://albums.photopoint.com/j/View?u=934019&a=7113867&p=55289185
Yes, Daimler "merged with" Chrysler and it was said to be business as usual. Chrysler's thrust has always been innovative, cutting edge design -- creating cars with a "soul". Reliability was not high, but then again, neither was price (relative to MB). This did not agree with Daimler's quality philosophy, so now we are going to have a hybrid vehicle, to bring Chrysler closer to Daimler's quality philosophy.
Daimler killed the innovative soul of Chrysler and now we can expect less inspiring, more expensive Chryslers in the future.
Personally, I would rather drive a 300M than a Lexus, and not just because of the price. The 300M is an exciting car at a great price. Chrysler has had a market niche that is about to be abandoned...
Silver
Now, where we might really profit from this relationship is if DC uses Chrysler as it's line for more innovative and risky designs. They've already had huge success with the PT, and signs are that some of winning design elements (retro styling) are moving forward with other models. We could end up with leading edge designs like we're used to, plus improvements in the guts of the car, like the overall platform, tranny, and component quality. Keep in mind it's a lot cheaper to build something right the first time than to keep fixing it. The projected pricing of the '04 LS platform cars were very much in line with what we're currently paying. If these cars will come with innovative design plus some real MB guts I think we'll have the best of both worlds. What I've seen indicates that's where DC is going with this.
Don't get me wrong, I honestly have no loyality to Chrysler as a company. I love my M, and I hate my wife's Grand Caravan with a passion, but I'm not a "mopar or no car" guy. I'm just providing another point of view. We might actually come out ahead as consumers. Actually, the biggest benefit of the MBing of Chrysler would be if I could take my Chrysler to a MB 10* (twice as good as a 5*) dealer for service.
My 2 pennies.
I don't know if this has been asked before, but if you look in the center armrest. On the top piece there is a plastic piece, looks almost like a pocket, and a clip. What on earth is it for??? It's too small for a map (not wide enough, unless you double fold it and then it'll only hold one