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Member ID: ML430-OFFROAD

Location: Colorado Springs, CO

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2000 Mercedes-Benz M-Class

Bragging Rights

  • 1/4 Mile0 sec @ -1 mph
  • 0-608sec
  • Top Speed134mph
  • HP268
  • Weight6250lbs

Major Upgrades

  • turbo
  • nitrous
  • bore increase
  • port and polish
  • supercharger
  • extrude honed
  • stroke increase
  • engine swap

Modifications

Performance Parts

Exterior Styling

  • Goodyear Tires 

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    • Currently 2.7/5 Stars.

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ML430-OFFROAD's 2000 Mercedes-Benz M-Class

ML430-OFFROAD's 2000 Mercedes-Benz M-Class

This is my 2000 ML430. It is stock. It suits me well as it is. I love taking it off-roading. needless to say you see very few of these on the trails (I have never seen one) But it has gotten me where i want to go!
ML430-OFFROAD's 2000 Mercedes-Benz M-Class

ML430-OFFROAD's 2000 Mercedes-Benz M-Class

ML430-OFFROAD's 2000 Mercedes-Benz M-Class

ML430-OFFROAD's 2000 Mercedes-Benz M-Class

ML430-OFFROAD's 2000 Mercedes-Benz M-Class

ML430-OFFROAD's 2000 Mercedes-Benz M-Class

268 hp V8
Tinted Windows

ML430-OFFROAD's 2000 Mercedes-Benz M-Class

ML430-OFFROAD's 2000 Mercedes-Benz M-Class

I pulled this info from Wolfgang's ML page that displays everyhting Mercedes and ML - pretty sweet

W163.154, M112.942, 722.662, ZF.970.402
Macadamia Nappa natural leather wrapped steering wheel
ThyssenKrupp Budd welded steel box section frame with two longitudinals and tripple cross members
tripple layer Mercedes-Benz roof pillars with Ogihara high-strength/low-alloy (HSLA) steel
Borg Warner transfer case with 48/52 torque split and 2.64:1 low range

ML430-OFFROAD's 2000 Mercedes-Benz M-Class

ML430-OFFROAD's 2000 Mercedes-Benz M-Class

Mercedes-Benz 4MATIC with ZF front and rear open diffs
Spicer articulated halfshafts
Dana front and rear axle subframes
vented Zimmermann front disc brakes with Bosch-MB-ZF floating calipers

ML430-OFFROAD's 2000 Mercedes-Benz M-Class

ML430-OFFROAD's 2000 Mercedes-Benz M-Class

Wagner Thermoquiet brake pads with wear sensors on front and rear axle
Continental Automotive Systems ESP� MK 20
BEI Systron-Donner Inertial micromachined quartz yaw rate sensor
Kostal central E-box cooled by ebm-papst brushless fan
Alpine MCS DVD navigation with Weatherband
Harman Becker Automotive Ger�teadapter harness

ML430-OFFROAD's 2000 Mercedes-Benz M-Class

ML430-OFFROAD's 2000 Mercedes-Benz M-Class

AKG Acoustics flush-mount single electret condenser microphone
Siemens CAN-bus adapter
Kathrein GPS/cell active rear roof antenna, GPS amplifier and splitter
150 Watt Bose Acoustimass� sound system and OEM Matsushita CD changer(replaced with ipod integeration)
Alfred Rzeppa constant velocity joints at steering knuckle
iron coated N�ral� cast aluminum pistons with hard anodized ring lands
SM nitride steel piston rings and Mahle "crack" connecting rods
PEAK silitec cylinder liner
Pierburg single channel single stage peripheral fuel pump
Kolbenschmidt Pierburg variable-length magnesium intake manifold
Alfmeier static dissipating POM� fuel filler neck
Bosch Motronic ME 2.0 fuel injection with tip start - TouchStart
AMP color coded and shape keyed connectors
Bosch differential hall effect crankshaft position sensor
Packard Electric harnesses with individual wire labeling
Bocklenberg & Motte wedge pin door locks
Huf H�lsbeck & F�rst keys

ML430-OFFROAD's 2000 Mercedes-Benz M-Class ML430-OFFROAD's 2000 Mercedes-Benz M-Class

Valeo cooling module with Fichtel & Sachs bimetallic viscous fan clutch
Arvin Meritor hydrostruts with with twin-tube dampers
Henkel 9 stage zinc phosphate pretreatment
PPG lead-free cathodic epoxy E-coat
BASF waterborne acrylic-enamel basecoat with solventborne two component polyurethane clear coat

ML430-OFFROAD's 2000 Mercedes-Benz M-Class

ML430-OFFROAD's 2000 Mercedes-Benz M-Class

Rehau color matched thermoplastic bumper system
Erwin Behr Automotive 22 layer 0.5 mm slice burl walnut wood trim
precision cut natural rubber Bosch wiper blades front and rear
Macadamia Nappa Leather seating with Artico MB-Tex trim and

ML430-OFFROAD's 2000 Mercedes-Benz M-Class ML430-OFFROAD's 2000 Mercedes-Benz M-Class

Engine Specifications
4.3L 268 hp V8
Horsepower: 268 @ 5500 RPM
Torque (lb-ft): 288 @ 3000 RPM
Valves/Valve Configuration: 24/SOHC
Displacement: (cc) 4266
Bore X Stroke (in.): 3.54 X 3.31
Compression Ratio: 10.0:1
Fuel Type/System: Gas/SEFI

ML430-OFFROAD's 2000 Mercedes-Benz M-Class

ML430-OFFROAD's 2000 Mercedes-Benz M-Class

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ML430-OFFROAD's 2000 Mercedes-Benz M-Class

ML430-OFFROAD's 2000 Mercedes-Benz M-Class

ML430-OFFROAD's 2000 Mercedes-Benz M-Class

ML430-OFFROAD's 2000 Mercedes-Benz M-Class

ML430-OFFROAD's 2000 Mercedes-Benz M-Class

ML430-OFFROAD's 2000 Mercedes-Benz M-Class

ML430-OFFROAD's 2000 Mercedes-Benz M-Class

ML430-OFFROAD's 2000 Mercedes-Benz M-Class

ML430-OFFROAD's 2000 Mercedes-Benz M-Class

ML430-OFFROAD's 2000 Mercedes-Benz M-Class

ML430-OFFROAD's 2000 Mercedes-Benz M-Class

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supercarman  

Posted by: supercarman

08/09/2007 05:29PM

Nice to see a car of this magnitude off the highway. Have fun playin off road!

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Member ID: ML430-OFFROAD

Location: Colorado Springs, CO